Shashwat Maharjan is a PhD candidate in Mechanical Engineering at Villanova University, specializing in bioinspired material science and physics-informed machine learning. His research spans the development of bio-inspired dental composites, machine learning models for predicting stress fractures in athletes and military personnel, and the design of resilient metamaterials inspired by insect cuticles. With a strong foundation in finite element modeling and computational mechanics, he is focused on building intelligent tools for advanced material design.