Dr. Medhekar’s research interests lie in a broad area of computational mechanics and materials science. His research group is particularly interested in understanding the structure, properties and processing of materials at nano- and micro-scale using computer simulations. The computational tools that are employed are essentially multi-disciplinary—ranging from the quantum mechanical electronic structure simulations, to large-scale molecular dynamics, phase-field and finite element simulations. Current research interests are focused on material systems crucial for optoelectronics and energy applications—for example, quantum dots, nanowires, nanotubes, and more recently, graphene and related materials.