Post. Doc
Name : Dr. S. Thanka Rajan
Title : Development of magensium alloy for biomedical applications
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Name : Dr. Chinmaya Kumar Sahoo
Title : Post Repair Study of Carbon-Glass Hybrid Composites in Impact, Tensile Static and Fatigue Loading Environments
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Name : Dr. Sumit Choudhary
Title : Magneto-electric sensors.
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Ph. D. scholars
Name : Ms. Monika Kushwaha - 2018
Title : Mechanics of scarf repair on composites
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Name : Mr. Gautam Vigneshwar - 2018
Title : Fluid-structure interactions on UAV.
(collaboration with Dr. S. Faruque Ali)
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Name : Ms. Paulomi Mukherjee - 2020
Title : Dynamics of composite structures
(collaboration with Dr. S. Faruque Ali)
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Name : Mr. Banamali Sahu - 2022
Title : Interface effects on patch repaired composites
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Name : Mr. P. Dharmateja - 2021
Title : Vibration studies on composites
(collaboration with Dr. S. Faruque Ali)
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M.S. scholars
Name : Mr. Alok kumar - 2021
Title : Static indentation studies on composite repair.
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Name : Mr. Karthiban A - 2022
Title : Large deformation effects in particle interactions
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M .Tech.
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Project staff
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Former Members
Post doctoral scholars
1. Name : Dr. Badari Rao, Assistant Professor, Chiba University, Japan.
Title : Synthesis of CoFe2O4-BaTiO3 core-shell nanoparticles.
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2. Name : Dr. Maniprakash, Assistant Professor, IIITD&M, Kurnool.
Title : Material modeling of multi-ferroics.
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3. Name : Dr. Jefferson, Post doc, Khalifa University, UAE.
Title : Impact studies on composites
(collaboration with Prof. M.S. Sivakumar)
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4. Name : Dr. P. Sathiamurthi, Aellam LifeSciences, Chennai.
Title : Fabrication of collagen & floating beads to treat peptic ulcer
(collaboration with Dr. Madhan, CLRI)
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5. Name : Dr. K. Vankata Siva, Globalfoundries, Dresden, Germany.
Title : Synthesis of magneto-electric nano composites
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6. Name : Dr. Abhishek Sasmal, Humboldt Fellow, Universität Hamburg, Germany.
Title : Flexible Magnetoelectric Composites for Multifunctional Applications
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Ph.D. Scholars
1. Name : Dr .K. Jayabal, Associate Professor, IITD&M, Kanchipuram.
Title : Micromechanically motivated modeling of ferroelectrics.
(collaboration with Dr. M. S. Sivakumar)
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2. Name : Dr .R. Jayendiran, Engineer - CAE R&D, Stryker, Gurgaon.
Title : Theoretical and experimental investigations on non-linear behaviour of 1-3 composites
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3. Name : Dr. R. Sujithra, Assistant Professor, MNNIT, Allahabad.
Title : Material modeling of shape memory polymer.
(collaboration with Dr. M. S. Sivakumar)
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4. Name : Dr. K. Senthil, VSSC - ISRO, Trivandrum
Title : Studies on adhesively bonded composite joints.
(collaboration with Dr. R. Palaninathan)
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5. Name : Dr. S. Sreenivas Prasath, Boeing, Bangalore.
Title : Material modeling of Macro-fiber-composite (MFC).
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6. Name : Dr. Shaik Mahabu Subhani, Assistant Professor, NIT AP.
Title : Studies on non-linear effects of layered multiferroic composites
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7. Name : Dr. Aravind Kumar, Research Fellow, University of Birmingham, UK
Title : Broadband vibration energy harvesting using magneto-elastic structures
(collaboration with Dr. S. Faruque Ali)
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8. Name : Dr.S.Sudersan, Schlumberger, Pune.
Title : Non-linear studies on unsymmetric magneto-electric composites
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9. Name : Dr. Aghna Mukherjee, Postdoctoral researcher, ETH Zurich.
Title : Study of integrable bi-stable laminates and their actuation for morphing.
(collaboration with Dr. S. Faruque Ali)
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10. Name : Dr. Gursahib Singh Bhatia, Postdoctoral researcher, University of Limerick, Ireland.
Title : Fatigue studies of patch repaired CFRP composites
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11. Name : Dr. Deepak Kumar, Assistant Professor, NITK, Surathkal.
Title : Studies on corrugation based variable camber morphing wing
(collaboration with Dr. S. Faruque Ali)
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12. Name : Dr. Bhabagrahi Natha Sharma, Testia GmbH, Germany.
Title : Baseline-free damage detection in plates using Lamb waves under varying temperatures
(collaboration with Dr. Santhosh Kapuria)
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 13. Name : Dr. Amritesh Kumar, Humboldt Fellow, TU Darmstadt, Germany.
Title : Development of press-fit aided epoxy-free magnetoelectric composites: From fabrication to application
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14. Name : Dr. Sai Elakkiya, Schlumberger, Coimbatore.
Title : Non-linear Magnetoelectric (ME) effect on Press-fit ME composites
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15. Name : Dr. Giri Abhijeet, Postdoctoral researcher, Lublin University of Technology, Poland.
Title : Characterizing Multiple Solutions and Strain Assessment of Nonlinear Piezoelectric Energy Harvester. (collaboration with Dr. S. Faruque Ali)
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16. Name : Dr. Meharthaj. H.
Title : Experimental and modelling studies on the influence of particle size in the performance enhancement of magnetorheological gels.
(collaboration with Dr. M.S. Sivakumar)
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17. Name : Dr. Shib sundar banerjee, Postdoctoral researcher, IIT Madras.
Title : Characterization of fatiguing contractions of muscle using myoelectrical and mechanicsl measurements.
(collaboration with Dr. S. Ramakrishnan)
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18. Name : Dr. Vivek Manish, Postdoctoral researcher, University of Trento, Italy.
Title : Synthesis, characterization & modeling of Gelatin-Based Smart Hydrogels. (collaboration with Dr. Ganesh T)
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M.S. Scholars
1. Name : Mr. M. Sakthivel, Scientist, ISRO, Bangalore.
Title : Thermo-electro mechanical properties of piezocomposites.
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2. Name : Mr. Trideep singh, General Manager, Reliance Industries, Bangalore.
Title : Temp. dependent experimenal & theoretical studies on ferroelectrics.
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3. Name : Mr. Kasi Viswanathan, Alstom, Banglore
Title : Studies on effective properties of multi-ferroic composites.
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4. Name : Dr. Y. Mohan, IC Packaging R&D Engineer, Intel, USA.
Title : Fatigue studies on 1-3 type piezocomposites.
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5. Name : Mr. S. Anand, Airbus, Bangalore.
Title : Material modeling of piezo wafers.
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6. Name : Dr. Harshad Mishra, Scientist, Technical Research Center of Finland.
Title : Modeling and experimental studies on magneto-strictive thin films
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7. Name : Mr. Akash pandey, Research Scholar, Northwestern University, USA.
Title : Fatigue studies on macro-fiber composites (MFC)
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8. Name : Mr. Debojyoti Panda, Research Scholar, Harvard University, USA.
Title : Continuum modeling of collagen fibrils
(collaboration with Dr. Saumendra Kumar Bajpai)
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9. Name : Dr. Subhajit Konar, Post doc Fellow, TU Dresden, Germany.
Title : Synthesis of silk fibroin based scaffold.
(collaboration with Dr. Saumendra Kumar Bajpai)
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10. Name : Mr. Ratnadeep Pramanik, PhD Schloar, university of groningen, Netherlands.
Title : Creep studies in Piezo fiber composites
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11. Name : Mr. Prateek Paul, AI Engineering Service Limited, Kolkata.
Title : Electrocaloric effects on piezocomposites
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12. Name : Mr. Kaviraj, Senior CAE Engineer, Greave’s Technologies, Chennai
Title : Synthesis & characterization of BTO-CFO nano composites.
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13. Name : Mr. Easwar M K, SankhyaSutra Labs Ltd., Bangalore.
Title : Effective proerties on Solid inclusion in viscous fluid.
(collaboration with Dr. Anubhab Roy)
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M. Tech.
1. Name : Mr. C. Elango, Dept. Manager, Mahindra & Mahindra, Chennai.
Title : Active vibration control on beam using piezoelectric actuator.
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2. Name : Dr. Pavan kumar, Assistant Professor, BITS, Hyderabad.
Title : Studies on magneto-electro-elastic coupled-field interactions.
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3. Name : Dr. D. Srihari, Assistant Professor, IIT BHU, India.
Title : Numerical studies on effective properties of piezo-composites.
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4. Name : Mr. Naresh Pakam, R&D (Engines), TVS Motors, Hosur.
Title : Studies on effective properties of electro-magneto-elastic composites.
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5. Name : Mr. Swathin Sahu, eGain Communication Corp, Pune.
Title : Rate-dependent studies on piezoelectric materials.
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6. Name : Mr. Soumya Banerjee, CATERPILLAR, Chennai.
Title : Energy harvesting using electro-active polymers
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7. Name : Dr. Mainak Bhattacharyya, Univerisity of Hannover, Germany.
Title : Fatigue studies on piezoelectric materials.
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8. Name : Mr. Subhadeep De, LMS, Chennai.
Title : Interface effects in magneto-strictive thin films.
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9. Name : Mr. Pratyaya Chakraborty, Research Schloar.
Title : Optimization of Energy Consumption of a running Humanoid Robot
(collaboration with Prof. W. Seemann, KIT, Germany)
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10. Name : Ms. Chaitanya Rekha, Expertus, Bangalore
Title : Viscoelastic modeling of composite tissues using collagen matrix as representative biomaterial.
(collaboration with Dr. Saumendra Kumar Bajpai)
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11. Name : Mr. Vignesh, TCS, Chennai
Title : Fatigue studies on repaired composite patches
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12. Name : Mr. Vishal L. Lakesar, TCS, Chennai.
Title : Constitutive modeling on ferroelectrics
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13. Name : Mr. D. Syamdas, VSSC, Trivandrum.
Title : Vibration control on PCB
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14. Name : Mr. Bhargav Ganivada, Tata Materials, Hyderabad.
Title : Creep studies on Ferroelastic behaviour
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15. Name : Mr. Albin Abraham , AIRBUS, Bangalore.
Title :Characterization of sandwich composite structures
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16. Name : Mr. Pavan Vasudev Boragunde, LAM Research, Bangalore.
Title : A golden ratio-based optimization method for estimating Jiles-Atherton model parameters
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17. Name : Mr. K. Sharath, K12 Techno Services, Bangalore
Title : Deep learning approach on interface effects of carbon fiber composites.
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