SMART MATERIAL CHARACTERIZATION LAB
The Smart Material Characterization (SMC) Lab is an integral part of the Department of Applied Mechanics at IIT Madras. We focus on modeling and experimental characterization of smart/active materials, composites and biomaterials. Presently, the lab is equipped with state-of-the-art electrical, mechanical, thermal and magnetic material characterization and computational facilities.
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PROJECTS
| S.No | Project Title | Agencies | Duration | Amount (Lakhs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Studies on non-linear effects of electro-mechanical coupled problems | IITM | Mar. '08 - '11 (completed) | 5.00 |
| 2 | Experimental studies on non-linear effects of piezoelectric materials | ISRO-IITM | Sep. '09 - '11 (completed) | 21.43 |
| 3 | Theoretical modeling and experimental characterization of rate-dependent effects on ferroelectrics | DST | May '09 - '12 (completed) | 21.90 |
| 4 | An experimental characterization on fatigue behavior of piezoelectric materials | NRB | Mar. '12 - '14 (completed) | 44.16 |
| 5 | Modeling of magnetostrictive thin films | DMRL | Sep. '12 - '14 (completed) | 22.44 |
| 6 | An experimental characterization of smart piezoelectric composites | CSIR | Apr. '12 - '15 (completed) | 17.80 |
| 7 | An experimental characterization of grain size effects on nano-sized piezoelectric ceramics | ARMREB | Apr. '14 - '16 (completed) | 26.20 |
| 8 | Numerical and Experimental Characterization of Magnetostrictive effects on multi-ferroic composites | DRDO | Jul. '14 - '16 (completed) | 13.22 |
| 9 | Fatigue life characterization of piezoelectric stackactuators and macro-fiber composites | CSIR | Oct. '15 - '18 (completed) | 18.00 |
| 10 | An Experimental and theoretical studies on creep behavior of piezoelectric materials and actuators | NRB | Nov. '16 - '18 (completed) | 26.05 |
| 11 | Material behaviour of PZT under mechanical loading condition | ARDE | Jan. '17 - '18 (completed) | 09.50 |
| 12 | Studies on optimized design configuration for enhanced magneto-electric effect of multiferroic composites | SERB | March. '17 - '20 (completed) | 70.10 |
| 13 | Morphing wing design using smart composites | CoPT-DRDO | Jun. '17 - '24 (completed) | 222.00 |
| 14 | Design and development of magntostriction based magneto-electric (ME) sensor for Landmine Detection | DRDO | Apr. '18 - '21 (completed) | 49.80 |
| 15 | Characterization of hybrid composites under various processing conditions | CSIR | Oct. '20 - '23 (completed) | 19.50 |
| 16 | Fatigue Studies on lnfluence of Hybridization and Patch Lay-up Configuration of Post - impact Response on Repaired Composites for Defence Applications | ARMREB | Jan '22 - '25 (ongoing) | 67.09 |
| 17 | A Non-Linear Constitutive Model Based Finite Element Method for Magneto-Electro-Elastic--Thermal (MEET) Based Functional Composites | SERB | Mar '22 - '25 (ongoing) | 06.00 |
| 18 | Magnetostriction Based Magneto-electric (ME) High Temperature 3D- Pressure Sensor for Defence Applications | ERIPR | Aug. '22 - '25 (ongoing) | 91.11 |
| 19 | Frequency Modulated Press-fit Magneto-Electric (ME) Composite: Configuration to Application | SERB | Feb. '23 - '26 (ongoing) | 60.67 |
TEAM MEMBERS
Postdoctoral Fellows
Name: Dr. Sumit
Year: 2024
Title: Magneto-electric sensors
Name: Dr. Sonali Pradhan
Year: 2024
Title: Layered Magnetoelectric composite heterostructures for Multifunctional Applications
Ph.D. Scholars
Name: Ms. Monika Kushwaha
Year: 2018
Title: Mechanics of scarf repair on composites
Name: Mr. Gautam Vigneshwar
Year: 2018
Title: Fluid-structure interactions on UAV
(Collaboration with Dr. S. Faruque Ali)
Name: Ms. Paulomi Mukherjee
Year: 2020
Title: Dynamics of composite structures
(Collaboration with Dr. S. Faruque Ali)
Name: Mr. Dharmateja Pachipala
Year: 2021
Title: Vibration studies on Composites
(Collaboration with Dr. S. Faruque Ali)
Name: Mr. Banamali Sahu
Year: 2022
Title: Interface effects on patch repaired composites
Name: Mr. Syed Shabbir Shabbir
Year: 2022
Title: Digital Twins in Structural Dynamics: Model Updating Perspectives
(Collaboration with Dr. S. Faruque Ali)
Name: Mr. Mano Ranjith
Year: 2022
Title: 3D Printed corrugated structures
(Collaboration with Dr. S. Faruque Ali)
Name: Mr. S.Arun Prasath
Year: 2024
Title: Particulated ME Composites
M.S Scholars
Name: Mr. A.Karthiban
Year: 2022
Title: Effective properties of suspension/composite with core-shell composite inclusions
Name: Mr. Mukesh Soni
Year: 2023
Title: Fatigue studies on ME composites
Name: Mr. Preetam Yadav
Year: 2023
Title: Mechanics of 3D printed carbon fiber composites
Name: Ms. Priyanka R Prabhu
Year: 2024
Title: Fatigue study of Bistable laminates
M.Tech
Name: Mr. Arkit Kabir
Year: 2024
Title: Design and failure analysis of wind turbine blade
Name: Mr. Vignesh Kumar Gopalakrishnan
Year: 2025
Title: Mechanics of Soft Biological Materials
FORMER MEMBERS
Postdoctoral Fellows
1. Name: Dr. Badari Rao
Position: Assistant Professor, Chiba University, Japan
Title: Synthesis of CoFe2O4-BaTiO3 core-shell nanoparticles
2. Name: Dr. Maniprakash
Position: Assistant Professor, IIIT D&M, Kurnool
Title: Material modeling of multi-ferroics
3. Name: Dr. Jefferson
Position: Postdoc, Khalifa University, UAE
Title: Impact studies on composites
(Collaboration with Prof. M.S. Sivakumar)
4. Name: Dr. Sathiamurthi
Position: Aellam LifeSciences, Chennai
Title: Fabrication of collagen & floating beads to treat peptic ulcer
(Collaboration with Dr. Madhan, CLRI)
5. Name: Dr. K. Vankata Siva
Position: Globalfoundries, Dresden, Germany
Title: Synthesis of magneto-electric nano composites
6. Name: Dr. Abhishek Sasmal
Position: Humboldt Fellow, Universität Hamburg, Germany
Title: Flexible Magnetoelectric Composites for Multifunctional Applications
7. Name: Dr. S. Thanka Rajan
Position: Assistant Professor, Saveetha University
Title: Development of magnesium alloy for biomedical applications
Ph.D Scholars
1. Name: Dr. K. Jayabal
Position: Professor, IITD&M, Kanchipuram
Title: Micromechanically motivated modeling of ferroelectrics
(collaboration with Dr. M. S. Sivakumar)
2. Name: Dr. R. Jayendiran
Position: Engineer - CAE R&D, Stryker, Gurgaon
Title: Theoretical and experimental investigations on non-linear behaviour of 1-3 composites
3. Name: Dr. R. Sujithra
Position: Assistant Professor, MNNIT, Allahabad
Title: Material modeling of shape memory polymer
(collaboration with Dr. M. S. Sivakumar)
4. Name: Dr. K. Senthil
Position: VSSC - ISRO, Trivandrum
Title: Studies on adhesively bonded composite joints
(collaboration with Dr. R. Palaninathan)
5. Name: Dr. S. Sreenivas Prasath
Position: Boeing, Bangalore
Title: Material modeling of Macro-fiber-composite (MFC)
6. Name: Dr. Shaik Mahabu Subhani
Position: Assistant Professor, NIT AP
Title: Studies on non-linear effects of layered multiferroic composites
7. Name: Dr. Aravind Kumar
Position: Research Fellow, University of Surrey, UK
Title: Broadband vibration energy harvesting using magneto-elastic structures
(collaboration with Dr. S. Faruque Ali)
8. Name: Dr. S. Sudersan
Position: Schlumberger, Pune
Title: Non-linear studies on unsymmetric magneto-electric composites
9. Name: Dr. Aghna Mukherjee
Position: Assistant Professor, IIT Kharagpur
Title: Study of integrable bi-stable laminates and their actuation for morphing
(collaboration with Dr. S. Faruque Ali)
10. Name: Dr. Gursahib Singh Bhatia
Position: Postdoctoral researcher, University of Bristol, UK
Title: Fatigue studies of patch repaired CFRP composites
11. Name: Dr. Deepak Kumar
Position: Assistant Professor, NITK, Surathkal
Title: Studies on corrugation based variable camber morphing wing
(collaboration with Dr. S. Faruque Ali)
12. Name: Dr. Bhabagrahi Natha Sharma
Position: Testia GmbH, Germany
Title: Baseline-free damage detection in plates using Lamb waves under varying temperatures
(collaboration with Dr. Santhosh Kapuria)
13. Name: Dr. Amritesh Kumar
Position: Humboldt Fellow, TU Darmstadt, Germany
Title: Development of press-fit aided epoxy-free magnetoelectric composites:
From fabrication to application
14. Name: Dr. Sai Elakkiya
Position: Schlumberger, Coimbatore
Title: Non-linear Magnetoelectric (ME) effect on Press-fit ME composites
15. Name: Dr. Giri Abhijeet
Position: 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)
16. Name: Dr. Meharthaj. H
Position: Researcher
Title: Experimental and modelling studies on the influence of particle size in the
performance enhancement of magnetorheological gels
(collaboration with Dr. M. S. Sivakumar)
17. Name: Dr. Shib Sundar Banerjee
Position: Postdoctoral researcher, IIT Madras
Title: Characterization of fatiguing contractions of muscle using myoelectrical
and mechanical measurements
(collaboration with Dr. S. Ramakrishnan)
18. Name: Dr. Vivek Manish
Position: Postdoctoral researcher, University of Trento, Italy
Title: Synthesis, characterization & modeling of Gelatin-Based Smart Hydrogels
(collaboration with Dr. Ganesh T)
19. Name: Dr. Chinmaya Kumar Sahoo
Position: Fabheads Automation Pvt Ltd, Chennai
Title: Post Repair Study of Carbon-Glass Hybrid Composites in Impact,
Tensile Static and Fatigue Loading Environments
M.S. Scholars
1. Name: Mr. M. Sakthivel
Position: Scientist, ISRO, Bangalore
Title: Thermo-electro mechanical properties of piezocomposites
2. Name: Mr. Trideep Singh
Position: General Manager, Reliance Industries, Bangalore
Title: Temperature-dependent experimental and theoretical studies on ferroelectrics
3. Name: Mr. Kasi Viswanathan
Position: Alstom, Bangalore
Title: Studies on effective properties of multi-ferroic composites
4. Name: Dr. Y. Mohan
Position: IC Packaging R&D Engineer, Intel, USA
Title: Fatigue studies on 1-3 type piezocomposites
5. Name: Mr. S. Anand
Position: Airbus, Bangalore
Title: Material modeling of piezo wafers
6. Name: Dr. Harshad Mishra
Position: Scientist, Technical Research Center of Finland
Title: Modeling and experimental studies on magneto-strictive thin films
7. Name: Mr. Akash Pandey
Position: Research Scholar, Northwestern University, USA
Title: Fatigue studies on macro-fiber composites (MFC)
8. Name: Mr. Debojyoti Panda
Position: Research Scholar, Harvard University, USA
Title: Continuum modeling of collagen fibrils
(collaboration with Dr. Saumendra Kumar Bajpai)
9. Name: Dr. Subhajit Konar
Position: Postdoc Fellow, TU Dresden, Germany
Title: Synthesis of silk fibroin-based scaffold
(collaboration with Dr. Saumendra Kumar Bajpai)
10. Name: Mr. Ratnadeep Pramanik
Position: PhD Scholar, University of Groningen, Netherlands
Title: Creep studies in Piezo fiber composites
11. Name: Mr. Prateek Paul
Position: AI Engineering Service Limited, Kolkata
Title: Electrocaloric effects on piezocomposites
12. Name: Mr. Kaviraj
Position: Senior CAE Engineer, Greaves Technologies, Chennai
Title: Synthesis & characterization of BTO-CFO nano composites
13. Name: Mr. Easwar M K
Position: SankhyaSutra Labs Ltd., Bangalore
Title: Effective properties on solid inclusion in viscous fluid
(collaboration with Dr. Anubhab Roy)
14. Name: Mr. Alok Kumar
Position: Caterpillar Ltd., Chennai
Title: Static indentation studies on composite repair
M.Tech
1. Name: Mr. C. Elango
Position: Dept. Manager, Mahindra & Mahindra, Chennai
Title: Active vibration control on beam using piezoelectric actuator
2. Name: Dr. Pavan Kumar
Position: Assistant Professor, BITS, Hyderabad
Title: Studies on magneto-electro-elastic coupled-field interactions
3. Name: Dr. D. Srihari
Position: Assistant Professor, IIT BHU, India
Title: Numerical studies on effective properties of piezo-composites
4. Name: Mr. Naresh Pakam
Position: R&D (Engines), TVS Motors, Hosur
Title: Studies on effective properties of electro-magneto-elastic composites
5. Name: Mr. Swathin Sahu
Position: eGain Communication Corp, Pune
Title: Rate-dependent studies on piezoelectric materials
6. Name: Mr. Soumya Banerjee
Position: CATERPILLAR, Chennai
Title: Energy harvesting using electro-active polymers
7. Name: Dr. Mainak Bhattacharyya
Position: University of Hannover, Germany
Title: Fatigue studies on piezoelectric materials
8. Name: Mr. Subhadeep De
Position: LMS, Chennai
Title: Interface effects in magneto-strictive thin films
9. Name: Mr. Pratyaya Chakraborty
Position: Research Scholar
Title: Optimization of energy consumption of a running humanoid robot
(collaboration with Prof. W. Seemann, KIT, Germany)
10. Name: Ms. Chaitanya Rekha
Position: Expertus, Bangalore
Title: Viscoelastic modeling of composite tissues using collagen matrix
as representative biomaterial
(collaboration with Dr. Saumendra Kumar Bajpai)
11. Name: Mr. Vignesh
Position: TCS, Chennai
Title: Fatigue studies on repaired composite patches
12. Name: Mr. Vishal L. Lakesar
Position: TCS, Chennai
Title: Constitutive modeling on ferroelectrics
13. Name: Mr. D. Syamdas
Position: VSSC, Trivandrum
Title: Vibration control on PCB
14. Name: Mr. Bhargav Ganivada
Position: Tata Materials, Hyderabad
Title: Creep studies on ferroelastic behaviour
15. Name: Mr. Albin Abraham
Position: Airbus, Bangalore
Title: Characterization of sandwich composite structures
16. Name: Mr. Pavan Vasudev Boragunde
Position: LAM Research, Bangalore
Title: A golden ratio-based optimization method for estimating Jiles-Atherton model parameters
17. Name: Mr. K. Sharath
Position: K12 Techno Services, Bangalore
Title: Deep learning approach on interface effects of carbon fiber composites