S. Ganesh Sundara Raman
Associate Professor
Office:
Materials Testing Facility, Materials Forming Laboratory
Phone: (91)-44-2257-4768
Email : ganesh@iitm.ac.in
Education
- Ph.D. (Metallurgical Engg.), IIT Madras, India, 1994
- M.S. (Metallurgical Engg.), IIT Madras, India, 1991
- B.E. (Hons.) (Mechanical Engg.), Madurai Kamaraj University, India, 1988
Research Expertise
- Fatigue,
Frature
Mechanics, Fretting Fatigue, Fretting Wear, Short Cracks, Mechanical
Behaviour of
Materials
| Agency | Title of Project | Totalamount(Rs) | Period of support | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISRO |
Pre- and Post-Deformation Studies on Superplastically Formed Ti-6Al-4V | 7,15,800 | 2001-2004 Completed |
Co-Investigator |
| DST | Fretting Fatigue Behaviour of a Structural Steel | 7,68,000 | 2002-2005 Completed |
Sole Investigator |
| DRDO | Effect of Pulsed Current and Arc Oscillation Welding Techniques on the Fatigue Behaviour of Ti-6A1-4V and Inconel 718 Welds | 19,96,000 | 2003-2006 Completed |
Principal Investigator |
| MHRD | Life Enhancement through Surface Engineering of Ti-6A1-4V under Fretting Fatigue Conditions | 10,00,000 | 2003-2006 (ongoing) |
Principal Investigator |
| MHRD |
Performance Evaluation of Diamond-like Carbon Coated Ti-6Al-4V for Biomedical Applications | 10,00,000 |
2005-2008 (ongoing) |
Co-Investigator |
Projects
| Research Guidance | |
| Ph.D. | 4 on going |
| M.S. | 5 Approved (2 jointly with Prof
S.D.Pathak; 1 jointly with Prof. S. K. Seshadri) |
| 2 on going ( jointly with Prof. S. D.
Pathak) |
|
| M.Tech. | 2 Approved (1 jointly with Dr.R.Gnanamoorthy) 1 on going (jointly with Dr. Uday Chakkingal) |
| B.Tech. | 2 Approved 2 on going |
Research Publications
Papers
in refereed international journals: 35
Papers in refereed national journals:
4
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Honors
and Awards
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Awarded
a scholarship for a Study Visit to
- 1998, AvH Fellowship to pursue research in Germany for a year by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany
- 1997,
STA Post-Doctoral Fellowship to pursue research in Japan for two years
by the Science and Technology Agency, Japan
- 1995,
French Government Post-Doctoral Scholarship to pursue research in
France for one year by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Paris
- 1994,
`Sudharshan Bhat Memorial Prize' for the best Ph.D. thesis submitted in
the Department of Metallurgical Engineering, Indian Institute of
Technology, Madras, India
- 1988, Graduated with an Honours degree in Mechanical Engineering