Grants and Honors Received

• 2013: INR 25, 00, 000 IIT Madras – New Faculty Seed Grant
• 2012: Post-doctoral fellowship, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA.
• 2011: Post-doctoral fellowship, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, USA.
• 2011: $250, 000 NSF-Coherent Grant for SMU’s RCAM to acquire a latest state-of-the-art high power direct diode laser based on the findings of my Ph.D. work.
• 2007-2010: Graduate Scholarship, Mechanical Engineering, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, USA.
• 2006-2007: Graduate Scholarship for pursuing M.S. in Mathematical Modeling and Simulation, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Karlskrona, Sweden.
• 1999-2004: $200, 000 Grant from MAVMM Trust, Madurai, India for the development of lab centers and workshops for mechanical sciences.

Projects Completed:

• Academic Theses: 4 (Ph.D.; M.S.; M.E.; and B.E.)
• At UNT: 5 ($100, 000)
• At SMU: 10 ($200, 000)
• At Premier Evolvics: 3 ($30, 000)
• At SACS MAVMM: 5 ($25, 000)