Mr. Manu P Raj has successfully completed his Bachelor's degree in Engineering from Govt. College of Engineering Kannur. He then pursued his M.Tech. degree from NIT Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, after which he joined as an assistant professor in Govt. College of Engineering Kannur. His research focuses on multistable laminates. Manu joined the research group in July 2023.

Conference Publications

1. P .R. Manu, M Sharma, P. M. Anilkumar, and B. N. Rao, Stability characteristics of multistable series-connected variable stiffness composite laminates, International Conference on Advanced Topics in Mechanics of Materials, Structures, and Construction (AToMech1-2023), Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia, March 12-14, 2023

2. P. R. Manu, P. M. Anilkumar, and B. N. Rao, Numerical design of highly adaptive shape changing structures using bistable laminates, International Conference on Sustainable Materials for Engineering Applications (ICSMEA-2024), Indian Intitute of Technology Madras, February 1-3 , 2024

3. P. R. Manu, P. M. Anilkumar, and B. N. Rao, Exploring the Scope of Multistable Composite Laminates: A Comprehensive Review ,6th Indian Conference on Applied Mechanics (INCAM 2024), 12-14 July, 2024, NIT Warangal 

4. P. R .Manu, B. Danish, and B. N. Rao & P. M. Anilkumar, Numerical modeling of multistable laminates actuated using piezoelectric macro fiber composites , Fourth International Conference on Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures (ICMAMS), December 11-13, Bengaluru.2024

5. P .R . Manu,  P. M. Anilkumar and B. N.Rao ,Influence of Material and Geometric Parameters on the Multistability of Series-connected Unsymmetrical Laminates,American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics SciTech Forum 2025 (AIAA SciTech 2025), January 6-10, Orlando, USA, 2025