Dr. Mohanraj Murugesan Ph.D.
Senior Researcher
Dept. of Materials Processing
Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS)
Research Topics
Plasma-assisted Catalysis; Mechanical Behavior of Materials; Plasticity and Formability; Sheet Metal Forming; Incremental Sheet Metal Forming; Cold Roll Forming; Machine Learning; Process Modeling and Simulation; Microstructure Analysis (FESEM/EDS/EBSD); Surrogate Model-Based Optimization.
Education Background
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Mechanical Engineering
March-2019 to August-2021
Jeju National University (JNU)
Jeju-si, Jeju Island, Republic of Korea
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Mechanical Engineering
March-2016 to September-2017
Sogang University (SU)
Seoul, Republic of Korea
Master of Science (M.S.)
Aerospace Engineering
March-2014 to February-2016
Pusan National University (PNU)
Busan, Republic of Korea
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.)
Aeronautical Engineering
July-2009 to May-2013
Kumaraguru College of Technology (KCT)
Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India
Professional Experience
Senior Researcher (2023.10 ~ )
Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS)
Dept. of Materials Processing
Changwon, South Korea
Research Topics:
Plasma-assisted Catalysis
COMSOL/ZDPlasKin Software's (reactions engineering)
Effects of deformation twins on microstructure evolution, and mechanical properties behaviors in magnesium alloys
Advances and applications of machine learning in deformation twins identification
Research Professor (2021.09 ~2023.09)
Rank: Visiting Assistant Professor
Seoul National University of Science and Technology (SeoulTech)
Dept. of Mechanical System Design and Engineering
Seoul, South Korea
Research Topics:
Development of AZ31B material constitutive models incorporating their time-dependent property
Incremental sheet forming process and material testing: tension and compression tests
Advances and applications of machine learning in sheet metal forming process
Graduate Researcher (2018.03 ~ 2019.02)
Jeju National University (JNU)
Jeju-si, South Korea
Research Topics:
Hot deformation behavior and constitutive modeling of engineering materials
Cold roll forming process numerical simulation established using UBECO-PROFIL software
Deep drawing process numerical simulation development in LS–DYNA software
Graduate Researcher (2016.03 ~ 2017.08)
Sogang University (SU)
Seoul, South Korea
Research Topics:
Sandwich structures numerical model development in ANSYS software
Roll forming simulator code developer using FORTRAN
High-frequency induction heating numerical simulation development in ANSYS Maxwell for fast sealer curing
Development of oil canning model using surrogate methods
Model approximation for tool wear prediction using surrogate methods
Lecturer/R&D Guide (2013.10 ~ 2013.12)
Kumaraguru College of Technology (KCT)
Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India
Roles:
Subject Instructed: Introduction to aero–elasticity
Tutorial Classes: Aircraft structures I and II
Assisted few groups of students for their main projects and conference publications