Research

Research Objective

I like to conduct interdisciplinary research at the intersection of solid mechanics, microelectronics, biomechanics, optics and manufacturing.

Understanding and engineering linear and nonlinear mechanical behavior of advanced materials at the micro and nano scale through experiments and computations. Understanding and controlling various mechanical material failure mechanisms. Strain-engineering in semiconductor devices.

Research Interests

Mechanics of Materials, Micro and Nano Mechanics, Dislocation Dynamics, Biomechanics, Plasticity, Mechanical Metamaterials, Elastic Instabilities, Thin Film Mechanics, Soft Mechanics, Active Materials, MEMS, Flexible Electronics or Polymer MEMS

Self-Assembled Ferroelectric Nanocomposites (Bachelor Thesis)

Advisor : Dr. Ratna Kumar Annabattula | Department of Mechanical Engineering | Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Demonstration of formation of helical structures and twist only structures.

An analytical framework has also been constructed using differential geometry and strain energy minimization and being validated with the traditional results of bending only bimorphs

Novel Core-Shell Particle Fillers in Thermal Paste and Grease

Summer Internship at Purdue University (May' 17 - Jul' 17)

Advisors : Dr. Justin A Weibel & Dr. Liang Pan|School of Mechanical Engineering | Purdue University

Preparation of Core Shell Particles using Electroless Plating Technique

Coated Particle as observed from multi focus microscope

Wrinkling and Delamination of Copper Coated PDMS structures due to difference in thermal expansion of PDMS and Copper

Optimal Design of Geometric Discontinuities using Photoelasticity and Wrinkling Analysis of Cracked Thin Films

Advisor: Dr. K. Ramesh |Department of Applied Mechanics | Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Comparision of holes drilled at isotropic point - before and after 20 iterations of optimization

Black fringe corresponds to isotropic points where principal stress difference is zero

Wrinkling analysis

Analysis of wrinkling of cracked thin film kapton sheets. (Left): An experimental result showing wrinkles in presence of cracks, horizontal lines correspond to externally projected lines for digital fringe projection.

(Right): Computational result of wrinkling showing similar features that of experimental.

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