Research

Areas of Interest: Acoustics, Acoustofluidics, Ultrasonic NDT, Material Characterisation, Machine Learning

International Journal Papers

1. R Rahul, Nikhil Prasad, RS Mini, S Kumar Ranjith, 2025, An integrated continuous-flow microfluidic sensor for long-term monitoring of microalgae growth in a tubular photobioreactor, Lab on a Chip.(IF:5.4)

2. R Anaghraj, K Mahesh, RS Mini, Low-Frequency Acoustic Performance of a Microperforated Panel Integrated Coiled-Up Space Absorber With Subwavelength Thickness, 2025, Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, 147(1), 011003. (IF: 1.9)

3. Jaber E. Abu Qudeiri, Asarudheen Abdudeen, Mini Rema Sahadevan, Anantha Padmanabhan M, Numerical investigation on the wear characteristics of hip implant under static loading, 2024, Heliyon, 10, 4, e26151. (IF:4) 

4. K. Mahesh, S. Kumar Ranjith, R. S. Mini, 2024, "Recent Advancements in Helmholtz Resonator Based Low‑Frequency Acoustic Absorbers: A Critical Review", Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering, 1-29. (IF:9.7)

5. K. Mahesh, S. Kumar Ranjith and R. S. Mini, 2024, "A deep autoencoder based approach for the inverse design of an acoustic absorber", Engineering with Computers, 40, 279–300. (IF:8.7)

6. R Rahul, N Prasad, RR Ajith, P Sajeesh, R. S. Mini, RS Kumar, 2023, "A mould-free soft-lithography approach for rapid, low-cost and bulk fabrication of microfluidic chips using photopolymer sheets", Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, 78, 27 (11). (IF:2.8)

7. K. Mahesh, P. P. Anoop, P. Damodaran, S. Kumar Ranjith and R. S. Mini, 2023, "Ultra-low-frequency broadband sound absorption characteristics of an acoustic metasurface with pie-sliced unit cells", Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 48, 12247–12257. (IF:2.9) 

8. K. Mahesh, S. Kumar Ranjith and R. S. Mini, 2021 "Inverse design of a Helmholtz resonator based low-frequency acoustic absorber using deep neural network", Journal of Applied Physics, 129(17), 174901. (IF:3.2) 

9. K. Mahesh and R. S. Mini, 2021, "Investigation on the Acoustic Performance of Multiple Helmholtz Resonator Configurations", Acoustics Australia, 49, 355–369. (IF:1.7) 

10. K. Mahesh and R. S. Mini, 2021, "Theoretical investigation on the acoustic performance of Helmholtz resonator integrated microperforated panel absorber", Applied Acoustics, 178, 108012. (IF:3.4) 

11. R. S. Mini, Ravindran, P., Krishnamurthy, C.V. and Balasubramaniam, K., 2020, "Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Second Harmonic Generation by Creep Induced Micro-voids" Experimental Mechanics, 60(7), pp.1017-1032. (IF:2.4) 

12. R. S. Mini, Balasubramaniam, K. and Ravindran, P., 2015, "An experimental investigation on the influence of annealed microstructure on wave propagation", Experimental Mechanics, 55(6), pp.1023-1030. (IF:2.4) 

13. Abraham, S.T., Albert, S.K., Das, C.R., Parvathavarthini, N., Venkatraman, B., R. S. Mini and Balasubramaniam, K., 2013, "Assessment of sensitization in AISI 304 stainless steel by nonlinear ultrasonic method", Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters), 26(5), pp.545-552. (IF:3.5) 

International Conference Papers

1. Rahul R, Nikhil Prasad, R S Mini and Ranjith S Kumar, On-Chip Cultivation of Spirulina Microalgae in Microfluidic Systems for Space Applications. International Conference on Advances in Aerospace and Energy Systems April 04-06, 2024, Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (ISRO), Thiruvananthapuram-695547, Kerala, India

2. Rahul R, Nikhil Prasad, R S Mini and Ranjith S Kumar, Mass Production of Photopolymer Microfluidic Chips: A Promising Approach for Low Cost, HighThroughput Bulk Fabrication, ICOM 2023, IIT Madras, India.

3. Damodaran Sanalkumar Govind Krishna, Parvathy Arun Leena, Abhinav Karottuthundathil, Ashidha Mohammed, Mahesh Kavungal, Mini Rema Sahadevan, "Investigation on the Acoustic Performance of Micro-Perforated Panel Integrated CoiledUp Space Acoustic Absorber", International Conference on Recent Advances in Science and Engineering, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 4–5 October 2023; Published in Engineering Proceedings. 

4. Rahul, R., V. Aishwarya, Nikhil Prasad, R. S. Mini, and S. Kumar Ranjith, 2022, "Design and Development of Thermoplastic Microfluidic Device for Argentometric Mohr Method", In Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, pp. 163-172. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.

5. Akhil Kumar, C. M., R. S. Mini, Ranjith S. Kumar, and P. Sajeesh, 2021, "Numerical Investigation on the Effect of Variation of Cross-Sectional Shape on Acoustophoresis", In Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, pp. 77-82. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.

6. K. Mahesh, S. Kumar Ranjith and R. S. Mini, 2021, "Inverse design of a Helmholtz resonator-based acoustic metasurface for low-frequency sound absorption using deep neural network", Euronoise 2021, October 25-27, Portugal, Madeira 

7. K Mahesh, R S Mini, 2021, "Numerical investigation on the absorption characteristics of Helmholtz resonator-based absorber with neck opening on the wall", Yukthi 2021, September 24-26, GEC Kozhikode, Kerala, India 

8. K. Mahesh and R. S. Mini, 2019, November. "Helmholtz resonator based metamaterials for sound manipulation", International Conference on Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, 17–19 December 2018, T K M College of Engineering, Kerala, India; Published in Journal of Physics: Conference Series (Vol. 1355, No. 1, p. 012031). IOP Publishing.

9. Varghese, S., Shafeek, S., Kumar, R.S. and R. S. Mini, 2017, November, "Computational investigation of material combinations in triboelectric generators", In 2017 International Conference on Electrical and Computing Technologies and Applications (ICECTA) (pp. 1-4). IEEE.

10. R. S. Mini, Balasubramaniam, K. and Ravindran, P., 2014, February. "Characterization of annealing in polycrystalline copper using harmonic generation technique", In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 1581, No. 1, pp. 675-681). American Institute of Physics.

11. R. S. Mini, Balasubramaniam, K. and Ravindran, P., 2013, November, Nonlinear ultrasonics- A tool to characterise annealing in polycrystalline pure copper. In 14th Asia Pacific Conference on Non-Destructive Testing, India. 

1. 1. Jaber Abu Qudeiri, Asarudheen Abdudeen, Mini Rema Sahadevan, Anantha Padmanabhan M, 2023, Hip implant with reduced wear, US11672666B1

1. Engineering with Computers 

2. Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering