Dr. Rajeev Nair Research Webpage

Laboratory for Laser Materials Processing and Nanotechnology (B108)

Laboratory for Design & Finite Element Modeling (WH 07B)


Current Projects

  1. Laser surface modification of stent materials
  2. Thermographic analysis of certain high temperature functionally graded materials
  3. Microvia drilling of MEMS high density polymers
  4. Nano/Micro coatings for light-weight metals
  5. Fatigue analysis of intravascular coronary stents using FEM
  6. Study of in-plane fiber waviness in certain composites using FEA

Research Facilities

  1. Coherent 20 W Argon Ion laser
  2. Coherent 750 W peak power J-3 Diamond CO2 pulsed laser
  3. Indoor closed-loop air cooled laser chiller 1.5 hp
  4. Indoor water-cooled laser heat exchanger
  5. Stages and control systems
  6. Optics and other related materials
  7. Ansys, Abaqus, FE-Safe, Solidworks, Catia (analysis)

Materials Characterization

  1. Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope Facility (Room B133)
  2. DSC, TGA, DMA, Raman Spectroscopy (ME)
  3. FTIR, VARTM (ME)
  4. Composite curing oven, press (ME)
  5. Rheometer, viscosity meter, C-scan (ME)
  6. Three-mill rolling, cryogenic milling, mixers (ME)

Dr. Nair's research is supported by the Mechanical Engineering Department and the College of Engineering at Wichita State University

Current Students

  • Ph.D. students
  1. Ikram Shifath Khan
  2. Mahmood Bashir
  3. Ram Krishna Upadhyay(coadvisor)
  • M.S Students
  1. Raz Duyandra KC
  2. Ujwala Thejeswini
  3. Josh Countryman
  4. Arfath Mohammad
  5. Anand Nair
  • Undergraduate Students
  1. Emilio Rocha
  2. Martina Salerno (Bioengineering with Dr. Anil Mahapatro)

Collaborators

  1. Dr. Willy Moscoso
  2. Dr. Ramazan Asmatulu
  3. Dr. Davood Askari
  4. Dr. Anil Mahapatro
  5. Dr. Yihun Yimesker
  6. Dr. Nilesh Joshi (MSU)
  7. Dr. Hai-Lung Tsai (MST, Rolla)
  8. Dr. Dariusz Niedzwiedzki (WU, St. Louis)