Ravikumar N V

Associate Professor
Home Pagehttp://mme.iitm.ac.in/nvrk
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IIT Madras, Chennai - 600 036

Research Interests
  • Biofouling & Marine Biomaterials (Understanding Adhesion Mechanisms, Understanding the Structural Hierarchy, Mechanical Behavior)
  • Object Oriented Finite Element Programming to Predict Macroscopic Properties from 2D Microstructures
  • Processing and Characterization of Ultra-High Temperature Structural Ceramics (Eg., Polymer Derived Ceramics in the Si-(B)-C-N system, Silicon Carbide & Silicon Nitride Based Ceramics)
  • Mechanical Behavior of Materials (Creep, Thermal Shock, Fracture Mechanics)
  • Role of Interfaces in Crystalline/Nano-crystalline Materials (Theory & Experimental Techniques)