Professor- Department of Mechanical Engineering Head – Innovation, Design and Entrepreneurship Academy (IDEA)

Prof. Prakash Jadhav

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Interests
  • Computational Mechanics
  • Experimental Mechanics
  • Mechanics of Composite Materials
Education
1991
BTech
Govt College of Engineering Pune
1999
MTech
Govt College of Engineering Pune
2005
PhD
University of Mississippi
Experience
  • June 2021 to till date, Professor, SRM University, Amravati
  • June 2017 to June 2021, Associate Professor, SRM University, Amravati
  • March 2010 to March 2017, Lead Scientist | GE Global Research, Bangalore
  • July 2008 to March 2010, Sr Engineer | Cummins Research, Pune
  • June 2006 to June 2008, Research Scientist | Centre for Composite Materials, University of Delaware, USA
  • June 2005 to June 2006, Post Doc Fellow | Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware, USA
  • Aug 2000 to June 2005, Research Scholar | University of Mississippi, USA
  • June 1994 to July 2000, Assistant Professor | Maharashtra Institute of Technology, Pune
  • Sept 1991 to May 1994, Customer Support Engineer | Kirloskar Brothers Ltd, Pune
Research Interests
  • Computational Mechanics (linear, nonlinear, static, dynamic, creep, fatigue, bird strike FEA)
  • Design, Experimental Mechanics (CAD, Vibration, Dynamics, Impact, Strain Gauges, Indentation, ASTM tests)
  • Design, Analysis and Testing of fiber reinforced composites
  • Adhesively Bonded Bolted Joints
  • Mechanical Characterization of Thermal Barrier Coatings (Indentation, Fatigue)
  • Manufacturing of Composites
  • Creep Analysis of Superalloys- FEA
  • Modeling of Abradable Coatings-FEA
  • Failure of Thermal Barrier Coatings
Awards & Fellowships
  • 2015- Global customer focus award – GE Global Research
  • 2005 - National Research Foundation Free Standing Post Doctoral Fellowship, Govt. of South Africa
  • 2005 - Dissertation Fellowship Award, University of Mississippi, USA
  • 2000- Graduate Honor Fellowship, University of Mississippi, USA
  • 2000- Higher Education Abroad Scholarship, India foundation and Ichalkaranji foundation
  • 1985- National Merit Scholarship, Govt. of India
Memberships
  • Member, American Society for Mechanical Engineers
  • Member, American Society for Composites
  • Member, Society of Experimental Mechanics
  • Member, Indian Society for Technical Education
Publications

No publications found.

Contact Details

prakash.j@srmap.edu.in

Scholars

Doctoral Scholars

  • Gruha lakshmi Yella
  • Nidhi Yadav
  • A Anitha Kumari