Current Courses

Professional Organizations

• Electrochemical Society. 07/13/2022 - present. Position : Member.
• ASTM: American Society for Testing Materials. 02/15/2022 - present. Position : Member.
• American Ceramic Society. 05/01/2017 - present. Position : Member.
• Materials Research Society. 04/01/2016 - present. Position : Member.
• American Society for Materials International. 03/01/2010 - present. Position : Member.
• The Minerals, Metals and Metallurgical Society (TMS). 02/01/2010 - present. Position : Member.

Teaching Philosophy

Courses I Teach

• Met E 3530 - Excperimental Techniques in Metallurgy
  A course on principles and laboratory techniques of materials characterization methods including microscopy, material testing, X-ray diffraction, spectroscopy
• Met E 5450 - Mechanical Metallurgy
  A foundational and quantitative course into mechanical behavior and properties of metals and alloys
• Met E 6300 - Alloy and Material Design
  Evolutionary paradigms in the structure and properties of alloys such as steels, aluminum and titanium, nickel, shape memory materials, cermets and composites are covered (Taught in Fall of odd years)
• Met E 6450 - Mechanical Metallurgy
  Same as for Met E 5450
• Met E 6800 - Graduate Seminar
  In spring of alternate years

Teaching Projects

• Alloy & Material Design Text Book Development. Project Lead: Ravi Chandran. none 01/01/2018 - 12/31/2025.
• Mechanical Behavior of Materials Text Book Development. Project Lead: K. S. Ravi Chandran. none 01/01/2018 - 12/31/2025.
• Principles and Practice in Materials Characterization (text Book Development). Project Lead: K. S. Ravi Chandran. 01/01/2016 - 12/31/2025.

Small Group Teaching

• Mechanical Testing Procedures with MTS systems.  01/01/2022  -  01/01/2025
• Physical Metallurgy of Niobium Alloys .  04/01/2021  -  01/01/2025
• Electrochemistry of Li-ion Batteries.  09/2019  -  05/31/2025
• CALPHAD Phase Diagram Modeling.  01/01/2019  -  12/31/2025
• Computational Mechanical Behavior.  08/2014  -  06/30/2025
• Physical Metallurgy of Titanium Alloys.  08/2013  -  07/2019
• Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics Analysis.  08/2012  -  07/2019

Current Students

• Zahra Gholamishiri, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Thesis. Role: Chair.
• Shafiqur Jame, Master of Science (M.S.), Project Type: Thesis. Role: Chair.
• Madhu Jagannathan, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Thesis. Role: Chair.
• Madhu Jagannathan, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Project Type: Thesis. Role: Chair.

Undergraduate Students