Dr. Ranganathan Gopalakrishnan
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Office
Engineering Science Building 312B
Office Hours
Appointment Only
Presentation of Current and Future Research Projects
Professional Experience:
- Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Memphis,
August 2022 - current
R. Eugene Smith Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering (Sept. 2022 – Aug. 2023) - Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Memphis,
August 2016 – 2022
UMRF Ventures Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering (Sept. 2020-Aug. 2022)
R. Eugene Smith Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering (Sept. 2021 – Aug. 2022)
US Dept of Energy EARLY CAREER Award 2020 https://science.osti.gov/early-career - Visiting Academic Fellow, Laboratoire des Sciences des Procédés et des Matériaux, University Paris XIII, July 1 – 20, 2018.
- Lecturer, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, The University of Iowa, August 2015 to July 2016
- Postdoctoral Scholar in Chemical Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, October 2014 to July 2015.
- Postdoctoral Scholar in Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, September 2013 to September 2014.
Educational Background:
- Ph. D., University of Minnesota – Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN, U. S. A., August 2013.
- Bachelor of Technology (Mechanical Engineering), National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, India. May 2008.
Scholarly Interests:
- Transport processes in gas-phase systems (aerosols, dusty plasmas and ionized gases)
- High concentration aerosol generation using ultrasonic dispersion of powders
- Aerosol Impact Consolidation method for producing ceramic thin films