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Ramesh Kumar Guduru Lamar University

211 Redbird Lane, Department of Mechanical Engineering
P. O. Box 10028, Beaumont, TX - 77710
E-mail: rguduru1@lamar.edu rameshkumarguduru@yahoo.com
Ph: (O) 409-880-7882
LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rameshkumarguduru

Research Interests: Nanomaterials, Advanced Manufacturing (eg: Laser based and Additive
Manufacturing, and Thermal Spray Processes) Energy Systems (Batteries and
Supercapacitors), Biosystems (including Tissue Engineering), Sensors and
Electrochemistry

Teaching Interests: Nanotechnology and Nano Science, Introduction to Materials Science,

Thermodynamics, Physical Chemistry, Biomaterials, Thin Film Technology, Polymer
Science, Sustainable Energy, Nanotechnology in Engineering, Electrochemistry and
Corrosion

Education:

PhD (08/2002-03/2006) Materials Science and Engineering - North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC,
USA,

MS (07/2000-07/2002) Metallurgical and Materials Engineering - Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras,
Chennai, India,

BE (07/1996-05/2000) Honors in Metallurgical Engineering - IIT Roorkee, Roorkee, India

Positions Held:

08/2014 Present Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Lamar University

Beaumont, TX, USA

09/2011 08/2014 Chief Scientific Officer, CSquared Innovations Inc., Farmington Hills, MI, USA

09/2011 08/2014 Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Michigan Dearborn, MI, USA

07/2011 09/2011 Assistant Research Professor, University of Michigan Dearborn, MI, USA

09/2009 06/2011 Asst. Research Scientist, University of Michigan Dearborn, MI, USA

05/2008 - 08/2009 Visiting Research Scientist, University of Michigan Dearborn, MI, USA

12/2006 - 05/2008 Research Associate, University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR, USA

04/2006 - 11/2006 NRC Fellow, Naval Postgraduate School Monterey, CA, USA

08/2002 - 03/2006 Research Assistant, NC State University Raleigh, NC, USA

07/2000 - 07/2002 Research and Teaching Assistant, IIT Madras Chennai, TN, India

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Professional Background:

Teaching Experience:

Classes taught: Students in the Nanotechnology and Nanoscience course were Ford employees,
mechanical, electrical, computer science and biomedical undergraduates
1) Nanotechnology and Nanoscience (Engr-350) (Full course including laboratory
classes) Three full semesters to undergraduates

Students in the below courses were Mechanical Engineering

undergraduate/graduate students
2) Introduction to Materials Eight classes to undergraduates

3) Physical Metallurgy (ME-513) - Two full semesters to graduate students

4) Design Considerations in Polymers and Composites (ME-325) One full semester

to undergraduates

Instructed laboratories: Students in the lab sessions on Nanotechnology and Nanoscience with focus on
Materials Characterization Techniques (eg: SEM, TEM, X-ray diffraction, DSC-TGA,
AFM/STM etc.) were Ford employees, mechanical, electrical, computer science and
biomedical undergraduates

1) Nanotechnology and Nanoscience For Seven semesters to undergraduates (as a

part of Engr-350 course)

Students in the below lab sessions were Mechanical Engineering

undergraduate/graduate students

2) Mechanical Testing of Materials Two laboratory classes to undergraduates

3) Materials characterization techniques Four laboratory classes to undergraduates

Other Academic Professional Experience:

1) Advised/mentored total four REU students

2) Co-advised two graduate students

3) Served as a committee member on thesis committees for three graduate students (two masters and one PhD)

4) Supervised/advised one high school teacher as part of K-12 program Nanotechnology for High School
Students, which helped develop a small lecture talk for the high school students

5) Designed and prepared the semester long course structure and notes for the course Design Considerations
for Polymers and Composites (ME-325)

6) Academic advising to undergraduates for choosing career steps and courses depending on selection of their
future career path(s)

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7) Taught courses to working professionals Ford Employees for two semesters

8) Designed a course on Biomaterials and Nanotechnology and Nanoscience

9) Open house participation

Research Proposals (Not disclosed):

Patents:

1. Direct Thermal Spray of Li ion Battery Components Patent # PCT/US2010/045431

2. Thermal Spray Synthesis of Battery and Supercapacitor ComponentsPatent # PCT/US2011/063685

3. Sensor for Rapid Detection of E-Coli Patent # PCT/US2011/045031

4. Chemical and Physical Degradation Sensing in Oil Patent # PCT/US2011/045052

Books and Book Chapters:

1. Contributed a book chapter on HAp-Metal based Biocomposites and Characteristics of Plasma Deposited
HAp-Ti/Ti6Al-4V Biocomposites, Wiley Publishers (2013)

2. Contributing a book chapter on Growth Mechanisms of Si Nanowires, Wiley Publishers (2014)

3. Contributed a book chapter on Corrosion of Metal - Oxide Systems to the book titled Corrosion
Resistance- InTech Science Publishers (2012)

Journal Publications:

1. Raghavender Tummala, Ramesh K. Guduru et al. Characterization of nanostructured Co3O4 electrodes for Li
and Na ion Batteries - (to be submitted to Journal of Power Sources) (2014)

2. Raghavender Tummala, Ramesh K. Guduru et al. Synthesis and characterization of thermal sprayed Mn2O3
electrodes for Li ion Batteries - (to be submitted to Chemistry of Materials) (2014)

3. Harishankar Umapathy, Ramesh K. Guduru et al. Solution precursor plasma sprayed Lithium Lanthanum
Titanate solid electrolyte for Li-ion batteries- (to be submitted to Journal of Power Sources) (2014)

4. Ramesh K Guduru, Raj Siman et al. Nanopatterned Si sensor for rapid detection of E-Coli (to be submitted
to Sensors and Actuators) (2014)

5. V. Varadaraajan, Ramesh K. Guduru et al. Characterization of Amorphous/Nanocrystalline Steel Coatings

developed by Hybrid Spray Process (under review) Journal of Thermal Spray and Technology (2014)

6. G. Talla, Ramesh K. Guduru et al. Silicon Silver Composites for anode applications in Li ion batteries (under
review Solid State Ionics) (2014)

7. K. A. Darling and Ramesh K. Guduru et al. Microstructural and Mechanical Property Characterization of ECAE
processed Cu-Ta alloys Acta Materialia 76(2014) Issue 1, 168

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8. X. Zhou, Ramesh K. Guduru et al. Synthesis and characterization of Na 0.44MnO2 from solution precursors
Journal of Materials Chemistry A (2013) DOI: 10.1039/C3TA01134H

9. V. Varadaraajan, Ramesh K. Guduru et al. Processing of Amorphous/Nanocrystalline Steel Coatings via Hybrid
Spray Process Journal of Thermal Spray and Technology 22 (2013) Issue 4, 452

10. Raghavender Tummala, Ramesh K. Guduru et al. Nanostructured Co3O4 supercapacitors via solution
precursor plasma deposition - Journal of Power Sources 209 (2012) 44

11. Raghavender Tummala, Ramesh K. Guduru et al. Binder free, porous and nanostructured Co3O4 anode for Li-
ion batteries from solution precursor plasma deposition - Journal of Power Sources 199 (2012) 270

12. Raghavender Tummala, Ramesh K. Guduru et al. Synthesis of Nanostructured CdS films via Solution Precursor
Plasma Spray Process - Materials Research Bulletin 3 (2012) 700

13. Nagaswetha Pentyala, Ramesh K. Guduru et al. Binder free porous ultrafine/nanostructured LiCoO2 cathode
from plasma deposited Cobalt - Electrochimica Acta 56 (2011) 9851

14. Nagaswetha Pentyala, Ramesh K. Guduru et al. Synthesis and Characterization of Ultrafine/Nanostructured
Indium Oxide Crystals and Coatings via Solution Precursor Plasma Spray Process - Journal of Applied Surface
Science 257 (2011) 6850

15. Raghavender Tummala, R. K. Guduru et al. Synthesis of Nanostructured ZnO via Solution Precursor Plasma
Spray Process - Materials Research Bulletin 46 (2011) 1276

16. P. Mohanty, A. D. Roche, R. K. Guduru et al. Ultrafine Particulate Dispersed High-Temperature Coatings by
Hybrid Spray Process Journal of Thermal Spray Technology (2010) - DOI: 10.1007/s11666-009-9413-3

17. A.V. Nagasekhar, T. Rajkumar, D. Stephan, Y. Tick-Hon, R.K. Guduru, Microstructure and mechanical properties
of pure gold processed by equal channel angular pressing Mat. Sc. Engr. A 524 (2009) 204

18. K. A. Darling, R. K. Guduru, C. L. Reynolds, et al. - Thermal Stability, Mechanical, Electrical and Magnetic
Properties of Nano-Crystalline Cu3Ge Intermetallics 16 (2008) 328

19. R. K. Guduru, P. Z. Wong, K. A. Darling, R. O. Scattergood, et al. - Stress Relaxation Testing of Electrodeposited
Nanocrystalline Cu Advanced Engineering Materials 9 (2007) 855

20. A. V. Nagasekhar, Yip Tick Hon, R. K. Guduru et al Finite Element Study of Strain Homogeneity in Equal
Channel Angular Pressing Materials Science Forum 561-565 (2007) 961

21. A. V. Nagasekhar, Yip Tick Hon, R. K. Guduru et al. Multipass Equal Channel Angular Extrusion of MgB2
powder in tubes Physica C 466 (2007) 174

22. R. K. Guduru, K. A. Darling, R. O. Scattergood et al. - Mechanical Properties of Electrodeposited Nanocrystalline

Copper Using Tensile and Shear Punch Tests Journal of Materials Science 42 (2007) 5581

23. Ramesh K. Guduru, K. Linga Murty, Khaled M. Youssef et al. - Mechanical Behavior of Nanocrystalline Copper
Mat. Sc. Eng. A 463 (2007) 14

24. R. K. Guduru, A. V. Nagasekhar, R. O. Scattergood, et al. - On the Thickness and Clearance Effects in Shear
Punch Testing Advanced Engineering Materials 9 (2007) 157

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25. R. K. Guduru, R. O. Scattergood, C. C. Koch et al. - Mechanical Properties of Nanocrystalline Fe-Pb and Fe-
Al2O3 Scripta Materialia, 54 (2006) 1879

26. R. K. Guduru, A. V. Nagasekhar, R. O. Scattergood et al. - Finite Element Analysis of a Shear Punch Test Met.
Mat. Trans. 37A (2006) 1477

27. R. K. Guduru, K. A. Darling, R. O. Scattergood, et al. - Shear Punch Tests for A Bulk Metallic Glass
Intermetallics 14 (2006) 1411

28. R. K. Guduru, K. A. Darling, R. Kishore et al. - Evaluation of Mechanical Properties Using Shear Punch Testing -
Mat. Sc. Eng. A 395 (2005) 307

29. G. Ramesh Kumar, S. Ganesh Sundara Raman et al. - Generation of Kitagawa - Takahashi type Plots for SA 333
Grade 6 Ferritic Steel - IIM Trans. 57 (2004) 521

Conference presentations:

1. Xuan Zhou, Ramesh K. Guduru et al. Nanostructured Co3O4 electrodes for Na-ion battery applications from
solution plasma spray technique TMS (2013)

2. Xuan Zhou, Ramesh K. Guduru et al. Na0.44MnO2 cathodes for Na-ion batteries from solution precursor route
Fall MRS (2012)

3. Raghavender Tummala, Ramesh K. Guduru et al. Multi metal oxide anodes for Li-ion Batteries from solution
precursor plasma spray process Fall MRS (2012)

4. Ramesh K. Guduru, Raghavender Tummala, et al. Solution Precursor Plasma Synthesized Flexible
Manganese Oxide Anodes for Li-Ion Batteries TMS (2012)

5. Raghavender Tummala, Ramesh K. Guduru et al. Nanostructured Manganese Oxide Supercapacitor

Electrodes via Solution Precursor Plasma Synthesis TMS (2012)

6. Raghavender Tummala, Ramesh K. Guduru et al. Synthesis of LiCoO2 Cathodes for Liion Batteries via
Solution Precursor Plasma Process MS&T (October 2011)

7. Raj Siman Swamy Naidu Ugapathy, Raghavender Tummala, Ramesh K. Guduru Plasma/Laser Assisted
Template Free Synthesis of ZnO Pillars MS&T (October 2011)

8. Nagaswetha Pentyala, R. K. Guduru et al. Synthesis of Nanostructured Li ion Battery Cathodes and Anodes
via Thermal Spray Technology Spring MRS (2011)

9. Animesh Koneru, R. K. Guduru et al. Cost-effective Manufacturing of Si Nanowires for Battery Electrode
Applications Spring MRS (2011)

10. V. Varadaraajan, R. K. Guduru et al. Microstructural and Mechanical properties Characterization of Fe

based Amorphous Coatings developed by different Thermal Spray Techniques TMS (2011)

11. Raghavender Tummala, R. K. Guduru et al. Synthesis of Nanostructured CdS via Solution Precursor Plasma
Spray Process TMS (2011)

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12. V. Varadaraajan, R. K. Guduru et al. Synthesis of Fe based Amorphous Coatings by different Thermal Spray
Techniques TMS (2011)

13. Nagaswetha Pentyala, R. K. Guduru et al. Synthesis and Characterization of Ultrafine/Nanostructured Indium
Oxide Crystals and Coatings via Solution Precursor Plasma Spray Process TMS (2011)

14. Raghavender Tummala, R. K. Guduru et al. Synthesis of Nanostructured ZnO via Solution Precursor Plasma
Spray Process TMS (2011)

15. R. K. Guduru, A. D. Roche, V. Varadaraajan, P. Mohanty Nanoparticle Embedded High Temeprature FGM
Coatings by Hybrid Spray Process Proceedings of ITSC (2009) May 4-7

16. R. K. Guduru, N. E. Lewis et al. Imaging of Thylakoids using SPM and cryo TEM, INEBRA, AR (2007)
November.

17. Ujjwala Darvemula, Ramesh K. Guduru, Li Sun et al. Understanding Material Issues in Laser Assisted Bonding
(LAB) for MEMS/RF MEMS Packaging MRS Fall (2007)

18. X. Long, I. Dutta, R. Guduru, et al. A Highly Accelerated Thermal Cycling (HATC) Test for Solder Joint Reliability
Assessment in BGA packages - ASME Interpack (2007)

19. C. C. Koch, K. V. Rajulapati, R. K. Guduru et al. - Effect of grain size on the mechanical properties of Multi-
Phase alloys - Proceedings of ICAMEM (2006)

20. K. Linga Murty, R. K. Guduru, K. V. Rajulapati, et al. - Mechanical behavior of nanostructured metals processed
through severe plastic deformation - Proceedings of RAMP-2006, Coimbatore, India (2006)

21. K. L. Murty, R. K. Guduru et al. -Mechanical Behavior of Nanocrystalline Metals TMS (2006)

22. R. K. Guduru, K. A. Darling et al. - The Effect of Specimen Thickness and Punch Die clearance on the measured
Mechanical Properties of some alloys - Ultrafine Grained Materials III, TMS (2004)

23. Carl C. Koch, Ronald O. Scattergood, K. L. Murty, Ramesh K. Guduru et al. - Testing Techniques for Mechanical
Characterization of Nanostructured Materials - Fall MRS (2003)

24. G. Ramesh Kumar, S. G. S. Raman et al. - Short Crack Aspects with Particular Reference to Carbon Steel - Indo-
German Theme Meeting on Fatigue Fracture Assessment of Pressure Retaining Components, BARC Mumbai,
India (2002)

25. G. Ramesh Kumar , S. G. S. Raman et al. - Short and Long Fatigue Crack Growth Studies and Kitagawa Plot
Generation for the Base metal of SA333 Grade 6 steel - International symposium on NON - FERROUS METALS
IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM, Bhubaneshwar, India (2001)

Presentations / Guest Lectures:

1. IIM Lecture on - Evaluation of Mechanical Properties Using Shear Punch Test Technique - at IIT Madras,
Chennai, India (May, 2004)

2. Guest Lectures on Application of Shear Punch Test Technique for the Evaluation of Mechanical Properties of
Different Materials at IIT Bombay, India (2004)

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3. Seminar talk on Shear Punch Test for Tensile Properties Measurement at BARC, India (June, 2004)

Other Professional Activities:

1. Research Proposal Reviewer for Department of Energy (DOE), USA

2. Research Proposal Reviewer for ARPAE, USA

3. Research and Business Proposal Reviewer for Skolkovo Foundation, Moscow, Russian Federation

4. Research Proposal Reviewer for Qatar National Research Fund, QATAR

5. Key reader/Editorial Review Panel Member for Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A

6. Key reader/ Editorial Review Panel Member for Metallurgical and Materials Transactions E

7. Editorial Board Member for Open Journal of Synthesis Theory and Applications

8. Editorial Board Member for Chinese Journal of Materials Science (Hindawi Publishers)

9. Editorial Board Member for International Journal of Nano Studies & Technology

10. Invited reviewer for the following international journals

Carbon, Electrochimica Acta, Scripta Materialia, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Journal of Microscopy,
Applied Surface Science, ASME Technical Journal, Journal of Thermal Spray and Technology, Journal of Visualized
Experiments, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, Materials Letters, Elsevier Book Proposals, Materials
Chemistry and Physics, Ionics

11. Member of TMS, MRS, IIM

12. Co-organizer of INFLUX symposium on Materials Science at IIT Roorkee (2000)

Honors and Awards:

National Research Council Postdoctoral Fellowship, USA (2006)

Member of Phi Kappa Phi, USA (2003)

Member of Alpha Sigma Mu, USA (2003)

Research Assistantship at NC State University, USA (2002-2006)

Research/Teaching Assistantship at IIT Madras, India (2000-2002)

Overseas Research Student Award by University of Birmingham, UK (2002)

University prize for the 1st position in the undergrad class of 2000, at IIT Roorkee, India (2000)

Thomason Memorial Medal for the best undergrad senior year project (2000)

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Tata Jamshedji Medal for undergrad academic excellence (2000)

Merit Scholarship during the whole undergrad program (1996-2000)