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About Dr. Raj N. Singh

Professor Singh is a Regents Professor, and served as Williams Companies Distinguished Chair Professor, Director Energy Technologies Programs, and founding Head of School of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) at Oklahoma State University.
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Dr. Singh pioneered and developed a novel process of melt infiltration (MI) for fabricating fully dense and net-shape SiC fiber-reinforced ceramic matrix composites (CMCs). Gas turbine engine manufacturers and users such as GE, UTC, RollsRoyce, NASA and USAF in the USA as well as worldwide companies in Europe and Japan are pursuing this technology. The MI-CMC products are being used as vanes, blades shrouds and liners in hot sections of turbine engines. GE-Aviation has started several new businesses for manufacturing MI-CMC parts for use in current and future gas turbines with projected market well over tens of billions of dollars for aircraft gas turbines alone. GE Aviation has used these CMCs for the GE LEAP engine for Boeing 737, AirBus A320Neo and COMAC aircrafts since 2016 and GE9x engines for the new Boeing 777 starting in 2019-2020. These are the world’s first jet engines with MI-ceramic composites used as structural turbine components because of the pioneering work of Dr. Singh.
Research

 

Awards

 

  • National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Member (2024)
  • Eminent Faculty Award OSU (2024)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science AAAS (2024)
  • Rishi Raj Medal for Innovation and Commercialization of the American Ceramic Society (2023)
  • National Academy of Inventors Fellow (2015)

  • Albert Sauveur Achievement Award of ASM International (2016)

  • Regents Professor, OSU (2015)

  • Fellow of Graduate School, University of Cincinnati (2007)

  • Distinguished Research Award, College of Engineering, UC (2006)

  • Outstanding Research Award, College of Engineering, UC (2005)

  • Outstanding Research Professor Award, Department of Chem. and Materials Eng, UC (2005)

  • Herman Schneider Professor of Materials Engineering (2003)

  • Fellow of the ASM International (1996)

  • Faculty Achievement Award, University of Cincinnati (1995)

  • Fellow of the American Ceramic Society (1992)

  • Whitney Gallery of Technical Achievers for Pioneering MI-CMC Technology GE-CR&D (1990)

  • Distinguished Service Awards Argonne National Lab (1978), GE-CR&D (1984), OSU (2017)

  • Publication Awards; GE-CR&D (1984, 1988)

  • Patent Awards GE-CR&D: Bronze, Silver, and Gold Patent Medallions (1983, 1987, 1988)

 

Research Group and Recent Graduates

 

  • Dr. Nirmal Govindaraju: Research Assistant Professor

  • Dr. Parvaneh Rouhani: Post Doctoral Fellow (2019)

  • Dr. Disna Samarkoon: Graduate student (Ph.D.-2019)

  • DrParvaneh Rouhani: Graduate student (Ph.D.-2018)

  • Dr. Mike Rottmayer: Graduate student at UC/AFRL (Ph.D.-2016)

  • Dr. Thomas Howell: Graduate student at UC/AFRL (Ph.D.-2014)

  • MrNing Tianxiang: Graduate student (M.S.-2017)

  • MsRagini Thurpatt: Graduate student (M.S.-2017)

  • Mr. Marshall Harrup: Graduate student (M.S.-2015)

  • DrRanjan Singhal: Graduate student-Ph.D. (2022)

  • DrPadmanapan Rao: Graduate student-Ph.D. (2021)

  • Mr. Lakshmi Ramasubramanian: Graduate student-Ph.D.
  • Dr. Manish Singh: Post Doctoral Fellow (2022-2023).
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