Dr. Ranji Vaidyanathan's Research
Dr. Ranji Vaidyanthan's Research
Selected Publications
- Book Chapters
- Lead author, “Chapter 3: Additive Manufacturing of Polymers and Composites,” Additive Manufacturing, 3rd edition, Editors: Amit Bandyopadhyay and Susmita Bose, Publisher: CRC Press, pp. 29-47, (2025), 1st and 2nd editions cited 228 times, 3rd edition in print.
- L. Baxter, K. Herrman, R. Panthi, K. Mishra, R. Pal Singh, S. Thibeault, E. Benton, R. Vaidyanathan, “Thermoplastic Micro and Nanocomposites for Neutron Shielding,” book chapter in “Micro and Nanostructured Composite Materials for Neutron Shielding Applications,” Chapter 3, pp. 53-82, Editors: Sajith Abdulrahman, Sabu Thomas, Zakiah Ahmad, Paperback ISBN: 9780128194591, Woodhead Publishing, 1st October 2020; https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-819459-1.00003-9.
- Invited Talks
- “Self-contained cost-effective plastic recycling facilities,” R.K. Vaidyanathan, S.P. Chaudhari, C. Switzer, A. Maheshwari, F.D. Blum, Polymers and Sustainability Challenges I session, presented at the SWRM #80, 2024 Southwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society Waco, Texas October 20-23, 2024.
- “Carpets and bottle parts: A match made in the lab,” F.D. Blum, R.Y. Azarfam, A. Maheshwari, L.A. Kamran, A.S. Nayar, S.P. Chaudhari, C. Switzer, J.C. Hanan, R.K. Vaidyanathan, Polymers and Sustainability Challenges I session, presented at the SWRM #80, 2024 Southwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society Waco, Texas October 20-23, 2024.
- “Product Development and commercialization – a lab to market story,” Invited talk to the Oklahoma Chapter of American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Stillwater, OK, October 28, 2021.
- Selected Peer Reviewed Papers
- Lamichhane, P., Jayalath, I.N., Dhakal, D., Neupane, G.R., Khatri, N., Hari, P., Kalkan, K. and Vaidyanathan, R., “Thermal Stability and Optoelectronic Behavior of a Polyaniline–Graphene Nanocomposite.” J Appl Polym Sci 142: e57169, April (2025). https://doi.org/10.1002/app.57169
- I. Jayalath, R. Vaidyanathan, F. Blum, “Thermal behavior of polyvinylpyrrolidone on reduced graphene oxide,” Journal of Polymer Science, March 11, http://doi.org/10.1002/pol.20240938 (2025).
- Siddhesh Chaudhari, Clinton Switzer, Mohamadreza Y. Azarfam, Anuj Maheshwari, Frank D. Blum, Jay C. Hanan, Sudheer Bandla, Ranji Vaidyanathan, “Process Optimization for Sustainable Composites from Post-Consumer PET Carpet and Recycled PET Resin,” in preprint, Composites Part B: Engineering, (298), June 1, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2025.112367, (2025).
- M. Y. Azarfam, A. Maheshwari, F. D. Blum, S. Chaudhari, C. Switzer, R. Vaidyanathan, J. C. Hanan, S. Bandla, “Recycled carpet-reinforced composites from post-consumer polypropylene carpet and recycled HDPE resin,” Resources, Conservation & Recycling, 200 (2024) 107298, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2023.107298.
- A. A. Obaid, J. W. Gillespie Jr., S. Chaudhari, L. Baxter, R. Vaidyanathan (2022). “Sandwich Composites for Improved Thermal and Acoustic Protection” SAMPE Journal - Sandwich Structures, Cores and Foams (Nov-Dec 2022).
- Lamichhane, Pralhad, Dilli R. Dhakal, Siddhesh Chaudhari, Ishan N. Jayalath, Toby Nelson, Chanyeop Park, Kamran Yousefpour, Frank D. Blum, and Ranji Vaidyanathan. "Polyaniline doped graphene thin film to enhance the electrical conductivity in carbon fiber-reinforced composites for lightning strike mitigation." Journal of Composite Materials 55, no. 29 (2021): 4445-4455, https://doi.org/10.1177/00219983211041751.
- Kunal Mishra, Libin K. Babu, and Ranji Vaidyanathan, “Improvement of Fracture Toughness and Thermo-Mechanical Properties of Carbon Fiber/Epoxy Composites Using Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane,” Journal of Composite Materials, Volume 54 Issue 10, pp. 1273-1280, May 2020. https://doi.org/10.1177/0021998319876339.
- Mishra K, Babu LK, Vaidyanathan R (2019) Influence of POSS-PVP in Modification of CFRP Interlaminar Fracture Toughness. J Appl Mech Eng. 8:318. https://doi:10.35248/2168-9873.19.8.318
- Mishra, K., Babu, L. K., Dhakal, D., Lamichhane, P., and Vaidyanathan, R., “The effect of solvent on the mechanical properties of Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsequioxane (POSS)-epoxy nanocomposites,” SN Appl. Sci. (2019) 1: 898. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-019-0918-1.
- Uppu, V., Mishra, K., and Vaidyanathan, R., “Understanding the influence of graphene and nonclay on the microcracks developed at cryogenic temperature,” AIMS Materials Science, 6 (4), pp. 559-566, (2019) https://DOI:10.3934/matersci.2019.4.559
- Mishra, K., and Vaidyanathan, R. K., “Influence of nanoclay on flame retardancy and mechanical properties of environmentally degraded recycled carpet composites", Recycling 2019, 4, 22; https://doi:10.3390/recycling4020022
- Dhakal DR, Lamichhane P, Mishra K, Nelson TL, Vaidyanathan RK. “Influence of graphene reinforcement in conductive polymer: Synthesis and characterization. Polym Adv Technol. 2019, pp. 1-11, https://doi.org/10.1002/pat.4650
- Mishra, K, Bastola, K., Singh, R. P., and Vaidyanathan, R. K., “Effect of Graphene Oxide on the Interlaminar Fracture Toughness of Carbon Fiber/Epoxy Composites,” Polymer Engineering and Science, 59 (6), pp. 1199-1208, June 2019, DOI 10.1002/pen.25100
- Mishra, K, and Vaidyanathan, R. K., “Application of recycled carpet composite as a potential noise barrier in infrastructure applications,” Recycling (2019), 4(1), 9; https://doi:10.3390/recycling4010009
- Herrman, K, Baxter, L, Mishra, K, Singh, R. P., Benton, E., and Vaidyanathan, R. K., “Mechanical characterization of polyethylene-based thermoplastic composite materials for radiation shielding,” Composites Communications; 13 (2019) pp. 37–41, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coco.2019.02.007
- Mishra, K.; Das, S.; Vaidyanathan, R. The Use of Recycled Carpet in Low-Cost Composite Tooling Materials. Recycling 2019, 4(1), 12, https://doi:10.3390/recycling4010012.
- R. Vaidyanathan, E. Leuvano, M. Villarreal, “Manufacturing and Testing of Liner-less All-Composite Tanks for Storage and Transportation of CNG,” SAMPE Journal special issue on alternative energy, pp. 48-52, Vol 53, No. 6, November/December 2017.
- Amrollahi, Pouya, Jerzy S. Krasinski, Ranji Vaidyanathan, Lobat Tayebi, and Daryoosh Vashaee. “Electrophoretic Deposition (EPD): Fundamentals and Applications from Nano-to Micro-Scale Structures.” Handbook of Nanoelectrochemistry: Electrochemical Synthesis Methods, Properties, and Characterization Techniques (2015): 561-591
- Jain, A., Pandey, G., Singh, A. K., Rajagopalan, V., Vaidyanathan, R., Singh, R. P., “Fabrication of structural composites from waste carpet,” Advances in Polymer Technology, V. 31 (4), pp. 380-389, (2012)
- Ortega, Alfonso, Ning Lei, and Ranji Vaidyanathan. “High-performance heat sinks utilizing two-phase flow in stacked minichannels,” Journal of Enhanced Heat Transfer 21, no. 6, pp. 463-485, (2014); https://DOI:10.1615/JEnhHeatTransf.2015013423.
- Pandey, G., A. K. Singh, V. Rajagopalan, R. Vaidyanathan, R. P. Singh, “Interfacial Micromechanics and Effect of Moisture on Fluorinated Epoxy Carbon Fiber Composites," Vol. 32, pp. 1961-1969, Polymer Composites, 2011
- S. N. Patankar, R. Mohan, A. D. Kelkar, R. Vaidyanathan, “Processing and characterization of epoxy resin dispersed with multi walled carbon nanotube (MWNT) derived from camphor,” Materials Science and Engineering A, 529, 253– 256 (2011)
- D. Chakravarthi, V. N. Khabashesku, R. Vaidyanathan, J.Blaine, S.Yarlagadda, D.Roseman, Q.Zeng and E.V. Barrera, “Carbon fiber - bismaleimide composites filled with nickel coated single walled carbon nanotubes for lightning strike protection,” Advanced Functional Materials, 21(13), 2527-2533, (2011), https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201002442.
- Tellis BC, Szivek JA, Bliss CL, Margolis DS, Vaidyanathan R. K, Calvert P., “Trabecular Scaffolds Created Using Micro CT Guided Fused Deposition Modeling,” Materials Science & Engineering C (Biomimetic and Supramolecular Systems) 10 Jan. 2008, vol.28, no.1, pp. 171-8
- Szivek JA, Bliss CL, Geffre CP, Margolis DS, DeYoung DW, Ruth JT, Schnepp AB, Tellis BC, Vaidyanathan RK, “An Instrumented Scaffold can Monitor Loading in the Knee Joint,” Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials, Volume 79B, Issue 2, Date: November 2006, Pages: 218-228
- Tellis BC, Szivek JA, Bliss CL, Vaidyanathan R. “Polymeric Scaffolds from µCT Scans: Joint Specific Solutions for Tissue Supports,” 2006, Trans of the Orthopaedic Res Soc, Chicago IL, March 2006
- Szivek JA, Bliss CL, Geffre C, Margolis DS, DeYoung DW, Ruth JT, Schnepp AB, Tellis B, Vaidyanathan R. K, “Porous polybutylene terephthalate implants allow for bone ingrowth and provide awell-anchored scaffold that can be used to deliver tissue-engineered cartilage,” Journal of Investigative Medicine, 54 (1): S116-S213 Suppl. S, JAN 2006
- Szivek JA, DeYoung DW, Grana WA, Ruth JT, Williams SK, Vaidyanathan R. K., Arms S., “A Scaffold with Sensors to Monitor Loading of Cartilage in the Knee Joint,” 2006, Trans of the International Cartilage Society, San Diego CA, Jan 2006
- Vaidyanathan R, Campbell J, Lopez R, Halloran J, Yarlagadda S, Gillespie JW, “Water soluble tooling materials for filament winding and VARTM,” SAMPE Journal, 41 (4): 49-55 JUL-AUG 2005
- Szivek JA, Margolis DS, Garrison BK, Nelson E, Vaidyanathan R. K, DeYoung DW, “TGF-beta 1-enhanced TCP-coated sensate scaffolds can detect bone bonding,” Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B-Applied Biomaterials, 73B (1): 43-53 APR 2005
- Szivek JA, Bliss CL, Ruth JT, Schnepp AB, DeYoung, DW, Vaidyanathan R. K., “An Instrumented Scaffold to Monitor Loading of Cartilage in the Knee Joint,” 2005, Trans. of Orthop Res Soc, Washington DC, Feb 2005
- Szivek JA, Garrison BK, Nelson, ER, Margolis DS, DeYoung DW, Vaidyanathan R. K., “TCP and TGF-ß1 Accelerate Bone Growth into Porous PBT Scaffolds,” 2005, Trans. of Orthopaedic Research Society, Washington DC Feb 2005
- Bower,-C.; Ortega,-A.; Skandakumaran,-P.; Vaidyanathan,-R.; Phillips,-T., “Heat transfer in water-cooled silicon carbide Milli-channel heat sinks for high power electronic applications,” Transactions-of-the-ASME.-Journal-of-Heat-Transfer. Jan. 2005; 127(1): 59-65
- Selected Peer Reviewed Conference Papers
- Clinton Switzer, Siddhesh Chaudhari, Anuj Maheshwari, Frank D. Blum, and Ranji Vaidyanathan, “Self-contained cost-effective plastic recycling facilities,” to be presented at the 24th International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM24), Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland, between August 4-8, 2025.
- D. Dhakal, P. Lamichhane, L. Baxter, B. Sedai, and R. Vaidyanathan, “Nanosized Hybrid Polymer Modifiers (HPM) for Improved Mechanical and Thermal Behavior of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Composites,” S. Patra et al. (Eds.): METCENT 2023, Proceedings of the International Conference on Metallurgical Engineering and Centenary Celebration, October 25-27, 2023, Varanasi, India, pp. 157–165, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-6863-3_16.
- Blum, Frank D., Y. Azarfam, Mohamadreza, Maheshwari, Anuj, Chaudhari, Siddhesh, Switzer, Clinton, Vaidyanathan, Ranji, Hanan, Jay C. and Bandla, Sudheer, “Recycled Carpet-Reinforced Composites from Post-Consumer Polypropylene Carpet and Recycled HDPE Resin.” 30th May 2023, Available at https://ssrn.com/abstract=4463837 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4463837.
- M. Y. Azarfam, A. Maheshwari, F. D. Blum, S. Chaudhari, C. Switzer, R. Vaidyanathan, J. C. Hanan, “Recycled carpet-reinforced composites from polyester carpet and recycled PET resin,” Annual Technical Conference (ANTEC 2022) of the Society of Plastics Engineers, Charlotte, NC, June 14-16, 2022.
- L. N. Baxter, N. Nowak, B. R. Sedai, K. Keith, D. Dhakal, F. D. Blum, and R. Vaidyanathan, “Hybrid nano-additives for improving Mode I interlaminar fracture toughness of pre-preg and epoxy resin/fiber composites,” student poster presented at the Thermoset Resin Formulators Association (TRFA) Annual Conference, April 7-10 2019, Charleston, SC, selected for Honorable mention.
- Khatiwada, Bal, Krishna Bastola, Ranji Vaidyanathan, and Frank Blum. "Composites of graphene oxide and poly (vinyl acetate)-implications for enhanced mechanical behavior." In Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society, vol. 249. Abstract # 2117540, 1155, 16TH ST, NW, Washington, DC 20036 USA: American Chemical Society, March 2015.
- Amrollahi, P., M. Razavi, M. Yazdimamaghani, R. Vaidyanathan, L. Tayebi, and D. Vashaee. “Electrophoretic Deposition as a Cost-effective Method for Fabrication of Efficient Thermoelectric Devices.” In APS Meeting Abstracts, vol. 1, p. 25010. 2014.
- O. J. Panachaveettil, R. Vaidyanathan, J. S. Krasinski, D. Vashaee, “Anomalous Thermoelectric Behavior of BiSeTe Doped with SiGe:As,” Green Technologies Conference, 2012 IEEE, Tulsa, Oklahoma, pages 1-4, April 19-20, 2012, DOI: 10.1109/GREEN.2012.6200976.
- O. J. Panachaveettil, X. Si, Z. Zamanipour, R. Vaidyanathan, D. Vashaee, “Development of Thermoelectric Devices for Structural Composites,” Materials Challenges in Alternative and Renewable Energy II – Ceramic Transactions vol. 239, G. Wicks, J. Simon, R. Zidan, R. Brigmon, G. Fischman, S. Arepalli, A. Norris, and M. McCluer, editors, Clearwater, Florida, Feb. 26-March 1, 2012, pp. 235 – 244, (2013).
- National Academy Committee Reports
- “Accelerating Technology Transition: Bridging the Valley of Death for Materials and Processes in Defense Systems,” (2004); Committee on Accelerating Technology Transition, National Research Council, Washington D. C.
- Selected Conference Proceedings
- E. Messer, E. Jackson, E. Benton and R. Vaidyanathan, “Mechanical properties of carbon fiber reinforced composites exposed to cryogenic conditions and space radiation via simulation and testing,” paper to be presented at SAMPE Europe, Conference 2025, October 6-7 2025, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
- E. Messer, E. Jackson, E. Benton and R. Vaidyanathan, “Mechanical properties of carbon fiber reinforced composites exposed to cryogenic conditions and space radiation via simulation and testing,” paper to be presented at Composites Materials and Expo, September 9-11, Orlando, FL.
- P. Pola, K. Deshmukh, P. Rao, R. Vaidyanathan, “Localized mechanical properties of additively manufactured metallic parts,” paper submitted to Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE), SAMPE 2025, Indianapolis, IN, May 19-22, 2025.
- P. Pola, J. Seiler, K. Deshmukh, P. Rao, R. Vaidyanathan, “Simulation and Estimation of Mechanical Properties of Additively Manufactured Metal Components,” Proceedings of the 35th Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium (SFF Symp 2024), Austin, TX, Aug. 11 – Aug. 14, 2024.
- S. Chaudhari, P. Pola, J. Seiler, T. Meadows, S. Shakur, A. Maheshwari, F. Blum, S. Ramesh, R. Vaidyanathan, “3D printing of recycled polymer composites from mixed polyolefin blends and nanoadditives,” SAMPE Europe 24, Belfast, Northern Ireland, September 24 – 26, 2024.
- S. Chaudhari, P. Pola, J. Seiler, T. Meadows, S. Shakur, A. Maheshwari, F. Blum, S. Ramesh, R. Vaidyanathan, “3D printing of recycled polymer composites from mixed polyolefin blends and nanoadditives,” presented at the Composites and Materials Expo (CAMX), September 9-12, 2024, San Diego, CA.
- T. Meadows, S. Chaudhari, R. Vaidyanathan, “Recycled polymer composites from mixed polymer blends and graphene oxide,” Paper ID 3969633, 2023 Southwest Regional American Chemical Society (ACS) Meeting (#SWRM2023), November 15-18, 2023, Oklahoma City, OK.
- L. Baxter, M. Sedhuraman, D. Dhakal, N. Nowak, B. Sedai, R. Vaidyanathan, “Study of highly dispersible functionalized graphene oxide/polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane additives and the effect of polyvinyl pyrrolidone on dispersion quality and composite properties,” Proceedings of Composites and Materials Expo (CAMX), Anaheim, CA, October 17-20, 2022.
- F. D. Blum, M. Y. Azarfam, A. Maheshwari, S. Chaudhari, C. Switzer, J. C. Hanan, R. Vaidyanathan, and S. Bandla, “From Recycled Bottles and Carpets to Reinforced Plastics,” Paper # 3650526, presented at the Sustainability in the Plastics Economy: Bonding Circularity and Innovation, National American Chemical Meeting, San Diego, CA, March 20-24, 2022.
- I. Jayalath, S. Mathiravedu; D. Dhakal; B. S. Sedai; R. Vaidyanathan; F. D Blum, “Hydrophobic modification of starch using IBPOSS-NH2 for multifunctional applications,” Paper # 3650657, presented at the New Synthesis and Characterization of Polymers, National American Chemical Meeting, San Diego, CA, March 20-24, 2022.
- S. Chaudhari, C. Switzer, M. Y. Azarfam, A. Maheshwari, F. D. Blum, J. Hanan, S. Bandla, R. Vaidyanathan, “Compression molding for assessing sustainable polymer composites using post-consumer polyester carpet and recycled polyester from bottling waste stream,” Proceedings of the Composites and Materials Expo (CAMX), Dallas, TX, October 18-21, 2021.
- S. Gopalkrishnan and R. Vaidyanathan, “Mass scale Online Synchronous Entrepreneurship Education for Engineers,” Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Long Beach, CA, July 26-29, 2021.
- R. Vaidyanathan, M. Mwarumba, P. Sarin, A. Slack, K. Bartosik, “Exposure of undergraduate research students to entrepreneurial activities to motivate future research careers,” Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Montréal, Quebec, Canada, June 21-24, 2020.
- Bhishma R. Sedai, Kevin Keith, Lynsey Baxter, Dilli Dhakal, Raman P. Singh and Ranji Vaidyanathan, “Effects of graphene oxide and polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane based hybrid fillers in the toughness and thermal properties of polymers and polymer composites,” virtual presentation at the Annual Society for Advanced Manufacturing and Process Engineering (SAMPE) Meeting, Seattle, WA, May 4-7, 2020.
- Pralhad Lamichhane, Dilli R Dhakal, Siddhesh Chaudhari, Ranji Vaidyanathan, “Application of polyaniline doped graphene thin films for the enhancement of through thickness electrical conductivity in carbon fiber reinforced composites,” virtual presentation at the Annual Society for Advanced Manufacturing and Process Engineering (SAMPE) Meeting, Seattle, WA, May 4-7, 2020.
- E. Wernick, B. Kasturi, N. Sakthivel, S. Biswas, L. N. Baxter, S. Harimkar and R. Vaidyanathan, “A novel and fast method to qualify and certify additively manufactured (AM) components,” Proceedings of the 2019 Composites and Advanced Materials Expo, Anaheim, CA, September 23-2B. R. Sedai, K. Keith, L. Baxter and R. Vaidyanathan, “Hybrid nano-additives with improved dispersive, thermal and reinforcing properties for epoxy, polyester and vinyl ester matrices,” Proceedings of the Composites and Advanced Materials Expo, Dallas, TX, October 15-18, 2018.
- R. Vaidyanathan, E. Leuvano, M. Villarreal, “Manufacturing and Testing of Liner-less All-Composite Tanks for Storage and Transportation of CNG,” Proceedings of the Europe SAMPE Conference 18, Southampton, UK, September 11-13, 2018.
- D. Dhakal, T. Nelson, R. Vaidyanathan, “Synthesis, testing and characterization of conductive polymer-graphene composite films,” proceedings of the Annual Society for Advanced Manufacturing and Process Engineering (SAMPE) Meeting, Long Beach, CA, May 21-24, 2018.
- L. Baxter, K. Herrman, N. Graham, K. Mishra, R. Panthi, E. Benton, R. P. Singh, R. Vaidyanathan, “Fabrication, testing and characterization of polyethylene-based thermoplastic composite materials for radiation shielding,” Proceedings of the Annual Society for Advanced Manufacturing and Process Engineering (SAMPE) Meeting, Long Beach, CA, May 21-24, 2018.
- V. Uppu, T. Vallejo, R. Vaidyanathan, “Effect of nanoparticle addition on the properties of polyurea,” Proceedings of CAMX, the Composites and Advanced Materials Expo, Orlando, FL, December 11-14, 2017.
- Mwavita, M., & Vaidyanathan, R., & Sarin, P. (2017, September), Evaluation of a Summer Undergraduate Research Program in Material Science Engineering Paper presented at 2017 ASEE Midwest Section Conference, The Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK. DOI: 10.18260/1-2-1153-51348.
- N. Graham, S. Wilson, J. Bejarano, K. Mishra, R. P. Singh, and R. Vaidyanathan, “Evaluation of thermal and physical properties of boron nitride and boron carbide reinforced high density polyethylene (HDPE) composites,” Proceedings of the Annual Society for Advanced Manufacturing and Process Engineering (SAMPE) Meeting, Seattle, WA, May 22-25, 2017.
- R. Vaidyanathan, E. Leuvano, M. Villarreal, M. Tate, and A. Dolan, “Manufacturing and testing of liner-less all-composite tanks for storage and transportation of natural gas,” presented at the Petrol & Gas Seminar 2016, The Sampe Brazil Conference 2016, FEIPLAR COMPOSITES & FEIPUR 2016 – International Exhibition and Conference on Composites, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, 8-10 November 2016.
- Z. Wing and R. Vaidyanathan, “Evaluation of Out of Autoclave Composite Properties Manufactured from a Soluble Self-Pressurizing Tooling,” Proceedings of the Annual Society for Advanced Manufacturing and Process Engineering (SAMPE) Meeting, Long Beach, CA, May 23-26, 2016.
- B. Khatiwada, M. Subramanian, K. Bastola, F. Blum and R. Vaidyanathan, “Role of interfaces in polymer matrix composites and methodologies to improve and characterize interfaces in composites,” Proceedings of the Annual Society for Advanced Manufacturing and Process Engineering (SAMPE) Meeting, Long Beach, CA, May 23-26, 2016.
- E. Luevano, R. Villarreal and R. Vaidyanathan, “Manufacturing and Testing of Lightweight, All-Composite Tanks for Storage and Transportation of adsorbed natural gas,”Proceedings of the Annual Society for Advanced Manufacturing and Process Engineering (SAMPE) Meeting, Long Beach, CA, May 23-26, 2016.
- Ranji Vaidyanathan, “Manufacturing and testing of lightweight, liner-less all-composite tanks for storage and transportation of CNG” in “Composites at Lake Louise (CALL 2015)”, Dr. Jim Smay, Oklahoma State University, USA Eds, ECI Symposium Series, (2016). https://dc.engconfintl.org/composites_all/108
- R. Vaidyanathan, E. Leuvano, M. Villarreal, “Manufacturing and Testing of Liner-less All-Composite Tanks for Storage and Transportation of CNG,” Proceedings of the Annual Society for Advanced Manufacturing and Process Engineering (SAMPE) Meeting, Baltimore, MD, May 18-21, 2015.
- R. Vaidyanathan, K. P. Bastola, E. Benton, “H-rich nanostructured multifunctional composite materials with improved mechanical and radiation shielding properties,” Proceedings of the Annual Society for Advanced Manufacturing and Process Engineering (SAMPE) Meeting, Baltimore, MD, May 18-21, 2015.
- Teaching Experience
- MSE 5030 Recycling Materials for a circular economy
- MAE 3123 Manufacturing Processes
- MSE 5093 Fundamentals of Materials Science
- ENSC 3313 Materials Science
- MSE 5223 Additive Manufacturing
- MAE 4333 Mechanical Metallurgy
- MSE 5033 Composite Materials