Balakrishnan Nagarajan, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Minneapolis, MN, US

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

• Leading the development of polymer bonded permanent magnets and magnetic composites for compact magnetic resonance devices
• Developing new materials systems, process design and optimization for manufacturing magnetic composites

Edmonton, Canada Area

- Polymer bonded permanent magnet development for electromechanical applications – Flywheel energy storage systems- Anisotropic magnetic composites using material jetting process – Equipment, materials and process development for 4D printing- Magnetic composites using stereolithography- Graphene nanoplatelet reinforced polymer composites using.

Stade, Germany

• Investigated the influence of tooling materials and process parameters on CFRP prepreg tack for the first ply in automated fibre placement process for manufacturing aircraft wing cover structures (adhesion enhancement.
• Developed an experimental fibre placement system to conduct automated prepreg layup and peel tests to evaluate adhesion strength at material interface
• Gained expertise in programming Kuka robots for unidirectional and angular prepreg layup paths and conduct peel tests in lap shear mode at different shear rates
• Utilized design of experiment framework to identify optimum process parameter combinations and developed a process model for tack strength prediction
• Conducted optical microscopy, tensile and interlaminar shear tests on manufactured CFRP samples

Singapore

• Identified critical sections within aircraft engine components and prepared flow charts for NDT procedures as per NADCAP requirements (LPI, MPI, RT, UT and EC inspection methods)
• Conducted technical data validation of adopted component repair test procedures, NDT procedures and process verification based on Rolls Royce requirements
• Prepared checklists for NDT equipment calibration to maintain test quality
• Gained practical NDT testing experience in liquid penetrant, radiography and ultrasound inspection working alongside with NDT specialists
• Assisted in preparing test report documents after conducting NDT tests on engine components
• Developed fixture to reduce setup time to conduct film radiography on engine oil vent tubes

Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India

• Conducted design and analysis of lug supports for separator vessels using CAD tools and stress analysis software (Pro-Engineer and Ansys) (Material used – SA 335 P91)
• Developed fundamental experience in ASME pressure vessel codes (Section 8 – Div. 1 & 2)
• Gained NDT certification in LPI and MPT from Indian Society for NDT as per SNT-TC-1A/2006 of ASNT (Level 2)
• Completed NDT training courses in Radiography and Ultrasound inspection
• Conducted practical NDT on pressure vessel components during training sessions (LPI, MPI, RT and UT)

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

• Studied the influence of heat treatment parameters on the mechanical properties of AA7075 Aluminum Zinc alloy
• Assisted in lab scale heat treatment procedures like solution treatment and ageing of material samples
• Developed samples for metallographic analysis using optical microscope (Grinding and polishing)
• Conducted tensile tests on different heat treated samples and evaluated material properties

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Mechanical Engineering, 3.6

• Developed filler modified epoxy and dual cure (UV/Heat) resin systems for material jetting and stereolithography AM processes •.

Master'S Degree, Aerospace Engineering

Master'S Degree, Aerospace Engineering

Bachelor'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering, 8.02 (Honours)