Coating Systems Research Center - Coating Systems Research Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

Name:	Karthik Ramani
Title:	Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Degrees:	Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 1991. M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Ohio State University, 1986. Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India, 1985.
Address:	School of Mechanical Engineering Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-1288 Phone: (765) 494-5725; Fax: (765) 494-0539 E-Mail: ramani@ecn.purdue.edu Home page: widget.ecn.purdue.edu/~mecppl/
EXPERIENCE:
7/97-present	Associate Professor, School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University
7/91-7/97	Assistant Professor, School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University
Summer 93	Summer Faculty Intern, Dow Plastics, Advanced Materials
6/87-6/91	Research Assistant, Design Division, Stanford University
Autumn 89	Teaching Assistant, Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University
Summer 89	Summer Intern, Delco Products, Advanced Composite Systems
9/86-6/87	Visiting Scholar, Center for Design Research, Stanford University
3/85-8/86	Research Assistant, Mechanical Engineering, The Ohio State University
Spring 85	Teaching Assistant, Mechanical Engineering, The Ohio State University
PROFESSIONAL HONORS:	American Men and Women of Science 1997
	Ruth and Joel Spira Award for Excellence in Teaching, Purdue University 1997
	Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award, Society of Automotive Engineers 1996
	National Science Foundation CAREER Award 1996
	National Science Foundation Research Initiation Award 1993
	Dupont Young Faculty Award 1992
	SAMPE Student Award 1991
	Best Academic Record Award for Junior and Senior Year, Indian
	Institute of Technology, Madras, India, 1984-85
TEACHING INTERESTS:	Composites and Polymer Processing, Computer-Aided Design Materials and Manufacturing Processes
RESEARCH:	Composites and Polymer Processing, Thermoplastic Polymer Bonded Systems, Durability of Interfaces, Design of Processing Equipment.

FIVE RECENT PUBLICATIONS CLOSELY RELATED TO THE PROPOSAL

Ramani, K., Tagle, J., Devanathan, D., Nazre, A. , Swarts, D., and Lin, S., "Thin-Film Thermoplastic-Metal Joining Process for Titanium to Poly(Etherketoneetherketoneketone)," Polymer Engineering and Science, Vol. 35, No. 24, pp. 1972-1978, 1995.
Ramani, K., and Tagle, J., "Process Induced Effects in Thin-Film Bonding of PEKEKK in Metal-Polymer Joints, "Polymer Composites, Vol. 17, No. 6, pp. 879-886,1996.
Ramani, K., and Wenping, Z., 1998, "Evolution of Residual Stresses in Thermoplastics Bonding to Metals," International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives, Vol. 17, pp. 353-357.
Ramani, K., and Moriarty, B., 1998, "Thermoplastic Bonding to Metals via Injection Molding for Macro-Composite Manufacture, " Polymer Engineering and Science, Vol. 38, No. 5.
Ramani, K., Weidner, W., and Kumar, G.,"Silicon Sputtering as a Surface Treatment for Bonding to Metals," International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives, to appear September, 1998.

FIVE OTHER RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Ingram, C., and Ramani, K., "The Effect of Sodium Hydroxide Anodization on the Durability of Poly(Etherketoneetherketoneketone) Adhesive Bonding of Titanium," International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives, Vol. 17, No. 1, pp. 39-45, 1997.
Ramani, K., Woolard, D.E., and Duvall, M.S., "An Electrostatic Powder Spray Process for Manufacturing Thermoplastic Composite Materials," Polymer Composites, Vol. 16. No. 6, pp. 459-469, 1995.
Ramani, K., Borgoankar, H., and Hoyle, C.H., "Experiments on Compression Moulding and Pultrusion of Thermoplastic Powder Impregnated Towpregs," Composites Manufacturing, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 35-43, 1995.
Miller, K., and Ramani, K., "Process Induced Residual Stresses in Compression Molded UHMWPE," Polymer Engineering and Science, accepted for publication.
Duvall, M.S., Ramani, K., Bays, M., and Frederic, C., "In-situ Composite Manufacture using an Electrostatic Powder Spray Process and Filament Winding, "Polymer and Polymer Composites, Vol. 4, No. 5, pp. 325-334, 1996.

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