iMEMS Group is an academic research group working on the integrative aspect of novel materials, systems and functions and the exploration of new phenomena, which could be engineered for technological benefit. At the core of the group’s research, there is a strong emphasis on theoretical, applied mathematical and physical modelling paradigms. Special interests are in the fundamental problems arising in the fields of mechanics of materials, structural dynamics, acoustic & electromagnetic wave propagations, multiscale and multiphysics phenomena and outstanding problems. >>more

PhD/Masters students position (2018)

PhD/Masters students position open in 2018 in the area of electrochemical / optoelectronic sensing device development.

Required background:

Degree in Biochemistry / BioTech / Electronics / Physics / Chemical / Mechanical with good academic records.Degree registration is preferred at BAM Berlin Germany, or alternatively at IISc. The research project will be through an international collaborative program funded by Indo-German Science and Technology Center and industries. Expression of interest with CV should be sent by e-mail to droymahapatra@iisc.ac.in

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13 July 2017, Nature inspired strategy to enhance Mechanical Properties via Liquid Reinforcement - P.S. Owuor,et al., Advanced Materials Interfaces (2017), (Published on 05 July 2017), Science Daily (Published on 10 July 2017), Advanced Science News (Published on 30 July 2017).

31 December 2016, IISc International Research Programme 2017 - Application Website, Flyer

10 September 2015, Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) technology demonstration at the International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring (IWSHM 2015), Stanford University, SHM in Action, presented by Nitin Balajee and Nibir Chakraborty. Watch YouTube video here.

15-July-2015,Dr. Vijay kumar Sutrakar (PhD 2013) from iMEMS Group wins the Best Thesis Award in second convocation held at the Indian Institute of Science. Read here

How do sea shells inspire us to build better structures?- C. S. Tiwary et al., Science Advances (2015), (Published on 15 May 2015), Scientific American (Published on 15 May 2015), Science (Published on May 15, 2015), Popular Science (Published on 16 May 2015), Eco News Today (Published on May 19, 2015), ScienceDaily, (Published on 19 May 2015), nature INDIA (Published on June 5, 2015).

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[Thesis Defence] AE: 16 March 2018 : 2PM : Plasmon Phonon Coupled Dynamics of Nanocrystalline Structures, Speaker: Brahmanandam Javvaji, Venue: AE Seminar Hall, Department of AE                                              

[Seminar] AE: 22 Feb 2018, 3:30PM, Low Observable Aircraft - Design Challenges & Way Forward, Speaker: Dr. Vijay Sutrakar, Venue: AE Auditorium, Department of AE                                              

[Seminar] AE: 15 Feb 2018, 3:30PM, An overview on the Kalman filter, application to state-parameter estimation of fatigue model in composite aircraft structures, Speaker: Prof. Lea Cot, Venue: AE Auditorium, Department of AE                                              

[Thesis Defence] AE: 5 Feb 2018 : 2PM : Time Domain Spectral Finite Element Simulation of Ultrasonic Wave Propagation in Composite with Defects, Speaker: R. K. Munian, Venue: JATP Conference Room, Department of AE                                              

[Thesis Colloquium] AE: 30 Jan 2018 : 12PM : Non-linear Vibration of Beam Immersed in Fluid, Speaker: D. Kumaresan, Venue: AE006, Department of AE                                              

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A detailed analysis of the interface structure and strain of nanocrystalline Si embedded in amorphous SiO2 matrix using molecular dynamics simulation framework. Bhamy Maithry Shenoy et al., Journal of Nanoparticle Research (2018), (Published on 12 January 2018)

A review summarizing the current state of methods for electrochemical sensing of glucose using advanced nanomaterials. Keerthy Dhara, D. Roy Mahapatra, Microchimica Acta (2018), (Published on 13 December 2017)

Silicon photonic crystal waveguide showing transmission of light at a specific frequency. In a newly developed signal correlation model, multiple spectral peak shifts are used to correlate a distributed dynamic strain on the waveguide substrate for application in optically based strain sensors. Sagar et al., Applied Optics (2017), (Published on 25 September 2017)

A simulation platform from INDEUS project to determine the probability of damage on a structure for a given loading condition and hence determine an optimum configuration of sensors for building a structural health monitoring (SHM) system. C. Boller et al., Structural Health Monitoring (2017), (Published on 24 August 2017)

Simulations of epitaxial growth process for silicon-graphene system and identification of the most favourable orientation of graphene sheet on silicon substrate. Atomic local strain due to the silicon-carbon bond formation is analyzed. Javvaji et al., Applied Surface Science (2017), (Published on 19 April 2017)

Integration of Nano-materials and Multifunctional Systems with Aerospace Composite Structures

Rapid Inspection of Damages in Aircraft Structures using Scanning Laser Doppler Vibrometer and Active Sensor Network. >>more

Smart Composite Compliant Structures for Morphing Aircraft Applications.

Integrated Vehicle Health Monitoring. >>more

Study of Bone Materials in Micro-fluidic Chip. >>more