{"id":3009,"date":"2018-11-10T16:27:27","date_gmt":"2018-11-10T16:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/spilla\/?page_id=3009"},"modified":"2018-11-11T12:58:32","modified_gmt":"2018-11-11T12:58:32","slug":"3009-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/spilla\/3009-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"

Current Members<\/strong><\/h1>\n
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Principal Investigator: Prof. Srikanth Pilla<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Graduate Students, Postdocs, and Research Faculty\/Staff<\/em> <\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Dr. Morteza Sabet (Postdoctoral Fellow; 4\/18-present)
    Research topic: \u201cSi-based Anodes: Synthesis and Manufacturing\u201d.<\/li>\n
  2. Dr. Ting Zheng (Postdoctoral Fellow; 9\/17-present)
    Research topic: \u201cNanocellulose-based Composites\u201d.<\/li>\n
  3. Mr. James Sternberg (pursuing PhD in AuE; 08\/17-present).
    Research topic: \u201cLignin-based Polymers\u201d.
    Status: Candidate for PhD<\/li>\n
  4. Mr. Saeed Farahani (pursuing PhD in AuE; 08\/17-present)
    Research topic: \u201cPolymer Injection Forming\u201d.
    Status:Successfully Defended Comprehensive Exam\/Proposal Defense in May 2018<\/li>\n
  5. Mr. Sai Aditya Pradeep (pursuing PhD in AuE; 08\/16-present)
    Research topic: \u201cNanocellular Foams: Investigation into Foaming Phenomena\u201d.
    Status: Passed Qualifiers in August 2017<\/li>\n
  6. Mr. Veer Aditya Yerra (pursuing PhD in AuE; 08\/14-present)
    Research topic: \u201cImproving Scalability and Mechanical Performance of Resistive Fusion Welding of Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastics in Automotive Applications\u201d.
    Status: Successfully Defended Comprehensive Exam\/Proposal Defense in August 2017<\/li>\n
  7. Mr. Shiferaw Beyene (pursuing PhD in AuE; 08\/15-present). (Co-Advisor)
    Research topic: \u201cModeling and Control Additive Manufacturing Processes\u201d.
    Status:Successfully Defended Comprehensive Exam\/Proposal Defense in August 2018<\/li>\n
  8. Mr. Rakesh Iyer (pursuing PhD in AuE; 01\/16-present).
    Research topic: \u201cPolymer Derived Ceramics as Thermoelectric Materials\u201d.
    Status: Passed PhD Qualifiers in Jan 2017<\/li>\n
  9. Mr. Arthur Cartwright (pursuing PhD in AuE; 08\/14-present).
    Research topic: \u201cSystems Engineering Approach to Value-Based Refinement of the Cost Estimation for the Applied Research and Development of an Automotive Thermoelectric Module\u201d.
    Status: Passed PhD Qualifiers in August 2015<\/li>\n
  10. Ms. Kousaalya Bakthavatchalam (pursuing PhD in AuE; 08\/14-present)
    Research topic: \u201cUV Based Stepped Concurrent Curing of Biobased Thermoset Composites\u201d.
    Status:Successfully Defended Comprehensive Exam\/Proposal Defense in August 2018<\/li>\n
  11. Mr. Hakan Kazan (pursuing PhD in AuE; 01\/14-present)
    Research topic: \u201cNovel Methodology to Manufacture Thermoset-Thermoplastic Hybrid Components\u201d.
    Status: Passed PhD Qualifiers in Jan 2015<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    MS Research Assistants<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. Mr. Akash Yelne (pursuing MS in Automotive Engineering; 05\/18-present).
      Research topic: \u201cPolymer Injection Sheet Metal Forming\u201d.<\/li>\n
    2. Mr. Ajinkya Gulanikar (pursuing MS in Automotive Engineering; 06\/18-present).
      Research topic: \u201cPolymer Injection Sheet Metal Forming\u201d.<\/li>\n
    3. Mr. Senthil Raj Ramesh (pursuing MS in Automotive Engineering; 01\/18-present).
      Research topic: \u201cUltra Lightweight Thermoplastics Composites Door Assembly\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Undergraduate Research Assistants<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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      1. Mr. Nathaniel Brown (pursuing BS in Mechanical Engineering; 08\/15-present).
        Research topic: \u201cApplication of Industry 4.0 to Composites Manufacturing Processes\u201d.<\/li>\n
      2. Mr. Jonathan Loftis (pursuing BS in Mechanical Engineering; 08\/18-present).
        Research topic: \u201cPolymer Processing, Structure-Property Relationships\u201d.<\/li>\n
      3. Mr. Ryan Quinn (pursuing BS in Mechanical Engineering; 08\/18-present).
        Research topic: \u201cPolymer Processing, Structure-Property Relationships\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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        Current Members Principal Investigator: Prof. Srikanth Pilla Graduate Students, Postdocs, and Research Faculty\/Staff Dr. Morteza Sabet (Postdoctoral Fellow; 4\/18-present)Research topic: \u201cSi-based Anodes: Synthesis and Manufacturing\u201d. Dr. Ting Zheng (Postdoctoral Fellow; 9\/17-present)Research topic: \u201cNanocellulose-based Composites\u201d. Mr. James Sternberg (pursuing PhD in AuE; 08\/17-present).Research topic: \u201cLignin-based Polymers\u201d.Status: Candidate for PhD Mr. Saeed Farahani (pursuing PhD in AuE; […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3009","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","no-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/spilla\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3009","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/spilla\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/spilla\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/spilla\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/spilla\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3009"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/spilla\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3009\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3147,"href":"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/spilla\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3009\/revisions\/3147"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/spilla\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}