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Sridhar Santhanam, Ph.D.

Professor

Tolentine Hall Rm 113D
Mechanical Engineering
800 Lancaster Avenue
Villanova, PA 19085
sridhar.santhanam@villanova.edu
http://www.homepage.villanova.edu/sridhar.santhanam
Phone: (610) 519-7924

Publications:
  • Karkamkar, N., Bose, B., Santhanam, s., and McLaughlin, P.V.," The Use of Interlayers in Modeling Interface Crack Propagation," Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Vol. 75, Issue 18, pp 5087-5100, 2008.
  • Pasupuleti, S., Peddetti, R., Santhanam, S., Jen, K.P., Halloran, J., Hecht, M., and Wing, Z., "The Effect of Nano-Sized Sintering Aids on Toughening Behavior of Silicon Nitride, Journal of Materials Science, Vol. 43, pp 2799-2805, April 2008.
  • Santhanam, S., "A Method to Extract Interface Stress Intensity Factors for Bimaterial Problems Using Interlayers, " International Journal of Fracture, Vol. 135, pp 137-159, 2005.
Teaching Areas:
  • Solid Mechanics and Design
  • Continuum Mechanics
  • Materials Science
  • Mechanics
Research:
  • "Mesoporous Silicon Carbide for Catalyst Applications," 2007-2008, DOE SBIR Grant with EverNuTechnology LLC
  • "Nanotechnology Research on High Resolution Scanning Electron Microscope," 2005-2008, NSF
  • "New Materials for Aircraft Engine Seals," 2005, Ben Franklin Technical Partnership/Stein Seal Company, Pa.
  • "Smart Material Actuation for Control Surfaces of an Unmanned Surface Vehicle," 2004-2005, Office of Naval Research
Course List:
Professional Experience:
  • Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Villanova University
  • Visiting Scientist, Mechanical Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore