Dr. Padmanabhan Krishnan

Designation : Professor Higher Academic Grade
School / Centre : School of Mechanical Engineering
Department : Manufacturing Engineering

Educational Details

Indian Institute of Science , Bangalore

Ph.D. [Engg]
Composites Technology
Graduated in 1995

Indian Institute of Science , Bangalore

M.Sc [Engg]
Composites Technology
Graduated in 1991

Annamalai University

M.Sc
Physics and Materials Science
Graduated in 1986

Post Doctoral Experiences


Research Details

Areas of Specialization
  • Materials Engineering
  • Composite Materials Design and Manufacturing
  • Fracture and Failure Analysis
  • Finite Element Analysis
  • Product Development.

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On-going Consultancy Project Details

Title Funding Agency
Design and Development of Ballistic Grade Helmets Concorde Helmets, Trichy

Completed Consultancy Project Details

Title Funding Agency
Design and Development of IC chips and electronic Packaging Concorde Helmets, Trichy
High Performance PTFE Composites – Preparation, Characterization and Testing

Completed Funded Project Details

Title Funding Agency
Design Optimization of Aerospace Sandwich Composites for Strength and Stiffness ARDB

Patent Published Details

Title Application No.
A PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURE OF POLYMER FIBRE REINFORCED METAL MATRIX COMPOSITE AND PRODUCT OBTAINED THEREFROM 201841011328 A

Books / Book Chapters Published Details

Title Publisher Published Year
Mechanical Behaviour of Kevlar Fibre/ Epoxy Matrix Composites- Static Mechanical Behaviour Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany 2012
An update book on Self Reinforced Composites De Gruyter, Germany 2022
A Fractographic Study of Polyethylene, Polypropylene and Aliphatic Polyamide Self Reinforced Composites Under Quasi-Static Loading Conditions Springer Nature Publications Lecture Series Proceedings of NIT, Delhi 2019
. High Performance Polymer Fibre-Metal Matrix Composites of Metal-Organic Frameworks, Metallization, Processing, Properties and Applications Materials Research Forum, USA 2019
Areal Density And Its Influence On Vibrational Behavior Of Frp Composites ICON 2018, IIT Madras 2019

Awards & Recognitions Details

  • Elected as the Fellow of Chennai Academy of Sciences, 2021
  • Received the Educational Excellence Award for the year 2021
  • Received the Best Materials Scientist of the Year Award from IARC, Chicago, in the year 2020
  • Received the IARE best senior Scientist Award in the Year 2020
  • Received the I2OR award for Adroit Researcher and Distinguished Educationist in 2018

Other Information

Editorial Experience : Editor for BI-Lingual Publishers of Singapore.