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Devarajan Ramanujan
Sektionsleder for Konstruktion og Produktion, lektor
Prof. Devarajan Ramanujan er lektor ved Institut for Mekanik & Produktion (MPE) ved Aarhus Universitet. Han er også leder af Design & Manufacturing (DEMA) sektionen i MPE. Han har en Ph.D i Mechanical Engineering fra Purdue University, USA og var postdoc-forsker ved Institut for Mechanical Engineering ved Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), før sin ansættelse ved Aarhus Universitet.
Prof. Ramanujan har skrevet over 40 publikationer i konferencer og tidsskrifter, herunder Journal of Mechanical Design, Computer-aided Design, Association for Computing Machinery Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, and Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction. Han har også to patentansøgninger på bæredygtighedsbaserede visualiseringsteknikker i samarbejde med TATA Innovation Labs, USA. Hans arbejde har modtaget flere priser i American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME) International Design Engineering Technical Conference. Han har undervist i kurser i computer-aided design, prototyping og produktdesign og modtaget Estus H. og Vashti L. Magoon Award for Teaching Excellence fra Purdue University's College of Engineering.
Prof. Ramanujans nuværende forskning fokuserer på skabelse af designstøtteværktøjer, der hjælper miljømæssigt og socialt bæredygtigt produktdesign ved at studere skæringspunkterne mellem social, computerinformationsbehandling og produktudviklingssystemer.
Prof. Ramanujan har skrevet over 40 publikationer i konferencer og tidsskrifter, herunder Journal of Mechanical Design, Computer-aided Design, Association for Computing Machinery Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, and Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction. Han har også to patentansøgninger på bæredygtighedsbaserede visualiseringsteknikker i samarbejde med TATA Innovation Labs, USA. Hans arbejde har modtaget flere priser i American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME) International Design Engineering Technical Conference. Han har undervist i kurser i computer-aided design, prototyping og produktdesign og modtaget Estus H. og Vashti L. Magoon Award for Teaching Excellence fra Purdue University's College of Engineering.
Prof. Ramanujans nuværende forskning fokuserer på skabelse af designstøtteværktøjer, der hjælper miljømæssigt og socialt bæredygtigt produktdesign ved at studere skæringspunkterne mellem social, computerinformationsbehandling og produktudviklingssystemer.
Ansættelse
Sektionsleder for Konstruktion og Produktion, lektor
Institut for Mekanik og Produktion - Konstruktion og Produktion
Aarhus UniversitetAarhus N, Danmark
15 jan. 2021 → nu
iCLIMATE Aarhus University Interdisciplinary Centre for Climate Change - iCLIMATE Aarhus University Interdisciplinary Centre for Climate Change, Navitas
Aarhus UniversitetAarhus C, Danmark
12 dec. 2018 → nu
Adjunkt
Institut for Mekanik og Produktion
Aarhus UniversitetAarhus N, Danmark
19 jun. 2018 → 1 feb. 2021
Adjunkt
Institut for Ingeniørvidenskab - Socio-Technical Design
Aarhus UniversitetAarhus C, Danmark
7 nov. 2017 → 19 jun. 2018
Adjunkt
Institut for Ingeniørvidenskab - Civil and Architectural Engineering, Navitas
Aarhus UniversitetAarhus C, Danmark
4 jul. 2017 → 7 nov. 2017
Research Affiliate
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyBoston, Massachusetts, USA
2017 → …
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts Postdoctoral Associate, Global Engineering and Research Lab.
| Jan ’16 – July ’17 | Working on a UNICEF funded research project on sustainability assessment and systems design of photovoltaic-powered electrodialysis reversal systems for brackish water desalination. Working with Mahindra India, on a research project exploring small-scale tractors designed for marginal farmers in India. Creating approaches for modeling environmental and social impacts for resulting designs. |
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Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana Research Assistant, C Design Lab
| Aug ’10 – Nov ’15 | Worked on creating novel representations for lifecycle data to support sustainability-based decisionmaking within product design. Researched design tools, uncertainty quantification methods, and information visualization interfaces for promoting sustainable product design. |
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TATA Innovation Labs Cincinnati, Ohio Research Intern
| Jun ’14 – Aug ’14 | Developed novel visual analytics-based design software for integrating environmental sustainability in enterprise management. Filed two US patent applications based on the resulting methods and tools. |
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Baker Hughes Houston, Texas Research Development and Design Engineering Intern
| Jun ’13 – Aug ’13 | Worked with the Hole Opening Technologies group for designing GaugePro XPR reamers. Designed a novel multi-actuation mechanism and demonstrated proof of concept using solid modeling and a 3D printed working model. Validation of structural integrity of the design using finite element analysis. |
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Tampere University of Technology Tampere, Finland Research Associate
| Jan ’11 – Aug ’11 | Research consultant for a government funded project on benchmarking environmental sustainability practices of Finnish manufacturing companies. In the course of this project, I also worked with two Finnish companies (Prima Power Oy. & Sandvik Mining and Construction Oy. ) helping them integrate environmental sustainability considerations within their product design practices. |
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EDUCATION
Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana PhD, Mechanical Engineering
| Aug ’09 – Dec ’15 | Thesis Advisor: Dr. Karthik Ramani, Donald W. Feddersen Professor of Mechanical Engineering Thesis Title: Data representation methods for environmentally conscious product design |
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Osmania University (C.B.I.T) Hyderabad, India Bachelors, Mechanical (Production) Engineering Aug
| Aug ’04 – Jun ’08 | Thesis Advisor: Dr. G. Chandramohan Reddy, Professor of Mechanical Engineering Thesis Title: Design and manufacture of a hydraulic cave roof bolting machine |
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