NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS AND ADAPTIVE MULTIFUNCTIONAL STRUCTURES

Professor Nikhil Koratkar received his Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Maryland at College Park in November 2000. He joined the faculty of the Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering Department in the spring semester of 2001. Professor Koratkar's research interests are focused on the synthesis of carbon nanotubes, and their integration into multi-scale structural systems such as polymer composites used in aerospace and rotorcraft applications. Other research areas include the fabrication and patterning of metal and Si based nanostructures by oblique angle deposition and their application in energy conversion devices such as Li-ion batteries, fuel cells and solar cells.

NATURE- Carbon nanotubes for gas sensing

SMALL- Copper nanorods enhance nucleate boiling

NATURE MATERIALS- Carbon nanotubes for damping

NANO LETTERS- Carbon nanotube membranes

APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS- Fatigue resistant nano-composites