Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur
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Principal Investigator (FERN Lab, IITJ)
MISSION STATEMENT OF FERN LAB
We design and fabricate highly reliable and mechanically robust physical sensors systems based on novel nanocomposites with applications in wearable sensors, defence, automotive and aerospace technologies.
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Lab Supported by
FUNDED PROJECTS
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"Multifunctional sensing skins for curved aircraft surfaces (MultiSENSE)”, Funded by SERB Core Research Grant, 2024-2027 ~47 lakh
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"Flexible sensoR Array for health Monitoring of Morphing structurEs (FRAMME)", Funded by SERB POWER Grant, 2023-2026 ~48 lakh
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"Mechanically resilient and ultra-sensitive flexible strain sensors for soft machines", Funded by SERB International Research Experience (SIRE) Fellowship in collaboration with LNBD lab, Technion, Israel, 2023-2024.
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"Towards development of ultrasensitive strain measurement system using laminated nanocomposites (TESSLA)", Funded by Indo-German Science & Technology Centre (IGSTC) in collaboration with TU Braunschweig, Germany, 2023-2026 ~40 lakh
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"Developing high performance linear temper- ature sensor from nanocomposites" Funded by IGSTC in collaboration with TU Chemnitz, Germany, 2023
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"Development of High performance flexible pressure sensors from nanocomposites using hierarchical microstructures" Funded by IIT Jodhpur, SEED Grant, 2021-2023~ 25 lakh
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​"Highly conductive nanocomposite fibers for flexible temperature sensors (FlexTem)" by SERB SRG Grant, 2020-2022~ 28 lakh
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"Real Time Temperature Monitoring using Flexible Temperature Sensors (Flexmon)" Funded by Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Summer School, Cardiff University, 2018
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"Developing Multi-layered Nanocomposite based Thin Film Sensor" Funded by Erasmus Mundus Action-II Interweave Grant by European Commission, 2015-16​
FERN team meeting with Director Dr. Abhay Pashilkar at NAL, Bangalore
ONGOING WORK
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1. Flexible & Printed Sensor Technologies
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Nanoparticle Synthesis for Thermal Sensing: Substrate-dependent thermal sensing behavior observed in LASiS-synthesized Ag NPs; NTCR on paper opens possibilities for flexible, low-cost thermal sensors.
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Touch-Controlled Assistive Devices: Flexible touch-sensing patches for device control; complex gesture recognition using DTW-heatmaps and CWT-scalograms.
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Strain Monitoring in Aerospace Structures: Flexible sensing skins for monitoring morphing aircraft structures under real-world strain conditions.
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2. Physiological Sensing & Health Monitoring
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Neo-Patch for NICU: Multi-parameter monitoring in neonates using a single patch; integrates temperature, respiration, and heart rate tracking for improved NICU care.
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Skin Temperature Statistical Analysis: Large-scale population study to redefine normal body temperature based on gender, occupation, and health conditions.
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3. Nanomaterials & Nanocomposites
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Nanocomposite Characterization: Visualizing stress transfer mechanisms in bilayer graphene–PDMS nanocomposites to understand mechanical reinforcement.
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Electrospun Fiber Analysis: Predicting PVDF fiber properties like diameter using interpretable machine learning; investigating impact of Taylor cone height.
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4. Data-Driven Materials & ML for Sensing
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ML for Electrospinning: Interpretable machine learning models to predict properties of electrospun fibers based on process parameters and solution properties.
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Gesture Recognition: Time-frequency domain representations (e.g., CWT-scalograms) and dynamic time warping improve accuracy in gesture-based interfaces.
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