EDUCATION

· Doctor of Philosophy, Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, U.S.A. (1989). GPA 3.9/4.0.

U.S.National Science Foundation Fellowship. Advisor: University Professor H.I. Aaronson.

· Master of Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, U.S.A. (1986). U.S. National Science Foundation Fellowship.

· Bachelor of Technology, Metallurgical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (1983). First Class Honors.

· Higher Secondary Certificate, St. Xavier’s College, Bombay.

· Secondary School Leaving Certificate, St. Xavier’s Academy, Bombay.

EMPLOYMENT

· Tenured Faculty (T65), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (2000 – present).

· Group Leader, Materials Science Division, BARC, India (1992-2000).

· Visiting Scientist, Metals and Ceramics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S.A. (1994-1995).

· Research Fellow, IRC in Materials for High Performance Applications, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom (1990-1992).

· Staff Scientist, Advanced Devices and Materials, Carnegie Mellon Research Institute, U.S.A. (1989 –1990).

· Research Student (NSF Fellowship), Carnegie Mellon University, U.S.A. (1983-1989).

APPOINTMENTS

· Adjunct Faculty, University of North Texas, USA (2013-2016).

· Adjunct Professor, International Centre for Materials Science, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, India (2012-2013).

· Research Advisory Committee, Vels University, India (since 2009).

· Research Advisory Committee, Asthagiri Foundation (affiliated to Madras University) (since 2009).

· Guest Professor, South China University of Technology, China (since 2009).

· Visiting Professor, Center for Future Energy Systems, RPI (USA) (2008).

· Editorial Board, Advances in Materials Science and Engineering (since 2008).

· Editorial Board, Materials Science and Engineering C: Materials for Biological Applications (Elsevier) (since 2007).

· Editorial Board, Research Letters in Materials Science (2007-2008).

· Editorial Advisory Committee, Book Series in Materials Science, Longman (since 2006).

· Associate Editor, Materials Science and Engineering B: Advanced Functional Solid–State Materials (Elsevier) (2005 -2008).

· Editorial Board, Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine (Elsevier) (since 2005). Top ranked nanomedicine related journal.

· Associate Editor, Metals, Materials and Processes (2005 -2009).

· Editorial Advisory Board, Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals (2003 - 2005).

· International Board of Review, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions, U.S.A, ASM and TMS sponsored journal (Springer) (since 1995).

CURRENT AREAS OF INTEREST

Nanomaterials; magnetic nanomaterials for energy, bioengineering and information storage applications; multifunctional materials; materials characterization; electron microscopy.

SELECTED AWARDS and RECOGNITION

1. Symposia Related Recognition

· International Advisory Committee, International Symposium for Research Scholars (ISRS) on Metallurgy, Materials Science & Engineering (2012).

· Session Chair, Invited Speaker, Indian Science Congress, Bhubaneswar (2012).

· Invited Speaker, IEEE Magnetics Society Symposium, Singapore (2011).

· Best Poster Award, Nano 2011, Cochin, India (2011).

· Plenary Presentation, Nano 2011, Cochin, India (2011).

· Lead Organizer, Symposium on Magnetic Materials for Energy Applications –II, TMS Annual Meeting (2012).

· Judge, Magnetic Materials Symposium Poster Awards, International Conference n Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT), Singapore (2011).

· Invited Speaker, Memory, nanomagnetics, materials and devices Symposium, International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT), Singapore (2011).

· Invited Speaker, Advanced biomaterials for delivery of therapeutics Symposium, International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT), Singapore (2011).

· Organizing Committee, Biomedical Applications of Magnetic Materials, IEEE Magnetics Society Meeting, USA (2011).

· Organizing Committee, Invited Speaker, International conference on Nanomaterials, Cochin (2011).

· Session Chair, Invited Speaker, Symposium on next generation biomaterials, Materials Science and Technology Conference, Houston, USA (2010).

· Invited Presentation, Nucleation in magnetic nanomaterials, US Air Force Research Labs, USA (2010).

· Scientific Advisory Board, First Annual World Conference of Nanomedicine, Beijing, October (2010).

· International Technical Committee, Nano 2010, International Conference on Nanomaterials, India (2010).

· Session Chair, Functional oxide nanostructures and heterostructures, MRS Meeting, San Francisco, USA (2010).

· Advisory Committee, International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, India (2010).

· Invited Speaker, Functional oxide nanostructures and heterostructures, MRS Meeting, San Francisco, USA (2010).

· Symposium Organizer, Domain Microstructures and Mechanisms for Advanced Properties in Phase Transforming Materials, Materials Science & Technology Conference, USA (2009).

· International Advisory Committee and Invited Speaker, Nanomaterials Conference, Cochin University of Science and Technology (2009).

· Plenary Presentation, 1^st International Forum of the 94^th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Gastroentrology, 300 attendees, Fukuoka, Japan, May 9 (2008).

· Session Chair, Invited Speaker, Biomaterials Symposium, MS&T Meeting, Pittsburgh, USA (2008).

· Session Chair, Invited Speaker, Nanomaterials Symposium, TMS Annual Meeting, New Orleans, USA (2008).

· Session Chair, Biological Materials Science Symposium, TMS Annual Meeting, New Orleans, USA (2008).

· Invited Speaker, Workshop on Probabilistic and Resilient Architectures for Nanoscale Computing, Rice University, USA (2008).

· International Advisory Committee, Second International Conference on Emerging Adaptive Systems and Technologies, Theme: Nanotechnology (2007).

· Travel Bursary Award, European Association for Study of Liver Diseases, Annual Meeting (2007)

· Best Oral Paper (Runner-up) Award, “Proposed novel dual-therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma-utilising superparamagnetic nanoparticles for targeted delivery of doxorubicin and concomitant hyperthermia”,

J.P.E. Chang, H. Rumpel, I.H.C. Kee, S. Purushotham, R.T.H. Ng, P.K.H. Chow, R.V. Ramanujan and C.K. Tan, Gastroenterological Society Annual Meeting, Singapore (2007).

· Symposium Chair, Materials in Devices and Systems Symposium Series, Institute of Materials (East Asia), Singapore (2004, 2006, 2008) and Beijing (2007).

· International Advisory Committee, International Conference on Nanotechnology, India (2006).

· Symposium Chair, Phase Transformations in Magnetic Materials, Annual Meeting TMS, USA (2006).

· Symposium Co-Chair, Indo-Singapore Symposium on Advanced Functional Materials (2006).

· Organizing Committee, UK-Singapore Partnership in Science Event (2005).

· Session Chair, Magnetic Nanomaterials Symposium, International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies, Singapore (2005).

· International Organizing Committee, International Conference on Nanomaterials (NANO- 2005) (2005).

· Session Chair, Magnetic Materials, TMS Annual Meeting, USA (2005).

· Session Chair, First International Bioengineering Conference, Singapore (2004)

· Invited Speaker, Nanomagnetic Materials Symposium, TMS Annual Meeting, USA (2004).

· Organizing Committee, Nanomaterials Symposium, IUMRS-ICA 2003, Singapore (2003).

· Chair’s Fund Award, Gordon Research Conference, USA (2002).

· Chair, Nanomaterials Session, Intl. Conf. on Materials Processing for Properties and Performance, Singapore (2002).

· Chair, South East Asia Steel Institute Technical Session, Singapore (2001).

· Rapporteur, National Conference on Computational Materials Science, India (1998).

· Organizing Committee, Workshop on Thin Film Multilayers, India (1997).

· Organizing Committee, International Conference on Advances in Physical Metallurgy (1994).

2. Education Related Recognition

· Nanyang Education Award, Nominee (2013).

· Nanyang Award for Excellence in Teaching (2005).

3. Professional Society Related Recognition

· Fellow, American Society of Materials (ASM) (2011). Citation: "For scientific and professional contributions to the field of nanomaterials with specific applications to energy and bioengineering applications. For leadership in education and student training." Photo1, photo2

· Executive Committee, IEEE (Magnetics Society), Singapore Chapter (2011).

· Program Committee, International Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (MMM) conference, American Institute of Physics and IEEE (2010).

· Foreign Fellow, Maharashtra Academy of Sciences (2010).

· Magnetic Materials Committee, Secretary, TMS (USA) (since 2009).

· Phase Transformations Committee, joint committee for TMS (USA) and ASM (USA) (since 2002).

· Institute of Materials (East Asia), Secretary, Treasurer, (2004 -2009).

· Metal Sciences Division Council, Indian Institute of Metals.

4. Advisee Related Recognition

· IEEE Magnetics Society (Singapore Chapter) Best Poster Award (2011).

· Acta Student Award (2011).

· IEEE Magnetics Society Summer School Scholarship (2011).

· Poster Award, IEEE (Magnetics Society), Singapore Chapter Competition (2010).

· Visiting Scholar, South China Univ. of Sci. and Technology (2010).

· NIE Dean Commendation for Research Award (2009).

· Kauffman Global Scholars Program (2009).

· NIE Dean Commendation for Research Award (2008).

· Young Person’s Lecture Competition, Institute of Materials (East Asia), Third prize (2007).

· Golden Award, Nanyang Research Program Symposium (2006).

· Certificate of Distinction and Certificate of Merit Prize Winners, 11^th Youth Science Congress (2005).

· Young Person’s Lecture Competition, Institute of Materials (East Asia), Second prize (2005).

· Young Inventor’s Award, Asia Pacific Region, sponsored by Hewlett-Packard and Wall Street Journal, Finalist (2004). See the article in the Wall Street Journal, January 21 2005.

· Junior College Challenge Competition Winners for Best Presentation and AMT Best Innovation (Biomaterials/Bioengineering) prizes (2004).

· Singapore Science and Engineering Fair, Bronze Award (2003).

5. Other Recognition

· External Referee, Faculty Promotion, University of New South Wales, Australia (2011).

· SERC Singapore-China Project Evaluation Panel, Sub-Chair (2008).

· Public Sector Funding (PSF) Review Panel, Chair (CBM Sub-Group) Singapore (since 2007).

· European Union – India Grid, European Commission (since 2007).

· Danish Council for Research, Review Panel (since 2011).

· Czech Science Foundation, Review Panel (since 2010).

· U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), Review Panel, Selection by Program Director, Division of Materials Research, NSF (since 2002).

· Travel Grant, Gordon Research Conference on Physical Metallurgy (2002).

· Consultant in U.S.A and U.K. for multinational corporations such as Applied Materials, Rolls Royce, Ford, Pratt and Whitney and IBM.

· Expert Panel, Steady State Superconducting Device (Tokamak), Institute for Plasma Research.

· Task Force, Research and Development on Nanoparticles, India.

· Selection Committee, Gazetted Officer post, Government of India.

· External Examiner for Ph.D thesis, Indian Institute of Technology, Alagappa University, M.S. University (Baroda), NIE, National University of Singapore, Pune University.

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES

· Chartered Engineer (U.K.)

· Life member, Materials Research Society (India Chapter), Indian Institute of Metals.

· Member, ASM (USA), TMS (USA), Materials Research Society (USA), Materials Research Society (Singapore), Inst. of Materials (UK).

RECENT GRADUATE STUDENTS, VISITORS and RESEARCH STAFF

Overview poster of group’s activities and biomedical projects.

Dr. H. F. Li (presently at RPI, USA), Dr. S.W. Du (presently at Georgia Tech, USA), Dr. Y. Zhang (presently at Intel, China), Dr. A. Srivastava (presently at Riso-DTU National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, Denmark), R. Snyder (Fulbright Scholar), S. Kayal, S. Purushotam, D. Ang, N.Q. Vinh, P. K. Deheri, S. Shukla, J.Y. Law, B.H. Tan, Dr. Z.W. Liu (South China Univ. of Tech., Guangzhou), Dr. Liu Yan (IP Academy), Dr. R. Swaminathan (SPMS, NTU), Dr. S. Bhame (presently at CNRS Labs, France), A. Mendiratta (Delhi College of Engineering).

Weblink for Graduate studies at NTU

I like this website related to teaching and science http://www.vega.org.uk/ and this website for general advice on research.

For technical writing, see,e.g., the websites of Sam Zhang and Mike Ashby ; for essay writing, see George Orwell.

The book “Advice to a young scientist” by P. Medawar is a nice place for students planning for the future, “Games scientists play” is probably for older students J

REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS

Please contact me if you would like reprints of these publications.

PERSONAL LINKS

Short article (page 23) for the IIT-B Met. Engg. Mater. Sci. departmental newsletter

Website of my father

Website of my great grand father

Some publications of my great grand father Mahavidwan R. Raghava Iyengar (in Tamil)