Dr. Vaibhav Kathavate

Assistant Professor, Department of Defence Systems Engineering, SRM University-AP

Interdisciplinary researcher in Materials, Mechanical, and Metallurgical Engineering, specialized in the mechanics-materials-functionality nexus, designing and decoding advanced materials for defence, energy, and sensor systems. Brings 7+ years of academic and R&D experience across IIT Bombay, NCSU, COEP Tech Pune, and NIOT Chennai with expertise spanning functional ceramics, 2D materials, thin-films, corrosion, and electrochemistry reflecting 20+ publications, a CRC Press book, and funded research leadership.

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Assistant Professor
SRM University-APAmaravati, Andhra Pradesh, India
May 2026 — Present
  • Advanced Materials and Manufacturing for Defence Structures
  • Crack-based Piezo Sensors for SHM of Defence/UAV Composite Wings
Assistant Professor (Research Track)
Dr. Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace UniversityPune, Maharashtra, India
Oct 2024 — May 2026
  • Experimental Mechanics of Adv. Functional Ceramics for Defence Sensors and M/NEMS devices
  • Electrochemistry and Corrosion at Interfaces of High Entropy Alloys
Assistant Professor (Full Time Adjunct)
COEP Technological UniversityPune, Maharashtra, India
Aug 2023 — Oct 2024
  • Mechanical behaviour of piezoceramics for flexible sensors in military devices
  • Corrosion and electrochemistry at interface of high entropy alloys for nuclear applications
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, VA, USA
May 2023 — Jun 2023
  • Corrosion in nuclear materials in liquid metal and molten salt environment
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
North Carolina State UniversityRaleigh, NC State, USA
May 2022 — Apr 2023
  • Mechanics of controlled fragmentation and fracture behaviour in 2D materials and thin films using in-situ Raman and AFM experiments
Institute Postdoctoral Fellow
Indian Institute of Technology BombayMumbai, Maharashtra, India
Oct 2021 — May 2022
  • Electrochemistry and corrosion at the interfaces of high entropy alloys
Project Scientist-I (Mechanical)
National Institute of Ocean TechnologyChennai, Tamilnadu, India
Apr 2016 — Dec 2017
  • Design, Development and Qualification of subsea structures
  • Monitoring of marine corrosion and alternative materials for marine applications
RESEARCH SKILLS
XRDXPSUV-VisRamanFTIRDSC and TGAElectrochemical Impedance SpectroscopyCyclic VoltammetryPotentiodynamic PolarizationSEMAtomic and Piezoresponse Force Microscopy (AFM/PFM)Micro & Nano indentationTension/Comp. (Macro and Micro)3-Point BendingFatigue tests (INSTRON)Impact testsFEM- ABAQUS and ANSYSCOMSOL MultiphysicsNANOENGINEER
ACADEMIC CRDENTIALS
Ph.D., Metallurgy Engineering and Materials Science
Indian Institute of Technology Indore
2017 — 20217.5 / 10
  • Mechanical Behaviour of Piezoceramics
  • Ferroelectric Domain Engineering (AFM/PFM)
  • Indentation mechanics (nano and micro)
M.Tech., Metallurgical Engineering
College of Engineering Pune
2014 — 20169.39 / 10
  • Electrochemistry and corrosion Science
  • Coatings Technologies
  • Electrochemical Deposition
B.E., Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University Aurangabad
2010 — 201477.86%
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