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India and Canada. He secured University first rank and Gold medal during the Post Graduation. He was awarded International Tuition Fees Remission at Concordia University during 2007. He was also nominated for Governor General Gold Medal Award for Ph.D. thesis and best Ph.D. thesis- Concordia University, Montreal, Canada. He has published around 45 research articles in international journals with high impact factors. He has also authored a monograph titled "Analysis of Smart Structure". At present, he is working on seven research projects sponsored by various International and National funding agencies. He has also finished three funded projects sponsored by ARDB, VRDEand one consultancy project by Alvi Tech. Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore. He has guided 6 Ph.D. students and one M.S. (Research) scholar at VIT. His research focuses on broad range of problems in mechanics of composite structures, active and semi-active vibration control, structural health monitoring, with applications in aerospace and automotive industries. He is a life member of Indian Society of Technical Education, New Delhi, and a senior member of International Association of Computer Science and Information Technology, Singapore.
Dr. Sameer Rahatekar earned his PhD at University of Cambridge where he worked on nano-composites modelling and manufacturing. He worked as a postdoctoral researcher at National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), USA where he worked on manufacturing strong and multi-functional natural polymer based fibers using ionic liquids as a benign solvent. He also worked on nano-particles dispersion, rheology and nano-composites manufacturing at NIST. He was a lecturer at the Advanced Composite Centre for Innovation and Science (ACCIS) at University of Bristol where he worked on manufacturing strong of cellulose fibres as precursors for carbon fibers and on nano-particles reinforced carbon/glass fiber composites for improved fracture toughness, erosion resistance and lightening strike protection of composites parts used in aerospace industry.