Assistant Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering
ratnesh.raj@jaipur.manipal.edu
PhD Indian Institute of Technology Dhanbad 2024
M. Tech. Indian Institute of Technology Dhanbad 2017
B. E. Shri Shankaracharya Technical Campus, Bhilai 2013
Postdoc Indian Institute of Technology Bombay 2025
Additive Manufacturing
Polymer composites
Metamaterials
ERASMUS+ Fellowship, Best PhD thesis (Institute level)
Best PhD thesis (Department level)
R. Raj, A. P. Moharana, and A. R. Dixit, "Design and Fabrication of Flexible Woodpile Structured Nanocomposite for Microwave Absorption Using Material Extrusion Additive Technique," Additive Manufacturing, vol. 79, p. 103935, Dec. 2023, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2023.103935.
R. Raj, S. Mahato, A. P. Moharana, and A. R. Dixit, "Predicting dimensional accuracy in 3D printed polydimethylsiloxane‐carbon nanotubes composites via machine learning," Polymer Composites, vol. 45, no. 4, pp. 2965-2980, Nov. 2023, doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/pc.27963.
R. Raj, A. R. Dixit, S. S. Singh, and S. Paul, "Print parameter optimization and mechanical deformation analysis of alumina-nanoparticle doped photocurable nanocomposites fabricated using vat-photopolymerization based additive technology," Additive Manufacturing, vol. 60, p. 103201, Dec. 2022, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2022.103201.
R. Raj and A. R. Dixit, "Characterizing polydimethylsiloxane-carbon nanotubes composites manufactured using material extrusion additive technology: A rheological and mechanical analysis," Materials Letters, vol. 360, pp. 136019-136019, Jan. 2024, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2024.136019.
R. Raj, Annada Prasad Moharana, M. Kumar, A. Kumar, A. R. Dixit, and Filip Górski, "Tensile, Flexural, and Compressive Strength of Natural and Glass Fabric Composites Fabricated Using Vat-Photopolymerization Additive Manufacturing," Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, Nov. 2024, doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-024-10424-7.