Revanth Bodepudi

Cell Engineering

- Performed extensive design analysis (tolerance stack, structural calculations, FEA, O-ring analysis, GDT, and design optimization) and prepared documentation through product design life cycle - Led technical reviews (design and manufacturing), performed cost-related feasibility studies, prototyping, failure analysis, and validation testing - Analyze, plan, design and develop new products that encompass 3D models, CAD drawings, calculation files (tolerance study, FEA, pressure load ratings), cross-discipline system design integration, prototyping, supplier parts integration, PLM, and BOM in an accelerated environment generating over $5M revenue - Developed test procedures and coordinated tests to qualify oil tools for use in extreme down-hole conditions per API 19V-V1/V2/V3

Research Assistant at the Center for Dynamics and Control of Materials ( an NSF, Materials Research Science and Engineering Center- UT Austin) - Developed and standardized a Bulge test experiment setup to determine the mechanical properties of any porous film, membrane & three-dimensional nanonetwork structure. - Mechanical design, analysis and development of a new 3D nanomaterial (Germanium nanowire membrane) for water purification- Developing a new material (Germanium Nano-Wire Aerogel) - Material Characterization of Ge NW Aerogel produced by freeze-drying & supercritical drying Technical skills: Scanning Electron microscopy (SEM), Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), Nano Indentation, Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer(DMA), ABAQUS, Moiré deflectometry

Statics (EM 306) Aerospace Materials laboratory (ASE 324 L) Mechanics of solids (EM 319)

- Multiplexing (Controller Area Network bus) inspection and fault rectification. - Developed tools to predict premature product failure and health monitoring. - Vehicle Fuel Economy testing, emissions testing (using INSITE software) and ensuring that vehicles follow required compliance. - Worked on steering mechanisms, studied the wheel alignment and effect of tire wearing in the CNG buses

-Perform root cause analysis on the repeated failure components of commercial vehicles, and work on improving their design and performance. -Failure analysis of drive train, electronic components, Engine -Chassis strength improvement & preventive measures for cracks.

Elected as the Head of the Student Government at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar. - Lead a three-tier team consisting of 3 general secretaries, 22 secretaries, and over 1100 student organization members. - Convened and responsible for all the student activities throughout the year. - Member of the University Senate

Intern at the Jaguar and Land Rover Research Center, WMG Project: Design optimization & performance evaluation of adhesively bonded joints used in automotive structures - Undertook research projects on the utilization of light weight materials in car bodies. - Design & fabrication of different geometries of adhesive joints by varying material and joint design parameters - Conducted experiments on all the samples to determine their Shear strength and Fatigue performance - Performed exploratory data collection and used regression techniques for data analysis. - A Reverse-bent adhesive joint with highest improvement in strength was designed Technical Skills: Solid Works, Ansys , tensile and fatigue test (Instron), Matlab, Adhesive joints.

Title: Dynamic impact (high velocity) testing of armor materials (Ballistics) - Modeled (using Solid Works) and developed a gas gun facility to conduct high-velocity projectile impact tests. - Conducted ballistic impact experiments on sandwich composites made of different combinations of FRP, ceramics, foam, and SMA. - Developed an analytical model to estimate the energy absorbed by each of the failure mechanisms of the multilayered materials and projectile during ballistic impact which contributed to a manuscript in a journal