Assistant Engineering

Lakshmi Ravi Narayan

MAME, *** Sunset Avenue

Windsor, Ontario N9B 3P4, Canada

Phone: 519-***-****

E-mail: ***********.*******@*****.***

EDUCATION

University of Windsor Windsor, Ontario N9B 3P4

Master of Applied Science (M. A. Sc.), Engineering Materials May 2012 Cumulative GPA: 12.75 (13-point scale)

Thesis Title: Forming of Ferritic Stainless Steel Bipolar Plates

Selected Coursework: Alloying Theory, Strengthening Mechanisms, Deformation & Fracture, Tribological Failure Analysis

Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra

Bachelor of Engineering (Production) First Class with Distinction Cumulative GPA: 7.45 (10.0-point scale)

Graduate Record Examination (GRE)

General Test: Quantitative 800/800, Verbal 590/800, Writing 4.0/6

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)

Total: 104, Reading: 27, Listening: 25, Speaking: 27, Writing: 25

Research Associate

Dr. Ahmet Alpas (Industrial Research Chair Professor), Dr. Arianna Morales (GM R&D, Warren, MI) Project: Mechanical testing and formability evaluation of ferritic stainless steel foil

Mesra, Ranchi, India

May 2010

July 8, 2009 October 25, 2009

WORK General Motors-NSERC Industrial Research Chair University of Windsor

EXPERIENCE

Research Assistant

Dr. Ahmet Alpas, Dr. Arianna Morales (GM R&D, Warren, MI) Project: Forming of ferritic stainless steel bipolar plates

Bosch Ltd, Naganathapura Plant

Summer Intern & Trainee

September 2010 – May 2012

Bangalore, India

May 2009 – July 2010

May 2012 – present

Implemented Design Review Based on Failure Modes (DRBFM) in Alternator Generator design

TEACHING Department of Mechanical, Automotive & Materials Engineering University of Windsor

EXPERIENCE

PATENT & IP

Acel Precision Plastics

Summer Intern

Teaching Assistant, Mechanics of Deformable Bodies, Dr. D Green Teaching Assistant, Machine Design II, Dr. Colin Novak

Teaching Assistant, Advanced Engineering & Design (CATIA V5) Teaching Assistant, Engineering & Design, Dr. Daniela Pusca

Patent filed by General Motors R&D, Warren, MI

Method for reducing friction in stamping of bipolar plates Warm stamping of ferritic stainless steel bipolar plates

General Motors Technical Collaborative Report

Singapore

May – June 2007

Winter 2012 Summer 2011 Winter 2011 Fall 2010

September 2011

CL-11/241/CML

February 2012

PUBLICATIONS General Motors Technical Collaborative Report September 2011

& CONFERENCES

Solid lubricants for the warm stamping of ferritic stainless steel bipolar plates

SAE World Congress 2012 April 24, 2012

Warm stamping of ferritic stainless steel bipolar plates

Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers Annual Meeting

Lubrication for the Stamping of Ferritic Stainless Steel Bipolar Plates

(Abstract accepted)

May 6, 2012

(Abstract accepted)

SKILLS

AWARDS

REFERENCES

Relevant software: Programming in C & C++, Matlab, CATIA V5, ANSYS: Structural and Thermal

Materials Testing & Evaluation: Mechanical testing, sheet-metal formability testing, electrochemical corrosion testing (ASTM standards)

Characterisation Methods: Scanning electron microscopy & EDS, optical & laser profilometry, XRD, general metallography, TEM sample preparation

University of Windsor International Graduate Student Scholarship 2010-2011 & 2011-2012

Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting (Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra) July 2009 – November 2010 Project selected to represent the Institute at Anveshan 2010, Student Research Convention of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU)

Annual Athletic Meet –Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra 2007, 2008, 2009 100m, 200m & 400m medal winner

Dr. Ahmet T. Alpas, GM-NSERC Industrial Research Chair Professor, University of Windsor

Email: ******@********.**, Phone # +1-519-***-**** (2602), Website: uwindsor.ca/tribology

Dr. Arianna T. Morales, Staff Research Scientist, General Motors Global R&D, Chemical &

Materials Systems Lab, Warren, MI, Email: *******.*******@**.***, Phone # +1-248-***-****

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