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Professor V. S. Arunachalam Professor V. S. Arunachalam
Distinguished Services Professor, MSE/EPP/RI Ph.D. Wales (England)

Robotics Institute
Carnegie Mellon University
5000 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

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Office: 4307 Wean Hall
Phone: (412) 268-2709

Biography

Distinguished Service Professor (joint with Engineering and Public Policy and the Robotics Institute. Ph.D., University of Wales (England), 1965.

Research Interests

Materials Science & Engineering

Integrated materials design; densification of powder preforms; dislocation structure and mechanical properties in intermetallics

Information Technology

Lightwave communications and fiber-to-home technologies for IP; IP based enabling technologies for education and economic growth. Global software industry, their classification and contributions.

Engineering and Public Policy Issues

Studies on infrastructure technologies and policy issues in newly growing economies; Electric power issues in India with a focus on alternate energy options including biomass based electricity generation. Technology and national security.

Recent Publications

"Deformation induced point defects in NiAl single crystals" in Intermetallics with X. Shi, S. Mahajan and T. M. Pollock, (7, 1255-1260, 1999)

"Role of Materials in Lightwave communications" in Zeitschrift Fur Metallkunde with S. Mahajan (90, 914-919, 1999)

"Lightwave communications: the endless frontier" in INSA Conference Proceedings (1-7, 1999)

"Bounded Rationality and Materials Selection" in MRS Bulletin with R. Bhaskar (57-61, October, 1999)

"Deformation induced substructure in NiAl single crystals oriented for single slip" in Philosophical Magazine A with Xiaoli Shi, S. Mahajan and T.M. Pollock (79, 1555-1566, 1999)

"Dislocation of substructure in NiAl single crystals deformed at ambient temperature" in Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. with X. Shi, T.M. Pollock, S. Mahajan, Vol. 460, 1997.

"The Indian Software Industry: A Profile", Working Manuscript, with Arora, A., Asundi, J.M. and Fernandes, R.J.,(July 1999.)

"Natural gas imports by South Asia; pipelines or pipedreams" in Economic and Political Weekly with Rahul Tongia (34, 1055-1064, 1999)

"India's nuclear breeders: technology, viability and options" in Current Science with Rahul Tongia (75, 549-558, 1998)

 

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