Priam Pillai

From BioInstrumentation Lab

PhD Student in Mechanical Engineering

Contents 1 Research: 2 Academic Background 3 Publications 4 Patents 5 Conference Talks

Research:

Academic Background

• 2005-Present: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

PhD. Student: Mechanical Engineering

S.M. Mechanical Engineering

• 2002-2004: University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

B.S. Mechanical Engineering

B.S. Materials Science and Engineering

Publications

1. P. V. Pillai and I. W. Hunter, “Stochastic System Identification of the Compliance of Conducting Polymers,” Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc., vol. 1134, 2009
2. Priam Pillai S.M. Thesis 2007, “Conducting Polymer Actuator Enhancement through Microstructuring.” Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
3. Priam Pillai, Chun-Wei Yuan and Daryl Chrzan. Model for Anomalous Hall-Petch Behavior of Ni3Al. (Submitted for Publication, November 1, 2004)
4. Priam Pillai and Daryl Chrzan. (Oct 11, 2004). Anomalous Hall-Petch Behavior of Ni3Al: A Model Based on the Statistics of Weak Links. Ed. N, Ghoniem. Second International Conference on Multiscale Materials Modeling. (191-193). Los Angeles. CA.

Patents

1. Provisional patent application: “A 3-axis machine for characterizing running shoe performance: Design and Testing.” Gawlik, A., Gilbertson, M., Pillai, P., Folkers,R., Slocum, A.,, and Wahab, A. Submitted (Feb 16 2009)

Conference Talks

1. Materials Research Society meeting Fall 2006. “Actuation of Nanostructure Self Assembled Poly(3-hexylthiophne) films.”
2. Materials Research Society meeting Fall 2008. “Stochastic System Identification of the Compliance of Conducting Polymers”
3. Invited Talk: IEEE: Engineering in Medicine and Biology Conference Fall 2009.