About
Devarajan Ramanujan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Production Engineering at Aarhus University, Denmark, under the school of AU Engineering. He leads the Design and Manufacturing Section and directs the Life Cycle Design and Manufacturing Research Group, focusing on sustainability and circular economy integration in engineering systems. He joined Aarhus University in 2017 after completing a postdoctoral fellowship at MIT and earning his PhD from Purdue University.
Research Interests: His work centers on sustainable design, sustainable manufacturing, circular economy, life cycle assessment, and digital twins. He develops computer-aided tools to embed environmental and circularity assessments early in product and process design. The research is practice-oriented and conducted in collaboration with manufacturing industries, standards bodies, and innovation clusters.
Publication Trends: His recent publications (2017–2024) show a consistent focus on integrating sustainability into engineering design and manufacturing. Key themes include life cycle assessment visualization on CAD models, circular disassembly frameworks, digital threads for circular economy, and multiregional analysis of critical material supply chains (e.g., dysprosium). The work spans environmental engineering, industrial systems, and digital manufacturing.
Scientific Awards:
- Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME)
- Award from the Association of EcoDesign Societies in Japan
- Award from Aarhus University
- Award from Purdue University
Advising and Grants: While specific student advisees are not listed, he leads a research group and has secured multiple competitive research grants. His funded projects include ACCURATE (2024–2026), Building the Digital Thread (2021–2025), and Realizing Circular Production (2022–2024), among others, indicating active mentorship and project leadership. These projects are supported by national and international funding bodies, though specific agencies are not named.
Labs and Teams: He leads the Life Cycle Design and Manufacturing Research Group, which develops computational methods for sustainable engineering. The group emphasizes collaboration with industry and real-world implementation, suggesting strong industrial linkages and applied research focus.
