Satchit Ramnath

Satchit Ramnath is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Clemson University, affiliated with the College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences. His work focuses on computer-aided engineering, structural optimization, knowledge-based systems, and machine learning integration in product design. He leads the CEDAR Lab, advancing research in CAD interoperability and big data applications for engineered systems.

Education:

• Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 2022
• M.S., Arizona State University, 2016
• B.S., JNTU, Hyderabad (India), 2011

Research Interests: Dr. Ramnath explores computational methods to bridge design and manufacturing, including ML-driven dataset curation for automotive components, topology optimization, and CAD-PMI interoperability. His work emphasizes large-scale datasets (e.g., CarHoods10k) for predictive modeling in engineering.

Publications Trends: Recent work spans ML applications in automotive design, topology optimization algorithms, and big data strategies for engineered systems. Key themes include springback prediction, manufacturability analysis, and interdisciplinary design-science methodologies.

Lab & Teams: Directs the CEDAR Lab, focused on advancing computational design tools and data-driven engineering solutions.