معرفی
Venkat Selvamanickam holds the M.D. Anderson Chair Professorship in Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at the University of Houston, with joint appointments in Physics, Chemical Engineering, Materials Engineering, and Industrial Engineering. He is the founder and CEO of AMPeers LLC, founder and director of the Advanced Superconductor Manufacturing Institute (ASMI), and director of the Advanced Manufacturing Institute (AMI) at the University of Houston.
Education:
- Ph.D. in Materials Engineering, University of Houston, 1992
- M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Houston, 1988
- B.E. (Honors) in Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirapalli, 1986
Research Interests: Venkat Selvamanickam’s research spans high-temperature superconducting thin-film tapes and wires, epitaxial growth techniques (PVD, CVD, MOCVD), roll-to-roll processing on flexible substrates, additive manufacturing, and in-situ metrology. His group develops single-crystalline-like semiconductor films on inexpensive metal or glass substrates for high-efficiency photovoltaics and flexible electronics. Advanced metrology tools, including 2D X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy, are integrated for real-time quality control in manufacturing processes.
Scientific Awards & Honors:
- IEEE Fellow (2018)
- National Academy of Inventors Fellow (2014)
- PECASE Award (1996)
- Three R&D 100 Awards (2007, 2010, 2012)
- Superconductor Industry Person of the Year (2004)
- CABLE Conductor Manufacturing Prize (2023)
- Fluor-Daniel Award (2015), Career Innovator Award (2019), Dukler Distinguished Faculty Award (2016)
Advising & Funding: Dr. Selvamanickam has secured over $70 million in federal and industry funding (ARPA-E, DOE, NIST, ONR) and leads a research group of more than 25 graduate students, research faculty, engineers, and staff. Graduate students receive intensive mentorship and hands-on training with industry-scale equipment, preparing them for careers in industry, national laboratories, and academia.
Laboratories & Facilities: The group operates extensive facilities at the University of Houston, including 17,500 sq. ft. at the Energy Devices Fabrication Laboratory in the Technology Bridge, equipped with cleanrooms, advanced MOCVD reactors, and in-line quality control systems. The Advanced Manufacturing Institute (AMI) serves as a university-wide hub for scaling technologies from benchtop to pilot manufacturing.
