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Vignesh Sekar
Dr. vignesh sekar Postdoctoral Fellow Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering

Contact Information
vignesh.sekar@ku.ac.ae +971547880542

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Biography

Dr. Vignesh Sekar is currently serving as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering at Khalifa University in Abu Dhabi, UAE. He earned his Ph.D. from Taylor's University, Malaysia, where his research focused on the interdisciplinary fields of additive manufacturing, acoustics, and natural fiber-reinforced composites.

During his doctoral studies, Dr. Sekar made notable contributions through his research outputs, with a particular emphasis on addressing Goals 9, 12, and 13 of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. His work in these areas aimed at advancing sustainable practices and technological solutions. His expertise spans the domains of additive manufacturing, where he explores innovative techniques and applications.

Additionally, his  current research focus involves the exploration of the acoustic behavior of additively manufactured metamaterials. This area of study represents an intersection of additive manufacturing, acoustics, and metamaterials bringing together advanced manufacturing techniques with the manipulation of material properties for desired acoustic effects.


Education
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering, Taylor's University, Malaysia



Research
Research Interests
  • Additive manufacturing
  • Acoustics & vibration
  • Metamaterials


Additional Info

Selected Publication:

  • Vignesh Sekar, Se Yong Eh Noum, Sivakumar Sivanesan, Desmond Daniel Chin Vui Sheng, Dg Hafizah Kassim, Azma Putra. (2021). Effect of Thickness and Infill Density on Acoustic Performance of 3D Printed Panels made of Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites, Journal of Natural Fibers. 
  • Vignesh Sekar, Se Yong Eh Noum, Azma Putra, Sivakumar Sivanesan. (2023). Acoustic Absorbers made of Wood Fiber Composites developed by Compression Molding and Additive Manufacturing, Wood Research, 68(1).
  • Sekar, Vignesh, Fouladi, M. H., Namasivayam, S. N., & Sivanesan, S. (2019). Additive Manufacturing: A Novel Method for Developing an Acoustic Panel Made of Natural Fiber- Reinforced Composites with Enhanced Mechanical and Acoustical Properties. Journal of Engineering, Article ID 4546863, 19 pages.
  • Vignesh Sekar, Azma Putra, Sabarinathan Palaniyappan, Se Yong Eh Noum, Sivakumar Sivanesan & Yu Lih Jiun (2023) Additive manufactured acoustic absorbers made of wood-fiber composites with modified infill patterns, Wood Material Science & Engineering.
  • Sabarinathan Palaniyappan, Narain Kumar Sivakumar and Vignesh Sekar. (2023). Sustainable approach to the revalorization of crab shell waste in polymeric filament extrusion for 3D printing applications, Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery.
  • Narain Kumar Sivakumar, Sabarinathan Palaniyappan, Vignesh Sekar, Abdullah Alodhayb, Mona Braim. (2023). An optimization approach for studying the effect of lattice unit cell's design-based factors on additively manufactured poly methyl methacrylate cranio-implant, Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 105791.
  • Kumar Sivakumar, N., Palaniyappan, S., Basavarajappa, S., Hashem, M. I., Bodaghi, M., & Sekar, V. (2023). Study on the impact of material extrusion factors on the compressive characteristics of honeycomb lattice-structured Onyx™ composites. Materials Today Communications, 37, 107317.