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Rakesh Behera,Ph.D.
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Rakesh Behera,Ph.D.

Source: https://engineering.nyu.edu/faculty/rakesh-behera Parent: https://engineering.nyu.edu/academics/departments/mechanical-and-aerospace-engineering

Rakesh Behera , Ph.D.

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

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Research Interests

Materials for Energy Applications Computational Materials Science (DFT/MD) Ferroelectric/Multiferroics Nuclear Materials Organic Co-crystals

### Education

National Institute of Technology (former Regional Engg. College, 2000\ \ B.E., Metallurgical Engineering

Louisiana State University, 2004\ \ M.S., Mechanical Engineering

University of Florida, 2008\ \ M.S., Materials Science and Engineering

University of Florida, 2009\ \ Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering


### Experience

New York University, September 2016 to present\ \ Industry Assistant Professor

Louisiana State University, August 2002 to July 2004\ \ Teaching Assistant

Louisiana State University, August 2002 to July 2004\ \ Research Assistant

University of Florida, August 2004 to July 2010\ \ Research Assistant

Georgia Institute of Technology, August 2010 to December 2015\ \ Post-Doctoral Fellow

Georgia Institute of Technology, January 2016 to August 2016\ \ Research Scientist


### Affiliations

http://engineering.nyu.edu/composites/


Research Centers, Labs, and Groups

Composite Materials and Mechanics Laboratory

CMML focuses on research related to lightweight highly damage tolerant materials and aims at understanding the fundamental role of porosity...


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