Yogeshwar Velu

200-B, Golden HorseShoe Circle
Morrisville, NC 27560
(919) 461 4913

 

Education

 

North Carolina State University, Raleigh
Ph.D. in Fiber and Polymer Science, Anticipated Graduation December 2000,

 

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta
M.S. in Textile Engineering, December 1998

 

Clemson University, Clemson

M.S. in Textile and Polymer Science, December 1995

Minor : Statistics

 

Bangalore University, India
B.Tech. in Textile Technology, October 1991

 

Skills

Technical

•         Polymer Characterization Techniques (including IR, NIR, Raman Spectroscopy and Microscopy, Chromatography, Thermal Analysis, SEM, EDX,  AFM,  X-Ray)

•         Image Analysis Techniques

•         Knowledge and Operation of various Textile Testing Instruments

•         Knowledge and Operation of various Nonwovens Testing Instruments

•          Operation of various Textile and Nonwovens Processing Machines

 

Computer

•         Microsoft Office (Professional) and Sigma Plot

•         Maple and Matlab (Mathematical Packages)

•         PCs, MACs and Sun Workstations

•         WINDOWS, UNIX and MAC Environments

•         Familiar with C and Visual C++ Programming Languages

 

 

Experience

 

North Carolina State University, Raleigh (Jan,1999-Present)
Graduate Research Assistant. 

·          Integrated the bonding technology with the robotic fiber assembly and control system. 

·          Researched the effects of various process parameters on the meltblown nonwoven fabric produced.

·          Developing a system to integrate the Electro spinning system with the Meltblown fiber Technology.

 

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta (June, 1997 - Dec, 1998)

Research Engineer.  

·          Characterized the mechanical properties of thermal point bonded nonwovens for developing a finite element model to predict the behaviour of the fabric under various processing conditions.

·          Characterized the mechanical behavior of a novel higher performance fiber and a biodegradable fiber.

·          Evaluation of durability and fatigue for a Ventilated Sports Shoe

·          Evaluation of Comfort, Mechanical and Frictional properties of a Novel Sock designed to reduce blistering of feet.

·          Effects of various geometrical parameters on the Pore Size  and its distribution using a Image Analysis Technique.

 

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta (Jan, 1997 - May, 1997)

Research Assistant – Image Analysis Laboratory

·          Fiber re-orientation analysis on a Nonwoven Fabric during uniaxial loading tensile tester with an image capture system

 

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta (August, 1996 – March, 1997)

Teaching Assistant – Textile Testing and Evaluation Laboratory

·          Taught senior-level textile testing and evaluation laboratory for two consecutive quarters.  Duties included teaching, preparing exams, garding exams and lab work.

 

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta (Jan, 1996 - August, 1996)

Research Assistant – Process Control Laboratory

·          Worked on the development of Online fabric defect analysis system which has been tested for efficiency.  The instrument has been patented and licensed for production.

 

Clemson University, Clemson (Jan, 1994 - Dec, 1995)

Research Assistant – Process Control Laboratory

·          Developed an Acoustic Emission analysis system for determining fiber strength properties from the emission produced during fiber fracture

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Clemson University, Clemson (Aug. 1993 - Dec, 1993)

Research Assistant – Fiber Extrusion and Spinning Laboratory

·          Was involved in the melt spinning of Polyester/Polypropylene Fiber Blends and PAN Fibers.

 

Publications

 

1.      Yogeshwar Velu, Micheal Ellison,  Jingrong Dai and Clarence Rogers, “Single Fiber Acoustic Emmison and Tensile Properties from Cotton Bundle Fracture Tests”, Textile Research Journal,  1999, 69(8), 616 – 620

2.      Yogeshwar Velu, Tushar Ghosh and Abdelfattah Seyam, “Effect of Process Parameters on the Pore Size and its distribution”, Manuscript Submitted to Textile Research Journal.

 

3.      Yogeshwar Velu, Raoul Farer, Tushar Ghosh and Abdelfattah Seyam, “Formation of Shaped/ Meltblown Nonwoven Structures”, Journal of Textile and Apparel, Technology and Management, Sep 2000. (www.tx.ncsu.edu/jtatm)

 

4.      Behnam Pourdeyhimi, Amitabh Deshpande, Shigeki Tanaka, and Yogeshwar Velu, “Characterising fiber orientation in Nonwovens”, Book of Papers, INDA – Tec 1997.

 

 

Conference Publications

 

1.      Yogeshwar Velu and Behnam Pourdeyhimi “Measurement of Anisotropy and Orientation Distribution Function of Non-woven Fabrics”, Proceedings of the 100th year of Modern Fiber Science, a conference by The Fiber Society, Asheville NC, July 5 – 9, 1998. 

 

2.      Behnam Pourdeyhimi and Yogeshwar Velu, “Effect of Structural Parameters on the Pore Size of Non-wovens ”, Proceedings of the 100th year of Modern Fiber Science, a conference by The Fiber Society, Asheville NC, July 5 – 9, 1998. 

 

3.      Yogeshwar Velu, Michael Ellison, Jingrong Dai and Clarence Rogers, “Single Fiber Acoustic Emmision and  Breaking Strength from Cotton Bundle Fracture Tests”,  Proceeding of the Beltwide Cotton Conference, San Antonio, TX Jan 4 – 7, 1995.

 

Presentations

 

·          “Effect of Structural Parameters on the Pore Size and Shape of Non-wovens”, 25th Annual INDA-TEC Conference, Boston, MA, September 8 - 10 1997.

 

·          “Measurement of Anisotropy and Orientation Distribution Function of Non-woven Fabrics”, Semi-Annual meeting of the Non-wovens Co-operative Research Center, Raleigh, N.C, May 21 - 22 1997.

 

·        “Single Fiber Acoustic Emission and Breaking Strength from Cotton Bundle Fracture Tests”,  Beltwide Cotton Conference, San Antonio, TX, Jan 4 – 7, 1995.

 

 

References:

   Available on Request