Rate My Professor Balaji PS

Dr. Balaji P.S.'s research interests encompass nonlinear vibration control systems, vibration energy harvesting, mechanical metamaterials exhibiting quasi-zero-stiffness and negative stiffness behaviors, wire rope isolators, drone technology, and advanced machining processes including µ-ECDM. He has 32 publications to his credit, with a Google Scholar h-index of 15 and i10-index of 17. Key works include the highly cited review 'Applications of nonlinearity in passive vibration control: a review' (Journal of Vibration Engineering & Technologies, 2021, 272 citations), 'A review on application of mechanical metamaterials for vibration control' (Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures, 2022, 255 citations), 'Design of a metastructure for vibration isolation with quasi-zero-stiffness characteristics using bistable curved beam' (Nonlinear Dynamics, 2022, 142 citations), and 'Simultaneous vibration isolation and energy harvesting using quasi-zero-stiffness-based metastructure' (Acta Mechanica, 2023). As Principal Investigator, he has led projects funded by SERB ('Design and development of a mechanical metamaterial with Quasi-Zero-Stiffness behavior'), ISRO ('Design and Development of Vibration Isolators Using Negative Stiffness Mechanism'), and MeitY ('Capacity building for Human Resource Development in Unmanned Aircraft System'), along with consultancies for Coal India Limited and AMUL Industries. He supervises 11 Ph.D. students, has graduated several, and teaches courses such as Nonlinear Oscillation, Experimental Stress Analysis, System Dynamics and Control, and Mechatronics. His honors include Faculty Advisor Appreciation Awards in 2022 and 2023, a fully funded Ph.D. scholarship from the Malaysian Government in 2014, and memberships in ASME, SAE, and the International Institute of Acoustics and Vibration.