Rate My Professor K Ramajeyathilagam

Dr. K. Ramajeyathilagam is a Senior Professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science (HITS), Chennai, and serves as the Head of the Structural Impact and Crash Simulation Centre (SIMCRASH). With a total professional experience exceeding 39 years, including 28.5 years in industry specializing in shock and vibration analysis, he joined HITS in August 2012. Prior to his academic career, he worked for 23 years as a scientist focused on shock and vibration, contributing to defense-related research at organizations such as the Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (NSTL).

His academic qualifications include a B.Tech in Aeronautical Engineering (1981), an M.Tech in Ocean Engineering (1983), and a Ph.D. in Structural Dynamics (2000) from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras. Dr. Ramajeyathilagam's research specializes in structural impact, underwater explosions, fatigue and fracture mechanics, and crash simulations. He has published key works such as 'Deformation and rupture of thin rectangular plates subjected to underwater shock' in the International Journal of Impact Engineering (2004), 'Underwater explosion damage of ship hull panels' in the Defence Science Journal (2003), and 'Non-linear transient dynamic response of rectangular plates under shock loading' in the International Journal of Impact Engineering (2000). His research has accumulated over 819 citations on Google Scholar. As Principal Investigator, he has led multiple DRDO-funded projects, including coupled fluid-structure interaction studies on submerged composite pressure hulls under underwater explosions (2017-2021) and investigations into the response of ring-stiffened cylindrical shells. He has delivered public lectures, such as on damage assessment of aerospace and marine defense vehicles for weapon threats, and contributed to academic workshops and committees.