Pillay, Selvum

Pillay, Selvum
Professor

Professor (P), Materials Science & Engineering , School of Engineering 2007 -
Assistant Professor (S), Mechanical Engineering , School of Engineering 2010 -
Senior Scientist (C), Center for Women's Reproductive Health , General Clinical Research Center 2019 -

Selected Publications

Academic Article

Year	Title	Altmetric
2014	Design and development of a test fixture and method for investigation of impact during pre-stressed compression. Journal of Testing and Evaluation. 42. 2014
2013	Compressively pre-stressed navy relevant laminated and sandwich composites subjected to ballistic impact. Solid Mechanics and Its Applications. 192:151-176. 2013
2013	Processing and characterization of nanographene platelets modified phenolic resin as a precursor to carbon/carbon composites (part II). Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites. 32:955-963. 2013
2013	Processing and characterization of nanographene platelets modified phenolic resin as a precursor to carbon/carbon composites - Part i. Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites. 32:585-592. 2013
2013	Nanographite-reinforced carbon/carbon composites. Carbon. 55:233-244. 2013
2013	Processing and characterization of continuous fibre tapes co-moulded with long fibre reinforced thermoplastics. Polymers and Polymer Composites. 21:483-494. 2013
2012	Advanced reinforced thermoplastic composites for mass transit and heavy truck applications. International Journal of Vehicle Structures and Systems. 4:92-95. 2012
2010	Multifunctional Martian habitat composite material synthesized from in situ resources. Advances in Space Research. 46:582-592. 2010
2009	Rheological characterization of long fiber thermoplastics - Effect of temperature, fiber length and weight fraction. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing. 40:1515-1523. 2009
2009	The development of a multifunctional composite material for use in human space exploration beyond low-earth orbit. JOM Journal of the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society. 61:23-31. 2009
2009	Effects of moisture and UV exposure on liquid molded carbon fabric reinforced nylon 6 composite laminates. Composites Science and Technology. 69:839-846. 2009
2009	Design and development of thermoplastic composite roof door for mass transit bus. Materials and Design. 30:983-991. 2009
2008	Process simulation, design and manufacturing of a long fiber thermoplastic composite for mass transit application. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing. 39:1512-1521. 2008
2007	Thermoplastic composites for mass transit applications. Jec Composites. 44:39-41. 2007
2006	Impact and post-impact vibration response of protective metal foam composite sandwich plates. Materials Science and Engineering: A. 428:59-66. 2006
2005	Liquid molding of carbon fabric-reinforced nylon matrix composite laminates. Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials. 18:509-527. 2005
2004	Design and manufacture of woven reinforced glass/polypropylene composites for mass transit floor structure. Journal of Composite Materials. 38:1949-1972. 2004
2003	Impact damage of partially foam-filled co-injected honeycomb core sandwich composites. Journal of Composite Materials. 37:611-626. 2003

Principal Investigator On

Excellence in Plastics/Polymer awarded by TROY UNIVERSITY 2018 - 2021

Put A Lid On It: City Of Birmingham/UAB: Inlet Top Redesign Project Business Case awarded by CITY OF BIRMINGHAM 2016 - 2020

Private Grant awarded by TRELLEBORG OFFSHORE 2015 - 2019

The Composites Recycling Program (CRP) Project awarded by SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE 2016 - 2019

Private Grant awarded by GEOCENT, LLC 2018 - 2019

Private Grant awarded by SANLUIS RASSINI INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2015 - 2018

Private Grant awarded by TRELLEBORG OFFSHORE 2015 - 2018

Private Grant awarded by GEOCENT, LLC 2017

UAB GATE Center for Advanced Lightweight Materials and Manufacturing for Automotive Technologies awarded by Department of Energy 2014 - 2017

Private Grant awarded by SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 2015 - 2016

Private Grant awarded by TRELLEBORG OFFSHORE 2012 - 2013

Blast and Ballistic Protections with Nano Enhanced Composites awarded by DOD - AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY 2009 - 2013

Private Grant awarded by SPACEAGE SYNTHETICS INC 2009 - 2010

Investigator On

Innovation Casting Technologies/On-Demand Casting of Net-Shape Titanium Components for Improved Weapons Systems awarded by ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL 2018 - 2023

Innovative Casting Technologies/ Identifying Robust Casting Process Decisions Using Cost Minimization Approach awarded by ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL 2017 - 2022

Digital Innovative Design for Reliable Casting Performance awarded by STEEL FOUNDERS SOCIETY OF AMERICA 2017 - 2020

Private Grant awarded by GEOCENT, LLC 2018 - 2020

Innovative Casting Technologies for On Demand Melting and Cost Modeling awarded by ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL 2017

NSF EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Award Year 3-5 awarded by TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY 2011 - 2016

Center of Excellence in Nanobiomaterials Derived from Biorenewable and Waste Resources awarded by TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY 2011 - 2015

Private Grant awarded by SMITHBUCKLIN CORPORATION 2014 - 2015

Private Grant awarded by SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 2015

Materials Application Research Center (MARC) Project - AMRDEC 2010 awarded by DOD - ARMY SPACE & MISSILE DEFENSE COMMAND 2008 - 2013

Wald Park Pedestrian Crossover Bridge Project awarded by CITY OF VESTAVIA HILLS 2011 - 2013

Private Grant awarded by SIOUX MANUFACTURING 2011 - 2012

Teaching Activities

MSE413 - Composite Materials (Fall Term 2019) 2019

MSE496 - MSE Honors Seminar (Fall Term 2019) 2019

MSE513 - Composite Materials (Fall Term 2019) 2019

MSE601 - Materials Science and Engr Sem (Fall Term 2019) 2019

MSE614 - Process Quality Engineering (Fall Term 2019) 2019

MSE701 - Materials Science and Engr Sem (Fall Term 2019) 2019

MSE714 - Process Quality Engineering (Fall Term 2019) 2019

MSE798 - Non-Dissertation Research (Fall Term 2019) 2019

MSE799 - Dissertation Research (Fall Term 2019) 2019

MSE011 - Coop/Internship in MSE (Summer Term 2019) 2019

MSE610 - Adv. Mat'ls Manf. and App.Dev (Summer Term 2019) 2019

MSE698 - Non-Thesis Research (Summer Term 2019) 2019

MSE790 - Special Topics in (Area) (Summer Term 2019) 2019

MSE798 - Non-Dissertation Research (Summer Term 2019) 2019

MSE011 - Coop/Internship in MSE (Spring Term 2019) 2019

MSE281 - Physical Materials I (Spring Term 2019) 2019

MSE281L - Physical Materials I Lab (Spring Term 2019) 2019

MSE496 - MSE Honors Seminar (Spring Term 2019) 2019

MSE601 - Materials Science and Engr Sem (Spring Term 2019) 2019

MSE698 - Non-Thesis Research (Spring Term 2019) 2019

MSE701 - Materials Science and Engr Sem (Spring Term 2019) 2019

MSE798 - Non-Dissertation Research (Spring Term 2019) 2019

MSE413 - Composite Materials (Fall Term 2018) 2018

MSE513 - Composite Materials (Fall Term 2018) 2018

MSE698 - Non-Thesis Research (Fall Term 2018) 2018

MSE798 - Non-Dissertation Research (Fall Term 2018) 2018

MSE799 - Dissertation Research (Fall Term 2018) 2018

MSE011 - Coop/Internship in MSE (Summer Term 2018) 2018

MSE610 - Adv. Mat'ls Manf. and App.Dev (Summer Term 2018) 2018

MSE790 - Special Topics in (Area) (Summer Term 2018) 2018

MSE798 - Non-Dissertation Research (Summer Term 2018) 2018

MSE799 - Dissertation Research (Summer Term 2018) 2018

MSE011 - Coop/Internship in MSE (Spring Term 2018) 2018

MSE798 - Non-Dissertation Research (Spring Term 2018) 2018

MSE799 - Dissertation Research (Spring Term 2018) 2018

MSE011 - Coop/Internship in MSE (Fall Term 2017) 2017

MSE413 - Composite Materials (Fall Term 2017) 2017

MSE513 - Composite Materials (Fall Term 2017) 2017

MSE614 - Process Quality Engineering (Fall Term 2017) 2017

MSE699 - Thesis Research (Fall Term 2017) 2017

MSE714 - Process Quality Engineering (Fall Term 2017) 2017

MSE798 - Non-Dissertation Research (Fall Term 2017) 2017

MSE799 - Dissertation Research (Fall Term 2017) 2017

MSE690 - Special Topics In (Area) (Summer Term 2017) 2017

MSE699 - Thesis Research (Summer Term 2017) 2017

MSE790 - Special Topics in (Area) (Summer Term 2017) 2017

MSE798 - Non-Dissertation Research (Summer Term 2017) 2017

MSE799 - Dissertation Research (Summer Term 2017) 2017

MSE011 - Coop/Internship in MSE (Summer Term 2017) 2017

MSE011 - Coop/Internship in MSE (Spring Term 2017) 2017

MSE350 - Intro to Materials (Spring Term 2017) 2017

MSE496 - MSE Honors Seminar (Spring Term 2017) 2017

MSE601 - Materials Science and Engr Sem (Spring Term 2017) 2017

MSE698 - Non-Thesis Research (Spring Term 2017) 2017

MSE701 - Materials Science and Engr Sem (Spring Term 2017) 2017

MSE791 - Individual Study in (Area) (Spring Term 2017) 2017

MSE798 - Non-Dissertation Research (Spring Term 2017) 2017

MSE799 - Dissertation Research (Spring Term 2017) 2017

MSE011 - Coop/Internship in MSE (Fall Term 2016) 2016

MSE462 - Composites Manufacturing (Fall Term 2016) 2016

MSE562 - Composites Manufacturing (Fall Term 2016) 2016

MSE698 - Non-Thesis Research (Fall Term 2016) 2016

MSE798 - Non-Dissertation Research (Fall Term 2016) 2016

MSE690 - Special Topics In (Area) (Summer Term 2016) 2016

MSE698 - Non-Thesis Research (Summer Term 2016) 2016

MSE790 - Special Topics in (Area) (Summer Term 2016) 2016

MSE798 - Non-Dissertation Research (Summer Term 2016) 2016

MSE011 - Coop/Internship in MSE (Summer Term 2016) 2016

MSE011 - Coop/Internship in MSE (Spring Term 2016) 2016

MSE496 - MSE Honors Seminar (Spring Term 2016) 2016

MSE497 - MSE Honors Research (Spring Term 2016) 2016

MSE601 - Materials Science and Engr Sem (Spring Term 2016) 2016

MSE701 - Materials Science and Engr Sem (Spring Term 2016) 2016

MSE798 - Non-Dissertation Research (Spring Term 2016) 2016

MSE011 - Coop/Internship in MSE (Fall Term 2015) 2015

MSE462 - Composites Manufacturing (Fall Term 2015) 2015

MSE497 - MSE Honors Research (Fall Term 2015) 2015

MSE562 - Composites Manufacturing (Fall Term 2015) 2015

MSE798 - Non-Dissertation Research (Fall Term 2015) 2015

MSE799 - Dissertation Research (Fall Term 2015) 2015

MSE281 - Physical Materials I (Summer Term 2015) 2015

MSE281L - Physical Materials I Lab (Summer Term 2015) 2015

MSE798 - Non-Dissertation Research (Summer Term 2015) 2015

MSE799 - Dissertation Research (Summer Term 2015) 2015

MSE350 - Intro to Materials (Spring Term 2015) 2015

MSE497 - MSE Honors Research (Spring Term 2015) 2015

MSE798 - Non-Dissertation Research (Spring Term 2015) 2015

MSE799 - Dissertation Research (Spring Term 2015) 2015

ME498 - Capstone Design Project I (Fall Term 2014) 2014

MSE497 - MSE Honors Research (Fall Term 2014) 2014

MSE498 - Capstone Design Project I (Fall Term 2014) 2014

MSE798 - Non-Dissertation Research (Fall Term 2014) 2014

MSE799 - Dissertation Research (Fall Term 2014) 2014

MSE490 - Special Topics in (Area) (Summer Term 2014) 2014

MSE590 - Special Topics in (Area) (Summer Term 2014) 2014

MSE798 - Non-Dissertation Research (Summer Term 2014) 2014

MSE799 - Dissertation Research (Summer Term 2014) 2014

MSE350 - Intro to Materials (Spring Term 2014) 2014

MSE497 - MSE Honors Research (Spring Term 2014) 2014

MSE798 - Non-Dissertation Research (Spring Term 2014) 2014

MSE799 - Dissertation Research (Spring Term 2014) 2014

MSE497 - MSE Honors Research (Fall Term 2013) 2013

MSE699 - Thesis Research (Fall Term 2013) 2013

MSE714 - Process Quality Engineering (Fall Term 2013) 2013

MSE798 - Non-Dissertation Research (Fall Term 2013) 2013

MSE799 - Dissertation Research (Fall Term 2013) 2013

MSE699 - Thesis Research (Summer Term 2013) 2013

MSE798 - Non-Dissertation Research (Summer Term 2013) 2013

MSE350 - Intro to Materials (Spring Term 2013) 2013

MSE699 - Thesis Research (Spring Term 2013) 2013

MSE798 - Non-Dissertation Research (Spring Term 2013) 2013

ME498 - Capstone Design Project I (Fall Term 2012) 2012

MSE498 - Capstone Design Project I (Fall Term 2012) 2012

MSE798 - Non-Dissertation Research (Fall Term 2012) 2012

MSE799 - Dissertation Research (Fall Term 2012) 2012

MSE699 - Thesis Research (Summer Term 2012) 2012

MSE798 - Non-Dissertation Research (Summer Term 2012) 2012

MSE799 - Dissertation Research (Summer Term 2012) 2012

MSE350 - Intro to Materials (Spring Term 2012) 2012

MSE614 - Process Quality Engineering (Spring Term 2012) 2012

MSE699 - Thesis Research (Spring Term 2012) 2012

MSE714 - Process Quality Engineering (Spring Term 2012) 2012

MSE798 - Non-Dissertation Research (Spring Term 2012) 2012

MSE799 - Dissertation Research (Spring Term 2012) 2012

MSE401 - Materials Processing (Fall Term 2011) 2011

MSE698 - Non-Thesis Research (Fall Term 2011) 2011

MSE798 - Non-Dissertation Research (Fall Term 2011) 2011

MSE799 - Dissertation Research (Fall Term 2011) 2011

MSE281 - Physical Materials I (Summer Term 2011) 2011

MSE281L - Physical Materials I Lab (Summer Term 2011) 2011

MSE699 - Thesis Research (Summer Term 2011) 2011

MSE798 - Non-Dissertation Research (Summer Term 2011) 2011

MSE799 - Dissertation Research (Summer Term 2011) 2011

MSE350 - Intro to Materials (Spring Term 2011) 2011

MSE798 - Non-Dissertation Research (Spring Term 2011) 2011

MSE401 - Materials Processing (Fall Term 2010) 2010

MSE501 - Materials Processing (Fall Term 2010) 2010

MSE614 - Process Quality Engineering (Fall Term 2010) 2010

MSE714 - Process Quality Engineering (Fall Term 2010) 2010

MSE798 - Non-Dissertation Research (Fall Term 2010) 2010

MSE281L - Physical Materials I Lab (Summer Term 2010) 2010

MSE798 - Non-Dissertation Research (Summer Term 2010) 2010

MSE798 - Non-Dissertation Research (Summer Term 2010) 2010

MSE281 - Physical Materials I (Spring Term 2010) 2010

MSE281L - Physical Materials I Lab (Spring Term 2010) 2010

MSE350 - Intro to Materials (Spring Term 2010) 2010

MSE699 - Thesis Research (Spring Term 2010) 2010

MSE798 - Non-Dissertation Research (Spring Term 2010) 2010

MSE401 - Materials Processing (Fall Term 2009) 2009

MSE501 - Materials Processing (Fall Term 2009) 2009

MSE798 - Non-Dissertation Research (Fall Term 2009) 2009

MSE281L - Physical Materials I Lab (Summer Term 2009) 2009

MSE350 - Intro to Materials (Summer Term 2009) 2009

MSE798 - Non-Dissertation Research (Summer Term 2009) 2009

MSE281L - Physical Materials I Lab (Spring Term 2009) 2009

MSE698 - Non-Thesis Research (Spring Term 2009) 2009

MSE798 - Non-Dissertation Research (Spring Term 2009) 2009

MSE401 - Materials Processing (Fall Term 2008) 2008

MSE501 - Materials Processing (Fall Term 2008) 2008

MSE281L - Physical Materials I Lab (Summer Term 2008) 2008

MSE350 - Intro to Materials (Summer Term 2008) 2008

MSE281L - Physical Materials I Lab (Spring Term 2008) 2008

Education And Training

Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Engineering, University of Alabama at Birmingham 2005

Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University 1999

Full Name

Selvum Pillay