Journal Papers

  • H. Tewani, V. Scheerer, M. Owens, E. Cumbajin, C. D. Leon, MD R. Hussain, P. Kokkada Ravindranath, R. Van Lear, D. Jack, D. Wallace, P. Prabhakar, “Arχi-Textile Composites: Drapable Hybrid Woven Composites for Lightning Strike Protection”, Composites Part B: Engineering, March 12, 2026, 113549. https://doi.org./10.1016/j.compositesb.2026.113549
  • Baker, C.R., Zhu, N., Ravindranath, P.K. et al. Sustainable in-space manufacturing by upcycling metal space debris via a vertically integrated processing paradigm. npj Adv. Manuf. 2, 29 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44334-025-00042-z
  • Batson, M., Eisenmann, D., Ravindranath, P.K. et al., “Development of a Generalized Fatigue Assessment Approach for Steel Castings”, J Fail. Anal. and Preven. 25, 699-724 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11668-025-02137-3
  • Kokkada Ravindranath, P, Pulipati, DP, Emerson, N, Jack, DA, “A Comprehensive study of ultrasonic detection and damage quantification of barely visible impact damages in a carbon fiber reinforced composite materials”. Polym Compos. 2024; 1-14. Doi: 10.1002/pc.29318
  • D. A. Jack, P. K. Ravindranath, K. Matalgah and T. Fleck, “Quantification of Drill Hole Damages in CFRP Laminates Using High-Resolution Ultrasonic Testing,” in IEEE Open Journal of Instrumentation and Measurement, doi: 10.1109/OJIM.2024.3487238
  • Van Lear, R. E., Ravindranath, P. K., Pulipati, D. P., Fleck, T. J., & Jack, D. A. (2024). “Bridging the Gap: Correlating Ultrasonically Quantified BVID with the Compressive Strength of CFRP Composites.” Research in Nondestructive Evaluation, 1–18 https://doi.org/10.1080/09349847.2024.2395585
  • Amin, A., Jack, D.A., Ravindranath, P.K. et al. “Nondestructive quantification of internal raster path for additively manufactured components via ultrasonic testing” Sci Rep 14, 11416 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-61416-5
  • Rahul, K., Yudhanto, A.,Ravindranath, P.K., Jack, D.A., “Progressive damage modeling in open hole composite laminates with ultrasound-informed drilling-induced delamination”, Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, p 108262, May 2024, doi: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2024.108262
  • J. J. Lopez, M. B. Williams, P. K. Ravindranath, et al., “Friction stir additive manufacturing of regolith metal matrix composite,” Advances in Space Research, Apr. 2024, doi: 10.1016/j.asr.2024.04.034.
  • Matalgah, K., Ravindranath, P.K., Pulipati, D., Fleck, T.J, “Automated Quantification of Interlaminar Delaminations in Carbon-Fiber-Reinforced Polymers via High- Resolution Ultrasonic Testing”, Polymers 2023, 15, 4691. doi.org/10.3390/polym15244691
  • Pulipati, DP, Kokkada Ravindranath, P, Jack, DA, “Automated bondline thickness quantification in adhesively joined composites and metals using ultrasound”. Polym Compos. 2023; 1-13. doi:10.1002/pc.27922
  • Kumar, V., Yeole, P., Majed, A., Park, C., Li, K., Naguib, M., Ravindranath, P. K., Jafta, C., Spencer, R., Compton, B., Vaidya, U., Kunc, V., “MXene Reinforced Thermosetting Composite for Lightning Strike Protection of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer”. Adv. Mater. Interfaces 2021,8, 2100803
  • Ravindranath, P. K., S. Roy, V. Unnikrishnan, X. Wang, T. Xu, R. Baughman, H. Lu, “A Multiscale model to study the enhancement in the compressive strength of multi-Walled CNT sheet overwrapped carbon fiber composites”, Composite Structures, Volume 2019, Pg 170-178
  • X. Wang, P. Kokkada et al., “Modeling the compressive buckling strain as a function of nanocomposite interphase thickness in a carbon nanotube sheet wrapped carbon fiber composite”, Journal of Applied Mechanics, Volume 86 (2019)

Conference Papers and Presentations

  • Van Lear Rachel E., Kokkada Ravindranath, P., Jack. D. A., “Automation with AI: Improving the Quantification of Barely Visible Impact Damage in CFRP Laminates from Ultrasonic Testing Data”, 25th Automotive Composites Conference and Exhibition, 3-5 September 2025, Novi, MI
  • S M Mohaimenul Islam, Pruthul Kokkada Ravindranath, Easir Papon, “Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Photo-Induced Frontal Polymerization of Rapid Curing Resins for Agile Manufacturing of Composites”, Polymer for Advanced Technology (PAT) Symposium, July 2025, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
  • Van Lear Rachel E., Kokkada Ravindranath, P., Jack. D. A., “AI: Automated Quantification of BVID in CFRP Laminates from SE UT Scans Verified with XCT Results”, 33rd ASNT Research Symposium, 23-27 June 2025, Indianapolis, IN
  • N. Smurawa, D. Jack, P. Kokkada Ravindranath, A. Yudhanto. Characterization of the Quasi-Static and Dynamic Loading Influence on the Failure Behavior of Composite Foot- Ankle Prosthetics, URSA Scholars Week 2025, Category ’Individual Research’, March 31 - April 4, 2025, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, USA. (Poster) - Outstanding Poster Presentations Award
  • Ravindranath, P.K., Yudhanto, A., Jack, D., Smith, D. E., “Post-Multiple-Impact damage characterization in CFRP laminates using X-Ray Micro Computed Tomography”, Paper Presentation at American Society of Composites, 39th Annual Technical Conference, San Diego, CA
  • Van Lear, Rachel E., Daniel P. Pulipati, Pruthul Kokkada Ravindranath, Trevor J. Fleck, and David A. Jack. “Agility and Accuracy: Phased Array vs Single-Element Ultrasonic Testing in the Characterization of Barely Visible Impact Damage in CFRP Laminates.”, Paper Presentation at SPE-ACCE (2023)
  • D. Pulipati, B. Blandford, Ravindranath, P. K., D. Jack, “Adhesive Thickness Quantification of CFRP Laminates Using Ultrasound”, Paper Presentation at NDT in Aerospace (2021)
  • Ravindranath, P. K., S. Roy, V. Unnikrishnan, H. Lu, “Predicting the enhancement in the compressive strength of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites by overwrapping Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes using a Multiscale Approach” Paper Presentation at SciTech Forum (2018)
  • Ravindranath, P. K., S. Roy, H. Lu, “A Molecular Dynamics Study of MWNT Sheet Scrolled Fiber Composite for Enhanced Interfacial Mechanical Properties”, Poster Presentation at IMECE (2017)
  • Ravindranath, P. K., S. Roy, H. Lu, “Carbon Nanotube Sheet Scrolled Fiber Composite for Enhanced Interfacial Mechanical Properties”, Paper Presentation at American Society of Composites (2016)