Venkat Selvamanickam, Ph.D. M.D. Anderson Chair Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Office Location N237 Engineering Building 1 Phone 713-743-4044 Email selva [at] uh.edu Website Selvamanickam Research Group Main Courses Research Awards & Honors Publications / Patents Education Ph.D., Materials Engineering, University of Houston, 1992 (Completed 1989 – 1992) M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Houston, 1988 (Completed 1986 – 1988) Bachelor of Engineering (Honors), Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirapalli, 1986 (Completed 1982 – 1986) Research Interests Superconductor thin film tapes and wires Epitaxial thin film growth by PVD and CVD Single crystalline films on polycrystalline/amorphous substrates Oxide & nitride materials Roll-to-roll thin film coatings on flexible substrates In-line/In-situ metrology techniques Electromagnetic and electromechanical properties — especially at cryogenic temperatures Control of nano-scale interfacial and bulk defects Texture evolution and grain boundary control Nucleation and growth kinetics in vapor phase and liquid phase growth Microstructure control in metal additive manufacturing
