The U.K.’s Institute of Physics has published a digital book authored by IIT Madras Faculty Prof. K. Ramesh, who is the ‘Mahesh K. Chair Professor’ in the Department of Applied Mechanics. Titled ‘Developments in Photoelasticity – A Renaissance,’ the book is based on decades of active research by Prof. K. Ramesh and his students at IIT Madras.

This digital book is in one volume, the use of Photoelasticity to understand complex problems such as understanding biological systems through their locomotion, which can help develop flexible robots for disaster management, improve agricultural production by understanding the stresses developed in plant roots, and the role of needle shape in epidural injections, among other applications.

‘Developments in Photoelasticity – A Renaissance’ was released on February 14, 2022 in a virtual event by Mr. Krishna Mahesh, Managing Director of Sundaram Brake Linings Ltd. and Founder-CEO of Sundaram Medical Devices (P) Ltd,  in the presence of Prof. V. Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras, Prof. Mahesh Panchagnula, Dean (Alumni and Corporate Relations), IIT Madras, and other faculty and staff of the Institute.

Diverse applications of Photoelasticity from many key applications in mechanical sciences as well as neurobiology, plant biology, biomaterials, biomimetics, granular materials, soft matter, glass stress analysis, and rapid prototyping for complex model fabrication are also discussed in this book.

The Mahesh K Chair professorship has been instituted by Mr. Krishna Mahesh and his family in 2020 and this book release signifies an excellent example of promoting academic excellence through instituting such Chair Professorships.

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