Background
Ravi, Bhallamudi was born on May 11, 1964 in Rourkela, Orissa, India. Son of Hanumant Rao and Chittamma Bhallamudi.
Ravi, Bhallamudi was born on May 11, 1964 in Rourkela, Orissa, India. Son of Hanumant Rao and Chittamma Bhallamudi.
BME 1st class with honors, Regional Engineering College, Rourkela, 1986. Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 1988. Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, 1992.
Research associate Indian Institute of Technology, Bangalore, India, 1990—1992, member faculty Bombay, since 1992, from. visiting lecturer to associate professor, 1992—1998, associate professor, since 1998. Chair, International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering, Bangalore, 1995, 49th Indian Foundry Conference, New Delhi, 2001, National Conference on Investment Casting, Durgapur, 2003, International Sysmposium on Product Lifecycle Management, Bangalore, 2003, 52nd Indian Foundry Congress, Hyderabad, 2004, technical sessions, National Workshop on Implementation of Six Sigma Programme in foundry and forge industries, 2004. Keynote or invited speaker, all-India seminar on Artificial Intelligence and Experts Systems in manufacturing, Institute Engineers, 2001, National Foundry Day, Institute Indian Foundrymen, Mumbai, 2002, Academia-Industry Round Table, Manufacturing Summit, Confederation of Indian Industry, Mumbai, 2002, Workshop on recent trends in advanced manufacturing technical & robotics, CMERI, Durgapur, 2002, National Conference on Investment Casting, Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute, 2003, National Workshop on Implementation of Six Sigma Programme in foundry & forge industries, National Institute of Foundry and Forge Technology, Ranchi, 2004.
Reviewer, International Journal Production Research, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Transactions on Robotics and Automation, Doctor of Philosophy theses, books and project proposals of Science & Technology, New Delhi, since 1996. Coordinator manufacturing group, Mechanical Engineering department, IIT, 2002-2004. Guest faculty, SJM School of Management, IIT, 1994-1996, 2000-2003.
In-charge, Drawing Halls, IIT Bombay, 2003. Executive review panel member Ashok Leyland Ltd., Chennai, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., Mumbai, Center Mechanical Engineering Research Institute, Durgapur and Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, Mumbai. Representative India, World Foundry Congress, Philadelphia, 1996, Dusseldorf, Germany, 1989.
Consultant various casting process simulation, internal defect prediction projects and suggestions for product/tooling/process improvement at companies including General Electric Medical Systems, Voltas Ltd., Kirloskar Copeland Ltd., Mukand Ltd., Sundaram Clayton Ltd., Bachelor of Science Reshellers, English Tools Private Ltd. Investigator and co-investigator, numerous Research and Development government-sponsored projects, India.
President Telugu Cultural Association IIT, Bombay, 2003-2004. Treasurer Mechanical Engineering Association, 1999-2002. Member Institute Indian Foundrymen, Institute Engineers India, American Foundry Society, American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Married Radhika Kambhampati, August 5, 1993. Children: Isha Bhallamudi, Arvind Bhallamudi.