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Full name

Siva Prasad Varma Nadimpalli

URL of homepage

http://individual.utoronto.ca/sivavarma/

Job function

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Job sector

University

Company or institution

University of Toronto

Title of group

Materials and Process Mechanics Laboratory

Doctoral thesis advisor

Jan K. Spelt

My resume

Resume

Research Interests
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Theoretical and Experimental aspects of:
Solid Mechanics, Fracture of interfaces in joint structures, Reliability of solder joints in electronic packages, Effect of microstructural details on the macroscopic behavior, Metal forming.

Education
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Ph.D. Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto (2006-present)
M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science(2002-2004)
B.E. Mechancial Engineering, Andhra University (1999-2002)

Work Experience
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University of Toronto, Toronto.
Research Assistant, Department of mechanical and Industrial Engineering, (2006-present).

General Electric Research Center, Bangalore.
Design and Analysis Engineer, Wind Energy group,(2005-2006).

General Motors, Warren, Michigan.
Summer Intern, Material processing labs,(2003).

Teaching Experience
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Teaching assistant, Fall, 2007, Machine Design, Dept. of MIE, University of Toronto.

Teaching assistant, Winter, 2007, Machine Design, Dept. of MIE, University of Toronto.

Instructor, New Employee Training, Fatigue analysis of wind turbine structures, Wind Energy Group, GE India Technology Pvt. Ltd. Bangalore.

Courses
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Solid Mechanics, Linear and non-linear Finite Element Methods, Fracture and Fatigue: mechanics and Mechanisms, Mathematical methods, Mechanical Behavior of materials, Manufacturing processes, Dynamics, Plasticity, Principles of measurements

Skills
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Numerical and Analytical Skills
ABAQUS, ANSYS, MSC Patran, C, FORTRAN.

Experimental skills
Fracture Testing, Soldering Methods, Hydroforming of tubes, Mechanical characterization, Metullurgical analysis (Fractography and Metallography), Microstructural analysis of lead free solders.

Publications
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Siva P.V. Nadimpalli, Jan K. Spelt, “Fracture behavior of a lead-free solder/Cu joint system”, to be presented at SMTA International Conference on Soldering and Reliability, Toronto, ON, May 13-16, 2008

N. Siva Prasad Varma, R. Narasimhan.“ A Numerical Study of the effect of loading conditions on tubular hydroforming”, submitted to Journal of Material Processing and Technology, Issues 1-3, volume 196, 174-183, 2008.

N. Siva Prasad Varma, R. Narasimhan, Alan Luo, Anil.k.Sachdev. “ An analysis of localized necking in aluminium alloy tubes during hydroforming using a continuum damage model”, Issue 49, volume 2,200-209
International Journal of Mechanical sciences, 2007.

Awards & Certificates
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Green Belt Certificate in Lean Six Sigma, General Electric.

Recipient of Scholarship from the Ministry of Human Resources and Development (MHRD), Govt. of India, throughout the M.Sc programme.