Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering)-Aug 2017 to May 2021 (Expected)

• • Birla Institute of Technology & Sciences (BITS)-Pilani, Hyderabad Campus

  • Topic: “Membraneless µ-fluidic Fuel Cells”

  • Supervisors:, Dr. Arshad Javed, Dr. Satish Kumar Dubey & Dr. Sanket Goel

M.E. (Mechanical Engineering)-Aug 2013 to Jul 2016

• • Anil Neerukonda Institute of Technology and Sciences (Andhra University)

  • Thesis: “Quasi-Dynamic Stress Analysis on A Piston of a Computerized VCR Diesel Engine”

  • Advisor: Dr. M.S.S Srinivasa Rao (IITM) & Dr. K. Satyanarayana

B.Tech (Mechanical Engineering)-Aug 2007 to May 2011

• • Bapatla Engineering College (Acharya Nagarjuna University)

  • Thesis: “Static Load Analysis and Optimization of Connecting Rod”

  • Advisor: Mr. D. Naresh Kumar

• AMIE, IEI

• Life member, ISAM

• Student member, ASME

• Student Member, IEEE

• Life member, IAENG

• Participated in One Day National Seminar On “Recent Trends In Mechanical Engineering” Conducted By Anil Neerukonda Institute Of Technology And Sciences, Visakhapatnam

• Participated in Two Days National Seminar On “Manufacturing Automation Present And Future” Conducted By Anil Neerukonda Institute Of Technology And Sciences, Visakhapatnam.

• Participated In Two Days National Workshop On "Vibrations And Health Monitoring Of Engineering Infrastructures” Conducted By Andhra University, Visakhapatnam.

1. A Device for Making Designs on a Substrate

• Inventors: Lanka Tata Rao, Arshad Javed, Satish Kumar Dubey and Sanket Goel

• Status: Indian Patent, filed ,202011020964 , MAY-2020

Journal Publication

• Lanka Tata Rao, Arshad Javed, Satish Kumar Dubey and Sanket Goel, Laser Induced Graphene Electrodes Enhanced with Carbon Nanotubes for Membraneless Microfluidic Fuel Cell, Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, vol. 45, 110076, 2021.

• Lanka Tata Rao, Satish Kumar Dubey, Arshad Javed, and Sanket Goel, Metal-free Al-Air Microfluidic Paper Fuel Cell to Power Portable Electronic Devices, accepted for publication with International Journal of Energy Research, vol. 45(5), 7070-7081, 2021.

• Lanka Tata Rao, Prakash Rewatkar, Satish Kumar Dubey, Arshad Javed, and Sanket Goel," Performance Optimization of Microfluidic Paper Fuel Cell with Varying Cellulose Fiber Papers as Absorbent Pad",  International Journal of Energy Research (IJER), Wiley, 44(5): 3893-3904, 2020.

• Lanka Tata Rao, Satish Kumar Dubey, Arshad Javed, and Sanket Goel, "Statistical Performance Analysis and Robust Design of Paper Microfluidic Membraneless Fuel Cell with Pencil Graphite Electrodes", Journal of Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage (JEECS), ASME 17(3): 031015-29, 2020.

• Lanka Tata Rao., Rewatkar, P., Dubey, S.K., Javed, A. and Goel, S., 2020. Automated pencil electrode formation platform to realize uniform and reproducible graphite electrodes on paper for microfluidic fuel cells. Scientific reports (Nature Research), 10(1), pp.1-9.

• Dipankar Nath, Sarala Kallepalli, Lanka Tata Rao, Satish K Dubey, Arshad Javed and Sanket Goel, "Microfluidic Paper Microbial Fuel Cell Powered by Shewanella putrefaciens in IoT Cloud Framework", International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (IJHE), 2020

• Lanka Tata Rao, Satish Kumar Dubey, Arshad Javed, and Sanket Goel, "Development of Membraneless Paper-Pencil Microfluidic Hydrazine Fuel Cell for Energy Harvesting and Sensing", Electroanalysis (Wiley), 2020

• Lanka Tata Rao, Arshad Javed, Satish Kumar Dubey and Sanket Goel, "Parametric Performance Investigation on Membraneless Microfluidic Paper Fuel Cell with Graphite Composed Pencil Stoke Electrodes", International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing (IJPEM), 2020.

• Lanka Tata Rao, Satish Kumar Dubey, Arshad Javed, and Sanket Goel, "Metal-free Al-Air Microfluidic Paper Fuel Cell to Power Portable Electronic Devices", International Journal of Energy Research (IJER), Wiley, 2020.

• Lanka Tata Rao, Sanket Goel, Satish Kumar Dubey and Arshad Javed, "Performance Investigation of T-Shaped Micromixer with Different Obstacles", Journal of Physics: Conference Series, vol. 1276(1), 2019.

• Lanka Tata Rao, Aravind K, Satish Kumar Dubey, Arshad Javed, “Numerical Simulation and Optimization of Micromixer Performance” Symposium and Workshop for Analytical Youth in Applied Mechanics (SWAYAM) 2018 BITS Pilani, K. K. Birla Goa Campus

• Dudala, S; Rao L.T.; Javed A.; Goel, S & Dubey, S.K., “Experimental Characterization to Fabricate CO₂ Laser ablated PMMA Microchannel with Homogeneous Surface”, accepted for publication with Materials Today: Proceedings, 2019.

• Rao, L. T., Satyanarayana, K., Rao, M. S., Rao, T. H., & UmamaheswaraRao, S. V. (2015). ‘Stress Analysis of 4stroke Diesel Engine Piston. International Journal of Current Engineering and Scientific Research (IJCESR), 2(2), 121-125

Conference /Proceedings

• Lanka Tata Rao, Satish Kumar Dubey, Arshad Javed and Sanket Goel, Optimization and Characterizaton of Laser-Induced Graphene Electrodes for Chemical Fuel Cell to Realize a Microfluidic Platform, IEEE NEMS, 2020

• Lanka Tata Rao, Saurabh Gurunath Kulkarni, Satish Kumar Dubey, Arshad Javed, and Sanket Goel, Development of Membraneless Paper-Pencil Microfluidic Hydrazine Fuel Cell for Energy Harvesting and Sensing, presented at International Conference on Electrochemistry (EIHE-2020), January 2020, BARC, Mumbai, India.

• Sohan Dudala, Lanka Tata Rao, Sanket Goel, Satish Kumar Dubey and Arshad Javed, Experimental Characterization to Fabricate CO2 Laser ablated PMMA Microchannel with Homogeneous Surface, IMMT 22-29 Nov 2019, BITS Pilani Dubai campus, Dubai

• Lanka Tata Rao, Sanket Goel, Satish Kumar Dubey and Arshad Javed, Performance Investigation of T-Shaped Micromixer with Different Obstacles, iCRAFT 05-07 Dec 2018, BITS Pilani Dubai campus , Dubai.

• Lanka Tata Rao, Aravind K, Satish Kumar Dubey, Arshad Javed, “Numerical Simulation and Optimization of Micromixer Performance” Symposium and Workshop for Analytical Youth in Applied Mechanics (SWAYAM) 2018 BITS Pilani, K. K. Birla Goa Campus.

• Presented paper at 3^rd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PROGRESS IN PRODUCTION, MECHNICAL AND AUTOMOBILE ENGINEEERING (ICPMAE 2015) ,GOA and on ”STRESS ANALYSIS OF 4STROKE DIESEL ENGINE PISTON".

Lanka Tata Rao

MEMS, Microfluidics & Nanoelectronics Lab

J-204, J-Block, BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad Campus

Jawahar Nagar, Kapra Mandal

Hyderabad-500078, Telangana, India

Email: p20170020@hyderabad.bits-pilani.ac.in