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Biography
Professor Ravi Jagadeeshan heads the Molecular Rheology group within the Department of Chemical Engineering at Monash University. His group is focussed on developing a theoretical and computational description of the flow behaviour of polymer solutions using a using a multiscale approach that combines molecular simulations at the mesoscopic scale with continuum simulations on a macroscopic scale. He is also interested in applying methods of soft matter physics to studying problems in biology.
Professor Jagadeeshan attained his PhD in chemical engineering from the Indian Institute of Science in 1989. He undertook postdoctoral and research positions at the National Chemical Laboratory Pune (India), Cavendish Laboratory at the University of Cambridge (UK) and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (Switzerland). He was a Humboldt fellow at the Technical University of Kaiserslautern from 1999 to 2000, and in 2001 Professor Jagadeeshan joined Monash University.
Research interests
Several systems such as granular materials, colloidal suspensions, polymeric liquids, and biological matter, are classified as complex fluids because their microstructure crucially influences their material properties. These systems are inspiring several new technologies. A key challenge is to describe their flow behaviour by understanding the connections between their microscopic structure and macroscopic properties. Ravi Jagadeeshan's research is focussed on developing a theoretical description of the complex flow of polymer solutions. Molecular models and a continuum level description are used in his group to advance the microscopic and the macroscopic description of complex fluid dynamics. The primary aim of the research is to gain fundamental insight into the computational modelling of complex fluid flow by using a multiscale approach that combines insight at the microscopic scale with advanced numerical techniques on a macroscopic scale.
Professor Jagadeeshan’s research group is currently investigating:
- Computing the dynamics of Chromatin folding
- Influence of shear flow, crowding and internal viscosity on semi-dilute polymer solutions
- Monitoring Drug Binding in Cells for Enhanced Drug Discovery
- Linking topology and rheology for designing supramolecular polymer networks
Major professional involvement
- Fellow of the American Society of Rheology (Elected 2019)
- Member of the American Society of Rheology Bingham Medal Award Committee (2017-2019)
- Australian representative on the International Committee on Rheology
- Editor-in-Chief of the Korea-Australia Rheology Journal (2008 -2020)
- Editorial Board Member, Journal of Rheology (2022 - )
Monash teaching commitment
- CHE3167 - Transport Phenomena and Numerical Methods
- ENG4701 – Final Year Project A
- CHE4162 - Particle Technology
- CHE5112/CHE6112 - Advanced Fluid Dynamics
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
Visiting Professor, University of Warwick
1 Jul 2015 → …
Research area keywords
- Polymer solution rheology
- Polymer Kinetic Theory
- Brownian Dynamics
- Viscoelastic Free-Surface Flows
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 1 Finished
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Ring Polymer Dynamics
Jagadeeshan, R., Duenweg, B. & Schroeder, C.
Centre Européen de Calcul Atomique et Moléculaire
17/12/20 → 16/07/23
Project: Research
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Heterogeneous interactions and polymer entropy decide organization and dynamics of chromatin domains
Kumari, K., Ravi Prakash, J. & Padinhateeri, R., 19 Jul 2022, In: Biophysical Journal. 121, 14, p. 2794-2812 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
5 Citations (Scopus) -
Universality of dilute solutions of ring polymers in the thermal crossover region between θ and athermal solvents
Santra, A. & Ravi Prakash, J., 23 Jun 2022, In: Journal of Rheology. 66, 4, p. 775-792 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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How important are fluctuations in the treatment of internal friction in polymers?
Kailasham, R., Chakrabarti, R. & Prakash, J. R., 28 Jun 2021, In: Soft Matter. 17, 30, p. 7133-7157 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus) -
Rouse model with fluctuating internal friction
Kailasham, R., Chakrabarti, R. & Prakash, J. R., 13 Jul 2021, In: Journal of Rheology. 65, 5, p. 903-923 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Universal scaling and characterization of gelation in associative polymer solutions
Santra, A., Dünweg, B. & Prakash, J. R., 24 May 2021, In: Journal of Rheology. 65, 4, p. 549-581 34 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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Australian Society of Rheology Medallion
Jagadeeshan, Ravi (Recipient), 5 Aug 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Fellow of the Society of Rheology
Jagadeeshan, Ravi (Recipient), 14 May 2019
Prize: Election to learned society