Research Engineer, Hypervelocity Impact Laboratory
Senior Research Engineer III, TEES – Strategic Initiatives
2336 Center for Infrastructure Renewal, 3476 TAMU, TAMU-RELLIS Campus, Bryan, TX 77807
Hometown: Nellore, AP, India
Email: kkraj@tamu.edu
Cell: (662)617-9196
Dr. Kota is part of Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station working as a Senior Research Engineer. Raj holds MS and Ph.D. from the Department of Aerospace Engineering, Mississippi State University. Prior to joining strategic initiatives, he was a Research Engineer for Materials for Extreme Environments in the George H.W. Bush Combat Development Complex. His current research focuses on the aspects of hypervelocity impact testing, material characterization, shock physics, and equations of state development for materials modeling. His research interests include hypervelocity impacts, finite element simulations of dynamic events, mechanics of aerospace composites, UAS collision severity evaluation, fatigue and fracture of aerospace materials, non-destructive evaluation, smart materials, and high-strain rate material characterization. He is a member of ASME, AIAA, NSBE, and International Ballistics Society (IBS).
Education
- Ph.D. Aerospace Engineering, Mississippi State University 2018
Dissertation: Development and Verification of a Finite Element Model of a Fixed-wing Unmanned Aerial System for Airborne Collision Severity Evaluation. - M.S. Aerospace Engineering, Mississippi State University 2018
Thesis: Fatigue and crack-growth behavior in a titanium alloy under constant-amplitude and spectrum loading. - B.Tech. Aeronautical Engineering, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University – Hyderabad, India 2011