Pradeep L Menezes

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Sep 2008 to 2000
Post-Doctoral Research Associate
Friction and Wear

Mar 2012 to Sep 2013
Adjunct Faculty Member
University of Pittsburgh

May 2008 to Aug 2008
Research Assistant Professor
Indian Institute of Science

Aug 2007 to Apr 2008
Research Associate
Indian Institute of Science

Aug 2003 to Jul 2007
Graduate Researcher
Indian Institute of Science

Aug 1999 to Jul 2003
Project Associate
National Institute of Technology

Aug 1997 to Aug 1999
Post-graduate Research Fellow

Indian Institute of Science
Bangalore, Karnataka
Mar 2008
Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Engineering
National Institute of Technology
Sep 1999
Master of Technology in Materials Engineering
Mangalore University
Mangalore, Karnataka
May 1997
Master of Science in Materials Science

Technical Skills: Instrumentation: Universal Multi-Specimen Tribometer, Micro and Nano Scratch Tester, 3D Optical Profilometer, Microscopy: Optical, SEM and TEM, Atomic Force Microscope Focused Ion Beam, Vickers Hardness Tester, Micro and Nano Indentation X-ray Diffractometer, Differential scanning calorimetry Finite Element Simulation software: DEFORM (3D), ANSYS, LS-DYNA (2D/3D) Design Software: AutoCad, Pro Engineer Program software: C, C++, Java, MatLab, FORTRAN, COBOL, BASIC

Greater Milwaukee Area

Research