I. Rao
(I. J. Rao)
Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engr
309 Mechanical Engineering Center (ME)
About Me
Dr. I. Joga Rao is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. He joined the MIE department in 2000 after obtaining his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University. Prior to that, he obtained his M.S. from the University of California, Berkeley and B.Tech from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. His research focuses on continuum mechanics and constitutive modeling. This includes the mechanics of fluids and solids, the modeling of non-linear phenomenon observed in mechanics with an emphasis on applications in polymers, manufacturing processes and biomechanics. Specific areas of research are: Shape Memory Polymers, Multi-Physics Polymer Systems, High Temperature Materials and Growth in Biological Tissues. His research has been supported through grants from the National Science Foundation, Department of Energy and the Air Force.
Prof. Rao has received numerous awards for his teaching. He has received the College of Engineering’s Excellence in Teaching Award and NJIT’s Excellence in Teaching Award. In addition he has received the Robert Van Houten Award from the Alumni Association of NJIT. Prof. Rao has been an Air Force Summer Faculty fellow twice. He is a member of ASME, Pi Tau Sigma and SES. Prof. Rao served as the Chair of the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department from 2014 to 2024.
Prof. Rao has received numerous awards for his teaching. He has received the College of Engineering’s Excellence in Teaching Award and NJIT’s Excellence in Teaching Award. In addition he has received the Robert Van Houten Award from the Alumni Association of NJIT. Prof. Rao has been an Air Force Summer Faculty fellow twice. He is a member of ASME, Pi Tau Sigma and SES. Prof. Rao served as the Chair of the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department from 2014 to 2024.
Education
Ph.D.
; Texas A&M University
;
; 1999
M.S. ; University of California-Berkeley ; ; 1992
B.Tech. ; Indian Institute of Technology ; ; 1990
M.S. ; University of California-Berkeley ; ; 1992
B.Tech. ; Indian Institute of Technology ; ; 1990
Awards & Honors
2010 Robert W. Van Houten Award for Teaching Excellence 2010, NJIT Alumni Association
2009 Air Force Summer Faculty Fellow, ASEE
2008 NJIT, Excellence in Teaching Award for Upper Division Undergraduate Education, NJIT
2008 Air Force Summer Faculty Fellow, ASEE
2005 Excellence in Teaching Award, Newark College of Engieering
2025 Fall Courses
ME 792B - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
ME 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
ME 701C - MASTER'S THESIS
ME 790A - DOC DISSERTATION & RES
ME 304 - FLUID MECHANICS
ME 490 - MECH ENGR PROJECT A
ME 701B - MASTER'S THESIS
ME 614 - CONTINUUM MECHANICS
ME 700B - MASTER'S PROJECT
ME 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
ME 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
ME 701C - MASTER'S THESIS
ME 790A - DOC DISSERTATION & RES
ME 304 - FLUID MECHANICS
ME 490 - MECH ENGR PROJECT A
ME 701B - MASTER'S THESIS
ME 614 - CONTINUUM MECHANICS
ME 700B - MASTER'S PROJECT
ME 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
Past Courses
ME 304: FLUID MECHANICS
ME 311: THERMODYNAMICS I
ME 451: INTRO TO AERODYNAMICS
ME 614: CONTINUUM MECHANICS
ME 718: ST:
ME 718: ST:ADVANCED CONTINUUM MECHANICS
ME 794: MECHANICAL COLLOQUIUM
ME 311: THERMODYNAMICS I
ME 451: INTRO TO AERODYNAMICS
ME 614: CONTINUUM MECHANICS
ME 718: ST:
ME 718: ST:ADVANCED CONTINUUM MECHANICS
ME 794: MECHANICAL COLLOQUIUM
Conference Paper
"Constitutive Modeling of Viscoelastic Photo-Adaptable Thermally Activated Shape Memory Polymers"
ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, January (1st Quarter/Winter), 2022.
ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, January (1st Quarter/Winter), 2022.
Journal Article
Aayush Prasad, Swapnil Moon, I. Joga Rao.
2021. " I. J. Rao Thermo-mechanical modeling of viscoelastic crystallizable shape memory polymers."
International Journal of Engineering Science , vol. 167 , pp. 30.
Swapnil Moon, I. J. Moon, Fangda Cui. 2019. "A thermodynamic framework for the modeling of crystallizable triple shape memory polymers." International Journal of Engineering Science , vol. 134 , pp. 30.
fangda Cui, Swapnil Moon, I. J. Rao. 2017. "Modeling the mechanical behavior of crystallizable shape memory polymers: incorporating temperature-dependent viscoelasticity." International Journal of Advances in Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics, Springer , vol. 9 , no. 1 , pp. 21-29.
Fangda Cui, Swapnil Moon, I. Joga Rao. 2016. "Modeling the Viscoelastic Behavior of Amorphous Shape Memory Polymers at an Elevated Temperature." Fluids , vol. 1 , no. 2 .
Swapnil Moon, I. Joga Rao, Shawn A. Chester. 2016. "Triple Shape Memory Polymers: Constitutive Modeling and Numerical Simulation." Journal of Applied Mechanics , vol. 83 , no. 7 .
Swapnil Moon, I. J. Moon, Fangda Cui. 2019. "A thermodynamic framework for the modeling of crystallizable triple shape memory polymers." International Journal of Engineering Science , vol. 134 , pp. 30.
fangda Cui, Swapnil Moon, I. J. Rao. 2017. "Modeling the mechanical behavior of crystallizable shape memory polymers: incorporating temperature-dependent viscoelasticity." International Journal of Advances in Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics, Springer , vol. 9 , no. 1 , pp. 21-29.
Fangda Cui, Swapnil Moon, I. Joga Rao. 2016. "Modeling the Viscoelastic Behavior of Amorphous Shape Memory Polymers at an Elevated Temperature." Fluids , vol. 1 , no. 2 .
Swapnil Moon, I. Joga Rao, Shawn A. Chester. 2016. "Triple Shape Memory Polymers: Constitutive Modeling and Numerical Simulation." Journal of Applied Mechanics , vol. 83 , no. 7 .
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Conference Abstract
"Mechanical Modeling of Viscoelastic Crystallizable Two-Way Shape Memory Polymers (TWSMP)"
October (4th Quarter/Autumn), 2019.
"THERMO-MECHANICAL MODELLING OF VISCOELASTIC MULTI-PHYSICS SHAPE MEMORY POLYMERS"
16th Pan-American Congress of Applied Mechanics, May, 2019.
October (4th Quarter/Autumn), 2019.
"THERMO-MECHANICAL MODELLING OF VISCOELASTIC MULTI-PHYSICS SHAPE MEMORY POLYMERS"
16th Pan-American Congress of Applied Mechanics, May, 2019.
Conference Proceeding
"Stimulate PRIDE* in Freshmen with Reverse Engineering”"
ASEE, July (3rd Quarter/Summer), 2018.
"EFFECTS OF SMALL RANGE COLOR (PIGMENT) CONCENTRATION LEVELS IN COMBINATION WITH GAMMA STERILIZATION ON PLASTIC INJECTION MOLDED PARTS"
in the proceedings of SPE-ANTEC, Anaheim CA, May, 2017.
"Constitutive modeling of triple-shape crystallizable shape memory polymers within a thermodynamics framework"
Society of Engineering Science 53rd Annual Technical Meeting, October 2-5, Maryland, October (4th Quarter/Autumn), 2016.
"Modeling the mechanics of multi-shape crystallizable shape memory polymers"
Society of Engineering Science 53rd Annual Technical Meeting, October 2-5, Maryland, October (4th Quarter/Autumn), 2016.
"EFFECTS OF SMALL RANGE COLOR (PIGMENT) CONCENTRATION LEVELS ON PLASTIC INJECTION MOLDED PARTS"
in the proceedings of SPE-ANTEC, Indianapolis, May, 2016.
ASEE, July (3rd Quarter/Summer), 2018.
"EFFECTS OF SMALL RANGE COLOR (PIGMENT) CONCENTRATION LEVELS IN COMBINATION WITH GAMMA STERILIZATION ON PLASTIC INJECTION MOLDED PARTS"
in the proceedings of SPE-ANTEC, Anaheim CA, May, 2017.
"Constitutive modeling of triple-shape crystallizable shape memory polymers within a thermodynamics framework"
Society of Engineering Science 53rd Annual Technical Meeting, October 2-5, Maryland, October (4th Quarter/Autumn), 2016.
"Modeling the mechanics of multi-shape crystallizable shape memory polymers"
Society of Engineering Science 53rd Annual Technical Meeting, October 2-5, Maryland, October (4th Quarter/Autumn), 2016.
"EFFECTS OF SMALL RANGE COLOR (PIGMENT) CONCENTRATION LEVELS ON PLASTIC INJECTION MOLDED PARTS"
in the proceedings of SPE-ANTEC, Indianapolis, May, 2016.
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