Radheshyam Tewari

Radheshyam Tewari

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  • Teaching Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
  • Graduate Seminar Series Coordinator
  • PhD, Michigan Technological University
  • MS, Michigan Technological University
  • BS, Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, India

Biography

Radheshyam Tewari is a teaching professor in the MAE department at Michigan Tech. He earned his PhD and MS degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan Tech. He earned his BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology in India.

Tewari came to Michigan Tech after working in the manufacturing sector as a production engineer at Bajaj Auto Limited in India. At Bajaj Auto, Tewari supervised 2- and 3-wheeler crankshaft and connecting rod machining and assembly cells, implemented productivity, quality, and cost reduction projects, implemented TPM in manufacturing cells, served on TPM implementation committees, and assisted with TPM Excellence Award audit.

Tewari’s research background has been highly interdisciplinary. His research experiences in the applied sciences include numerous projects in the areas of implantable medical devices, micro- and nano-biosensors, mechanical micromachining and microfabrication, semiconductor fabrication technologies, and micro and nano metrology and characterization tools.

Tewari coordinates the MAE Graduate Seminar Series. The seminar series is offered as an opportunity for graduate students and faculty to broaden their knowledge beyond their specific area of research and/or studies. Distinguished speakers, who are known nationally and internationally and represent academia, industry and government are regularly invited.

Teaching Interests

  • Introduction to Manufacturing
  • Quality Engineering
  • Fundamentals of Six-Sigma
  • Design of Experiments
  • Micro-Manufacturing Processes
  • Additive Manufacturing
  • Production Planning
  • Lean Manufacturing
  • Sustainable Manufacturing
  • Semiconductor Fabrication Processes

Areas of Expertise

  • Quality Engineering
  • Total Productive Maintenance
  • Lean Manufacturing
  • Mechanical Micromachining
  • Macro- and Micro-manufacturing
  • Semiconductor Fabrication Processes
  • Curriculum and Program Development and Improvement
  • Curriculum and Program Assessment
  • Online Teaching and Learning
  • Online Course Design, Development, and Review

Research Interests

  • Process and Product Development and Improvement
  • Macro-, Micro-, and Nano-manufacturing
  • Micro- and Nano-technology
  • Implantable Medical Devices
  • Additive Manufacturing
  • Education Research
  • Curriculum and Program Assessment
  • Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Sense of Belonging