Radheshyam Tewari

Contact

rtewari@mtu.edu
906-487-1743
R. L. Smith 1022

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

Recent Publications

Tewari, R., Dharmavaram Narendranath, A., and Johnson, J. (2023, June), Work in Progress: Quantification of Problem-Complexity and Problem-Solving Skills with Directed Networks in a Sophomore Course in Mechanics of Materials Paper presented at 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland. https://peer.asee.org/44130
S. Bhosle, R. Tewari, and C. Friedrich. Dependence of Nanotextured Titanium Orthopedic Surfaces on Electrolyte Condition. Journal of Surface Engineered Materials and Advanced Technology, vol. 6, no. 4, 164-175, 2016.
Xie, H., Tewari, R., Fukushima, H., Narendra, J., Heldt, C., King, J., and Minerick, A.R., 2014, “Development of a 3D Graphene Electrode Dielectrophoretic Devicek,” J. Vis. Exp., (88), e51696, doi:10.3791/51696.
Chang, J., Tewari, R., Choi, C., and Friedrich, C., 2013, A Hybrid Electrokinetic Pump for a Lab-on-a-chip Microfluidic Device, Poster presented at: Graduate Research Colloquium, Michigan Technological University, February, 2013, Houghton, MI
Shokuhfar, T., Daunais, T., Tewari, R., Zhong, X., Slough, W., Moser, T., Douglas, W., Blough, E., Kumar, A., Pandey, R., Bergstrom, P., Choi, C., Nalabothu, S., and Friedrich, C., 2011, MicroRNA Nanosensor System for Early Detection of Diseases in Humans, Poster presented at: Lab-on-a-Chip World Congress, September, 2011, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Tewari R., and Friedrich, C., 2011, “Patterning PLA Packaging Films for Implantable Medical Devices,” Journal of Medical Devices, Vol. 5, No. 2, Article ID 027522, 1 page.
Tewari, R., Vanga, K.L., Knudsen, William, and Friedrich, C., 2010, Process Characterization: Reactive Ion Etching of Micro Hot-Embossed Poly (Lactic Acid) Films, Poster presented at: Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Annual Meeting, October, 2010, Austin, TX, USA.
Tewari R., and Friedrich, C., 2010, “Hot Embossing of Poly (Lactic Acid) Films for an Embedded Cochlear Implant Stiffener,” Journal of Microsystem Technologies, Vol. 16, No. 8-9, pp. 1601-1607, doi:10.1007/s00542-010-1084-y.
Tewari, R., and Friedrich, C., 2009, “Force Characterization and Rigidity Analysis of a Monolithic Cochlear Prosthesis Actuator,” J. Med. Devices, Vol. 3, Issue 2, 1 page, doi:10.1115/1.3147506.