Muthu Govindaraj
Professor
Director of Engineering Programs
School of Design and Engineering
Philadelphia University
215 951 2684
http://Faculty.philau.edu/govindarajm
Classes taught
Engineering Drawing, Machine Design, Design for Manufacturability, Senior Design Project, Advanced Woven Fabrics.
Education
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Liberec, Czech Republic (1982).
M.Tech. Textile Engineering, University of Madras, India (1975).
B.Tech. Textile Technology, University of Madras, India (1973).
Academic experience
Director, Engineering Programs, Philadelphia University
Professor, (tenured) School of Engineering and Textiles, Philadelphia University
Associate Professor (1995-2001) School of Textiles and Materials Technology, Philadelphia University
Assistant Professor (1989- 1995) Department of Textiles and Apparel,
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.
Research Associate (1986-1989) Department of Textile Engineering, College of Textiles, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, N.C.
Industry experience
Deputy Manager (1982-1986) Research and Development Division, Machinery Manufacturers Corporation (MMC) Ltd. Mysore, India.
Development Engineer (1976-78) MMC Ltd., Calcutta, India.
Development Engineer, Felts Division (1975-1976) Shri Dinesh Mills Ltd., India.
Awards and Honors
Recipient of the Lindback Distinguished Teaching Award, 2001.
Advisory Board Member, Journal of Textile Engineering, Textile Machinery Society of Japan.
Government of India/ Czech Republic Exchange Scholar Award 1978-82.
Funded Research Projects
NSF:STTR Phase I Photovoltaic Fabric with Illuminex Corporation. 2009-10.
ITR: Representations and Algorithms for Deformable Objects, National Science Foundation, 2002-2006. Co-PI with Guibas (Stanford), Metaxas (Rutgers), Latombe (Stanford), and Kavraki (Rice). Project completed August 2008.
Integration of Fabric Formation and Coloration Processes. National Textile Center Co-PI. 2002-2005
Haptic Simulation of Fabric Hand, National Textile Center. PI. 2000-2003
Physically Based Fabric Drape Models as Tools for Computer Aided design of Apparel and Other Textile Structures, National Textile Center, 1997-2000. PI
Physically Based Model of Fabric Drape, National Science Foundation, Supercomputing Grant, 1996-97. PI
Apparel Research Network, Defense Logistics Agency, Co-PI (with Prof. Mel Wiener) 1995-98.
A Physically Based Model of Fabric Drape, Cornell Theory Center (NSF supported center) Supercomputing Service Units, 1995-96. PI
Application of Robots in Garment Assembly, USDA Experiment Station Hatch Project, 1990-95, PI
Consultancy
Cook Inc., Lutron Electronics, Delaware Ribbon Mills, Avery Dennison, Narricot Industries, CYDSA Corporation, Mexico.
Book chapters and papers published
Book Chapters
Integration of Fabric Formation and Coloration Processes (co-authored with B. George, D. Wood, H. Ujiie, M. Fruscello, A, Tremere and S. Nandekar in Digital Printing of Textiles, Ed. By H. Ujiie, The Textile Institute, CRC Press, Washington, DC.
Predicting Fabric Drape Uisng Artificial Newural Networks. Co-authored with A. Raheja, H. Gokce and A. Palumbo. Evolving Solutions with Neural Networks. Ed. By R. Baratti and J.F. Canete. Edizioni Cusl, Convegistics. 2001.
Selected papers
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H.G. Şenel-Ayaz, A. Perets, M. Govindaraj, D. Brookstein and P. I. Lelkes, Textile-Templated Electrospun
Anisotropic Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, IEEE Buenos Aires, Sept. 2010.
Govindaraj, M and Brookstein, D. "Multi-component MultiplelayerWoven Textiles for Electronic Applications." Ambience 08. Proc. of Smart Textiles - Technology and Design. Boras, Sewden: The Swedish School of Textiles, 2008. 72-78.
Arent, J., Govindaraj, M., Breakall, J., Jacobs, M., and Machalek, M. Intelligent/Interactive Textiles: Increased Mobility Ultra-Wideband Conformal Antenna, TECHTEXTIL 2004, Atlanta, GA (refereed proceedings)
Govindaraj, M, Garg, A., Raheja, A, Huang, G and Metaxas, D. Haptic Simulation of Fabric Hand, EUROHAPTICS 2003. (refereed proceedings)
Huang, G., Metaxs, D. and Govindaraj, M. Feel the “Fabric”: An Audio-Haptic Interface. Proc. Eurographics/SIGGRAPH Sump. on Computer Animation 2003.
Leal, A.A. and Govindaraj, M. Detecting and Quantifying Set Marks on Woven Fabrics, Textile Research Journal Sept. 2000.
Chen, B., and Govindaraj, M. ‘A Parametric Study of Fabric Drape’, Textile Research Journal, 66(1), 1996) , pp. 17-24
Chen, B., and Govindaraj, M. ‘A Physically-Based Model of Fabric Drape Using Flexible Shell Elements’, Textile Research Journal. 65(6), 1995, pp. 324-330
Patents
Plural Layer Woven Electronic Textile, Article and Method. US Patent #: 7,144,830 B2
Textile-Templated Electrospun Anisotropic Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Patent pending.
Professional organizations
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Fiber Society, American Society of Engineering Educators (ASEE), Honorary Member, Alpha Chapter, Phi Psi Fraternity
Offices held
Director, Graduate Programs in Textiles (1995-2003)
Chair, Academic Programs Committee, Philadelphia University, 1998-2000
Co-Chair, Adjunct Faculty Review Committee, Philadelphia University, 2000.
Director, Industrial Extension in Textiles and Apparel, Cornell University, 1989-95.
Executive Committee Member, Center for Manufacturing Enterprise, Cornell University, 1992-95
Advisory Board member, Cornell Theory Center, 1994-95.
Advising
Junior Mechanical Engineering student advisor
Graduate thesis advisor M.S. and PhD in Textile Engineering and Science