Prasad Rao Kalvala
Research Professor
- Phone: (775)682-9310
- Email: pkalvala@unr.edu
- Building: PE
- Room: 215
- Mailstop: 0388
Biography
- 2018 - present: University of Nevada, Reno
- 2011 - 2018: Research faculty, University of Utah, Salt Lake City
- 1982 - 2013: Faculty, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
Education
- Ph.D., Metallurgy, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, 1983
Professional memberships
- ASM International
- American Welding Society
- Indian Institute of Metals
- Indian Institute of Welding
Research interests
- Additive manufacturing
- Welding
- Surfacing
- Corrosion
Completed Project (2016) as Co-PI
NSF Award #1234079: Collaborative Research: Modeling and Characterization of Transition Joints Made by Friction Surfacing Based Additive Manufacturing (FSAM)
Ongoing Project (2020-2023) as Co-PI
NEUP Project 20-19641 (Fuel Cycle Research and Development) MITIGATING STRESS CORROSION CRACKING IN AUSTENITIC STAINLESS-STEEL CANISTER WELDS USING PEENING TECHNIQUES