DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

2022 – Present: Professor and Head, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Padre Conseção College of Engineering, Goa, India.

2013 – 2022: Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Alliance College of Engineering and Design, Alliance University, Bangalore, India.

2011 – 2013: Associate Professor, Head, Department of Mechanical Engineering, ISB&M School of Technology, Pune, India

2007 – 2011: Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India

2009: Post-doctoral, Stanford-India Biodesign Fellow, Stanford University USA, All India Institute of Medical Sciences and Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.

1997 – 2000: Third Assistant Engineer, Five Stars Shipping Company, Mumbai, India.

1995 – 1997: Assistant Junior Engineer, A.P. Moller Singapore Private Limited.

• Idea Generation Methods, 5 days November, 2021 Online
• Tissue Engineering-Biomaterials and Stem Cells for Manufacturing of Biological Tissues, 5 days June, 2016 Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad
• Indo-US Advanced Clinical Engineering Workshop,4 days October, 2009 Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandr

• The Combined Australian Materials Societies (CAMS 2022) Melbourne Australia, Materials Australia, A comparative study of Nano-Indentation behaviour of a Cartilage Replacement Composite, Bone, Cartilage and UHMWPE June 2022

• 3rd. International Conference on Nanomaterials, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering, Singapore, ICNMM, A Mechanical and Tribological Study of a Biomaterial for Cartilage Replacement May 2020

• Processing and Fabrication of Advanced Materials (PFAM XXIV) Osaka, Japan, PFAM, Biomaterials for Bone Joint Treatment – Current Status and Future Possibilities December 2015

JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

1. The effect of nanoclay and crosslink density on the mechanical and tribological properties of a hydrogel composite for cartilage replacement, Rahul Ribeiro, Chitrakara Hegde, International Journal of Mechanical Engineering, Vol. 7 No. 1 January, 2022, 6686-6699.

2. Removal of Phenolic Compound from Bangalore Nelagadaranahalli Lake Using PS-PEI Blend Membranes, Chitrakara Hegde, Vipin Prasad, Rahul Ribeiro, International Journal of Mechanical Engineering, Vol. 7 No. 1 January, 2022, 6679-6685.

3. Thermodynamical Investigations on a Segmented and Continuous Baffled Motionless Mixer -A Numerical Study, Abhinav, Rahul Ribeiro, Sumeeka Dhankar, Lenin Prakash, GIS Science Journal, Vol. 8(6), 202-212, 2021.

4. Elasto-Visco behavior of Al7075-T6 using a Numerical Technique, Abhinav, Rahul Ribeiro, Rajul Ragav, IOP SciNotes 1, 024401, 2020.

5. Effect of lubrication on the wear resistance of plasma sprayed composite coatings (Al2O3 + ZrO2. 5CaO), T. Abhinav, Rahul Ribeiro, Neil Bodra, Barun Gola, Rajul Raghav, Aditya Vardhan, Md. Mahboob Ali, Tribology in Industry, Vol. 42(1), 50-58, 2020.

6. Creep strength of Al2O3+ZrO2.5CaO Subjected to Thermal Cyclic Test, T. Abhinav, N. Krishnamurthy, Rahul Ribeiro, Abhijeet Hugar, Springer Nature Applied Sciences, 1:1249, 2019.

7. In-vitro Biomechanical Assessment of a Newly Designed Cement less Femoral Stem, Rahul Ribeiro, Beni Ram Rawal, International Advanced Research Journal in Science, Engineering and Technology, Vol. 3(6): 281-284, 2016.

8. The effect of a cementless stem cross-sectional shape on the mechanical stability: A finite element analysis approach, Rahul Ribeiro, B. R. Rawal, N. Bhatnagar, International Advanced Research Journal in Science, Engineering and Technology, Vol. 2(3): 9-14, 2015.

9. Biomaterials for Cartilage Repair: A Review, B. R. Rawal, R. Ribeiro, M. Chouksey, K. Tripathi, Journal of Medical Sciences, Vol. 13(8): 615-620, 2013.

10. Design and Manufacturing of Femoral Stems for the Indian Population, B. R. Rawal, R. Ribeiro, R. Malhotra, N. Bhatnagar, Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 14(3): 216-223, 2012.

11. Anthropometric Measurements to Design Best-fit Femoral Stem for the Indian Population, B. R. Rawal, R.Ribeiro, R. Malhotra, N.Bhatnagar, Indian Journal of Orthopedics, 1(46):47-53, 2012.

12. A tribological and biomimetic study of PI-CNT composites for cartilage replacement, R. Ribeiro, S. Banda, Z. Ounaies, H. Ucisik, M. Usta, H. Liang, Journal of Materials Science, 47(2):649-658, 2012.

13. Design and Manufacture of Short Stemless Femoral Hip Implant based on CT Images, B.R. Rawal, R.Ribeiro, R. Malhotra, N. Bhatnagar, Journal of Medical Science 11(8):296-301, 2011.

14. Gait Co-ordination: potential marker for mental state, D. Joshi, R. Ribeiro, S. Srivastava, S. Anand, D. Majumdar, International Journal of Medical Engineering and Informatics, 3(1):30-39, 2011.

15. Kinematics-Coordinated Walking Pattern based on Embedded Controls, S. Mishra, D. Joshi, S. Anand, R. Ribeiro, Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology, 34(5-6): 329-334, 2010.

16. In-situ observation of stress induced Au-Si phase transformation, D. Huitink, L. Peng, R. Ribeiro, H. Liang, Applied Physics Letters, 94:183111, 2009.

17. In situ observation of nano-abrasive wear, R. Ribeiro, Z. Shan, A. M. Minor, H. Liang, Wear 263:1556-1559, 2007.

18. Biomimetic study of polymeric materials for joint repair applications, R. Ribeiro, P. Ganguly, D. Darensbourg, M. Usta, C. Bindal, A. H. Ucisik, and H. Liang, Journal of Materials Research 22(6):1632-1639, 2007.

19. Tribological Investigation of Tantalum Boride Coating under Dry and Simulated Body Fluid Conditions, R. Ribeiro, S. Ingole, M. Usta, C. Bindal, A. H. Ucisik, and H. Liang, Wear 262:1380-1386, 2007.

20. Nanomechanical and tribological investigation of human knee joints, B. Ning, R. Ribeiro, G. Kim, M. Usta, A.H. Ucisik, H. Liang, Journal of Biomechanics 39(1): S499, 2006.

21. A Tribological Comparison of Pure and Boronized Chromium, R. Ribeiro, S. Ingole, M. Usta, C. Bindal, A. H. Ucisik and H. Liang, Journal of Tribology 128:895-897, 2006.

22. Tribological Characteristics of Boronized Niobium for Biojoint Applications, R. Ribeiro, S. Ingole, M. Usta, C. Bindal, A. H. Ucisik and H. Liang, Vacuum 80:1341-1345, 2006.

23. Biocomposites: Exploring Surface Texture for Cell Adhesion, R. Ribeiro, S. Ingole, P. Asthana, B. Shi, T. Kuhn, and H. Liang, Journal of ASTM International 2(8):1-6, 2005.

24. Characterization of the Electron Beam Curing of Cationic Polymerization of Diglycidylether of Bisphenol A Epoxy Resin, R. Ribeiro, R. J. Morgan, L. Bonnaud, J. Lu, H-. J. Sue, J. Choi, and V. Lopata, Journal of Composite Materials, 39(16):1433-1447, 2005.

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
1. A comparative study of Nano-Indentation behavior of a Cartilage Replacement Composite, Bone, Cartilage and UHMWPE, Rahul Ribeiro, H. Liang, P. Ganguly, H. Darensbourg, M. Usta, H. Ucisik, The Combined Australian Materials Societies (CAMS 2022) conference, Melbourne, Australia, 1st to 3rd June, 2022.

2. Modeling and Characterization of AISI S-7 Steel using the Johnson Cook Model – An Explicit Analysis, Abhinav, Rahul Ribeiro, Ranjana Jain, Arunkumar D., International Conference on Futuristic Trends in Mechanical Engineering, Presidency University, Bengaluru, India, 11th and 12th September, 2020.

3. A Mechanical and Tribological Study of a Biomaterial for Cartilage Replacement. Rahul Ribeiro, 3rd. International Conference on Nanomaterials, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering, Singapore, May 2020.

4. Life span studies on functionally graded composite coatings, Abhinav, Rahul Ribeiro, Abhijeet Hugar, Alliance International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Bengaluru, India, 2019.

5. Biomaterials for Bone Joint Treatment – Current Status and Future Possibilities, R. Ribeiro, Processing and Fabrication of Advanced Materials (PFAM XXIV), Osaka, Japan, Dec. 2015.

6. Processing, Fabrication and Computational Analysis of Carbon Fabric Reinforced Epoxy Composites with Silicon Carbide Nano Fillers, Bhaskar Pal, R. Ribeiro, Processing and Fabrication of Advanced Materials (PFAM XXIV), Osaka, Japan, Dec. 2015.

7. Validation of Fatigue Failure Results of a Newly Designed Cementless Femoral Stem Based on Anthropometric Data of Indians, R. Ribeiro, B. R. Rawal, N. Bhatnagar, ASME Verification and Validation Symposium, Las Vegas, USA, 2013.

8. A Biomimetic Study of Impact Properties of Cartilage Replacement Materials
R. Ribeiro, V. Choudhary, A. Chawla, S. Tiwari, S. Chowdhuri, BIO 2011, Kolkata, 2011.

9. Hydrogels as synthetic cartilage, R. Ribeiro, V. Chaudhary, S. Mahajan, N. Bhatnagar, Processing and Fabrication of Advanced Materials (PFAM XIX), New Zealand, Jan. 2011.

10. Design and Manufacture of Short Femoral Proximal Stem based on CT Images, B. R. Rawal, R. Malhotra, R. Ribeiro, N. Bhatnagar, Processing and Fabrication of Advanced Materials (PFAM XIX), New Zealand, Jan. 2011.

11. Design and Development of Titanium based Femoral Stem for Indian Population, B. R. Rawal, R. Ribeiro, R. Malhotra, N. Bhatnagar Processing and Fabrication of Advanced Materials (PFAM XIX), New Zealand, Jan. 2011.

12. Pre-clinical Analysis of the Effect of Cross-Sectional Stem Shape on Primary Stability for Cementless THA, B. R. Rawal, R. Ribeiro, R. Malhotra, N. Bhatnagar, ISME conference, IIT Delhi, 2010.

13. CNT-Polyimide Nanocomposites for Cartilage Replacement, R. Ribeiro, S. Banda, Z. Ounaies, H. Liang, Processing and Fabrication of Advanced Materials (PFAM XVII), New Delhi, 2008.

14. Nanomechanical and Tribological Investigation of Human Knee Joints, Bo Ning, Rahul
Ribeiro, Gunin Kim, Metin Usta, Ahmet Hikmet Ucisik, and Hong Liang, 5th. World Congress of Biomechanics, Munich, Germany, 2006.
15. Towards Development of a Polymer Cartilage Replacement, R. Ribeiro, and H. Liang, Society of Plastics Engineers, Polyolefins 2006.

16. Biomimetic Study of Novel Materials for Joint Applications, R. Ribeiro, P. Ganguly, D. Darensbourg, M. Usta, and H. Liang, Materials Research Society, Fall meeting, USA, 2005.

17. Biotribological Behavior of Boronized Tungsten, R. Ribeiro, S. Ingole, M. Usta, H. Ucisik, and H. Liang, World Tribology Congress III, Washington D.C., USA, 2005.

18. Fundamental Materials Structure-Properties for Electron Beam Cured Composites, J. Ju, Y. Li, J. Lu, S-. W Moon, R. Ribeiro, B. Roncke, F. Tschen and R. Morgan, Proceedings of the SAMPE Conference, Long Beach, CA, 1969-1980, May 2003.

• The 59th Congress of The Indian Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ISTAM) at Alliance University, Bangalore
• Alliance International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AICAAM 2019) at Alliance University, Bangalore
• Processing and Fabrication of Advanced Materials Conference (PFAMXVII) at IIT Delhi

• Materials Research Society of India (MRSI)
• Society of Automotive Engineers, India (SAE).
• Biomedical Engineering Society of India (BMESI).
• The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).

RESEARCH GRANTS

• Determination of the mechanical properties of novel materials for cartilage replacement Vision Group on Science and Technology (VGST) (Govt. of Karnataka) Rs. 20 Lakh 2 years (Completed)
• Flapping wing micro air vehicle VGST (as above) Rs. 40,000 6 months (Completed)

PATENTS

• Indian Patent Office patent number: 358492 “An Immobilization Device”.
• Indian Patent Office patent number: 377399 “Contra lateral limb controlled prosthetic knee joint”.