Research Foundation
Materials characterization, materials testing, nanomaterials, and mechanical engineering research.
Dr. Nandani Rai
Industry Outreach | Applied AI | Materials Engineering Research
Building on years of research in materials engineering, I am currently applying Data Science and Artificial Intelligence to develop practical, data-driven solutions across engineering, education and interdisciplinary applications.
Journey
Building beyond research
My work has primarily focused on material characterization, materials testing, nanomaterials, and mechanical engineering research. Over the past decade, this work has strengthened my approach to experimental design, scientific investigation, data interpretation, and solving complex engineering problems. More recently, I have been applying Data Science and Artificial Intelligence with the objective of combining domain expertise with modern data-driven approaches for solving engineering and interdisciplinary research problems.
Professional Impact
Creating opportunities through industry collaborations, internship initiatives, and student mentoring.
Applied AI Exploration
Applying Data Science and Artificial Intelligence to engineering, education, and interdisciplinary applications.
Experience Timeline
Research, industry R&D, and outreach
Internship and Placement Officer, Online Degree Programme
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Guwahati, India
Jan 2026 - Present
Leads internship and placement initiatives for undergraduate students in the Online Data Science and AI programme.
Develops industry partnerships for internships, live projects, career sessions, and placement opportunities.
Senior Research Fellow, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Guwahati, India
Jan 2024 - Jun 2024; Aug 2024 - Mar 2025
Worked on fabrication, characterization, and experimental investigation of functionally graded piezoelectric components.
Fabricated layered PZT sensor pellets using cold isostatic pressing.
Associate Manager, Research and Development
Jindal Stainless Steel Limited
Haryana, India
Jul 2011 - Aug 2015
Worked on recycling stainless steel manufacturing waste into value-added products.
Studied 204Cu austenitic stainless steel for sugar industry applications.
Current Focus
A practical data-driven direction
Alongside my professional responsibilities, I am actively building expertise in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence through practical projects and continuous learning.
Applied AI
Applied AI Projects
Education Technology
InternReady AI
AI-powered web application that discovers internship opportunities, extracts structured information from official sources, and helps students organize and prepare their applications.
GenAILLMEducation
Generative AI
RAG Showcase Generator
Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) system that extracts information from reports and automatically generates professional showcase pages with rich visual layouts.
RAGLLMAutomation
Healthcare AI
Deep Learning-based Alzheimer MRI Classification App
Healthcare AI application that uses deep learning to classify Alzheimer's disease stages from MRI images through an interactive Streamlit interface supporting image upload and real-time prediction.
Deep LearningHealthcare AIStreamlit
Outreach
Industry collaboration and student development
Industry Collaborations
Industry partnership development for internships, live projects, career sessions, and placement opportunities.
Internship Initiatives
Internship tracking, opportunity mapping, and recruiter communication for Data Science and AI students.
Student Mentoring
Career preparation and guidance sessions conducted in collaboration with industry experts to improve students' exposure to industry expectations and professional readiness.
Research
Focused research themes
Material Characterization
Characterization and testing of materials across experimental research work.
Nanomaterials
Defect-induced Zr-doped nanoceria and nanomaterial-based systems.
Biomedical Applications
Nanoceria-based antioxidant delivery and oxidative-stress-related research.
Piezoelectric Materials
Functionally graded piezoelectric components and PZT sensor patches.
Mechanical Testing
Materials testing and mechanical behavior of reinforced polymer composites.
Experimental Research
Fabrication, analytical thinking, and scientific problem solving.
Publications
Research Publications
Fabrication and Characterization of Two-Layered PZT-ZrO2 Discs Through Cold Isostatic Pressing for Improved Life
View Visual Research SummarySaurabh Khare, Nandani Rai, Nikhil Dilip Kulkarni and Poonam Kumari
Hydroxyl radical scavenging of liquid silicone rubber/Ce0.5Zr0.5O2 nanocomposites for local delivery of antioxidants to control oxidative stress induced damages
Nandani Rai and Subramani Kanagaraj
Enhanced antioxidant ability of PEG coated Ce0.5Zr0.5O2 based nanofluids for scavenging hydroxyl radicals
View Visual Research SummaryNandani Rai and Subramani Kanagaraj
Radical scavenging of nanoceria in minimizing the oxidative stress-induced loss of residual hearing: A Review
Nandani Rai, Raagdeep Raj, and S. Kanagaraj
Conversion of entire dusts and sludges generated during manufacture of stainless steels into value added products
L.K. Singhal and Nandani Rai
Journal: Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals69(7), 1319-1325DOI: 10.1007/s12666-015-0677-7
Isothermal grain growth studies on nanostructured 9Cr-1Mo and 9Cr-1W ferritic steels containing nano-sized oxide dispersoids
Karthikeyan Rajan, Nandani Rai, Subramanya Sarma Vadlamani, and B.S. Murty
Technical Skills
Methods, tools, and research capabilities
Programming
Python
Materials Engineering
Material CharacterizationMechanical TestingNanoceria and its Solid SolutionStainless SteelPiezoelectric MaterialsNanocompositesSilicone Elastomer
AI & Data Science
Machine LearningDeep LearningNumPyPandasMatplotlibStreamlitGenAIRAGTensorFlow
Research Tools
ExcelOriginSolidWorksXRDOptical MicroscopeUV-Vis SpectrophotometerCold Isostatic Pressing MachinePolishing Machined33 Measuring EquipmentHardness Testing Machine
Education
Academic foundation
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering
IIT Guwahati
2025 | CGPA: 9.33
B.Tech. in Material Science and Metallurgical Engineering
MANIT Bhopal
2011 | CGPA: 9.03; Gold Medalist
Professional Development
Continuous learning in data science and AI
Advanced coursework completed through the E&ICT Academy, IIT Guwahati, with professional certification delivered in collaboration with Coding Ninjas.
PythonStatisticsMachine LearningDeep LearningLarge Language ModelsGenerative AI
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