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Gautam Priyadarshan

Dr. Gautam Priyadarshan

  • Position: Assistant Professor
  • Department: Mechanical Engineering
  • Office Location: Building 2, Room 152 - Emerald Coast Campus, Fort Walton Beach
  • GP@uwf.edu
  • Campus: 850.314.6915

Biography

Dr. Priyadarshan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of West Florida. He holds a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering and an M.S. in Metallurgical Engineering, both from the University of Nevada, Reno. His research spans a wide range of areas, including material–environment interactions, corrosion prevention and mitigation, energy materials, materials manufacturing, non-destructive testing, fatigue and failure analysis, metallurgical processes, carbon sequestration, and biomaterials.

Prior to joining UWF in 2021, Dr. Priyadarshan served as a Senior Research Scientist at the National Center for Physical Acoustics at the University of Mississippi and co-founded EMD Technologies in Reno, Nevada. His work has addressed critical challenges in energy research, advanced manufacturing, nuclear storage materials and environmental remediation. 

Professional Society Member:

  • The Phi Beta Delta International Honor Society
  • Society of Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME)
  • Materials Research Society (MRS)
  • The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS)
  • American Nuclear Society (ANS)

Degrees & Institutions

  • Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering University of Nevada, Reno 2009
  • M.S. Metallurgical Engineering University of Nevada, Reno 2001

Research

Material-environment interactions for engineering applications; Corrosion prevention /mitigation; Energy materials; Materials manufacturing (metallic alloys, ceramics, and composites); Non-destructive testing; Fatigue /Failure analysis; Materials characterization; Metallurgical processes and processing; Carbon sequestration and Biomaterials

Current Courses

  • Junior Engineering Design
  • Non-Destructive Evaluation

Special Interests

Possess a combination of project management, team leadership, research, and technical skills.

Publications

Some selected publications in peer-reviewed Journals and Conference Proceedings:

1. G. Priyadarshan, “Quantum Sensors for Navigation and Positioning”, Chapter 16, Optical Sensors and Distributed Sensing: Innovations, Techniques and Applications, (CRC Publication), pending publication August 2025.

2. A. Karunarathne, P. Parajuli, G. Priyadarshan, S. Bhattacharya, R. Rao, P. Wei, Y. Y. Chen, J. R. Gladden and A. M. Rao. “Anisotropic elasticity drives negative thermal expansion in monocrystalline SnSe”, Physics Review B 103, 054108. 2021.

3. K. Y. Lin, J. Mobley, G. Priyadarshan, Z. Lu and J. R. Gladden, “Vibrational metrics for the evaluation of internal conditions in a scaled nuclear dry storage cask”, Applied Acoustics, 168 (2020) 107433.

4. A. Karunarathne, G. Priyadarshan, Kartikeya S. Jodha, J. A. Griggs and J. R. Gladden, “Low-pressure dependent elasticity of porous ceramics”, Journal of the American Ceramic Society. (2019) DOI:10.1111/jace.16751.

5. A. Mishra, G. Priyadarshan, D. Clark, Y. Lu and R. Shi “Theoretical Investigations on Structural Stability and Elastic Properties of MoNbTaW-X (=Ti/V) High Entropy Alloys”, Journal of Materials Research and Reviews, 4(2) (2019) 1-9.

6. A. Karunarathne, J. R. Gladden, G. Priyadarshan, P. Wei, T. Hung, P. Parajuli, S. Bhattacharya, Y. Chen, and A. M. Rao, “Room temperature resonant ultrasound spectroscopy of single crystalline SnSe”. ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 2018, 1, 6123−6128.

7. F. Liu, A. Karunarathne, S. Bhattacharya, B. Maruyama, G. Priyadarshan, J. R. Gladden, Y. Y. Chen, and A. M. Rao, “Phonon anharmonicity in single-crystalline SnSe”. PHYSICAL REVIEW B 98, 224309 (2018).

Patents and Technology Transfer Co-author of the following patents

  • Biofuel Production Methods, US Patent No. 2008/0184616 A1, 2008 (under negotiation with Protein Biofuels, Inc.).
  • Process for Removal and Stabilization of Arsenic and Selenium from Aqueous Streams, U.S. Patent No. 9,124,815. Assignee: Board of Regents UCCSN.
  • Cyanide Detoxification Process, U.S. Patent No. 6,551,514 Assignee: Board of Regents, UCCSN.

Assisted in technology transferred to the industry:

  • Cyanide Detoxification Process-The process developed has been tested and has been used at different mines in the US, including Newmont Mining. The method was piloted by Cherokee Chemicals at Hecla mining operation in Idaho.
  • Removal and Stabilization of Arsenic and Selenium- Pilot plant operations at Newmont Mining Company and Midas Gold, EP Minerals has negotiated the technology transfer, from the assignee: Board of Regents UCCSN.
  • Method of Removing Mercury from Solution, Patent No. 5,599,515- Cherokee Chemicals has the license for this technology. I am the partial benefactor of the royalty for the process from UNR.