Prof. Prabhakar Bandaru — Research Profile
University of California, San Diego · Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Graduate application deadlines
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
PhD in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Fall 2027Application deadline
Dec 2, 2026
Source: mae.ucsd.eduChecked Nov 2, 2026MS in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Fall 2027Application deadline
Jan 13, 2027
Source: mae.ucsd.eduChecked Nov 2, 2026
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Prof. Prabhakar Bandaru at University of California, San Diego Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering lists Development and investigation of nano-materials for magnetic, semiconductor, optical, MEMS/NEMS (micro-/nano- electro mechanical systems) devices as their registered research area.
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Recent papers
- Supramolecularly driven segregated graphene networks in polymer composites for electrothermal self-healing and damage sensingNewAdvanced Composites and Hybrid Materials · Nov 3
- Homogeneous N-polar AlScN sputtered films using a single AlSc alloy target and in-situ AlSc templateApplied Surface Science · Oct 3
- High speed, high thermal-conductivity of aluminum nitride deposited by DC reactive sputtering at low temperature in the transition regimeCeramics International · Dec 17, 2025
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