Gaurav Nilakantan

Patents and Awards

PATENTS (pending)

· Anti Whiplash Seat for Passenger Vehicle (Pub. No. 20090108645) (view pdf)

· Ballistic Resistant Fabric Armor

AWARDS and PRIZES

· American Society for Composites PhD Research Scholarship Award, 2009

· Center for Composite Materials Director’s Award, University of Delaware Honors Day, 2009

· 2009 Baltimore-Washington SAMPE 14th Annual Student Symposium, Baltimore, MD, (2nd place)

· 2008 SAMPE University Research Symposium International Competition, PhD Category, Long Beach, CA (2nd place)

· Center for Composite Materials Progress Award, University of Delaware Honors Day, 2008

· University Graduate Scholar, University of Cincinnati, 2004 - 2007

· Merit Prize Winner, “Create the Future” Design Contest, NASA Tech Briefs, 2006

· University of Cincinnati Intramural Badminton Champion, 2005

· Gold Medalist / 10th Rank Holder, Mechanical Engineering, Visveswaraiah Technological University, 2003

· Distinction Awards, Department of Mechanical Engineering, PES Institute of Technology, India, 1999-2003

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Gaurav Nilakantan

Center for Composite Materials

201 Composites Manufacturing Science Lab

Academy St and E. Delaware Ave

University of Delaware

Newark, DE 19716, USA

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