Pavan Sreenivasa Rao

About

I am a Science Foundation Ireland funded PhD student at the University of Limerick, developing accurate life prediction tools in martensitic and bainitic steels for sustainable power generation. I have previously worked on single fibre push out tests in composite materials as a Research Assistant on an Enterprise Ireland project. I have worked extensively on in-situ testing of composite materials and nanoindentation as part of my Masters degree and post graduation.

Employment

• University of Limerick Research Assistant
  2019 - 2020

Education

• University of Limerick Doctor of Philosophy
  2020 - 2025
• University of Limerick Master of Science
  2018 - 2019
• SJB Institute of Technology Bachelor of Engineering
  2014 - 2018

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (10)

• The Role of Interfacial Shear Strength in Composite Performance
  Polymer Composites 2026 DOI: 10.1002/pc.70976
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• Deformation-induced reorientation characterisation in P91 steel using double notch shear samples
  Materials Characterization 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.matchar.2026.116264
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• Integrating micropillar compression testing and crystal plasticity modelling to unravel slip system activity and deformation mechanisms in P91 steel
  Materials Science and Engineering: A 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2025.148659
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• Elusive Interplay of 3D Structural Similarity and Twinning in Mechanical Flexibility of Luminescent Organic Crystals
  Subhrajyoti Bhandary, Tara Ryan, Pavan Sreenivasa Rao +5 more
  Small 2025 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202501145
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• Hygrothermal ageing effects on failure behaviour of fibre-reinforced polymer composite materials under in-situ SEM testing
  Composites Part B: Engineering 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2025.112148
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• Revealing the reverse austenite and martensite transformation pathways in P91 steel through in situ MEMS-heating EBSD investigations
  Materials Today Communications 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.mtcomm.2025.111753
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• Interfacial properties of carbon fiber‐reinforced biobased resin composites by single fiber fragmentation, fiber push‐out, and interlaminar shear strength
  Polymer Composites 2023 DOI: 10.1002/pc.27995
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• An investigation of the influence of matrix properties and fibre–matrix interface behaviour on the mechanical performance of carbon fibre-reinforced PEKK and PEEK composites
  Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing 2023 DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2022.107359
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• Mode I fracture toughness of glass fibre reinforced thermoplastic composites after UV and atmospheric plasma treatments
  Composites Science and Technology 2023 DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2023.109982
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• Comparison of progressive damage between thermoset and thermoplastic CFRP composites under in-situ tensile loading
  Journal of Composite Materials 2020 DOI: 10.1177/0021998320972471
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