Lavanya Raman

Lavanya Raman is a Research Scientist II at South Dakota Mines since July 2025, previously serving as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison from October 2023 to June 2025 and as a Postdoctoral Researcher at Penn State University from April 2022 to October 2023. Expertise includes the synthesis and characterization of ultrahigh temperature refractory alloys, reinforcing ceramic matrices with carbon fibers, and developing textured ceramic piezoelectrics. Lavanya earned an M.Tech and Ph.D. in Materials Science from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, where prior experience includes a role as a project associate focused on characterization using X-ray diffraction. Lavanya's educational background also includes a Bachelor of Engineering in Metallurgical Engineering from P.S.G College of Technology.