Book Chapters

• Radhakrishnan, B. G., Gavini, V., Electronic structure calculations at macroscopic scales using orbital-free DFT, In Wang, Y.A., Wesolowski, T. (Ed.) Recent Advances in Orbital-free DFT, World Scientific, Singapore (2009). preprint

Journal Publications

• Gavini V., Role of the defect-core in energetics of vacancies, Proc. Royal Society London A (to appear, 2009).  preprint

• Gavini, V., Role of macroscopic deformations in energetics of vacancies in aluminum, Phys. Rev. Lett. 101 205503 (2008). (Cover Article)  preprint

• Gavini, V., Bhattacharya, K., Ortiz, M., Vacancy clustering and prismatic dislocation loop formation in aluminum, Phys. Rev. B 76, 180101(R) (2007).  preprint

• Gavini, V., Bhattacharya, K., Ortiz, M., Quasi-continuum orbital-free density-functional theory: A route to multi-million atom non-periodic DFT calculation, J. Mech. Phys. Solids 55(4) (2007) 697-718.  preprint

• Gavini, V., Knap, J., Bhattacharya, K., Ortiz, M., Non-periodic Finite-element formulation of orbital-free density-functional theory, J. Mech. Phys. Solids 55(4) (2007) 669-696.  preprint

• Vikram, G., Babu, N.R., Modelling and analysis of abrasive water jet cut surface topography, Int. J. Mach. Tool. Manu. 42(12) (2002) 1345-1354.

Conference Presentations, Publications and Invited talks

• Radhakrishnan, B. G., Gavini, V., Quantum Mechanics to Mechanics: Electronic structure calculations at macroscopic scales, ASCE-ASME-SES, Blacksburg, 2009.

• Gavini, V., Role of the defect-core in the energetics of vacancies: An electronic structure study, ASCE-ASME-SES, Blacksburg, 2009

• Gavini, V., Electronic structure calculations at macroscopic scales, Nanotechnology Seminar Series, Purdue University, 2009. (Invited talk)

• Gavini, V., Nucleation of prismatic dislocation loops: An electronic structure study, Plasticity 2009, St. Thomas, 2009. (Invited talk)

• Gavini, V., Electronic structure calculations at macroscopic scales, Applied Mechanics Colloquim, Harvard University, 2008. (Invited talk)

• Gavini, V., Electronic structure calculations at macroscopic scales, Multiscale Materials Modeling, Tallahassee, 2008.

• Gavini, V., Nucleation of prismatic dislocation loops: An electronic structure study, ASME IMECE, Boston, 2008.

• Gavini, V., Electronic structure calculations at macroscopic scales, Society of Engineering Sciences, Urbana, 2008.

• Gavini, V., Electronic structure calculations at macroscopic scales, SIAM meeting on mathematical aspects of materials science, Philadelphia, 2008.

• Gavini, V., Electronic structure calculations on macroscopic scales, Army Research Labs, APG, 2008. (Invited talk)

• Gavini, V., Nucleation of prismatic dislocation loops: An electronic structure study, NSF symposium on Dislocation Dynamics, UCSD La Jolla, 2008. (Invited talk)

• Gavini, V., Bhattacharya, K., Ortiz, M., Electronic structure calculations on macroscopic scales: Studies on prismatic loop nucleation, 2007 Materials Research Society, Fall Meeting, Boston, 2007.

• Gavini, V., Bhattacharya, K., Ortiz, M., Quasi-continuum orbital-free density functional theory, 2007 ASME IMECE, Seattle, 2007

• Gavini, V., Electronic structure calculations at macroscopic scales, DFT meeting, Princeton University, 2007. (Invited talk)

• Gavini, V., Electronic structure calculations at macroscopic scales, Applied and Interdisciplinary Seminar, Applied Mathematics Colloquium, University of Michigan, 2007. (Invited talk)

• Gavini, V., Bhattacharya, K., Ortiz, M., Quasi-continuum orbital-free density functional theory, 9th United States National Congress on Computational Mechanics, San Francisco, 2007.

• Gavini, V., Ab initio calculations: A real-space finite-element approach to density-functional theory, 19th Melosh Symposium, ETH Zurich, Zurich, 2007.

• Gavini, V., Bhattacharya, K., Ortiz, M., Quasi-continuum orbital-free density functional theory, 2007 American Physical Society, March meeting, Denver, 2007.

• Vikram, G., Babu, N.R., An analyitical model for prediction of residual stresses in water jet peening, 2003 WJTA American Water Jet Conference, Houston, 2003.

• Vikram, G., Martin, H., Raghavan, V.R., The swirling fluidized bed- An advanced hydro- dynamic analysis, 4th National Conference on CFB Technology, Calcutta, 2003, pp 11-20.

• Vikram, G., Raghavan, V.R., Martin, H., A model for the hydrodynamics of swirling fluidized beds, 4th International Conference on Conveying, and Handling of Particulate Solids, Budapest, May 2003.

• Vikram, G., Harsha, P., Babu, N.R., Analytical approach for selection of optimal feed rate in efficient machining of sculptured surfaces, International Conference on Manufacturing Automation 2002, Hong Kong, 2002, pp 227-236.

• Vikram, G., Babu N.R., Modelling and simulation of abrasive water jet cut surface topography, Proceedings of 2001 WJTA American Water Jet Conference, Minneapolis, 2001, pp 13-27.

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