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Education:
Bachelor of Technology, Mechanical Engineering (2002 - 2006) Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (Aug 2006-present)
Research Interests:
Bioengineering, Heat and Mass Transfer
Research Projects:
Molecular dynamic simulations of water permeation through
phospholipids membranes in the presence of sugars: The aim of
this study is to investigate, using atomistic molecular dynamics
simulations, the detailed mechanism of sugar bilayer membrane
interactions as well as the membrane water permeation in the
presence of sugar molecules. In these simulations the trajectory of
all atoms in the system is tracked by integration of the Newton's
equations of motion. Using these trajectories and by employing
statistical mechanics we can determine various properties of
interest. Aquatic Sperm Cell Cryopreservation: Working with Dept. of Aquaculture, Louisianan State University to evaluate the membrane transport properties and the cooling rates for the optimal cryopreservation of endangered and commercially important fish sperm cells.
Publications & Presentations:
Journal Papers:
R. Alapati, K. Goff, M.H. Kubisch and R.V. Devireddy. Freezing Characteristics of Ejaculated and Epidydimal Rhesus Monkey (Macaca Mulatta) Sperm, Cryobiology, 57: 182-185 (2008). R. Alapati, M. Stout, J. Saenz, G.T. Gentry Jr., R.A. Godke and R. V. Devireddy, Comparison of the Permeability Properties and Post-Thaw Motility of Ejaculated and Epididymal Bovine Spermatozoa, Cryobiology, 59: 164-170 (2009).
Refereed Conference Papers:
D. Pinisetty, R. Alapati, D. Moldovan and R.V. Devireddy. "Molecular Dynamics Simulation Studies of Pore Formation in Lipid Bilayers in the Presence of Dimethylsulfoxide". ASME IMECE 2007, Seattle, WA, CD-ROM Publication. Comparative Freezing Response of Ejaculated and Epididymal Rhesus Monkey Sperm. R. Alapati, K. Goff, H. Kubisch and R.V. Devireddy. ASME Summer Bioengineering Meeting, Marco Island, CD-ROM Publication. Comparative Freezing Response of Ejaculated and Epididymal Bovine Spermatozoa. R. Alapati, M. Stout, R. Godke and R.V. Devireddy. ASME Summer Bioengineering Meeting, Marco Island, CD-ROM Publication. Atomistic simulation of Pore Formation in Lipid Bilayers in the Presence of Dimethylsulfoxide: Further Evidence for Entropic Driven Pore Formation. R. Alapati, D. Moldovan and R.V. Devireddy. ASME Summer Bioengineering Meeting, Marco Island, CD-ROM Publication. Asymmetry of Structural Characteristics of Lipid
Bilayers Induced by Dimethylsulfoxide: An Atomistic Simulation Study. R. Alapati,
D. Moldovan and R.V. Devireddy. ASME Summer Bioengineering
Meeting, Marco Island, CD-ROM Publication.
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