Vishwas N. Bedekar PhD, MS

Bedekar received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Bombay, India in 2002. He finished his Master’s degree and Ph.D. degree from the University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington TX in 2006 and 2009 respectively. His Ph.D. research included the synthesis and characterization of piezoelectric and magnetoelectric materials and devices for sensing and energy harvesting application. Dr. Bedekar is an editorial board member of the Journal of Materials Science Research and is a reviewer on 10 internationally circulated journals. He has published over 30 articles in peer-reviewed journals, conference proceedings, and presentations. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology at Middle Tennessee State University. His research interests are a synthesis of multifunctional piezoelectric and magnetoelectric materials, design and development of energy harvesters, and self-powered sensing.