About Me
Education
Research
Publications
Fun Science
Contact

About Me


Hello!

My name is Madhu V. Majji. I am a postdoctoral researcher at MIT. In my research, I focus on developing materials for applications in sustainable energy and health using colloidal science principles.

I have always been curious and driven to learn about new things, and my work as a researcher allows me to indulge this curiosity on a daily basis. I am constantly amazed by the depth and complexity of the world we live in, and I feel fortunate to have the opportunity to contribute to our understanding of it.

In my free time, I enjoy watching documentaries, taking strolls in nature, and finding new ways to expand my knowledge and understanding of the world. I believe that learning is a lifelong pursuit, and I am always looking for new opportunities to grow and discover.

Education


  • Postdoctoral Associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA.

  • Postdoctoral Scholar, Stanford University, Stanford, CA.

  • PhD, The City College of New York, New York, NY.

  • Masters, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India.

Research


The overall theme of my past research has been understanding the rheology and transport of suspensions, both in colloidal and non-colloidal regimes, and both in low-Reynolds-number and inertial flow regimes. Here are some of the projects I worked on.

  • Suspensions of rough particles: Developed a hydrodynamic model to simulate rough suspensions and studied the microstructure and rheology of rough suspensions.

  • Depletion colloidal gels: Studied gel microstructure and rheology due to hydrodynamics and particle roughness using fast Stokesian dynamics simulations.

  • Suspension-based electrolytes: Developed a 1-D model to predict the performance of a redox flow battery with suspension electrolyte displaying non-Newtonain rheology and flow dependent mass and electronic transport. In addition, modeled charge transport in hardsphere suspnensions using Stokesian dynamics simulations integrated with a local charge transport model.

  • Inhaled micrparticle transport in airways: Studied the deposition of inhaled micro-particles in the airways of humans and primates using Navier-Stokes solvers coupled with LES turbulence model and Lagrangian particle tracking model.

  • Inertial flow of suspensions: Investigated the effect of particle size and concentration on the inertial flow of suspensions in Taylor-Couette apparatus.

Publications


Here are the list of my research publications

  • Madhu V. Majji, James W. Swan, “Effect of particle roughness on the microstructure of sheared colloidal gels.” Soft Matter, under preperation.
  • Madhu V. Majji, Bertrand J. Neyhouse, Nicholas J. Matteucci, Kyle R. Lennon, Christopher T. Mallia, Alexis M. Fenton Jr., James W. Swan, Fikile R. Brushett. " Modeling electrochemical and rheological characteristics of suspension-based electrodes for redox flow cells." Journal of The Electrochemical Society, Submitted.
  • Madhu V. Majji, James W. Swan, “Parameterization of hydrodynamic friction in a model for sheared suspensions of rough particles.” Physical Review Fluids, submitted.
  • Baroudi Lina, Madhu V. Majji, Stephen Peluso and Jeffrey F. Morris. " Taylor-Couette flow of hard-sphere suspensions: Overview of current understanding." Philosophical transactions A, (2022) [Link]
  • Lin Han, Madhu V. Majji, Noah Cho, John R. Zeeman, James W. Swan, and Jeffrey J. Richards. "Quantifying the hydrodynamic contribution to electrical transport in non-Brownian suspensions." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 119, no. 29 (2022): e2203470119.[Link]
  • Baroudi, Lina, Madhu V. Majji, and Jeffrey F. Morris. "Effect of inertial migration of particles on flow transitions of a suspension Taylor-Couette flow." Physical Review Fluids 5, no. 11 (2020): 114303. [Link]
  • Geisler S. Taylor, Madhu V. Majji, Jana S. Kesavan, Valerie J. Alstadt, Eric SG Shaqfeh, and Gianluca Iaccarino. "Simulation of microparticle inhalation in rhesus monkey airways." Physical Review Fluids 4, no. 8 (2019): 083101. [Link]
  • Madhu V. Majji, Sanjoy Banerjee, and Jeffrey F. Morris, ”Inertial flow transitions of a suspension in Taylor–Couette geometry” Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 835, pp.936-969, 2018. [Link]
  • Madhu V. Majji, and Jeffrey F. Morris, “Inertial migration of particles in Taylor-Couette flows” Physics of Fluids, 30(3), p.033303, 2018. [Link]

Fun Science


I enjoy creating demonstrations of simple and fun physical processes. Here are some links to visualize them.

  • How differently does a ball bounce on different planets in the solar system? [Link]

  • How do molecules in ideal gas move? [Link]

  • How do tiny attractive particles (colloids) behave? - Brownian dynamics[Link]

Contact


madhuvr@mit.edu