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Ph.D. Thesis

Molecular Dynamics Study of Solid-Liquid Heat Transfer and Passive Liquid Flow. Sumith Yesudasan, 2016, Syracuse University. Thesis link

Peer Reviewed Journal Publications (26)

2026

1. Sumith Yesudasan, Diana-Andra Borca-Tasciuc, Molecular Dynamics Study Comparing the Enthalpy of Vaporization of Water under Electric Fields in Bulk and Interfacial Systems , Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer (Paper No: HT-26-1028), 2026. DOI: 10.1115/1.4072133 .

2025

2. Sumith Yesudasan, Mohammed Mamshad, Joseph Marcello, Mark Taylor, Evaporation Behavior of Water in Confined Nanochannels Using Molecular Dynamics Simulation , Journal of Nuclear Engineering, 6(4), 43. DOI: 10.3390/jne6040043 .

3. Sumith Yesudasan, Thermostating Strategies and Interaction Potentials in Interfacial Water Simulations: Are They Really Needed? , Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering, 11. DOI: 10.3389/fmech.2025.1690974 .

4. Amir Mokhammad et al., Enhancing Nucleic Acid Delivery via Lipid Nanoparticles: Integrating Artificial Intelligence for Predictive Modeling in Formulation Design , Frontiers in Medical Technology, 7, 1591119.

5. Sumith Yesudasan, Evaporation Characteristics of Heat Pipes with Sub-Critical Nanopores , Molecular Physics. DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2025.2472975 .

2022

6. Sumith Yesudasan, Critical Diameter for Continuous Evaporation is between 3 nm and 4 nm for Hydrophilic Nanopores , Langmuir. DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c00159 .

2021

7. Sumith Yesudasan & Rodney D. Averett, Fracture Mechanics Analysis of Fibrin Fibers using Mesoscale and Continuum Level Methods , Informatics in Medicine Unlocked, 23, 100524.

8. Edwin Babu, Sumith Yesudasan & Sibi Chacko, Cymatics Inspired Self-Cleaning Mechanism for Solar Panels , Microsystem Technologies, 27, 853–861.

9. Vaibhav Hotchandani, Bobby Mathew, Sumith Yesudasan & Sibi Chacko, Thermo-hydraulic Characteristics of Novel MEMS Heat Sink , Microsystem Technologies, 27, 145–157.

2020

10. Adil Mohammed, Sumith Yesudasan & Sibi Chacko, A Multilayered Photonic Emitter for High-Performance Daytime Radiative Cooling , Microsystem Technologies.

11. Sumith Yesudasan & Rodney D. Averett, Multiscale Network Modeling of Fibrin Fibers and Fibrin Clots with Protofibril Binding Mechanics , Polymers, 12(6), 1223.

12. Bevan Noronha, Sumith Yesudasan & Sibi Chacko, Static and Dynamic Analysis of Automotive Leaf Spring — A Comparative Study of Various Materials Using ANSYS , Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention, 20, 804–818.

2019

13. Sumith Yesudasan, Extended MARTINI Water Model for Heat Transfer Studies , Molecular Physics, 118(13), e1692151.

14. Sumith Yesudasan & Rodney D. Averett, Recent Advances in Computational Modeling of Fibrin Clot Formation: A Review , Computational Biology and Chemistry, 83, 107148.

15. Sumith Yesudasan, Thin Film Pressure Estimation of Argon and Water using LAMMPS , International Journal of Engineering, 12(1), 1–10.

2018

16. Jacob E. Hood, Sumith Yesudasan & Rodney D. Averett, Glucose Concentration Affects Fibrin Clot Structure and Morphology as Evidenced by Fluorescence Imaging and Molecular Simulations , Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology.

17. Sumith Yesudasan, Xianqiao Wang & Rodney D. Averett, Fibrin Polymerization Simulation using a Reactive Dissipative Particle Dynamics Method , Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, 17(5), 1389–1403.

18. Sumith Yesudasan, Simone A. Douglas, Manu O. Platt, Xianqiao Wang & Rodney D. Averett, Molecular Insights into the Irreversible Mechanical Behavior of Sickle Hemoglobin , Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, 37(5), 1270–1281.

19. Sumith Yesudasan, Xianqiao Wang & Rodney D. Averett, Coarse Grain Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Fibrin Polymerization: Effects of Thrombin Concentration on Fibrin Clot Structure , Journal of Molecular Modeling, 24, 109.

2017

20. Tyler Scogin, Sumith Yesudasan, Mitchell Walker & Rodney D. Averett, Electromagnetically Induced Distortion of a Fibrin Matrix with Embedded Microparticles , Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology.

21. Sumith Yesudasan, Xianqiao Wang & Rodney D. Averett, Mechanical Behavior of Hemoglobin Variants Under Compression and Shear , Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics.

22. Sumith Yesudasan & Shalabh C. Maroo, A Direct Two-Dimensional Pressure Formulation in Molecular Dynamics , Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling, 79, 230–234.

23. Sumith Yesudasan & Shalabh C. Maroo, A Robust Algorithm for Contact Angle and Interface Detection of Water and Argon Droplets , Heat Transfer Engineering, 38(14–15), 1343–1353.

2016

24. Sumith YD & Shalabh C. Maroo, Origin of Surface-Driven Passive Liquid Flows , Langmuir, 32(34), 8593–8597.

2015

25. Sumith YD & Shalabh C. Maroo, Surface-Heating Algorithm for Water at Nanoscale , Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 6(18), 3765–3769.

26. Sumith Yesudasan, An Efficient Algorithm for Contact Angle Estimation in Molecular Dynamics Simulations , International Journal of Engineering, 9(1), 1.

Invited Talks / Lectures

  1. "Coarse Grained Force Field Optimization using Machine Learning Methods", Frontiers in Biomedical Innovation (FBMI), Fall 2023 Symposium, University of New Haven, Nov. 9, 2023.
  2. "A Coarse-grained Molecular Model of Fibrin Polymerization and Characterization", Virtual Symposium by Society for Mathematical Biology, University of California Riverside, June 13–17, 2021.
  3. "Simulation of Fibrin Polymerization using Reactive Dissipative Particle Dynamics", Graduate Seminar-BCHE 8980, University of Georgia, March 2018.
  4. "Bio-Inspired Chip Cooling and Bio-Mechanics of Blood Clots", Graduate Seminar-BCHE 8980, University of Georgia, November 2016.

Conference Talks and Papers

  1. "Wicking characteristics of a heat pipe at nanoscale", ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference, July 15–17, Anaheim, CA, USA, Sumith Yesudasan, 2024.
  2. "STEM Course Enhancement - Animated Safety modules for Freshman Circuit Class", IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, October 17–21, College Station, Texas, USA, Iftekhar Basith, Suleiman Obeidat, Vajih Khan, and Sumith Yesudasan, 2023.
  3. "WIP - Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology with Biomedical Concentration Curriculum Development", 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Biomedical Engineering Division, 2023. DOI: 10.18260/1-2--42826.
  4. "Work in Progress: Certification and Training for Robot and PLC Integration", ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Faculty Development Division, June 25–28, Baltimore, MD, 2023. DOI: 10.18260/1-2--44185.
  5. "WIP-Certification for Adult Learners and Industry Professionals for Continuous Professional Development", ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Continuing Professional Development Division, June 25–28, Baltimore, MD, 2023. DOI: 10.18260/1-2--44070.
  6. "Evaporation of Water Using Coarse Grain Molecular Dynamics", ASME IMECE, Oct. 30–Nov. 3, Columbus, OH, USA, Sumith Yesudasan, 2022.
  7. "A Coarse-grained Molecular Model of Fibrin Polymerization and Characterization", 15th U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics, Austin, TX, USA, Sumith Yesudasan and Xianqiao Wang, 2019.
  8. "Fast Local Pressure Estimation for Two Dimensional Systems from Molecular Dynamics Simulations", ASME Power & Energy Conference and Exhibition, Florida, USA, Sumith Yesudasan and Sibi K. Chacko, 2018.
  9. "Water Droplet Evaporation and Substrate Heating using Molecular Dynamics", ASME HT/FE/ICNNM, Washington, DC, USA, Sumith Yesudasan and Shalabh C. Maroo, 2016.
  10. "Passive Flow and Negative Pressure at Nanoscales using Molecular Dynamics", ASME HT/FE/ICNNM, Washington, DC, USA, Sumith Yesudasan and Shalabh C. Maroo, 2016.
  11. "A New Algorithm for Contact Angle Estimation in Molecular Dynamics Simulations", ASME InterPACK, San Francisco, CA, USA, Sumith Yesudasan and Shalabh C. Maroo, 2015.
  12. "Evaporation of Water Droplets on Platinum using Molecular Dynamics", ASME InterPACK, San Francisco, CA, USA, Sumith Yesudasan and Shalabh C. Maroo, 2015.
  13. "Continuum Simulations of Salt Solution Flow in TMV-based Biological Membrane for Water Desalination", ASME InterPACK, San Francisco, CA, USA, Sumith Yesudasan and Shalabh C. Maroo, 2015.
  14. "Molecular Dynamics simulation of water evaporation", 9th International Conference on Boiling and Condensation Heat Transfer, Boulder, CO, USA, Sumith Yesudasan and Shalabh C. Maroo, 2015.
  15. "Molecular dynamics simulations of water evaporation by substrate heating", ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Montreal, Canada, Sumith Yesudasan and Shalabh C. Maroo, 2014.
  16. "Solid-Liquid Interfacial Heating of Water using Molecular Dynamics", ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference, Sumith Yesudasan and Shalabh C. Maroo, 2013.
  17. "Dynamic analysis of a turbo-alternator shaft using finite element method", International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering, Malaysia, Sumith Yesudasan and Sibi K. Chacko, 2009.

Non Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

  1. Sumith Yesudasan, "Critical Diameter for Continuous Evaporation is between 3 nm and 4 nm for Hydrophilic Nanopores", (2022), arXiv:2201.08945, arXiv link.
  2. Sumith Yesudasan, "Generating and Managing Strong Passwords using Hotel Mnemonic", (2021), arXiv:2110.01038, arXiv link.
  3. Sumith Yesudasan, "Achilles: A Tool for Contact Angle Estimation from Molecular Dynamics Simulations", Preprints (2021), 2021010148.
  4. Sumith Yesudasan, Rodney D. Averett and Sibi Chacko, "Machine Learned Coarse Grain Water Models for Evaporation Studies", Preprints (2020), 2020070126.
  5. Junior Sundar, Sumith Yesudasan and Sibi Chacko, "A Cooperative Multi-Agent Based Path-Planning and Optimization Strategy for Dynamic Environment", Preprints (2020), 2020120307.
  6. Abdullah Hussain, M.; Sumith Yesudasan and Sibi Chacko, "Nanofluids for Solar Thermal Collection and Energy Conversion", Preprints (2020), 2020120259.
  7. Sumith Yesudasan, "Practical Implementation of Molecular Dynamics Code for Beginners Using Python", Preprints (2020), 2020120179.
  8. Sumith Yesudasan, (2015), "Fast Geometric Fit Algorithm for Sphere Using Exact Solution", arXiv:1506.02776v1.
  9. Sumith Yesudasan and Sibi Chacko, "Nonlinear Vibration System Identification using Wavelets", ResearchGate, DOI: 10.13140/2.1.3971.6803, 2007.

Peer Reviewer For

Current / Recent

  1. Journal of Applied Physics (AIP)
  2. Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling (ScienceDirect)
  3. Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology (Springer)
  4. Nano Letters (ACS)
  5. Microsystem Technologies (Springer)
  6. Journal of Vibration and Control (SAGE Journals)
  7. Journal of Chemical Information Modeling (ACS)