Dr Ravi Hadimani
ADJUNCT ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AND ASSOCIATE SCIENTIST
My current research
I joined Iowa State University as a post-doctoral research fellow on September 12, 2011. I am currently
working on several projects; Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) and advanced magnetocaloric and
magnetoelastic materials are being the main focus.
TMS is a new non-invasive technique used in therapeutic and diagnostic applications of neurological diseases. It has potential for cure for fatal diseases such as Parkinson's, post traumatic stress syndrome, etc. TMS is currently used as therapy for severely depressed patients who can't respond to chemical treatments.
TMS is a new non-invasive technique used in therapeutic and diagnostic applications of neurological diseases. It has potential for cure for fatal diseases such as Parkinson's, post traumatic stress syndrome, etc. TMS is currently used as therapy for severely depressed patients who can't respond to chemical treatments.
I am working on designing magnetic coils that can generate a magnetic field capable of
penetrating deeper brain regions and that has a high focality. I am supervising 2 PhD students and 2
undergraduate research assistants who work on various aspects of the project.
Now our focus is on investigating effect of TMS on Parkinson's disease mice and nematodes. Advanced magnetoelastic and magnetocaloric materials are developed in the form of single crystal bulk samples and thin films. These new materials exhibit extreme properties upon
Now our focus is on investigating effect of TMS on Parkinson's disease mice and nematodes. Advanced magnetoelastic and magnetocaloric materials are developed in the form of single crystal bulk samples and thin films. These new materials exhibit extreme properties upon
application of magnetic
field which have numerous applications in various engineering fields. This project is a continuation of
the work I have carried out during my PhD at Cardiff University. Rare earth single crystal samples are
prepared at Ames Laboratory, US Department of Energy and characterization is carried out at various
locations at Iowa State University.
