Biography

Dr. Raj Prabhu functions as the Deputy Project Scientist for NASA Human Research Program’s Cross-Cutting Computational Modeling Project (CCMP) efforts at NASA Glenn Research Center. In his current position, Dr. Prabhu supports CCMP’s computational modeling efforts to investigate human physiological responses to space stressors and provide modeling and simulation-based support to mitigate HRP-related risks. Before the CCMP role, Dr. Raj Prabhu jointly served as an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, and Associate Director at the Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems, Mississippi State University (MSU), Starkville, MS. Dr. Prabhu obtained his doctoral and master’s degrees in mechanical engineering and computational engineering, respectively, from MSU. He completed his bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras, Chennai, India. Dr. Prabhu’s research background is in integrated computational biomedical modeling, dynamic responses of soft tissue, bio-inspired design, and human-centric structural design. Dr. Prabhu has made novel contributions to the multiscale biomechanics of traumatic brain injury due to external mechanical loads and a bio-inspired design.