Vivekanand Naikwadi serves as a graduate research assistant at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville, TN, USA. He working as Student manager of iMakerSpace innovation Lab at TTU. He earned his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Pune University and holds a Master of Engineering in Mechanical Design Engineering from Savitribai Phule Pune University. Naikwadi specializes in mechanical properties, mechanical testing, mechanics of materials, material characterization, materials testing, microstructure, Finite Element Analysis, Additive manufacturing, Dynamics of machinery mechanical behavior of materials, and advanced materials.