His research interests in additive and hybrid manufacturing include: Design rules for CAD-CAM, material development, process modeling, CNC machining and inter-disciplinary biomedical, mechanical and aerospace applications. Manogharan is an active member of ASME, IISE and SME and was named the 2016 Outstanding Young Investigator by the IISE- Manufacturing and Design Division. He holds a Ph.D and an M.S. in Industrial and Systems Engineering from North Carolina State University and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from SASTRA University, India.