Featured grants
- Aswath, Pranesh B. Travel Grant to Visit and Lecture at AC2T, Fulbright. (Funded: 2010). Grant.
- Smallwood, Amber Melissa (Co-Principal), Aswath, Pranesh B (Principal). Building the Transfer Talent Pipeline to High-Demand Employment with 21st Century Skills in the DFW Metroplex, Assoc of Public and Land-Grant Universit, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $50000. (Funded: January 7, 2022 - August 31, 2023). Grant.
- Aswath, Pranesh B (Principal). Development and Optimization of Next Generation Ashless Additives for Automotive Engine Applications, VANDERBILT CHEMICALS, LLC, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $72250. (Submitted: February 11, 2015, Funded: April 8, 2015 - May 31, 2018). Grant.

Featured scholarly/creative works
- Awad, K., Michael Fiedler, Yacoub, A., Brotto, L., Aswath, P. B., Brotto, M., & Varanasi, V. (2025). Surface-Patterned Silicon Oxynitride for Aligned Myotubes and Neurite Outgrowth In Vitro. Tissue Engineering Part A. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1089/ten.tea.2024.0358
- Sharma, V., Timmons, R., Erdemir, A., & Aswath, P. B. (2025). Synergistic and antagonistic interaction between ZDDP and TiO2 nanoparticles under boundary lubrication. Tribology International, 202, 110299. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2024.110299
- Verma, P. C., Aswath, P. B., Straffelini, G., & Gialanella, S. (2024). Carbonaceous Decomposition Products at High Temperatures and Their Interfacial Role in the Friction Behaviour of Composite Brake Material. Lubricants, 12(11), 399. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3390/lubricants12110399
- Yacoub, A., Ahuja, N., Kumarasamy, H., Agostinacchio, F., Chaudhary, R., Soraru, G., … Varanasi, V. (2024). Printed Porous Nano-Composite Ceramic Scaffolds for Bone Regeneration Applications. Retrieved from https://asbmr.confex.com/asbmr/2024/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/2569
- Yacoub, A., Ashin, Z. F., Awad, K., Guntur, S., Wilson, M., Daniel, M., … Varanasi, V. (2024). Market Needs and Methodologies Associated with Patient Lipidomic Diagnoses and Analyses. In Lipid Signalling (pp. 53–67). USA: Springer Nature.
Featured service activities
- Other
ASM International K-12 Teacher Grants
- Member
Action in Education Committee of ASM International- Subcommittee on Se-lection of National Merit Scholars
- Member
National Committee for Education, ASM Education Foundation
- Editorial Review Board Member
Advances in Tribology
- Editorial Review Board Member
Journal of Lubrication
- Editorial Review Board Member
Lubrication Science