Education:
PhD, Aerospace Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, 2008. (Advisor: Prof. Ioannis Chasiotis)
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of New Mexico, 2003. (Advisor: Prof. Ron Lumia)
M.S., Electrical Engineering, University of New Mexico, 2003. (Advisor: Prof. Ron Lumia)
B. E., Mechanical Engineering, Osmania University, 1999. (Advisor: Prof. P. A. Sastry)
Awards:
DRDO Academy Excellence Award for 2020, Awarded in 2023.
Departmental Award for Excellence in Teaching, Mechanical Engineering, IIT Bombay, 2022.
Prof. A. Jaganmohan Award for Professional Development, Mechanical Engineering, IIT Bombay, 2021.
D. P. Joshi Teaching Award, Mechanical Engineering, IIT Bombay, 2018.
M. Hetenyi Award, Best Research Paper in Experimental Mechanics Journal, 2012.
Roger A. Strehlow Best Phd Thesis Award, Aerospace Engineering, University of Illinois, 2008.
Best Paper, Journal of Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures, 2007.
Departmental University Fellowship, Aerospace Engineering, University of Illinois, 2007.
Professional Activities:
Associate Technical Editor, Sadhana, 2025-
Associate Technical Editor, Experimental Mechanics, 2020-
Executive Council Member, Indian Structural Integrity Society, 2021- 2023
Chairman, 3rd Structural Integrity Conference and Exhibition, December 2020
Administrative Positions:
Coordinator, Design Group, Mechanical Engineering, IIT Bombay, 2023-2024
Member, Institute Library Committee, IIT Bombay, 2023-2025
Shanideo Jadhav - Mechanical Behavior of Nano-UHPC (CRNTS, with Co-Guide: Prof. P. Nanthagopalan)
Hitesh Meghnani - High temperature fracture in single crystals (ME)
Amit Kumar - Wear in coatings due to granular flow (ME)
Alumni:
PHD:
Dr. Kartheek Pilla (2025, R&D Manager, PepsiCo India)
Thesis: In Situ Mechanical and Spectroscopic Studies on Polymer Thin Films for Electrochemical Systems and Devices
Dr. Prakash Kumar Sahu (2025, Research Engineer, GE)
Thesis: Experimental and Numerical Studies in FSW Al Alloys under Dynamic Loading
Dr. Mahavir Singh (2022, Postdoctoral Fellow, Purdue University)
Thesis: Development of an In Situ Thermo-Mechanical Setup to Study Coatings and Multi-Layered Materials
Dr. C. J. Robin (2022, Senior Research Engineer, Saint Gobain Research, India)
Thesis: MECHANICAL AND VISCOELASTIC PROPERTIES OF SU-8 AND ITS COMPOSITES USED IN MEMS APPLICATIONS
Dr. Ritu Singh (2020, Scientist-G, AERB, India)
Thesis: Effect of Roller Path and Constitutive Behavior on the Residual Stress in a Pressure Tube Rolled Joint
Dr. Supriya Patibanda (2020)
Thesis: Mechanical Properties of Yttria Stabilized Zirconia at Small Length Scale: An experimental and modeling study
Dr. Nipal Deka (2019, Assistant Professor, IIT Guwahati)
Thesis: Crack tip strain localisation in FCC single crystals under monotonic and cyclic loading
Dr. Vinod Pare (2018, Associate Professor, SGSIT Indore)
Thesis: Study of strain rate transition and constitutive modelling of aluminum and aluminum alloys at high strain rates
Postdoc:
Dr. S. Gurusideswar, 2017-2019, (Currently, Associate Professor at SRM University, Chennai)
Dr. Vishal Sharma, 2020-2022, (Currently, Senior Research Engineer, OLA Battery Innovation Center, Bengaluru)
Several MTech, Dual Degree and BTech students have graduated in the past.