Specialisation:

Solid Mechanics; Fracture Mechanics

Major Professional Contributions:

Consultancy Areas:

Stress analysis.

Sector Associated With:

Academia

Sectors Interested to Offer Service:

Educational / Academic institutions, Industry (Private), Industry (PSUs), R&D Organizations, Government (including funding agencies)

Professional Experience

Aug 2009 - Senior Professor Department of Applied Mechanics Indian Institute of Technology Madras Dec. 2000 – July 2009 Professor Department of Applied Mechanics Indian Institute of Technology Madras Oct 2005- Sept 2009 Professor and Head Department of Applied Mechanics Indian Institute of Technology Madras Dec. 1999 – Dec.2000 Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur May 1994 - Dec. 1999 Associate Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Keywords

Photoelasticity, isochromatics, isoclinics, phase shifting, three fringe photoelasticity, ten-step method, five-step phase shifting, fracture mechanics, SIF evaluation, digital photoelasticity, bi-material interface, transient analysis,mulimedia content generation.