Research Interests
																																																																					
																																																																					
																																																																						Mechanics of Materials, ,, Finite Element Method, ,, Solid Mechanics, ,, Experimental mechanics, ,, Modeling and simulation of vibration and zero gravity environments during space missions, ,, Wave propagation, ,, Impact and blast induced head injury biomechanics, ,, Fracture and damage of soft tissues, ,, Other: History and philosophy of science, Science education
																																																																					
																																																																					
																																																																						BioSketch
																																																																					
																																																																					
																																																																					
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									University of Nebraska-Lincoln
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									2013
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																								B.E., Mechanical Engineering
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																					 
																																																																					
																																																																					
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Postdoctoral Fellow
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									01 Jan 2013 - 01 Jan 2016
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								Hopkins Extreme Materials Institute, Johns Hopkins University
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Postdoctoral Fellow
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									01 Jan 2013 - 01 Jan 2013
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Senior Engineer (Research and Engineering)
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									01 Jan 2004 - 01 Jan 2006
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								Kirloskar Oil Engines Limited
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Assistant Professor
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									01 Jan 2016 - Present
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								IIT Roorkee
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																					 
																																																																					
																																																																						Research
																																																																					
																																																																					
																																																																					
																																																																					
																																																																						Honors And Awards
																																																																					
																																																																					
																																																																					
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Abaqus 6.10 (Student Edition)
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									2010
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								Award Winning Image for a DVD Cover
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									National Neurotrauma Society, USA
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									2015
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								Poster Competition Finalist
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Johns Hopkins University
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									2014
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								Postdoctoral Development Award
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									National Neurotrauma Society, USA
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									2015
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								Travel Award
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Institution of Engineers India (Roorkee Chapter)
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									2018
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								Young Investigator Award
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									World Council of Biomechanics
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									2018
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								Travel Award
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Govt. College of Engineering, Karad
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									2004
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								Best Outgoing Student
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																					 
																																																																					
																																																																					
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Society for Shock Wave Research
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									31 Aug 2020 - Present
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								Life Member
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Society for Applied Mechanics
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									31 Aug 2020 - Present
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								Life Member
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																					 
																																																																					
																																																																						Teaching Engagements
																																																																					
																																																																					
																																																																					
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Engineering Analysis and Design ( MIN-291 )
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									Autumn
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Instrumentation and Experimental Methods ( MIN-500 )
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									Spring
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Machine Design ( MIN-302 )
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									Spring
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Machine Design ( MIN-212 )
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									Spring
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Dynamics of Mechanical Systems ( MIN-551 )
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									Autumn
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																					 
																																																																					
																																																																						Students
																																																																					
																																																																					
																																																																					
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Measurement of brain biomechanics in head surrogates
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									01 Jan 2017 - Present
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Abhilash Singh
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Investigation of blast induced brain injury
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									01 Jan 2018 - Present
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Sunil Sutar
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Fracture and damage of soft tissues under high velocity impact
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									01 Jan 2019 - Present
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Punit Pandey
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																							
																																																																								
																																																																									Ballistic response of biological phantoms
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																									01 Jan 2019 - Present
																																																																								
																																																																								
																																																																							 
																																																																							
																																																																								Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Atul Kumar Harmukh
																																																																							
																																																																							
																																																																						 
																																																																						
																																																																					 
																																																																					
																																																																						Miscellaneous
																																																																					
																																																																					
																																																																						
																																																																						
																																																																					
																																																																					
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