People

Kumar Vemaganti

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering

University of Cincinnati

Education:

• Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics, The University of Texas at Austin

• M.S. in Engineering Mechanics, The University of Texas at Austin

• B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

Research Focus: Computational Mechanics

Areas of Interest:

Modeling and Simulation, Uncertainty Quantification, Numerical Methods, Soft Tissue Mechanics,

Material Characterization, Friction

Krishna Kenja

Education:

• • Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering (University of Cincinnati, present)

  • M.S. in Aerospace Engineering (University of Cincinnati, Ohio)

  • B.E. in Aeronautical Engineering (Manipal University, India)

Research Interests:

Solid and Bio-mechanics, Uncertainty Quantification, Finite Element Methods, Numerical Analysis

Sayali Ravindra Kedari

Education:

• • Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering (University of Cincinnati, 2016-present)

  • M.S. in Mechanical Engineering (University of Kansas, 2014-16)

  • B.E. in Mechanical Engineering (University of Pune, India, 2010-14)

Research Interests:

Solid Mechanics, Soft Tissue Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Uncertainty Quantification,

Finite Element Modeling, Numerical Methods, High Performance Computing

Email: kedarisa@mail.uc.edu

Gopi Krishna Lanka

Education:

• M.S. in Mechanical Engineering (2014 - present)

• B.E. in Mechanical Engineering (Osmania University, Hyderabad, India, 2003-07)

Work Experience:

Design engineer: Industrial and aero gas turbine components (2007-14)

Research Interests:

Solid Mechanics, Bio-mechanics (Bone and Soft Tissue Mechanics), Finite Element Methods

Email: lankaga@mail.uc.edu; gopilanka@gmail.com

Puneet Mehra

Education:

• M.S. in Mechanical Engineering (2015-present)

• B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering (YMCA Institute of Engineering, 2007-11)

Work Experience:

Design Engineer: Static equipment design for oil and gas industry (2012-15)

Research Interests:

Solid Mechanics, Soft Tissue Mechanics, Fluid-structure Interaction, Finite Element Methods,

Meshing Techniques, Parallel Computing

Email: mehrapt@mail.uc.edu

Shubhra Kacker

Education:

• M.S. in Mechanical Engineering (2015-present)

• B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering (YMCA Institute of Engineering, 2007-11)

Work Experience:

Design and Development Engineer: Valve train components of diesel engines (2011-15)

Research Interests:

Solid Mechanics, Mechanics of Bio-materials, Finite Element Analysis, Numerical Methods,

Parallel Computing, Uncertainty Quantification

Email: kackersa@mail.uc.edu

Ankita Srivastava

Ashutosh Roy

Education:

• M.S. in Mechanical Engineering (2016-present)

• B.E. in Mechanical Engineering (University of Pune, India, 2012-16)

Research Interests:

Solid Mechanics, Finite Element Methods, Friction, High Performance Computing, Numerical Methods

Email: roya3@mail.uc.edu