People
Faculty:
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
Ph.D. Candidates:
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
M.S. Students:
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