University of Missouri-Kansas city

About

My professional goal was to be a university faculty since my undergraduate days and pursued a Master's and Ph.D. in Civil/Structural Engineering/Applied Mechanics. I have also practiced structural engineering for several years prior to starting my doctoral studies. After my Ph.D. at Louisiana State University, I worked both at LSU and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as a post-doctoral research scientist. I have been a faculty at the University of Missouri, Kansas City since 2002 and teach in the areas of mechanics and structural analysis and design.

My current research focuses on two main areas; a) Structural Engineering - Blast/Seismic behavior of structures and bridge structures research and b) Bone biomechanics - including orthopedic areas, experimental and numerical simulation of bone mechanotransduction, and dental structure modeling.

Degrees

• Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Lousiana State University, 1996
• M.S., Structural Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, 1988
• B.S., Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, 1985

Areas of interest

• Structural Engineering - Bridge Engineering, Prestressed Concrete, Fiber reinforced polymer applications in structures
• Blast and Impact behavior of Structures
• Fracture mechanics and modeling
• Experimental and Numerical Analysis in Orthopedics (Knee, ankle, elbow and other soft tissues testing)
• Bone mechanotransduction - Experimental and Numerical simulation using mouse bone models