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The University of Akron Department of Mechanical Engineering
The University of Akron

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Dr. T. S. Srivatsan, FASM, FASME



Dr. T. S. Srivatsan
 

Dr. T. S. Srivatsan, FASM, FASME
Professor
Division of Materials Science and Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering
The University of Akron

Phone: 330.972.6196
Fax: 330.972.6027
Office: ASEC 106C
E-mail:

Tsrivatsan@UAkron.edu

Website: www.geocities.com/tirumalai.srivatsan


 Education

Ph.D.

Mechanical Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology (USA)
1984
M.S. Aerospace Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology (USA)
1981
B.S. Mechanical Engineering University of Bangalore (India)
1980

 Professional Experience
  • Visiting Professor
    Department of Mechanical Engineering
    Indian Institute of Science
    Bangalore, India
2003-2004
  • Collateral Faculty
    Ohio Aerospace Institute
    Cleveland, Ohio, USA
1990-2000
  • Professor
    Department of Mechanical Engineering
    The University of Akron
    Akron, Ohio, USA
1997-present
  • Associate Professor
    Department of Mechanical Engineering
    The University of Akron
    Akron, Ohio, USA
1992-1997
  • Assistant Professor
    Department of Mechanical Engineering
    The University of Akron
    Akron, Ohio, USA
1987-1992
  • Manager of Research and Development
    Materials Modification, Inc.
    Fairfax, VA, USA
1986-1987
  • Research Fellow and Instructor
    Georgia Technology Research Institute
    Georgia Institute of Technology
    Atlanta, GA, USA
1985-1986
  • Research Fellow
    Center for Computational Sciences
    Atlanta University
    Atlanta, GA, USA
1984-1985
  • Graduate Research & Graduate Teaching Assistant
    Georgia Institute of Technology
    Atlanta, GA, USA
1980-1984

 Professional and Honorary Societies

Member of

  • American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
  • American Society for Materials International (ASM Int.)
  • The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society (TMS)

 Honors and Awards

• DEAN'S LIST (Top 2 percent)

1975-1980
• Rama Watumull Scholarship 1982-1983
• Graduate Assistantship/Fellowship 1980-1984
• ASM International-IIM Co-operative Exchange Program:
     Exchange Lecturer
1988
• Aluminum Company of America 1991
     ALCOA Foundation Award for Research
1991
Outstanding Young Alumnus
     Georgia Institute of Technology
1996
Outstanding Research Faculty
     The College of Engineering: The University of Akron

1997

• American Society of Mechanical Engineers [ASME]
  Elected to Grade
FELLOW
1998
• American Society of Materials, International [ASM. Int]
  Elected to Grade
FELLOW
2002
• DEAN Louis Hill Award for Exceptional Dedication and Service
  College of Engineering, The University of Akron
2006
• Listed in WHO's WHO in AMERICAN EDUCATION: 7th edition 2005-2006
• Listed in WHO’s WHO in the MIDWEST 1992-2004
• Listed in WHO’s WHO in TECHNOLOGY 1994-2004
• Listed in WHO’s WHO in the WORLD (23rd edition) 2005-2006
• Listed in WHO’s WHO in AMERICA (59th edition) 2005
• Listed in WHO’s WHO in SCIENCE and ENGINEERING (8th edition) 2005
• Listed in WHO’s WHO in Finance and Business (35th edition) 2005
• Listed in WHO’s WHO among AMERICA’s TEACHERS (7th edition) 2005 & 2006
• Listed in the Leader and Professional "Honors Edition"
   Princeton Premier Registry
2007-2008
• Listed in WHO’s WHO among Executives and Professionals
  (Cambridge Press)
2007

 Research Interests
  • Composite materials: synthesis, processing and mechanical behavior.
  • Electron microscopy and failure analysis.
  • Environmental effects of material response (fatigue and fracture).
  • Experimental Fracture Mechanics and Fatigue Mechanisms.
  • Materials processing and characterization.
  • Mechanical behavior of materials: relationship between microstructure and
    Mechanical-properties.
  • Mechanical life-time (failure) prediction.
  • Mechanics of Solids and Mechanical Design.
  • Nanomaterials: characterization, mechanical behavior and failure analysis
  • Thermal-Mechanical fatigue.

 Manuscript Reviewer
Acta Materialia; • Journal of Composites Engineering; • Journal of Engineering Education; • International Journal of Fatigue; • International Journal of Mechanical Sciences; • Journal of Materials Letters; • Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance; • Journal of Materials Research; • Journal of Materials Science; • Journal of Mechanical Design: Transactions of the ASME; • Journal of Metals; • Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology: Transactions of the ASME; • Materials and Design; • Materials and Manufacturing Processes; • Metallurgical and Materials Transactions: Series A; • Materials Science and Engineering: Series A; • Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology, Transactions of the ASME; • American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM); • Iranian Journal of Science and Technology; • Marcel Dekker Book Publishing Company (New York City); • McGraw Hill Publishers (New York City); • Elsevier Applied Science Ltd (UK); • West Indian Journal of Technology; • Applied Surface Science

 Scholarly Reviewer

• U.S. Army Research Office (US ARO)
• Office of Naval Research (ONR)
• National Science Foundation (NSF)
• Energy Institute: University of California
• Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center
• Science and Engineering Council of Canada.
• Ministry of Research: Hong Kong Development of Research:  Hong Kong


 Editorial Assignments
  1. Co-Editor-in-Chief: Materials and Manufacturing Processes
    (Publisher: Taylor & Francis) 1988-present
  2. Member - Board of Review
    Journal of Materials Engineering (ASM International) 1987-1992
  3. Editorial Committee 2004-present
    Advanced Materials and Processes
  4. International Advisory Board 1992-present
    Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance (ASM International)
  5. Board of Review: Materials Science and Engineering: A,
    an International Journal 2005-present
  6. Author, Editor and/or Co-Editor of THIRTY-FIVE (35) books in the areas of:
    • Processing, Design and Performance of Composite Materials(5);
    • Processing and Fabrication of Advanced Materials (18);
    • Machining of Composite Materials (2);
    • Fatigue and Fracture of Ordered Intermetallic Materials (3);
    • Rapid Solidification Technology (1);
    • High Cycle Fatigue of Materials (1);
    • Modeling the Performance of Engineering Structural Materials (3);
    • Advances in Understanding the Fatigue Behavior of Materials (1).

 Consultant
• Aerospace
• Tire Research and Manufacturing
• Metal Producing and Metal Fabricating industries
• Aircraft Braking
• Bearing Industry
• Manufactured Goods

 Thesis Advisor and Postgraduate-Scholar Sponsor   1987 -  2008
Post Doctoral: 2; Graduate [Master of Science (M.S.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) of +50]; Undergraduate [ Bachelor of Science (B.S.): 75+].

 Publications
  • Delivered over One-Hundred Sixty-Five [165] technical presentations in:
    (a) National and International meetings and symposia;
    (b) Technical/Professional societies;
    (c) Research and Educational institutions.

     
  • Author of over Four hundred (265 Refereed Journal and 155 Book Chapters + Conference Proceedings) archival technical publications in International Journals and Proceedings (Bound Volume) of National and International Conferences/Symposia.
     
  • Author of FORTY-FIVE (45) published Final Technical Reports and Forty-five (45) scholarly reviews of technical books appeared in print in archival journals.
     
  • Author, Editor and Co-Editor of Thirty-five (35) Books in the areas spanning: (i) Fatigue and Fracture of Ordered Intermetallic Materials; (ii) High Cycle Fatigue of Materials; (iii) Machining of Composite Materials; (iv) Processing, Design and Performance of Composite Materials; (v) Processing and Fabrication of Advanced Materials; (vi) Rapid Solidification Technology; (vii) Advances in Fatigue of Materials.
     
  • Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Materials and Manufacturing Processes [1988 - present].

Click these links for more information regarding:

(a) Research Publications                                           2000 to present (2008)
(b) Editorial Accomplishments (Journal and books)    1987 to present (2008)
(c) Reasearch Projects and Execution                        1987 to present (2008)

 
 

The University of Akron
Mechanical Engineering Department
ASEC, Rm. 101.
Akron, Ohio 44325-3903
Department Office: (330) 972-6307
Department Fax: (330) 972-6027
Office Location: ASEC 101
Email: smeier@uakron.edu
Department Chair: Dr. Celal Batur
 

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