Education

Ph.D. Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, 1984

M. S. Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, 1981

B. Tech (Hons.)  Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India, 1980

Academic Experience

June 2010 – Present

• Ira A. Fulton Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona

August 2006 – Present

• Director, Adaptive, Intelligent Materials and Systems (AIMS) Center

August 1997 – June 2010

• Professor, School of Mechanical, Aerospace, Chemical and Materials Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona

August 1994 -August 1996

• Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona

August 1990 -August 1994

• Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona

April 1985 – October 1986

• Post Doctoral Fellow, School of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia

Industrial Experience

July 1993 – August 1993

• Summer Faculty, Computational Aerosciences Branch, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California

May 1992 – August 1992

• Summer Faculty, Rotorcraft Technology Branch, Aircraft Technology Division, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California

May 1991 – August 1991

• Summer Faculty, Rotorcraft Technology Branch, Aircraft Technology Division, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California

October 1986 – August 1990

• Resident Research Scientist, NASA    Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA

July 1984 – March 1985

• Senior Scientist, Structural Sciences Division, National Aeronautical Laboratory, India