Veera Sundararaghavan

Assistant Professor

PHONE: (734) 615-7242
FAX: (unsecured) (734) 763-0578
EMAIL: veeras@umich.edu
LAB WEBPAGE:
Multiscale Structural Simulations Laboratory 

Prof. Sundararaghavan develops multi-scale computational methods for polycrystalline alloys, fiber reinforced composites, metallic foams and ultra-high temperature ceramics to model the effect of microstructure on the overall deformation, fatigue, failure, thermal transport and oxidation response. Recent packages developed include a fully parallel multiscale deformation simulator for optimization of microstructure-sensitive properties in polycrystalline alloys and a new finite element homogenization approach for modeling oxidative degradation in high temperature fiber reinforced ceramic matrix composites. He has made seminal contributions towards the use of multiscale models for accelerated "microstructure-sensitive design" including development of data mining methods for microstructures and reduced order techniques for graphical visualization of microstructure-process-property relationships.

Specializations & Research Interests
Computational mechanics, Computer aided materials design (CAMD), Atomistic simulations, Optimization, High performance computing, Metallic alloys, High-temperature composites.

Education
Cornell University, Dept of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, PhD, 2007

Society Memberships
A.I.A.A. (Amer. Inst. Aero & Astro), A.S.M.E. (Amer. Soc. Mech. Eng.)
S.I.A.M. (Soc. for Industrial & Applied Math.)
T.M.S. (The Minerals, Metals & Materials Soc.)

Honors and Awards
Prof V. Radhakrishnan Endowment award, Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (2004)
Indian Institute of Technology-Madras Silver medal and award (2002) 

Teaching Interests
Aircraft and Spacecraft Structures (AE 315) , Mechanics of Aircraft Structures (AE215), Atomistic modelling of materials (AE714), Finite element analysis (AE510)

Positions Held at Michigan
Assistant Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Fall 2007-present

Publications List and Downloads
Link to CV and paper/presentation downloads
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