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Karan S. Surana
Deane E. Ackers Distinguished Professor (Ph.D., Wisconsin)
785-864-2988
surana@ku.edu
Solid Mechanics, Finite Element Methods and Software, Computational Mechanics, Computational Fluid Dynamics |
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Career History; Contact Information; Education; Professional Organizations; Honorary Societies; Teaching Experience; Honors and Awards; Research Interests; Publications
Career History
- Deanne E. Ackers Distinguished Professor, Mechanical Engineering, The University of Kansas; 1984-present
- Sr. Principal Consultant, Mc Donnell Douglas Corporation, St. Louis, Missouri; 1984
- Principal Consultant, Mc Donnell Douglas Corporation, St. Louis, Missouri; 1978-1984
- Director of Research and Development, Engineering Mechanics Research Corporation, Oak Park, Michigan; 1973-1978
- Corporate Consultant, Structural Dynamics Research Corporation, Cincinnati, Ohio; 1971-1973
- Technical Specialist, Structural Dynamics Research Corporation, Cincinnati, Ohio; 1970-1971
Contact Information
Mechanical Engineering
University of Kansas
3138 Learned Hall
Lawrence, Kansas 66045-2234
Offce: 3122 Learned Hall
Phone: 785-864-2988
Fax: 785-864-5254
Email: surana@ku.edu
Education
- Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering (math minor), University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, 1970
- M.S., Mechanical Engineering (math minor), University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, 1966
- B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani, Rajasthan, India, 1965
Professional Organizations
Membership:
- American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- Society of Automotive Engineers
- American Academy of Mechanics
- United States Association of Computational Mechanics
Positions:
- Chairman and editor of "Symposium on Composite Materials, Design, and Analysis, ETCE," ASME International Petroleum Division, 1995-1999
- Member of editorial board, The International Conference on Computational Structures Technology, 1996-present
- Chairman, materials science committee, ASME International, Petroleum division, 1994-present
- Chairman and editor, symposium on computational, analytical and experimental methods in continuum mechanics, composite mechanics, material science, design and analysis, ETCE, ASME International, Petroleum Division, 2000
Honorary Societies
Teaching Experience
- Theory of Finite Element Method
- Finite Element Method for Transient Problems
- Finite Element Method in Nonlinear Solid and Structural Mechanics
- Error Estimation and Adaptive Processes in Finite Element Method
- Finite Element Method in Fluid Dynamics
- Advanced Topics in Finite Element Method in Fluid Dynamics
Honors and Awards
- ASME Fellow
- Best Paper Award, ETCE, 1993, Symposium on Composite Materials Design and Analysis, Houston, Texas, Jan. 31-Feb. 4, 1993, ASME International, Petroleum Division.
- Frank Walk Award, Symposium on Composite Materials, Design, and Analysis, ETCE-99, Houston, Texas, Feb. 1-3, 1999. Presented by ASME International Petroleum Division for outstanding contribution in Composite Materials Design and Analysis Symposium. (Also 1995-1997 and 2000)
- Samuel L. Collier Award, for outstanding service for advancing engineering science and profession, presented by ASME International Petroleum Division at ETCE-99, Houston, Texas, Feb. 1-3, 1999
- 75th Anniversary ASME International Petroleum Division Medal, for outstanding technical contribution and service to ASME, ETCE, and symposium on composite materials design and analysis, presented by ASME International Petroleum Division at ETCE-99, Houston, Texas, Feb. 1-3, 1999
Research Interests
- Computational Fluid Dynamics
- Solid Mechanics, Composite Mechanics & Viscoelastic Solids
- Mathematics of Computations and Finite Element Methods
Publications
- Associate Editorship - Journal of Energy Resources & Technology (ASME)
- Author of over 225 journal articles, conference papers and technical publications. Author of three general purpose finite element software systems used internationally. Currently publishing 10-15 journal and conference papers per year.
Since 1998:
Refereed Publications:
- Surana, K.S. and Petti, S. Ci, Cij, Cijlk, and Cijkl, "p-Version Hierarchical Interpolations for Strong Solutions of Partial Differential Equations," Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 1999-2000 (in review).
- Bagheri, M. and Surana, K.S., "p-Version LSFEF of Time Averaged Two Dimensional Turbulent Flow Using k-e Model of Turbulence," Communications in Applied Numerical Methods, 1998-1999.
- Bagheri, M. and Surana, K.S., "p-Version LSFEF for Extended k-e Model of Turbulence in Fully Developed Flow," Communications in Applied Numerical Methods, 1998-1999.
- Birdie, T. and Surana, K.S., "The Use of Interval Analysis in Hydrologic Systems," International Journal of Reliable Computing, 1997-1998.
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