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Dr. Belegundu

Dr. Ashok Belegundu

Professor of Mechanical Engineering

The Pennsylvania State University
330 Leonhard Building
University Park, PA 16802

Phone: 814-863-2115
Fax: 814-865-9693
E-Mail: adb3@psu.edu

Webpage: http://www.mne.psu.edu/belegundu/

Expertise:
Engineering design optimization, linear/nonlinear/dynamic finite element analysis, solid mechanics.

Education:
Ph.D. Civil/Mechanical Engineering, The University of Iowa, 1982
B. Tech. Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, 1977

Positions Held:
The Pennsylvania State University, 1986-Present
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Summer 2003
Visiting Professor, Inidian Institute of Science, India, 2001-2002
Visiting Professor, Cranfield University, UK, 1994-95
NASA Lewis Research Center, Summer 1993
Visiting Scientist, General Motors Technical Center, MI, Fall 1985
GMI Engineering & Management Institute, 1982-1985

Honors/Awards:
Certificate of Appreciation from the Engineering Foundation for Organizing and Chairing Conferences “Optimization In Industry”, 1997 (Palm Coast, FL) and 1999 (Banff, Canada)
Award of Special Recognition from the Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program (PENNTAP), Oct. 1997
SERC Fellowship from the United Kingdom, 1994
Textbook ‘Introduction to Finite Elements in Engineering’ won the McGraw-Hill Book-of-the-Month Award, 1991
NASA-OAI Fellowship, Summer 1993 & ASEE Fellowship at NASA Goddard, 2003
Research Advisor to graduate students, R. R. Salagame and S. Zhang, 1st place winners at the 1992 Seventh Annual Graduate Research Exhibition

Affiliations:
ASME, Member
AIAA, Associate Fellow
Associate Editor, Mechanics of Structures and Machines, 1998-2006
Associate Editor, AIAA Journal, 1996-1998