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Directories - Faculty - Dr. Alok Sinha


Dr. Sinha

Dr. Alok Sinha

Professor of Mechanical Engineering

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

Phone: 814-863-3079
Fax: 814-863-4848
E-Mail: axs22@psu.edu

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Expertise:
Vibration, Control Systems, Jet Engines, Robotics, Neural Networks, and Nanotechnology.

Education:
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, 1983
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, 1980
B. Tech., Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, 1978

Positions Held:
The Pennsylvania State University, 1983-Present
Researcher, Pratt & Whitney, E. Hartford, CT, August 2001 - August 2002, (Sabbatical)
Visiting Associate Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, MIT, Cambridge, MA, January-August, 1992, (Sabbatical)

Honors/Awards:
Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2002
NASA Certificate of Recognition for Significant Contribution to Space Shuttle Microgravity Mission, 1997

Affiliations:
Associate Editor, ASME Journal of Turbomachinery(2004-present)
Associate Editor, AIAA Journal (2009-present)
Associate Editor, ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control, 1996-1999
Member, Structural Dynamics Committee, ASME Gas Turbine Division
Member, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics(AIAA)
Member, American Association for the Advancement of Science(AAAS)
Associate Editor, PiTech, PanIIT Technology Review Magazine
Honorary Editorial Board, Advances in Vibration Engineering, Journal of Vibration Institute of India