Narayana R Aluru
Administrative Titles
- Director, Computational Science and Engineering
Richard W. Kritzer Distinguished Professor
(217) 333-1180
2140 Mechanical Engineering Lab
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Education
- Ph.D. Civil (Major) & Electrical (Minor) Stanford University 1995
- M.S. Civil Engineering Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1991
- B.S. Civil Engineering Birla Institute of Technology & Science 1989
Academic Positions
- Director, Computational Science and Engineering Program, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, July 2012 - May 2017
- Co-Chair, Molecular and Electronic Nanostructures Research Initiative, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, UIUC, July 2005 – November 2017
- Kritzer Professor of Mechanical Science and Engineering, Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Jan. 2009 – date
- Professor, Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2006 – date
- Willett Faculty Scholar, College of Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Aug. 2002 – Jan 2009
- Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Jan. 2004 – 2006
- Associate Professor, Department of General Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Nov. 2002 - Jan. 2004
- Affiliate, Engineering Bioengineering Program, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Jan 2000 - date
- Full-time Faculty, Beckman Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Oct. 2000 - date
- Affiliate, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1999 - 2003
- Part-time Faculty, Beckman Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Feb. 2, 1998 - Oct. 2000
- Affiliate, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, June 1998 - date
- Affiliate, Computational Science and Engineering Program, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, June 1998 - date
- Assistant Professor, Department of General Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Jan. 1998 - Nov. 2002
- Postdoctoral Associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Jul. 1995 - Dec. 1997
Research Areas
- Applied Physics
- Computation and Applied Math
- Energy
- Fluid Mechanics
- Health and Bio
- Security and Defense
- Solid Mechanics and Materials
Teaching Honors
- College of Engineering Teaching Excellence Award, 2012
- Engineering Council Award for Excellence in Advising, 2012
- List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students: Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Fall 2014, Fall 2017, Spring 2018
Courses Taught
- AE 420 - Finite Element Analysis
- CSE 450 - Computational Mechanics
- CSE 451 - Finite Element Analysis
- ME 471 - Finite Element Analysis
- ME 598 - MEMS & Microflds: Computations
- TAM 470 - Computational Mechanics
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