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Office
214 Boardman Hall
Mailing Address
Senthil S. Vel
Department of Mechanical Engineering
5711 Boardman Hall, Room 214
University of Maine
Orono, ME 04469-5711
Telephone: 207-581-2777, Fax: 207-581-2379
Email: senthil.vel@maine.edu
Biographical Sketch
Senthil S. Vel received his bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, in 1993. He earned a M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering and a M.A. degree in Mathematics from the University of Pittsburgh. He joined the Engineering Science and Mechanics department at Virginia Tech in Fall 1996 and completed his doctorate in Fall 1998. He worked as a Post-doctoral Fellow at Virginia Tech for a year and a half before joining the University of Maine as an Assistant Professor in Fall 2000. He is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at UMaine.
Professor Vel's contributions to Solid Mechanics include the development of analytical solutions for laminated anisotropic thick plates, smart structures and functionally graded materials. He and his graduate students are currently working on the development of a methodology for the simultaneous optimization of topology and material composition of functionally graded structures using a multi-objective genetic algorithm that mimics the evolutionary principles and chromosomal processing in natural genetics to evolve superior designs. He is also interested in laminated composite materials and a class of smart structures that consist of piezoelectric sensors and actuators integrated with structural systems.
Research Interests
- Numerical simulation and multi-objective optimization of functionally graded materials (FGMs).
- Analysis of functionally graded plates and shells.
- Theoretical analysis and numerical simulation of smart structures.
- Three-dimensional analytical solutions for laminated composite beams and plates.
- Genetic algorithms for structural optimization.
Honors and Awards
Junior Achievement Award, American Academy of Mechanics, 2005. The award is given once a year, to one post-graduate researcher, to recognize outstanding research during the first decade of their professional career.
Dean's Award of Excellence, College of Engineering, University of Maine, December 2004.
Award for Outstanding Accomplishments in Teaching by Young Faculty, College of Engineering, University of Maine, October 2003.
Dean's Award of Excellence, College of Engineering, University of Maine, December 2002.
Dean's list of outstanding instructors for 1999-2000, College of Engineering, Virginia Tech.
Listed in Who's Who Among America's Teachers, 9th edition, 2004-2005.
Listed in Who's Who in America, 60th Diamond Anniversary Edition, 2006.
Listed in Who's Who in Science and Engineering , 2006-2007.
Education
Professional History
| 9/2006 - present |
Associate Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469 |
| 9/2000-8/2006 |
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469 |
| 1/1999-8/2000 |
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061 |
| 8/1996-12/1998 |
Graduate Research Assistant
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061 |
| 8/1994-7/1996 |
Graduate Teaching Fellow
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 |
| 8/1993-7/1994 |
Graduate Teaching Assistant
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 |
Professional Activity
Member of American Society of Mechanical Engineering
Member of American Academy of Mechanics
Member of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
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