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Contact Information

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Career Goal

To pursue a career in academia as a mechanics educator at a distinguished institution of higher learning.

Education

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
PhD in Mechanical Engineering and Scientific Computing, July 2007.
MS in Mechanical Engineering, December 2003.
Current CGPA: 7.867 (A=8.0)

University of Madras, Madras, India.
B.E in Mechanical Engineering, July 2002.
Percentage Obtained: 80.7 (First class with distinction)

Academic Honors

Received the "Sachivothama Sir C.P.Ramaswamy Aiyar Endowment Scholarship" from the University of Madras for excellent academic performance at an undergraduate level.
. Secured the Second Rank in third semester university examinations in college.
. Secured the First Rank in continuous evaluation for the third semester.
. Maintained an excellent level of performance in mathematics and mechanics courses.

Received a Certificate of Merit for outstanding academic work throughout 12^th grade.
. Secured the First Rank in School Physics, AISSCE 1998 (C.B.S.E 12^th).

Academic Interests and Relevant Courses Covered

My academic interests primarily relate to classical mechanics and the tools involved in mechanics related computation. Specifically, they include:

Applied Mathematics and Physics
Mechanics - General Classical Mechanics, Solid Mechanics, Machine Mechanics and Design
Material Science
Simulation of physical systems on the computer
The following is the list of graduate level courses I am currently enrolled in at the University of Michigan.

ME 502 - Methods of Differential Equations in Mechanics
ME 511 - Solid Continua
ME 541 - Advanced Mechanical Vibrations
ME 506 - Computational Modeling of Biological Tissues

Some of the relevant courses covered during my undergraduate program include:
Mathematics - 2,3,4 and Numerical Methods
Applied Physics
Engineering Mechanics - 1,2
Mechanics of Solids
Mechanics of Machines - 1,2
Material and Metallurgical Science
Machine Design
Engineering Drawing and Machine Drawing
Design of Transmission Systems
Computer Aided Design and Computer Aided Manufacturing
Computer Programming

Research Work

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Teaching Experience

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Computer Skills

GNU/Linux, MS Windows, UNIX, Mac OS, DOS
C++, C, Java, Pascal, Basic, PHP, Shell Scripting, HTML
Mathematica, Matlab, Maple, Mathcad
IDL, AutoCAD, Nastran, Adobe Photoshop, MS Office
The GIMP, mySQL, Apache, OpenOffice, LaTeX, GNU Emacs and other open source software

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Contact Information

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Career Goal

To pursue a career in the academia as a mechanics educator at a prestigious institution of higher learning.

Education

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering, expected graduation in 2007.

University of Madras, Madras, India.
B.E in Mechanical Engineering, July 2002.
Percentage Obtained: 80.7

Vidya Mandir, Madras, India.
All India Senior School Certificate Examination (C.B.S.E 12th), July 1998.
Percentage Obtained: 89.0

Chettinad Vidyashram, Madras, India.
All India Senior School Examination (C.B.S.E 10th), July 1996.
Percentage Obtained: 80.8

Academic Achievements and Information

Received the Certificate of Merit for excellent standard of academic work throughout 12th grade.

Secured the First Rank in School Physics, AISSCE '98 (C.B.S.E - XII) and was awarded a gold medal for the same.

Secured the First Rank in Continuous Evaluation during the third semester of my undergraduate course and was awarded a cash award for the same.
Secured the Second Rank in University Examinations in college during my undergraduate course.

Maintained an excellent level of performance in Engineering Mathematics and Mechanics courses. Secured 100% in the fourth semester Engineering Mathematics examination.

Received the "Sachivothama Sir. C.P.Ramaswamy Aiyar Endowment Scholarship" from the University of Madras in the year 2001-2002 for excellent academic performance at the undergraduate level.

Secured admission into the research program (M.Sc(Engg)) at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, in the hydromechanics stream with full scholarship.