K.Ravi-Chandar
ProfessorM.C. (Bud) and Mary Beth Baird Endowed Chair
- ravi@utexas.edu
- 512-471-4213
- ASE 5.222
Research Areas
Research Interests
Mechanical behavior of materials at high strain rates; Fracture in nominally brittle materials; Shear banding in polymeric materials; Phase transformation in shape memory alloys
About
K. Ravi-Chandar joined the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics as a professor in 2000. Previously, he was a professor at the University of Houston. Ravi-Chandar is also the associate director of the Center for Mechanics of Solids, Structures, and Materials (CMSSM) and editor of the International Journal of Fracture. He serves on the steering committee of the Texas Materials Institute (TMI).
Educational Qualifications
Ph.D. California Institute of Technology
Select Awards & Honors
- Takeo Yokobori Gold Medal, 2023
- William Prager Medal, Society of Engineering Science, 2020
- ASME Daniel C. Drucker Medal, 2015