EDUCATIONAL & PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Educational History
• Ph.D: Aeronautics, California Institute of Technology, 1994
Minor: Materials Science
Thesis: Dynamic Decohesion of Bimaterial Interfaces
Advisor: Prof. Ares. J.Rosakis
• M.S: Aeronautics, California Institute of Technology, 1988
• B.Eng: Aeronautical Engineering, Imperial College, London, UK, 1988
Academic Positions
| • Acting Associate Head For Graduate Program, Aerospace Engineering, University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign | 2011 – 2016 |
| • Professor, Aerospace Engineering, University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign | 2007 – Present |
| • Affiliate Professor, Computational Science & Engineering, University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign | 2006 -Present |
| • Affiliate Professor, Mechanical Science & Engineering, University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign | 2002 – Present |
| • Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering, University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign | 2000 – 2007 |
| • Affiliate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware | 2000 – 2001 |
| • Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware | 1995 – 2000 |
| • Research Fellow, Aeronautics, California Institute of Technology | 1994 – 1995 |