Romesh Batra
University Distinguished Professor
- Clifton C. Garvin Professor
- Focus Area: Mechanics
333-E Norris Hall
495 Old Turner St.
Blacksburg, VA 24061
495 Old Turner St.
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Research Interests
- Material/Structural Instabilities (adiabatic shear banding, buckling, thermo-elasto-visco-plasticity)
- Impact and Penetration Problems
- Computational Mechanics (Finite Element and Meshless Methods)
- Functionally Graded Structures (Material Tailoring, Topology Optimization)
- Soft Materials (Rubberlike Materials, Non-Linear Elasticity)
- Composites (Laminated and Sandwich Structures)
- Damage Initiation, Progression and Material Failure
- Molecular Mechanics/Dynamics (Atomistic level simulations, Coarse grain models)
- Smart Structures (Piezoelectricity)
- Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS)
Dr. Batra's publications are available on Google Scholar.
Selected publications:
- R. C. Batra and Avirup Sircar, Analysis of Stiction in Nanoelectromechanical Systems Using Molecular Dynamics Simulations and Continuum Theory, J. of Elasticity, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10659-022-09887-3, 2022.
- B. Guduri and R. C. Batra, Robust model reference adaptive controller for atmospheric plasma spray process, SN Applied Sciences, 4, Art. No. 128, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-022-05012-0
- S. Ali Mousavi, Arash Bahrami, Omer San and Romesh C. Batra, Analysis of radial expansion, eversion, and cavitation of soft functionally graded material spheres, Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1177/10812865221093553
- B. Alanbay, R.C. Batra, Optimization of blast mitigating sandwich structures with fiber-reinforced face sheets and PVC foam layers as core, Thin-Walled Structures, 179 (2022) 109721.
- G. Gopinath, R. C. Batra, Effect of boundary conditions on values of homogenized fabrics's elastic parameters and material response, Composite Structures, 301, Art. No. 116229 (2022).
- B. Guduri and R. C. Batra, Adaptive Control of the Atmospheric Plasma Spray Process for Functionally Graded Thermal Barrier Coatings, Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, Vol. 2022, Article ID 6852494, 21 pages, 2022.
- R. C. Batra, Loading Devices and Non-classical Boundary Conditions, DOI:10.1007/s10659-023-09994-9, 2023.
- Nikhil Sharma, Deepak Jain, Bikramjit Sharma, Romesh C Batra, Thermomechanical analysis of foulants and graphene platelets reinforced polymer matrix coated steel substrates, Composite Structures, Vol. 311, Art. No. 116848, 2023.
- Shi-Rong Li, Feng Zhang, R.C. Batra, Thermoelastic damping in high frequency resonators using higher-order shear deformation theories, Thin-Walled Structures, 188, 2023, Art. No. 110778.
- Manuel E. Umanzor, Romesh C. Batra, Christopher B. Williams, and Alan P. Druschitz, Parametric study on the performance of cast lattice structures loaded at low strain rates, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-023-05812-8, 2023.
- 2019, Belytschko Medal, US Association of Computational Mechanics
- 2018, Symposium at the 18th US National Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics honoring Romesh Batra, Chicago, 2018
- 2018, Member of The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine Panel on Mechanical Science and Engineering (Platform Mechanics team leader)
- 2017, Member of The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine Panel for Lethality and Protection
- 2017, Fulbright Specialist in Solid Mechanics, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore, India, Dec. 2017 – Jan. 2018
- 2016, ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) Robert Henry Thurston Lecture Award
- 2016, Alumni Award for Excellence in Graduate Advising
- 2016, Alumni Achievement Medal for Academic Excellence, School of Engineering, University of Waterloo, Canada
- 2015, ASME Honorary Member Award
- 2013, Fulbright Specialist in Nonlinear Solid Mechanics, Thapar University, Dec. 2013
- 2011, Fellow of the US Association of Computational Mechanics
- 2011, Virginia Outstanding Scientist Award (https://www.smv.org/storage/app/media/PDFs/virginiasoutstandingscientists.pdf)
- 2010, SCHEV (State Council of Higher Education of Virginia) Outstanding Faculty Award (http://www.schev.edu/index/institutional/outstanding-faculty-awards/award-recipients/previous-award-recipients)
- 2010, Selected for inclusion in the ISI List of Highly Cited Authors
- 2010, Lee Hsun Research Award, the Institute of Metals Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 2009, Engineering Science Medal, Society of Engineering Science
- 2007, College of Engineering Dean’s Award for Excellence in Service
- 2006, D.Sc. (Honoris Causa), Thapar University, India
- 2005, Honorary Professor, Lanzhou University of Technology, China
- 2005, College of Engineering Alumni Award for Outreach Excellence
- 2004, Honorary Professor, Nanjing Univ. of Science & Technology, China
- 2004, Alumni Award for Excellence in Research
- 2003, Frank J. Maher Outstanding Faculty Award, ESM Department
- 2002-2006, Member of The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine Panel on Survivability & Lethality
- 2000, Eric Reissner Medal, International Society of Computational Engineering Science (ICCES)
- 1998, Fellow, Society of Engineering Science, Inc.
- 1997, College of Engineering Dean's Award for Excellence in Research
- 1996-2000, Member of The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine Panel on Armor & Armaments
- 1993, Elected to the Johns Hopkins Society of Scholars
- 1992, Alexander von Humboldt Award for Senior Scientists
- 1992, Fellow of the American Society of Engineering Education
- 1991, Fellow of the American Academy of Mechanics
- 1990, Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988, 1987, Faculty Excellence Award, Missouri University of Science and Technology (MUST), Rolla
- 1986, Halliburton Excellence Award, School of Engineering, MUST
- Johns Hopkins University: Ph.D., Mechanics and Materials, 1972
- University of Waterloo,:M.A.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, 1969
- Punjabi University (India): B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 1968