December 2014

Nithi Ti SivaneriProfessor

Department of Mechanical & Aerospace EngineeringWest Virginia University

Mailing Address: P O Box 6106, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506-6106

Office Telephone No.: (304) 293-3191Fax: (304) 293-6689Home Telephone No.: (304) 594-3428E-mail Address: nithi.sivaneri@mail.wvu.edu

I. PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE

Numerical Methods Including Finite Element Analysis and Boundary Element Methods; Composite Materials; Fracture Mechanics; Structural Dynamics; Structural Analysis; Analysis of Helicopters and Airplanes; Bioengineering; and Computational Fluid Mechanics.

II. EDUCATION:

Ph.D. Degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, August 1982.

Dissertation title: Aeroelastic Stability of Rotor Blades Using Finite Element Analysis; Dissertation Advisor: Prof. K. Karamcheti.

S.M. Degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, May 1978.

Master of Engineering Degree in Aeronautical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, August 1975.

Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Aeronautical Engineering, Madras Institute of Technology, Madras, India, June 1973.

Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics, Madras University, Madras, India, June 1970.

III. EXPERIENCE:

Associate Chair/Graduate Program Director, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, August 2009 to August 2011.

Associate Chair, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, January 1998 to May 2002.

Director, Office of Graduate Education, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, October 1994 to December 1997.

Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, August 1993 to present.

Graduate Program Director, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, July 1989 to December 1994.

Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, August 1986 to August 1993.

Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, August 1982 August 1986.

Graduate Research Assistant, NASA-Stanford Joint Institute for Aeronautics and Acoustics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, September 1978 to August 1982.

Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, January 1977 to June 1978.

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Structural Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, August 1976 to December 1976.

Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, September 1975 to July 1976.

IV. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE DETAILS

As Associate Chair of Mech. & Aero. Engineering (MAE), 1998-2002

A. Major Responsibilities

1. Share responsibilities with the Chairman for overall performance of the Department.2. Responsible for all issues related to the undergraduate programs of the Department, including

admission of transfer students and setting up of second-degree contracts.3. Coordinate undergraduate student advising.4. Serve as advisor to undergraduate students:

All dual-degree students All co-op students All probation students

All honors students All third-semester freshman interested in MAE majors Mechanical Engineering Students, E-G (1998 – 2001).

5. Certify all degree candidates for graduation.6. Lead curriculum development.7. Chair of ME Curriculum Committee (1998 – 2002)8. Chair of AE Curriculum Committee (2002)9. Coordinate biannual revision of MAE write-up in undergraduate catalog.10. Recommend teaching assignments.11. Schedule classes and classrooms.12. Order textbooks.13. Direct the MAE scholarship program.14. Coordinate the MAE Advisory Committee.15. Coordinate the MAE Academies of Distinguished Alumni.16. Monitor MAE Foundation Accounts.17. Coordinate creation of new faculty and staff positions and revision of job responsibilities.

B. Major Accomplishments

New Curricula: The Department had tried for several years to change the ME and AE curricula with several persons, in turn, being given the responsibility but every time the effort got bogged down. As the Chair of the ME Curriculum Committee, I was able to design a new curriculum by working with the Committee and have it approved by the faculty of the Department. Similarly I came up with the framework for the new AE curriculum and was instrumental in getting this passed by the AE Curriculum Committee. Also, I designed the new Dual curriculum.Further I worked with other departments such as CSEE, ChE, and IMSE to get their cooperation in the facets of the changes that affected these departments. Additionally, as the chair of the College Undergraduate Academic Affairs Committee, I secured approval for the new curricula from this committee and the Associate Dean of the college. Similarly I cooperated with the Senate Curriculum Committee in having the new curricula approved by the Faculty Senate.

Transition Plans: Once the new curricula were approved, I came up with a transition plan for the students already enrolled in the BSME, BSAE, and Dual degree programs so that a fast as well as smooth transition could occur. This involved giving credit for courses that are no longer required in the new curricula but already taken by students in the program; and coming up with a list of new courses to be substituted for the old ones.

Flow Charts: I designed the flow charts for the new curricula in color using Visio. Undergraduate Enrollment: The BSME enrollment had been dropping steadily before I

took over as the chair of the ME Curriculum Committee. I drastically changed the format for the Freshman Seminar and started talking up the best features of our program, including the new curriculum. I sincerely believe this contributed to the tremendous growth in the undergraduate enrollment in MAE.

Course Renumbering: The University has adopted a new system for numbering courses – 100-level for freshman, 200-level for sophomores, etc. Thus we had to come up with new

numbers for all MAE courses, undergraduate and graduate. I designed a system by grouping courses under aerodynamics, thermal sciences, solids and structures and applied this to assign numbers for the MAE courses.

Offer Letters: I worked with the Associate Provost in creating offer letters for various positions such as research faculty, program coordinators, engineering scientists – to name a few; and these were adopted by the college.

ABET Preparation: I developed the objectives of the AE and ME programs and had them approved by the Department faculty and the MAE Advisory Committee. Dr. Jacky Prucz and I worked together to identify the program outcomes for both AE and ME and had them ratified by the curriculum committees and the Dept. faculty, and the MAE Advisory Committee. Then we devised a survey instrument to assess the outcomes and conducted a survey of our juniors and seniors.

Endowed Scholarships: I wrote a proposal to the Society of Allied Weight Engineers, which won the inaugural award of a $20,000 endowment for an undergraduate scholarship. I engaged in conversations with Mrs. Fran Ness and her family, which played a part in them establishing an endowed scholarship.

As Director of Graduate Education, 1994-1997

A. Major Responsibilities

1. Formulate proposals for strengthening graduate education across the university.2. Lead the University Graduate Council.3. Administer the Graduate Tuition Waiver Program (over 2500 students a semester served).4. Administer Central Fellowships (Doctoral and Minority and other).5. Coordinate University and Board of Trustees periodic review of graduate and

professional programs.6. Publish the Graduate Catalog.7. Serve as a liaison between the Office of Admissions and Records and the Colleges and

Schools.8. Serve as a resource person for graduate community.9. Work with Graduate Student Congress.

B. Major Accomplishments

• Initiated in 1995 an annual GTA Professional Development Workshop.• Initiated a symposium series for graduate student development.• Established a minority tuition scholarship program.• Established periodic university review of master's programs.• Brought out a document about maintaining Four-Year I status.• Brought out a document about Graduate Assistant policies.• Set time limits for tuition waiver as a graduate assistant.• Oversaw conversion (a major effort) of the tuition waiver program to BANNER, a student

information system.• Proposed new bylaws for the operation of the University Graduate Council.

As Graduate Program Director, Dept. of Mech. & Aero. Eng., 1989-1994, 2009-2011

A. Major Responsibilities

1. Review the more than 200 per year applications for admission into the department's graduate programs and make decisions about acceptance.

2. Actively recruit outstanding graduates - our own Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering seniors and other national and international students into our graduate programs. This includes organizing learn-about-graduate-programs get-togethers in the form of pizza parties and selecting outstanding seniors to make advance departmental assistantship offers.

3. As the academic advisor to all the enrolled graduate students (nearly 200) in the department, advise them on courses, sign their registration forms, check their plans of study, assign office spaces, take care of tuition waivers, monitor the progress of students, and check if they meet departmental, college, and university requirements.

4. Decide and make appointments to the graduate teaching fellowship and assistantship positions and assign duties to them.

5. For the Ph.D. Qualifying Examinations, set the dates, set up examining committees, review the exams and get them typed, proctor the exam, and assemble the examining and graduate committees to determine the outcome of the exams.

6. Update the Department section of the graduate catalog and write the necessary reports about the graduate programs such as the BOT reports for the MSAE, MSME, and MSE degrees and the graduate-council reports for the Ph.D. degree.

7. Make decisions about what graduate courses to be offered each semester and come up with 3-year plans for graduate course offerings.

B. Accomplishments

Tripled graduate student enrollment in the department from about 70 to over 200. Increased the graduation rate of master’s students. Increased the graduation rate of doctoral students from an average of 1 a year to more than 5. Recruited students with excellent credentials from many prestigious schools. Thoroughly revised the qualifying examination format and had it approved by the faculty. Streamlined the graduate programs office including the design of new forms. Proposed a course-requirement of at least 18 hours for doctoral students and had it approved

by the faculty. Established approved math lists for master’s and doctoral programs.

V. HONORS AND AWARDS:

Outstanding Advisor Award, College of Engineering & Mineral Resources, WVU, 2010-11 American Contract Bridge League, Bronze Life Master, 2010 Outstanding Advisor Award, College of Engineering & Mineral Resources, WVU, 2009-10

Academy of Distinguished Alumni Teaching Award, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, WVU, April 2010

George Weaver Award for outstanding teaching in Engineering Mechanics, 2009. American Contract Bridge League, Life Master, 2006. Outstanding Advisor of the Year Award, College of Engineering and Mineral Resources,

WVU, 2003-04 Donald T. Worrel Award for contributions to Engineering Mechanics, 2001 AIAA Special Service Citation for Young Member Guidance and Leadership in Region I,

August 1998. Elected Senior member of AIAA, 1996. Elected Tau Beta Pi, National Engineering Honor Society, 1993. Outstanding Leadership Award, College of Engineering, West Virginia University, 1991-92. Received an ASEE Fellowship to attend a two-week course on `Principles of Composites,'

July 1990. Best Graduate Teacher of the Year Award, College of Engineering, West Virginia

University, 1989-90. Received an NSF Fellowship to attend the Summer Institute of the Cornell National

Supercomputer Facility, 1989. American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) Rookie of the year for 1986 for the state of West

Virginia. Elected Sigma Gamma Tau, National Aerospace Honorary Society, 1986. Dupont Young Faculty Research Award, September 1984. Distinction in Master of Engineering Degree at the Indian Institute of Science, India. Qualified for the National-Aeronautical-Laboratories Scholarship at the Indian Institute of

Science. First class with Honors in Bachelor of Engineering Degree at the Madras Institute of

Technology; placed second in the class. Received merit awards each of the three years at the Madras Institute of Technology. Special Distinction in Bachelor of Science Degree at the Madras University; placed in top ten

among about 3000 students that entered the examinations in the whole state of Tamil Nadu.

VI. INSTRUCTION

A. Undergraduate Courses Taught:

StaticsDynamicsMechanics of MaterialsAdvanced Strength of MaterialsIntermediate Mechanics of MaterialsAerospace StructuresFlight Vehicle Structures IFlight Vehicle Structures II

Design of Flight StructuresDynamics of MachinesControls and VibrationsMechanics of Composite MaterialsCAD and Finite Element AnalysisFlight Vehicle Design

B. Graduate Courses Taught:

Analytical Methods in EngineeringAdvanced Mechanics of MaterialsContinuum MechanicsEnergy Methods in Applied MechanicsTheory of ElasticityAdvanced Theory of ElasticityTheory of Plates and ShellsAdvanced Finite Element MethodsAdvanced Vibrations

C. New Courses Developed

Design of Flight vehicle StructuresAnalytical Methods in EngineeringAdvanced Mechanics of MaterialsAdvanced Finite Element Methods

VII. RESEARCH AND CREATIVE SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY

A. Major professor of the following students:

No. Graduate student Research Title Degree Gradn. Date

1. Mark D. Sanetrik Hybrid Grid Calculation for Diffusion Problems

MSAE MAY 1986

2. Wei-Pin Wu Application of Smeared-Crack FEM to Orthotropic Materials

MSME AUG 1986

3. V. Ram Mohan Analysis of Shallow Spherical Shells by the Boundary Element Method

MSME AUG 1987

4. Makrand R. Gokhale Vibration of Beams with Longitudinal Motion Relative to Supports by hp-Version FEM and Bilinear Formulation

MSME DEC 1988

5. Yiping Xie Elastic-PlasticCrack-Tip-FieldNumerical AnalysisIntegrated withMoire Interferometry

MSME AUG 1989

6. Grzegorz Kawiecki Helicopter Rotor Blade Dynamics with Bilinear formulation

PhD MAY 1991

7. Donald R. Wolford, Jr. Investigation of Adhesion Failure between Propellant and Case Insulator for a Rocket Engine

MSME MAY 1992

8. Murthy Sivan Boundary Element Method for Shallow Spherical Shells

MSME AUG 1992

9. Timothy E. Nield Design, Fabrication, and Testing of a Supersonic Splitline Thrust Vector Control Nozzle

MSME MAY 1993

10. A.M.M. Jayasuriya Dynamic Analysis of Composite Shells in Hygro-thermal Environment

PhD AUG 1993

11. Seshagiri Ajjarapu Strength and Stiffness Degradation of Pultruded Fiber Reinforced Plastics under Harsh Environment.

MSME MAY 1994

12. Selvakumar Veluswamy(Co-Advisor)

Computational Model of Erosion of Oxide Layers by Impact

MSME MAY 1994

13. Venkateswara Rao Challa

Fracture of Metal Matrix Composites using Finite Element Analysis.

MSME MAY 1994

14. Yiping Xie Adaptive FEM for Elastic-Plastic Fracture Mechanics

PhD AUG 1994

15. Ioannis Varellis(Co-Advisor)

Effect of Interphase Layer on the Properties of Metal Matrix Composites

PhD MAY 1995

16. Ramani Sreeram Dynamics of a Moving Beam using h-p version Finite Element Method with Essential Conditions Applied via Lagrange Multipliers

MSME DEC 1995

17. Senthilvel Vellaichamy Vibration and Air-Resonance Stability Characteristics of Helicopters using Rotor-Body Dynamic Interaction

PhD AUG 1996

18. Karthik Raju Investigation of the Friction Behavior of Automotive Brake Materials

MSME AUG 1997

19. Shanmuga S. Balasubramaniyam(Co-Advisor)

Computational Modeling of Brittle Impact Erosion Mechanisms

MSME DEC 1998

20. Subramani Balasubramanyam

Head Impact Characterization of an automobile A-Pillar

MSME MAY 1999

21. Ganesh Chandrasekaran Analysis of Moving Composite Beams

MSME AUG 2000

22. Govindan Nagappan Moving Composite Beams based on HSDT

MSME MAY 2004

23. S. Suraj Finite Element Modeling of a Composite Bridge Deck

MSME MAY 2005

24. Praveen Kavipurapu Hygrothermal Effects on Beam with Moving Loads

MSME MAY 2005

25 Sivakumar Boyapati Finite Element Analysis of Low-Profile FRP Bridge Deck (Prodeck 4)

MSME MAY 2006

26. Rajesh Vijayaragavan Statistical Estimation of Delamination of Composites

MSME DEC 2006

27. Sandeep Vennam Hygrothermal Analysis of Rotating Beams

MSME DEC 2006

28. Deepika Vadalamani(Co-Advisor)

Failure Prediction of Composites MSME MAY 2007

29. Amit Desai Joint Analysis of Composite Bridge Decks

MSME MAY 2007

30 Gouthami Polina Vibration Attenuation of Composite Moving Beams

MSME MAY 2014

31 Moiz M. Hanif Hygrothermal Analysis of Beams with Moving Loads

MSME DEC 2014

32 Sai Manohari Kancharla Forced Vibration of Composite Beams undergoing Large Deflections

MSME

33 Manish Aggaarwal Composite Curved Beams MSME

B. Served on the Committee of over 100 graduate students from Aerospace, Mechanical, Civil, and Mining Engineering programs.

C. Undergraduates Guided On Special Problems

No. Student Name Semester& year

Research Title CreditHours

1. Michael Rozzi Fall 1983 Experimental Analysisof Equivalent Beam

3

2. Kimberly Mastro Spr. 1985 Experimental Investigation of Plate Deflections

3

3. Jessica Woods Fall 1985 Aeroelasticity 34. W. Garth Smith Spr. 1986 Analysis of Nonuniform

Columns 4

5. Mark Hadley Spr. 1988 Nonuniform Inflow for Rotor Blades

3

6. James Keenan Spr. 1988 Advanced Analysis ofNonuniform Columns

3

7. Todd Ringler Spr. 1990 Near-Field Study ofStable-Crack Growth

3

8. John Tomblin Spr. 1990 Control-Volume FEMfor Flow throughHelicopter Rotors

3

D. PUBLICATIONS (* indicates refereed article)

1. G. Polina and N.T. Sivaneri, "Vibration Attenuation of Composite Moving Beams using Active Vibration Control” American Society of Composites Conference, September 8-10, 2014, San Diego, CA.

2. N.T. Sivaneri and A. Desai, "Finite Element Analysis of Composite Bridge Deck Joints,” 54th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, April 8-11, 2013, Boston, MA.

3. N.T. Sivaneri and P. Kavipurapu, "Hygrothermal Effect of Composite Beams Subjected to Moving Loads,” 54th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, April 8-11, 2013, Boston, MA.

4. N.T. Sivaneri and G. Nagappan, "Axially-Moving Composite Beams using Higher-Order Shear-Deformation Theory,” 53rd AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, April 23-26, 2012, Honolulu, HI.

5. *N.T. Sivaneri and S. Vennam, "Hygrothermal Analysis of Rotating Composite Beams,” World Journal of Engineering, September 2010, p.343.

6. N.T. Sivaneri and S. Vennam, "Hygrothermal Analysis of Rotating Composite Beams,” 18th International Conference on Composites/Nano Engineering, July 4-10, 2010, Anchorage, AK.

7. *A.M.M. Jayasuriya, S.N. Dwivedi, N.T. Sivaneri, and D.W. Lyons, "Doubly Curved Laminated Composite Shells with Hygrothermal Conditioning and Dynamic Loads, Part 1: A Theoretical Development and Semi-elastic Solution Using a Higher-Order Displacement Field,” Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 53-68, 2002.

8. *A.M.M. Jayasuriya, S.N. Dwivedi, N.T. Sivaneri, and D.W. Lyons "Doubly Curved Laminated Composite Shells with Hygrothermal Conditioning and Dynamic Loads, Part 2: FEA and Numerical Results of Shells of Revolution,” Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 69-97, 2002.

9. V.R. Challa and N.T. Sivaneri, “Fracture of MMC by modeling interface using gap elements," American Society of Composites 13th Annual Technical Conference, Baltimore, MD, Sep. 21-23, 1998.

10. *T.R. Sreeram and N.T. Sivaneri, “FE-Analysis of a Moving Beam using Lagrangian Multiplier Method,” International Journal of Solids and Structures, Vol. 35, Nos. 28-29, pp. 3675-3694, 1998.

11. *G. Kawiecki and N.T. Sivaneri, "Bilinear Formulation Applied to the Stability and Response of Helicopter Rotor Blades," AIAA Journal, Vol. 32, No. 10, pp. 2036-2043, October 1994.

12. A.M.M. Jayasuriya, S. Dwivedi, N.T. Sivaneri, “A parametric Study of Laminated Composite Shells with Environmental Effects, Using a Higher-Order FE Model,” Proceedings of the 1994 SAE International Congress Exposition, Detroit, MI, March 1994.

13. A.M.M. Jayasuriya, S. Dwivedi, N.T. Sivaneri, “An Integrated Variable-Curvature Laminated Composite Shell Analysis Module for Impact Loading and Excessive Hygrothermal Effects,” Proceedings of the 1994 SAE International Congress Exposition, Detroit, MI, March 1994.

14. A.M.M. Jayasuriya, S. Dwivedi, N.T. Sivaneri, “An Elasticity Solution of Angle-Ply Laminated Composite Shells Based on a Higher-Order FE Analysis,” Proceedings of the 1994 SAE International Congress Exposition, Detroit, MI, March 1994.

15. *W.G. Wang, V.H. Mucino, J.E. Smith, and N.T. Sivaneri, "Multimodeling Strategy for Assessment of Complex Mechanical Systems," Computers and Structures, Vol. 46, No. 1, pp. 191-197, 1993.

16. G. Kawiecki, N.T. Sivaneri, and T. Janik, "Effect of Initial Conditions on the Response of Nonlinear Dynamical Systems with Application to Helicopter Rotor Dynamics," Proceedings of the SECTAM XVI Conference, Nashville, TN, April 12-14, 1992.

17. G. Kawiecki, N.T. Sivaneri, and T. Janik, "Comparison Between Imposed-Periodicity and Marching-in-Time Solutions of Helicopter Rotor Blade Steady-State Response Problem," Proceedings of the 33rd AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Dallas, TX, April 13-15, 1992.

18. G. Kawiecki and N.T. Sivaneri, "Bilinear Formulation Applied to the Stability and Response of Helicopter Rotor Blades," Proceedings of the AHS International Specialists Meeting on Rotorcraft Basic Research, Atlanta, GA, March 25-27, 1991.

19. N.T. Sivaneri, Y.P. Xie, and B.S.J. Kang, "Elastic-Plastic Crack-Tip-Field Numerical Analysis Integrated with Moire Interferometry", International Journal of Fracture, 49: 291-303, 1991.

20. N.T. Sivaneri and Y.P. Xie, "Finite Element Model for Modal Analysis of Pre-twisted Unsymmetric Blades", Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on CAD/CAM Robotics & Factories of the Future, Norfolk, VA, Dec. 2-5, 1990.

21. V.H. Mucino, W.G. Wang, J.E. Smith, and N.T. Sivaneri, "Parametric Design Modeling of IC-Engine Systems for Optimization Purposes", Proceedings of the ASME 13th Energy-Sources Technology Conference and Exhibition, January 14-17, 1990.

22. N.T. Sivaneri, Y.P. Xie, and J. Prucz, "Automatic Generation of Free-Vibration Characteristics of Pre-twisted Turbine Blades of Given Profile", Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on CAD/CAM, Robotics and Factories of the Future, New Delhi, India, Dec. 19-22, 1989.

23. *D.B. Burr, M.B. Schaffler, K.H. Yang, D.D. Wu, M. Lukoschek, D. Kand Zari, N.T. Sivaneri, J.D. Blaha, and E.L. Radin, "The Effects of Altered Strain Environments on Bone Tissue Kinetics", Bone, 10, 215-221, 1989.

24. *D.B. Burr, M.B. Schaffler, K.H. Yang, M. Lukoschek, N.T. Sivaneri, J.D. Blaha, and E.L. Radin, "Skeletal Change in Response to Altered Strain Environments: Is Woven Bone a Response to Elevated Strain?", Bone, 10, 223-233, 1989.

25. N.T. Sivaneri, M.R. Gokhale, V.H. Mucino, and J.E. Smith, "Free-Vibration of Beams with Moving Supports by a P-version Finite-Element Method", Proceedings of the AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC 30th Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Mobile, AL, April 3-5, 1989.

26. N.T. Sivaneri and G. Kawiecki, "Forward-Flight Aeroelastic Stability of a Hingeless Rotor Blade by Bilinear Formulation", Proceedings of the AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC 30th Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Mobile, AL, April 3-5, 1989.

27. *N.T. Sivaneri and W.P. Wu, "Fracture Toughness of Coal by Microcrack Finite Element Method", Proceedings of the 29th U.S. Symposium on Rock Mechanics, Minneapolis, MN, June 13-15, 1988.

28. V.H. Mucino, J. Cheng, and N.T. Sivaneri, "A Unified Mathematical Model for the Dynamics of Flexible Roto-Journal Bearing Systems", Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Transport Phenomena, Dynamics and Design of Rotating Machinery, Honolulu, HI, April 4-6, 1988.

29. V.H. Mucino, C.I. Chen, and N.T. Sivaneri, "A Continua Based Hamilton-Lagrange Approach to the Elastodynamics of Flexible Mechanisms", Proceedings of the 10th Applied Mechanism Conference, New Orleans, LA, Dec. 6-9, 1987.

30. N.T. Sivaneri, V.H. Mucino, M.R. Gokhale, W.G. Wang and J.E. Smith, "Unique Kinematic Features of the Gears in the `Stiller-Smith' Mechanism", Proceedings of the 10th Applied Mechanism Conference, New Orleans, LA, Dec. 6-9, 1987.

31. V.H. Mucino, N.T. Sivaneri, J.E. Smith, W.G. Wang, and M.R. Gokhale, "Dynamics of the `Stiller-Smith' Mechanism in an Internal-Combustion Engine Environment", Proceedings of the 10th Applied Mechanism Conference New Orleans, LA, Dec. 6-9, 1987.

32. V.H. Mucino, N.T. Sivaneri, J.E. Smith, W.G. Wang, and M.R. Gokhale, "Modeling the Friction Losses in Slider Bearings in the `Stiller-Smith' Mechanism", Proceedings of the 10th Applied Mechanism Conference, New Orleans, LA, Dec. 6-9, 1987.

33. *V.H. Mucino, J.E. Smith, and N.T. Sivaneri, "Design Loads of the Floating Gear System in the Stiller-Smith Mechanism", SAE Technical Paper, International Congress, Detroit, MI, Feb. 29-Mar. 4, 1988.

34. N.T. Sivaneri and G. Kawiecki, "Implications of Iterative Aerodynamic Calculations on Rotor-Blade Dynamics", 2nd Technical Workshop on Dynamics and Aeroelastic Stability Modeling of Rotorcraft Systems, Boca Raton, FL, Nov. 18-20, 1987.

35. N.T. Sivaneri and W.P. Wu, "Stress-Intensity Factor of Orthotropic materials using the smeared-crack Finite-Element Method", Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Numerical Methods in Fracture Mechanics, San Antonio, Texas, March 1987.

36. *N.T. Sivaneri and I. Chopra, "Finite Element Analysis for Bearingless Rotor Blade Aeroelasticity," AHS Journal, 29 (2), April 1984, pp. 42-51.

37. N.T. Sivaneri, "Finite Element Method for the Aeroelasticity of Helicopter Rotor Blades," AIAA Allegheny-Pittsburgh Section Second Annual Mini Symposium, Morgantown, WV, April 9, 1983.

38. I. Chopra and N.T. Sivaneri, "Aeroelastic Stability of Rotor Blades Using Finite Element Analysis," NASA Contractor Report 166389, August 1982, co-author.

39. N.T. Sivaneri, "Aeroelastic Stability of Rotor Blades Using Finite Element Analysis," Ph.D. Dissertation, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, August 1982.

40. *N.T. Sivaneri and I. Chopra, "Dynamic Stability of a Rotor Blade Using Finite Element Analysis," AIAA Journal, Vol. 20, May 1982, pp. 716-723.

41. N.T. Sivaneri and I. Chopra, "Finite Element Analysis for Bearingless Rotor Blade Aeroelasticity," Proceedings of the 38th Annual Forum of the American Helicopter Society, Anaheim, CA, May 1982, pp. 125-139.

42. N.T. Sivaneri and I. Chopra, "Dynamic Stability of a Rotor Blade Using Finite Element Analysis," Proceedings of the AIAA Dynamics Specialists Conference, Atlanta, GA, April 1981, paper no. 81-0615.

43. *N.T. Sivaneri and W.L. Harris, "Numerical Solutions of Transonic Flows by Parametric Differentiation and Integral Equation Techniques," AIAA Journal, Vol. 18, December 1980, pp. 1534-1536.

44. N.T. Sivaneri, "Transonic Flows by Parametric Differentiation and Integral Equation Techniques," S.M. Thesis, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, M.I.T., Cambridge, Mass., May 1978.

45. N.T. Sivaneri, "Thermal Stresses in FRP Conical Shells," Master's Thesis, Dept. of Aeronautical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, August 1975.

E. CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS AND SPECIAL COURSES ATTENDED(OTHER THAN THE PRESENTATIONS INCLUDED IN VII.D ABOVE)

1. WVU Conference on Computational Research on Materials, Morgantown, WV, April 15-17, 1991.

2. ACUO Engineering Faculty Workshop, Washington, DC, October 15, 1990.

3. ASEE Faculty Development Program - Principles of Composites, Fort Worth, TX, July 9-17, 1990.

4. NSF Supercomputing Workshop, Cornell National Supercomputer Facility, Ithaca, NY, June 19-30, 1989.

5. ANSYS Workshop, Swanson Analysis Systems, Inc., Houston, PA, January 3-4, 1989.

6. Integrated Technology Rotor Assessment Workshop, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, August 2-3, 1988.

7. ASTM 21st National Symposium on Fracture Mechanics, Annapolis, MD, June 28-30, 1988.

8. AHS 43rd Annual Forum, St. Louis, MO, May 18-20, 1987. 9. Computational Methods in Mining Engineering Conference, Morgantown, WV, June

1986.

10. First Technical Workshop on Dynamics and Aeroelastic Stability Modeling of Rotor Systems, December 1985.

11. ASME 19th Midwestern Mechanics Conference, Columbus, OH, September 9-11, 1985.

12. ASME Regional Symposium, Pittsburgh, PA, June 1984.

F. FUNDED RESEARCH PROJECTS

No. Research Title Agency Duration Amount$

SivaneriShare($)

1. Summer Research Fellowship COE JUN 1984 3,000 3,0002. Flutter Stability of Helicopter

Blades in Forward Flight by the Finite Element Method

DuPont MAY 1985 -MAY 1986

16,000 16,000

3. Aeroelastic Stability of Bearingless Rotor Blades in Forward Flight by the Finite Element Method

NSF JUN 1985 -MAY 1988

67,500 67,500

4. Experimental and Analytical Study for Dust Generation and Entrainment in Underground Coal Mines (with Khair and Siriwardane)

USBOM JUL 1985 -JUN 1986

98,000 16,000

5. Hybrid Grid for Flow Calculations

NASA JUL 1985 -JUN 1986

18,000 18,000

6. Deflection of Plates by Analytical, Numer-ical and Experimental Investigations

WVUSenate

JUL 1986 -JUN 1989

3,912 3,912

7. Composite Grid Solution for Multi-element Airfoils

NASA JUL 1986 -JUN 1989

48,000 48,000

8. Stiller-Smith Engine Oscillatory Motion (with J. Smith and others)

Dept.of theArmy

MAR 1987 -SEP 1989

1.04 M 116,000

9. Travel Grant to attend 29th Rock Mechanics Symposium

WVUSenate

MAY 1988 300 300

10. ConcurrentEngineering

DARPA JUL 1988 -AUG 1990

Multi-million

157,000

11. Undergraduate Curriculum Development for Enhanced Student Competence in Modern Materials and Design for Manufacturability

GEFoun-dation

JUL 1989 -JUN 1992

120,000 8,500

12. ASEE Faculty Development Program

ASEE/COE/MAE

JUL 1990 1,862 1,862

13. Continuous-Fiber Metal-Matrix Composite Model Factory (Phase Zero)

DARPA JUL 1990 -DEC 1990

1 M 8,700

14. Continuous-Fiber Metal-Matrix Composite Model Factory (Phase One)

DARPA JUL 1991 -FEB 1992

Multi-million

39,200

15. Accelerated Testing of FRP Structural Shapes for Strength and Stiffness Degradation under Harsh Environments (with H. GangaRao and S. Faza)

U.S.Army

OCT 1991 -SEP 1992

67,400 14,500

16. Continuous-Fiber Metal-Matrix Composite Model Factory (Phase Two)

DARPA FEB 1992 -FEB 1993

Multi-million

31,500

17. Ford Motor Contract Ford AUG 1993 -JUN 1994

15,000

18. Ford Motor Contract Ford JAN 1995 -DEC 1995

6,000

19. Ford Motor Contract Ford JAN 1996 -MAR1997

25,000

20. SREB Fellowship SREB AUG 1997 -JUL1998

6,000

21. WV Dept. of Education WV DOE

SEP 1997 -AUG1998

9,000

22. Technology TransferProject

LucasVarity

JUN 1998 –OCT 1998

12,221

23. SAWE Scholarship Endowment

SAWE Permanent 20,000

24. Constructed Facilities Center (with G. Hota & Others)

DOT AUG 2002 – JUN 2003

12,000

25. Modeling of Composite Bridge Decks

DOT AUG 2003-JUL 2004

58,960

26 NASA LaRC Summer Faculty Program

WVU RC, CEMR

JUN 2011-AUG 2011

20,300

VIII. SERVICE ACTIVITIES

A. SERVICE TO THE DEPARTMENT

1. Undergraduate advisor for Aerospace Engineering students, 1982-84.2. Member of Undergraduate Aerospace Engineering Curriculum Committee, 1982-present.3. Undergraduate advisor for Mechanical Engineering students, 1984-89 and 1998-2001.4. Department Faculty Secretary, 1984-86.5. Chair of the Graduation Decoration Committee, 1986-90.6. Member of Graduate Program Committee, 1984-1989.7. Chair/Member of Ph.D. Qualifying Examination Committees, 1982-present.8. Member (1982-85) and chairman (1985-present) of the SMMS (Solid Mechanics,

Materials, and Structures) Group.9. Organized SMMS graduate seminars, 1986-91.10. Chair of an Adhoc Committee to Review Ph.D. Qualifying Exam Procedures and to

Recommend Modifications, 1988-89.11. Member of an Adhoc Committee to Revise Departmental Promotion and Tenure

Guidelines, Fall 1989.12. Member of an Adhoc Committee to Propose Guidelines for Student Fee Money

Expenditure, Fall 1992.13. Chairman of the Graduate Recruiting Committee, 1989-1994.14. Chairman of the Graduate Program Committee, 1989-1994.15. Graduate Program Director, 1989-1994.16. Associate Chairman of the Department, Jan. 1998 – May 2002.17. Undergraduate Advisor for all dual-degree students, January 1998 - present.18. Undergraduate Advisor for Mechanical Engineering students, E-G, March 1998 - August

2001.19. Chair of Mechanical Engineering Curriculum Committee, March 1998 – December 2001.20. Member of Mechanical Engineering Curriculum Committee, March 1998 – August 2012.21. Chair of Aerospace Engineering Curriculum Committee, January 2002 – August 2002.22. ABET Accreditation Team, 2009 – present.23. Chair of Aerospace Engineering Curriculum Committee, August 2009 – August 2012.24. Faculty Advisor AIAA student branch, August 2009 – August 2011.25. Associate Chair/Graduate Program Director, August 2009 – August 2011.26. Member of Graduate Program Committee, August 2011 – present27. Member of Aerospace Engineering Curriculum Committee, August 2012 – present.

B. SERVICE TO THE COLLEGE

1. Member of Committee for Faculty Meetings, 1985-86.

2. Member of Promotion and Tenure Task Force, Fall 1989.3. Co-organizer of COE Graduate-Student Picnic, September 1991.4. Review Lecturer for EIT/FE Examinations, 1989-present.5. Member of College Graduate Program Committee, 1989-94.6. Chairman of College Graduate Program Committee, 1993-94.7. COE Representative at the WVU Graduate/Professional Day, 1990 and 1991.8. Chair of College Undergraduate Academic Affairs Committee, August 1999-May 2002.9. Member of College Undergraduate Academic Affairs Committee, March 1998- May 2002.10. Member of College Scholarship Committee, August 1998- May 2002.11. Member of College Academic Standards Committee, August 1999- May 2002.12. Chair of subcommittee on undergraduate admission standards, Spring 1998.13. Member of subcommittee on assessment to comply with ABET, 1998-2001.14. Member of College Promotion & Tenure Committee, August 2002 – July 2005.15. Chair of College Graduate Program and Research Committee, August 2009 – August 2011.16. Member of College Undergraduate Academic Affairs Committee, August 2009 – August

2012.17. Chair of College Computer Committee, August 2011 – August 2012.18. Reviewed self-study reports of all CEMR graduate programs, 2011-12.19. Provided review sessions for Fundamentals of Engineering every semester in statics,

dynamics, or mechanics of materials.

C. SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY 1. Faculty advisor to the India Student Association, 1984-86 and 1993-94.2. Cooked Indian delicacies for the International Student Association Dinners, 1985, 1986,

and 1991.3. Member of University Graduate Student Recruiting Task Force, 1989-1992.4. Member of the Student Information System (SIS): Academic Advisors Subcommittee,

1989-1994.5. Member of the Student Information System Admissions Evaluation Committee, 1990-

1991.6. Member of Mining Engineering Faculty Search Committee, 1992-94 and 1998-99.7. Director of Graduate Education, October 1994 – December 1997.8. Faculty Advisor of Campus Chess Club, 2000 - 20029. Member of North Central Accreditation Review Committee, August 2002 - 2004.10. Member of University Graduate Council, August 2009 – August 2011.

D. SERVICE TO THE NATION

1. Member of American Helicopter Society, 1979-2009.2. Member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1981-present.3. Member of the International Society for Rock Mechanics, 1989-90.4. Member of the American Society of Composites, 1990-present.5. Member of the National Geographic Society, 1982-1996.6. Member of the American Contract Bridge League, 1984-87 & 2001-present.

7. Program secretary for the Allegheny-Pittsburgh section of the AIAA.8. Reviewer for the Journal of Engineering Mechanics of ASCE.9. Reviewer for the Journal of Composite Materials.10. Reviewer of proposals for the Army Research Office.11. Reviewer of proposal for the National Academies.12. Co-chair of two sessions at the Fourth International Conference on CAD, CAM,

Robotics, and Factories of the Future, New Delhi, India, Dec. 1989.13. Organized and chaired a session on "Finite Element Methods Applied to CAD," at the

Fifth International Conference on CAD, CAM, Robotics, and Factories of the Future, Norfolk, VA, Dec. 1990.

14. Member of AIAA National Young Member Committee, 1993-99.15. AIAA Region I Deputy Director, 1993-99.16. Young Member Section Officer, AIAA Allegheny-Pittsburgh Section, 1993- 2001.17. Chair of AIAA Allegheny-Pittsburgh Section, 1997 - 2001.18. Faculty Advisor of American Astronautical Society, 1997 - 2002.19. Chaired a session on Aerospace in the SSST Conference, Morgantown, WV, March

1998.20. Vice President of Cheat Lake Area Baseball Association, 2000-0121. Vice-Chair of AIAA Allegheny-Pittsburgh Section, 2001- 2009.22. Panel Member of NSF-GRFP selection committee, 2005 and 2006.23. Presented an invited seminar, “Hygrothermal Analysis of Rotating Composite Beams” at

the Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, on March 5, 2009.24. Faculty Advisor of Student Branch of AIAA, 2009 - 2011.25. Panel Member of NDSEGF selection committee, 2011.26. Panel Member of NASA-ASP Graduate Fellowship selection committee, 2011.27. Reviewer for Chinese Journal of Aeronautics, 201128. Presented an invited seminar, “Hygrothermal Analysis of Rotating Composite Beams

Beams by hp-version Finite Element Method,” NASA Langley, July 14, 2011.29. Presented an invited seminar, “Analysis of Composite Moving Beams Using Higher-

Order Shear Deformation Theory,” NASA Langley, July 28, 2011.30. Panel Member of NASA-ASP Graduate Fellowship selection committee, 2013.31. Panel Member of NSF-GRFP selection committee, 2013.32. Panel Member of NSF-GRFP selection committee, 2014.