Dr. Surya Kalidindi

Education

• Ph.D. - Mechanical Engineering - MIT, Cambridge, 1992
• M.S. - Civil Engineering - Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, 1988
• B.Tech - Civil Engineering - Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, 1985

Research Interests

• Physics-Based Multi-scale Models, Crystal Plasticity, Crystallographic Slip, Deformation Twinning, Texture Evolution, Finite Element Models, Computational Mechanics and Materials Science
• Spectral Methods for Microstructure-Property-Processing Linkages, Microstructure Sensitive Design, 2-Point Statistics, Microstructure Hulls, Property Closures, Process Networks
• Characterization of Local Anisotropic Mechanical Behavior in Heterogeneous Materials using Indentation Stress-Strain Curves
• Microstructure-Property Relationships in Bone, Bone Quality, Raman Spectroscopy

Books

• “Microstructure Sensitive Design for Performance Optimization”, B. L. Adams, S. R. Kalidindi, and D. Fullwood
  First draft, December 2005; second draft, December 2006; third draft, August 2008

Honors / Awards

1. Outstanding Leadership Award, College of Engineering, Drexel University, 2009.
2. Outstanding Teaching Award, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, 2009.
3. Highly Commended, Mentor of the Year, Drexel University, 2008.
4. Research recognized as a TMS (The Materials, Metals, and Minerals Society) “spotlight” in the area of computational materials science in November 2007.
5. Inducted into Drexel 10^6 Club in 2004 in recognition of bringing in excess of $1 million in external grants during one year.
6. 2003 Research Achievement Award, Drexel University.
7. Member of the Board of Review, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 2001-present.
8. Patent Recognition Award, Drexel University, 1998.
9. First Presidential Award for Graduates, Sigma Xi, Drexel University, 1998.
10. First Presidential Award for Graduates, Sigma Xi, Drexel University, 1997.
11. Whitaker Young Investigator Award, 1995.
12. Drexel University Nominee for NSF Presidential Faculty Fellow Competition, 1995.