Advani - Curriculum Vitae

	Curriculum Vitae - Prof. Suresh G. Advani
	Current Position George W. Laird Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Associate Director, Center for Composite Materials, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716
	Principal Fields of Interest Polymer and Composite Processing, Transport Phenomena in Manufacturing Processes, Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics and Rheology, Fiber Suspensions, Flow Through Porous Media, Computational Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer, Fuel Cells, Hydrogen Storage, Wind Energy
	Education Ph.D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1987 Mechanical Engineering at Urbana-Champaign MSME, SDSM&T, 1983 Mechanical Engineering, Rapid City B.Tech. Indian Institute of Technology 1982 Mechanical Engineering at Bombay, India
	Professional Experience 2006-present, George W. Laird Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware 1/00-Present Associate Director, Center for Composite Materials, University of Delaware 8/97- 2006 Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware 9/98-8/99 Acting Chair of Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware 9/92- 8/97 Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware 9/93- 12/93 Visiting Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College, London, U.K. 6/93-8/93 Visiting Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Auckland, New Zealand 9/87- 8/92 Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware 1/84-8/87 Research Assistant, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign 9/85-5/86 Teaching Fellow, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
	Professional Societies American Society of Engineering Education American Society of Mechanical Engineers Society of Plastic Engineers Polymer Processing Society Society of Rheology
	Honors/Awards Outstanding Doctoral Graduate Student Advising and Mentoring Award, 2008 Named Professor, George W. Laird Professor -2006 Keynote Speaker, 8th International Conference on Flow Processes in Composite Materials, Douai, France, July 2006 Keynote Speaker, “12th International Conference on Composites and Nano Engineering, August 1-6, 2005 in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain Conference Chair, 7th International Conference on Flow Processes in Composite Materials, July 2004 NSF Workshop Co-Chair, “Roadmap for Composites Research,” June 2004 North American Editor, Composites Part A; Applied Science and Manufacturing, Fellow of American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1999 Best Paper Award, “Composites Manufacturing and Tooling Conference”, SME,2000 Scientific Advisory Committee, J. of Forming Processes Keynote Speaker, SAMPE, 1997 Best Paper Award at American Controls Conference, 1997 Best Paper Award at American Composites Conference, 1995 Who's Who in Engineering Education (WWEE), 2002 Listed in Leading Scientists of the World, 2005 Listed in Who's Who in Plastics and Polymers, Listed in Who's Who in America, Listed in Who's Who Among Asian Americans, Listed in American Men and Women in Science, Listed in Who's Who in Science and Engineering, Conference Co-Chair: Third International Conference on Computer Aided Design in Composite Materials Technology (CADCOMP), University of Delaware, May 1992 Selected by United Nations to be a part of TOKTEN Programme, August 1993 Guest Editor, Jan 1993 - ASME Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology Chairman, Polymer Technical Committee, ASME 1991-1993 Best Paper awarded by Society of Plastic Engineers, 1990 International Travel Award 1988-89 Bell Laboratory Fellowship 1985-86
	Teaching Polymer Composites Manufacturing Mechanics of Machinery Fluid Mechanics-I Fluid Mechanics-II Heat Transfer Conduction Heat Transfer (Graduate Level) Mechanics of Viscous Fluids (Graduate Level - originated) Convective Heat Transfer (Graduate Level) Computational Fluid Mechanics (Graduate Level) Flow of Viscous Materials (Senior Elective/Graduate-originated) Thermodynamics Applied Fluids
	Continuing Education Composites Manufacturing Workshops, 1995 - 1998 Thermodynamics, Engineering-in-Training Review Course, University of Delaware, 1987-1992
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