Kaliat Ramesh
Kaliat T. (KT) Ramesh
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| Born | 1959 India |
| Nationality | United States |
| Alma mater | Brown University Bangalore University |
| Known for | Impact (mechanics) Nanomaterials Planetary impacts |
| Title | Alonzo G. Decker Jr. Professor of Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University |
| Awards | ASME Koiter Medal (2019) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory |
| Website | hemi |
Kaliat T. (KT) Ramesh is the Alonzo G. Decker Jr. Professor of Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, and the founding Director of the Hopkins Extreme Materials Institute (HEMI). [1]
His research focuses on fundamental studies of deformation and failure (including injury) across a variety of length scales and timescales, with applications in mechanical engineering, materials science, planetary science, and biomedicine. Ramesh is a leading authority in the areas of impact physics and the behavior and failure of materials under extreme conditions. He pioneered experimental methods for characterizing the dynamic failure mechanisms in metals and ceramics using high-speed visualization and in situ measurements with high temporal resolution. His most recent research work focuses on the design of materials for extreme conditions, hypervelocity impact, impact processes in planetary science, and impact biomechanics.
Education
Ramesh earned his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Bangalore University in 1983. He received a Sc.M. in engineering and a Sc.M. in applied mathematics from Brown University in 1985 and 1986, respectively. In 1988, Ramesh went on to earn a PhD in engineering from Brown University, under the guidance of advisor Rodney Clifton. [2]
Career and Research
Following his doctorate, Ramesh was briefly a postdoctoral researcher at the University of California, San Diego under Professor Siavouche Nemat-Nasser. He then joined Johns Hopkins University in 1988 as a faculty member in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, rising to become the Chair of the department in 1999. In 2012, Ramesh was named the founding Director of the Hopkins Extreme Materials Institute (HEMI), a premier research institute that advances the fundamental science associated with materials and structures under extreme conditions.
His primary appointment is as Professor of Mechanical Engineering, with joint appointments in the Departments of Earth & Planetary Sciences and Materials Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins. He is also a member of the Principal Professional Staff at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory.
Ramesh’s research has included a blend of experimental and modeling efforts, with an emphasis on identifying key deformation and failure mechanisms through experimental methods and then building theoretical and computational models for those mechanisms. This foundational approach has allowed him to investigate extreme conditions where multiple mechanisms are triggered simultaneously.
Ramesh has written over 200 archival journal publications[3], and is the author of the book Nanomaterials: Mechanics and Mechanisms. [4] His research efforts have been featured by the New York Times[5], the Discovery Channel, Popular Science[6], the Travel Channel [7], and Fox News[8].
In being awarded the Koiter Medal medal from ASME, Ramesh was cited “for pioneering scientific contributions and international leadership in the area of dynamic material instabilities and material failure, with applications ranging from the mechanics of traumatic brain injury to nanostructured materials and planetary impact.” [9]
Awards and Honors
2019: Warner T. Koiter Medal, American Society of Mechanical Engineers[10]
2018: Fellow of the American Association for Advancement of Science[11]
2017: Fellow of the American Academy of Mechanics[12]
2015: William M. Murray Medal, Society for Experimental Mechanics[13]
2014: M.G. McLaren Lecture Award, Rutgers University
2013: Fellow of the Society for Experimental Mechanics[14]
2012: B.J. Lazan Award, Society for Experimental Mechanics
2006: M. Hetenyi Award, Society for Experimental Mechanics
2001: Fellow of American Society of Mechanical Engineers [15]
1995: William H. Huggins Award for Excellence in Teaching, Johns Hopkins University
1987: Best Paper Award, ASME Tribology Division
References
- ^ "K.T. Ramesh". Hopkins Extreme Materials Institute.
- ^ "K.T. Ramesh faculty profile". Johns Hopkins Department of Mechanical Engineering.
- ^ "K.T. Ramesh Google Scholar".
- ^ "Nanomaterials: Mechanics and Mechanisms". Springer Publishing Company.
- ^ "If We Blow Up an Asteroid, It Might Put Itself Back Together". The New York Times. March 8, 2019.
- ^ Patel, Neev (March 6, 2019). "Asteroids deal with breakups better than we thought". Popular Science.
- ^ "Space Race Mysteries". Lost Secrets. Season 1. Episode 6. 1 December 2019. The Travel Channel.
- ^ "Russian meteorite: Why didn't scientists see it coming?". The Associated Press. Fox News. October 15, 2015.
- ^ "KT Ramesh to receive the Warner T. Koiter Medal from ASME". Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering. June 27, 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ "Warner T. Koiter Medal". American Society of Mechanical Engineering.
- ^ "Two from Hopkins elected to American Association for the Advancement of Science". Johns Hopkins University. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ "KT Ramesh selected by American Academy of Mechanics as its 2017 fellow". Johns Hopkins University. January 2, 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ "K.T. Ramesh to receive 2015 William M. Murray Medal". March 27, 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ "SEM Fellows". Society for Experimental Mechanics. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ "ASME Fellows List" (PDF). ASME.org.
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