Key Researchers

Dr. Harish Cherukuri, Professor of Mechanical Engineering
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Computational solid mechanics, dynamic behavior of materials, and plasticity
hcheruku@charlotte.edu
https://coefs.uncc.edu/hcheruku/
Dr. Howie Fang, Professor of Mechanical Engineering
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Computational mechanics, crash modeling and simulation, and design optimization
hfang@charlotte.edu
https://coefs.uncc.edu/hfang/
Dr. Russell G. Keanini, Professor of Mechanical Engineering
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Applied mathematics, physics, and probabilistic analysis and structural survivability
rkeanini@charlotte.edu
https://coefs.uncc.edu/rkeanini/
Dr. Praveen Ramaprabhu, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Computational Fluid Dynamics, Numerical methods for hyberbolic problems, shock-driven hydrodynamic instabilities, shock-material interaction
pramapra@charlotte.edu
https://coefs.charlotte.edu/pramapra/
Dr. Miguel Pando, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Geotechnical materials, soil-structure interaction, and soil dynamics
mpando@charlotte.edu
  Dr. Matthew J. Whelan, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Instrumentation, experimental system identification, and structural health monitoring
M.Whelan@charlotte.edu
https://coefs.uncc.edu/mwhelan3/
  Dr. David C. Weggel, Professor of Civil Engineering (Director, ISERRT Facility)
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Blast and impact testing, computational mechanics, and structural dynamics
dcweggel@charlotte.edu
https://coefs.uncc.edu/dcweggel/
  Mr. Corey Rice, ISERRT Research Associate
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Computational mechanics and experimental work