Tirupathi R. Chandrupatla, Ph.D.

Tirupathi R. Chandrupatla, Ph.D.

Tirupathi (T.R.) Chandrupatla, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus and Founding Department Chair

Tirupathi (T.R.)  Chandrupatla, Ph.D.
Mechanical Engineering

Biography

Education:
Ph.D., Engineering Mechanics, The University of Texas at Austin
M.Tech., Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
B.E., Mechanical Engineering, NIT, Warangal, (Osmania University, Hyderabad)

Honors and Awards:
Lindback Award for Teaching Excellence 2005
Institutional service: Served on several committees, 1995-2020
Professional service: ABET Evaluator 1997-2000

Professional Memberships:
Certified Manufacturing Engineer (CMfgE) from SME
P.E. 1980-2019
Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Life Member, Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)

Selected Publications:
Tirupathi R Chandrupatla and A.D. Belegundu, Introduction to Finite Elements in Engineering (Text book) 5th Ed, Cambridge University Press 2021.

A.D. Belegundu and T.R. Chandrupatla, Optimization Concepts and Applications in Engineering (Text book) 3rd Ed, Cambridge University Press 2019

Tirupathi R Chandrupatla, Quality and Reliabilty in Engineering (Text book) Cambridge University Press 2009.

Material of paper on Zero finding without derivatives in 1997 is now referred to as Chandrupatla Algorithm