Assistant Professor

Degrees with fields, institutions and dates

• B.E. Mechanical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology (BIT), Mesra, Ranchi, INDIA, 1997.
• Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Louisiana State University, 2003.

Years service on this faculty, including date of original appointment and dates of advancement in rank.

• Assistant Professor, 2006-present

Other related experience-teaching, industrial

• Research Associate - Mechanical Engineering Department, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, June 2003 – August 2006
• Trainee Engineer – HINDALCO Industries Limited, Renukoot, INDIA, July 1997 – July 1998

State in which registered

• Louisiana

Principal publications

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

• Singh K. V. and Ram Y. M., “A transcendental inverse eigenvalue problem associated with longitudinal vibrations in rods”, AIAA Journal, Vol. 44 (2), pp. 317-322, 2006.
• Singh K. V., Li G. and Pang S.-S., “Free vibration and Physical Parameter Identification of Non-uniform Composite Beams”, Composite Structures, Vol. 74 (1), pp. 37-50, 2006.
• Li G., Maricherla D., Singh, K. V., Pang S.-S., and John M., “Effect of Fiber Orientation on Structural Behavior of FRP Wrapped Concrete Cylinders”, Composite Structures, 2006, (In Press: Available online 21 June 2005).
• Sawhney, A.P.S., Dumitras, P.G., Sachinvala, N.D., Calamari, T.A.., Bologa, M.K. and Singh, K.V., “Approaches for Reducing or Eliminating Warp Sizing in Modern Weaving: An Interim Report”, AATCC Review, Vol. 5 (9), pp.23-26, September 2005.
• Singh K. V. and Ram Y. M., “Transcendental eigenvalue problem and its applications”, AIAA Journal, Vol. 40 (7), pp.1402-1407, 2002.
• Singh K. V. and Ram Y. M., “Dynamic absorption by passive and active control”, ASME Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, Vol. 122 (4), pp.429-433, 2000.

Conference proceedings

• Singh K. V., and Pang S., “Direct and Inverse Eigenvalue Problems towards the Design and Identification of Mass-Loaded Micro-Resonators”, Proceedings of the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and R&D Exposition (IMECE) Conference, Paper No.-IMECE2006-16131, Chicago, November, 2006 (to Appear).
• Sawhney, A.P.S., Hossain I., Singh, K.V., B. Condon, Pang S.-S., and, Sachinvala, N., “Unsupervised Defect Detection in Size-Free Woven Fabrics using Wavelets and Image Morphology”, 14h International Conference on Composites/Nano Engineering (ICCE -14- 2006), July 2-8, 2006, Boulder, CO, USA.
• Tyagi, M., Maha, A., Singh, K.V., Li, G. and, Pang S.-S., “Simulation of Boiling Heat Transfer Around Micro Pin-Fin Heat Exchanger: Progress and Challenges”, 14h International Conference on Composites/Nano Engineering (ICCE -14- 2006), July 2-8, 2006, Boulder, CO, USA.
• Sawhney, A.P.S., Singh, K.V., Sachinvala, N., B. Condon, and, Pang S.-S., and, “The Current Status of Size-Free Weaving Research at USDA”, 14h International Conference on Composites/Nano Engineering (ICCE -14- 2006), July 2-8, 2006, Boulder, CO, USA.
• Srinivas, G.K., Singh, K.V., Li, G. and Pang, S.-S., “Identification of composite beam delamination parameters”, Composites Division, Paper # 103048, The Annual Technical Conference of Society of Plastics Engineers, ANTEC 2006, Charlotte, May 7-11, 2006.
• Singh, K. V., Sawhney, A.P.S., Sachinvala, N., Li, G., Pang, S.-S., Condon, B., and, Parachuru, R., “Applications and future of Nanotechnology in Textiles”, Beltwide Cotton Conferences, San Antonio, TX, January 2006; also appeared in the Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conferences, National Cotton Council of America, pp. 2497-503, June 2006.
• Sawhney, A. P.S., Singh, K. V., Sachinvala, N., Li, G., Pang, S.-S., and Condon, B., “Successful Size-Free Weaving of Cotton Yarns on a Modern High-Speed Machine: A Progress Report”, Beltwide Cotton Conference, San Antonio, TX, January 3-6, 2006; also appeared in the Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conferences, National Cotton Council of America, pp. 2491-2496, June 2006.
• Singh K.V., Li G., Pang, S.-S., and, Ram, Y., “Identification of composite beam parameters from vibration data”, Paper 102089, The Annual Technical Conference of Society of Plastics Engineers, ANTEC 2005, Boston, MA, USA, May 1-5, 2005.
• Singh K.V., Li, G., Jones, R. and Pang, S.-S., “Damage Identification in Composite Structures from Vibration Data” SAMPE (Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering) Symposium & Exhibition 2005, Long Beach, CA, May 1-5, 2005.
• Sawhney, A.P.S., Singh, K.V., Hossain I., Sachinvala, N. and, Pang S.-S., “Quantification of Yarn Abrasion in Size-Free Weaving: A New Method Based on A New Concept”, 12th International Conference on Composites/Nano Engineering (ICCE -12- 2005), August 1-6, 2005, Tenerife, Spain.
• Sawhney, A.P.S., Singh, K.V., and, Sachinvala, N.D., Calamari, “Preliminary Assessments of Size-Free Weaving and Fabric Quality”, AATCC's 2005 International Conference & Exhibition, Boston, October 25-27, 2005.
• Sawhney, A. P.S., Sachinvala, N., Calamari, T.A., Singh, K. V., Pang, S.-S., and Li, G., “Mechanical Analysis of Weaving Process Towards Size-Free Weaving”, Paper #1666, Beltwide Cotton Conferences, New Orleans, January 4-7, 2005, also appeared in the Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Conferences, National Cotton Council of America, pp. 2706-2711, June, 2005.
• Singh K.V., Li G., Pang, S.-S., and Jones, R., “Direct and Inverse Eigenvalue Problems in Structural Analysis and Design”, 11th International Conference on Composites/Nano Engineering (ICCE 11 - 2004), South Carolina, August 8-14, 2004.
• Li G., Li, X., and Singh K.V., “Composite materials and structures education in the U.S.: A survey”, 11th International Conference on Composites/Nano Engineering (ICCE - 2004), August 8-14, 2004, South Carolina, USA.
• Singh, A., Singh K. V., Ram Y. M. and Pang S., “Zero assignment in continuous systems”, Proceedings of the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and R&D Exposition (IMECE) Conference, Paper No.- IMECE2003-43629, Vol. 2, pp. 1065-1071, Washington, November, 2003.
• Singh K. V. and Ram Y. M., “A Mathematical Model to Overcome the Discrepancies Between Continuous Systems and Their Discrete Approximation”, Proceedings of the 2002 ASME Engineering Technology Conference on Energy, ASME-ETCE2002/OT-29157, Part B, pp. 605-611, 2002.

Scientific and Professional societies of which a member

• American Society of Mechanical Engineers
• American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
• Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematic

Honors and awards

• “Outstanding Graduate Research Assistant Award”, given by Mechanical Engineering Department at Louisiana State University for year 2001-02.
• PE License (Mechanical Design), Louisiana

Institutional and Professional Service

Miami University (These are some selected examples)

• Member, Committee of the department, meeting once a week, 2006-present

National

• Proposal Review Panelist, National Science Foundation, Dec 1, 2006.
• Reviewer International Journals, Mechanical Systems & Signal Processing, Composites Part B: Engineering Session Chair, 11th International Conference on Composites Engineering(ICCE), August 8-14, 2004, South Carolina, USA.
• Conference Judge: Engineering presentation, 6th Annual DOE EPSCoR andLS-LAMP Research Conference, “Opportunities Stem from STEM Research and Education”, 2002.

Professional Development Activities

• Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching Workshops, Miami University, Fall 2006

Link to Dr. Singh's website