N. Aluru
Scholar

N. Aluru

Google Scholar ID: sACU-OUAAAAJ
Mechanical Engineering, Oden Institute, University of Texas at Austin | Previous: UIUC |
Computational NanotechnologyNanofluidicsMultiscale ModelingMEMS/NEMSNanomechanics
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Citations & Impact
All-time
Citations
11,980
 
H-index
54
 
i10-index
173
 
Publications
20
 
Co-authors
0
 
Contact
Emailaluru@utexas.edu
Resume
Academic Achievements
  • - National Science Foundation CAREER Award, 1999
  • - NCSA Faculty Fellow, UIUC, 1999 – 2000, 2006 – 2007, 2014 – 2015
  • - CMES Distinguished Young Author Award, 2001
  • - Willett Faculty Scholar, College of Engineering, UIUC, 2002 – 2008
  • - Xerox Award, College of Engineering, UIUC, 2002
  • - Gustus L. Larson Memorial Award, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2006
  • - USACM Gallagher Young Investigator Award, 2007
  • - Richard W. Kritzer Distinguished Professor, UIUC, 2009 – 2021
  • - University Scholar, UIUC, 2010
  • - Fellow, United States Association for Computational Mechanics (USACM), 2011
  • - Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2011
  • - Speaker, Southwest Mechanics Lecture Series, 2017
  • - J. Tinsley Oden Medal, 2023
Research Experience
  • - Professor, Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering, UT Austin, 2021 – present
  • - Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Science and Engineering, UIUC, 2006 – 2021
  • - Director, Computational Science and Engineering, UIUC, 2012 – 2017
  • - Associate Professor, Dept. of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, UIUC, 2004 – 2006
  • - Associate Professor, Dept. of General Engineering, UIUC, 2002 – 2003
  • - Assistant Professor, Dept. of General Engineering, UIUC, 1998 – 2002
Education
  • - B.E. (Hons), Birla Institute of Technology & Science (Pilani, India), 1989
  • - M.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, NY), 1991
  • - Ph.D., Stanford University (Stanford, CA), 1995
  • - Postdoctoral Associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA), 1995-1997
Background
  • Research interests include nanofluidics, nanobiotechnology, nanomaterials/NEMS, soft matter, and MEMS. Specializes in computational engineering and sciences.
Miscellany
  • External Leadership Positions/Activities:
  • - Board of Directors, Society of Engineering Science (SES), 2025 – 2027
  • - Vice Chair, Applied Mechanics Division, ASME, 2024 – 2025
  • - Director, United States (U.S.) Association for Computational Mechanics, 2024 – 2028
  • - President, United States (U.S.) Association for Computational Mechanics, 2022 – 2024
  • - Vice President, United States (U.S.) Association for Computational Mechanics, 2020 – 2022
  • - Secretary, United States (U.S.) Association for Computational Mechanics, 2018 – 2020
  • - Chair, Gordon Research Conference on Nano-Mechanical Interfaces, 2015
  • - Vice Chair, Gordon Research Conference on Nano-Mechanical Interfaces, 2013