Dr. Kishore Pochiraju

Associate Professor & Director of the Design and Manufacturing Institute

Faculty/Professor
Building: Carnegie
Room: 3rd Floor
Phone: 201.216.8053
Fax: 201.216.8963
Email: kishore.pochiraju@stevens.edu
Personal website: http://www.dmi.stevens-tech.edu

Education

  • Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Warangal (Previously known as Regional Engineering College), 1986
  • Master of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Indian Inst. of Technology, Kanpur, 1988
  • Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Drexel University, 1993

Research: 

Dr. Pochiraju’s research analyses Multi-Scale Simulation of Performance and Durability of High Temperature Polymeric Composites and Structures, Real-Time Autonomous or Remotely Operated Robotic Systems, Product Design and Manufacturing Process Sciences.

He is the Director of the Design & Manufacturing Institute (DMI), the interdisciplinary center that integrates product design, materials processing, and manufacturing expertise with modern software and embedded systems technologies for defense and commercial applications.

The research conducted at DMI consists of; Knowledge-based Design and Design Process Automation, Engineered Materials and Processes, Computational Methods for Product Life & Failure Prediction, Emdedded Sensing and Control, Micro-Devices for Hazardous Environments, and Systems Integration. Dr. Pochiraju is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), American Society for Composites, American Soceity for Engineering Education (ASEE), and the Institute of Electrical and Electroncis Engineers (IEEE).

He is responsible for patent development with Zhu, Z., Cui, H., Pochiraju, K. Flexible parallel manipulator for nano-, meso-or macro-positioning with multi-degrees of freedom WO06107664 (2006), and has received the Harvey N. Davis Distinguished Teaching Assistant Professor award, 1999.

Experience

Industrial Experience:

  • Programmer Analyst-II, Tata Engineering, Jamshedpur, India, 1988
  • Engineer Trainee, Ind-Suzuki, Bangalore, India, 1986

Academic Experience :

  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Composite Materials, University of Delaware, Newark DE, 1993- 1995
  • Research Associate, Design and Manufacturing Institute, Stevens Institute of Technology, 1995-1997

Professional Activities/Services

  • Reviewer for:ASME, Heat Transfer Conferences; Composites Science and Technology; Journal of Thermoplastic Composites; Journal of Polymer Composites
  • Member of ASME Committee on Advanced Materials and Processing
  • Member ASME Committee on Computing in Applied Mechanics (CONCAM)
  • Organized ASME Regional Student Conference at Stevens Institute of Technology, 2002
  • Co-Chair (1996-1998) ASME Trenton Section

Research Projects Interests

  • Multi-Scale Simulation of Performance and Durability of High Temperature Polymeric Composites and Structures
  • Real-Time Autonomous or Remotely Operated Robotic Systems
  • Product Design and Manufacturing Process Sciences

Publications

  1. K. Pochiraju, G. P. Tandon, G (Dec 2008) "Evolution of stress and deformations in high-temperature polymer matrix composites during thermo-oxidative aging", J. Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials, Vol. 12( 1), p. 45-68.

  2. Y. Yu and K. Pochiraju (Dec 2008) "Modeling Long-Term Degradation due to Moisture and Oxygen in Polymeric Matrix Composites", Materials Science and Engineering, Part-A, Vol. 498( 1-2), p. 162-165.

  3. G. Tandon K. Pochiraju and G. Schoeppner (2008) "Thermo-oxidative Behavior of High Temperature PMR-15 Resin and Composites", Materials Science and Engineering, Part-A, Vol. 498( 1-2), p. 150-161.

  4. GA Schoeppner, G. P. Tandon, K. Pochiraju (Dec 2007) "Multiscale Modeling and Simulation of Composite Materials and Structures", Kwon, Young W.; Allen, David H.; Talreja, Ramesh R. (Eds.), ISBN: 978-0-387-36318-9, Springer.

  5. K. H. Ko, K Pochiraju and S. Manoochechri (Dec 2007) "An Embedded System for Knowledge-Based Cost Evalutaion of Molded Parts", Journal of Knowledge-Based Systems, Vol. 20( 3), p. pp 291-299.

  6. KH Ko, K Pochiraju and S Manoochehri (2007) "Dynamic Evolution of Information Complexity for Analysis of Design and Development", JSME Journal of Advanced Mechanical Design, Vol. 1( 1), p. pp:36-47.

  7. Y. Yu and K. Pochiraju (2007) "Characterization of temperature-dependent moisture diffusivity in PMR-15 resin", J. of Applied Polymer Science, Vol. 106( 2), p. 1281-1290.

  8. K. H. Ko, K Pochiraju and S Manoochehri (2007) "Dynamic Evolution of Information Complexity for Analysis of Design and Development", JSME J. of Advanced Mechanical Design, Systems and Manufacturing, Vol. 1( 1), p. 36-47.

  9. K. H. Ko, K. Pochiraju and S. Manoochehri (2007) "An Embedded System for Knowledge-Based Cost Evaluation of Molded Parts", J. of Knowledge-Based Systems, Vol. 20( 3), p. 291-299.

  10. K. V. Pochiraju and G. P. Tandon (Dec 2005) "Extraction of Singular Stress Fields Using the Axisymmetric Single-Fiber Micromechanics Model", International Journal of Fracture, Vol. 132, p. pp: 329-349.

  11. Kee Park, K. Pochiraju, C. Chassapis, S. Manoochehri, D. Newport (2002) "Knowledge-based rapid design evaluation methodology for die-cast components", Vol. 10( 1), p. 67-74.

  12. K. Pochiraju, G. P. Tandon, and N. J. Pagano (2001) "Analyses of Single Fiber Pushout Considering Interfacial Friction and Adhesion", ( 49), p. 2307-2338.

  13. Pochiraju, K., and T-W. Chou. (1999) "Three-dimensionally woven and braided composites- II: An Experimental Characterization", Vol. 20( 6), p. 733-747.

  14. Pochiraju, K., and T-W. Chou (1999) "Three-dimensionally woven and braided composites- I: A model for anisotropic stiffness prediction", Vol. 20( 4), p. 565-580.

  15. L. Q. Tang, K. Pochiraju, C. Chassapis, S. Manoochehri. (Dec 1998) "A Computer-Aided Optimization Approach for the Design of Injection Mold Cooling Systems", Vol. 120, p. 165-174.

Awards and Honors

Harvey N. Davis Distinguished Teaching Assistant Professor award, 1999

Professional Organizations and Societies

  • Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
  • Member, American Society for Composites
  • Member, American Soceity for Engineering Education (ASEE)
  • Member, Institute of Electrical and Electroncis Engineers (IEEE)

Patents/Inventions

Zhu, Z., Cui, H., Pochiraju, K. Flexible parallel manipulator for nano-, meso-or macro-positioning with multi-degrees of freedom WO06107664 (2006).

Academic Activities/Services

  • Member, Graduate Curriculum Committee, 2005-2006
  • Member, Departmental Graduate Curriculum Committee, 2007- present