Faculty & Staff

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, 1983

Honors & Awards

Harvey N. Davis Distinguished Teaching Assistant Professor award, 1999.

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
  

Areas of Active Research

• Computational Mechanics,
• Composite Materials,
• Durability and Ageing

Courses Taught
ME-451: Design of Machine Components (Fall 1997; Spring 1998; Fall 1998)
ME-520: Design and Analysis of Composite Materials (Spring 1998)
ME-566: Design for Manufacturability (Spring 1998)
ME-554: Introduction to Computer Aided Design (Summer 1998)
ME-471: Advanced Strength of Materials (Spring 1999; Fall 2000)
IPD-611: Modeling and Simulation (Spring 1999, Summer 1999)
ME-663: Introduction to Finite Element Method (Fall 1999, Fall 2000)
ME-664: Finite Element Applications (Spring, 2000)
ME-635: Modeling and Simulation (Spring 2001)
ME-345/ME-322 (Lab): Modeling and Simulation (Spring 2001, Spring 2002)
E-120: Engineering Graphics (Fall 2002)

Publications

• “Knowledge-based rapid design evaluation methodology for die-cast components,” Kee Park, K. Pochiraju, C. Chassapis, S. Manoochehri, D. Newport, Concurrent Engineering and Research Applications Journal, V.10 No. 1, pp. 67-74, 2002
• “Analyses of Single Fiber Pushout Considering Interfacial Friction and Adhesion,” K. Pochiraju, G. P. Tandon, and N. J. Pagano, Journal of Mechanics and Physics of Solids, V. (49), 2001, pp. 2307-2338
• “Mechanics of three-dimensional textile structural composites: Performance Modeling,” with Tsu-Wei Chou, Mechanics of Composite Materials and Structures, C. Mota Soares Eds., Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1999, pp. 173-181.
  

• "Three-dimensionally woven and braided composites- II: An Experimental Characterization," Pochiraju, K., and T-W. Chou, Polymer Composites, V 20, No. 6 , 1999, pp. 733-747
• "Three-dimensionally woven and braided composites- I: A model for anisotropic stiffness prediction," Pochiraju, K., and T-W. Chou, Polymer Composites, V 20, No. 4 , 1999, pp. 565-580
• "Multi-disciplinary Parametric Design Optimization For Enhancing the Affordability of Molded Composites" with C. Chassapis, S. Manoochehri, J. of Thermoplastic Composites, July, 1998, pp. 364-392.
• L. Q. Tang, K. Pochiraju, C. Chassapis, S. Manoochehri, “A Computer-Aided Optimization Approach for the Design of Injection Mold Cooling Systems”, Journal of Mechanical Design, Transactions of ASME, Vol. 120, March 1998, pp. 165-174

Institutional Service

• Member, School of Engineering Assessment Committee (2000)
• Library Committee (1999-2000)
• Non-academic disciplinary appeals committee (1999-2000)
• Faculty Advisor, ASME Stevens Student Chapter (1999 – present)
• Freshmen Advisor (1997-2001)
  

Professional Development Activities & Services

• Founding developer for http://mechware.me.stevens-tech.edu/ database for software for Mechanical Engineers
• Organized ASME Regional Student Conference at Stevens Institute of Technology, 2002.
• Session Co-Chair: Mechanics of Composites Interface, Sponsored by Composites Committee, TMS Annual Meeting, Feb, 1998.
• Co-Chair (1996-1998) ASME Trenton Section
• 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
• Friend: ASME Committee on Computing in Applied Mechanics (CONCAM)
• Faculty Workshops (organized by the School of Engineering):
  • Project-Based Learning, Faculty Workshop, March 2002.
  • Workshop on ABET EC2000, November 2001.
  • Multidisciplinary Design, Faculty Workshop, by David Ollis, October, 2001.
  • Effective Teaching: A Workshop, by Richard M. Felder, August 1997.

Professional Societies

• American Society of Mechanical Engineers
• American Society for Composites