| Meet the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Krishnan Suresh Professor of Mechanical Engineering |
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Research area Topology optimization, design for additive manufacturing, computational mechanics and high-performance computing. Research addresses computational bottlenecks and how to overcome them, how to address additive manufacturing constraints in topology optimization, how to preserve design features during topology optimization, how to handle tangled meshes in large-deformation finite element analysis, and the theoretical advances that are needed to solve multi-constrained design optimization challenges.
What excites you about your work?
“I enjoy bridging theory and application. I’m trained in academia and worked in the industry for a few years. I publish our fundamental breakthroughs in leading journals. I like transforming abstract mathematical concepts into tangible, enduring solutions, often a software product, and I’ve worked with WARF to make those software products available to industry, students and researchers. My startup SciArt LLC came out of fundamental research initially sponsored by NSF, and WARF got involved when one project required external industry collaboration.”
What do you hope to achieve?
“I’m committed to training and inspiring the next generation of engineers to think computationally and creatively to solve complex engineering problems. I enjoy doing that, and it’s why I come to work every day. I also hope to start companies in the future.”
Suresh’s industrial experience and enthusiasm for education are inspiring. His expertise in solving real challenges in computational design have near-term commercial applicability and he’s always willing to engage to help translate his research into real-world impact.
– Stephanie Whitehorse, WARF Director of Intellectual Property, Physical Sciences
Want to learn more?
Emily Bauer, [email protected], 608.960.9842