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Professor Rakesh K. Kapania

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http://www.mii.vt.edu/Personnel/Kapania.html
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http://www.esm.vt.edu/news/articles/2009/news-article-2009-03-02-226.html

Department of Aerospace Engineering
Virginia Tech College of Engineering
Norris and Laura Mitchell Professor of Aerospace Engineering

Education:
Ph.D., 1985, School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University
M.S., 1979, Department of Aeronautical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
B.S., 1977, Department of Aeronautical Engineering, Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh, India

Research Expertise: Structures and Materials

Professional History:
2008-Present Norris and Laura Mitchell Professor of Aerospace Engineering, Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
1994-2008, Professor, Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University;
1996, Boeing Welliver Faculty Fellow;
1990-1994, Associate Professor,
1985-1990, Assistant Professor: Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Awards and Honors:
2007- Associate Editor, AIAA Journal;
2000 Dean's Award for excellence in Research;
1994-1997 Associate Editor, the AIAA Journal;
1996 Boeing Welliver Fellow

Professional Leadership:
AOE Undergraduate Curriculum Review Committee, AOE Computer Committee, 1996-1997 President of Executive Committee of Engineering Faculty Organization, Judicial Panel of Graduate Honor System, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Editor of MADFLYER; 1985 NASA-ASEE Summer Faculty Fellow; Technical Committee on Stability, Technical Committee on Metallic and Composite Structure, & Technical Committee on Computational Mechanics, ASCE; Technical Committee on Structures, (1995-1997) Associate Editor of AIAA Journal, AIAA; Editorial Board, Composites Engineering--An International Journal; Committee on Composites in Infrastructure, ICCE; Technical Editor, AOE Library Representative, Applied Mechanics Reviews.
Research Interests

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