Ramsharan Rangarajan
Associate Professor
PhD, Stanford University, 2012
MS, Stanford University, 2009
BTech, IIT Madras, 2006
Research Interests
Finite element methods for moving boundary problems, Mechanics of slender elastic structures, Computer vision techniques for mechanical measurements, Flexible robotics
Teaching
- ME 242 Solid Mechanics
- ME 290 Mechanics of slender elastic structures
Selected Recent Publications
- Rangarajan, R. (2017). On the resolution of certain discrete univariate max–min problems.Computational Optimization and Applications, 68(1), 163-192.
- Rangarajan, R., & Lew, A. J. (2017). Provably Robust Directional Vertex Relaxation for Geometric Mesh Optimization.SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing, 39(6), A2438-A2471.
- Rangarajan, R., & Gao, H. (2015). A finite element method to compute three-dimensional equilibrium configurations of fluid membranes: Optimal parameterization, variational formulation and applications.Journal of Computational Physics, 297, 266-294.
- Rangarajan, R., Chiaramonte, M. M., Hunsweck, M. J., Shen, Y., & Lew, A. J. (2015). Simulating curvilinear crack propagation in two dimensions with universal meshes.International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 102(3-4), 632-670.
- Rangarajan, R., & Lew, A. J. (2014). Universal meshes: A method for triangulating planar curved domains immersed in nonconforming meshes. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 98(4), 236-264.
Sponsored Projects
- A geometric mechanics approach for precise control of deployable structures, STC, 2017-2019
- Case studies in the mechanics of slender elastic structures, SERB, 2017-2020
- Finite element approximation of a phase field model for quasistatic brittle fracture, VSSC, 2016-2018
- A variational approach to registration with local exponential coordinates, Robert Bosch Centre for Cyber Physical Systems, 2016-2017
Additional Information
- Product Design Engineer, Apple Inc, 2012-2014
- Finite element developer, MSC Software Inc, 2015