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Kumar Singh
Professor and Department Chair
Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Assistive Technology Center

Kumar Singh, Ph.D.

Contact Info

513-529-0724
Garland Hall, 56G

Education

  • Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, 2003
  • B.E., Mechanical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology (BIT), Mesra, Ranchi, India, 1997

Research Interests

  • Vibration
  • Aeroelastic and rotor dynamic control

Research Bio

Dr. Kumar Vikram Singh is a Professor and Graduate Program Director in the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering. He is also serving as acting Associate Dean of the Graduate School.

He has received his B.E. (1997) from Birla Institute in Technology, Mesra, India in Mechanical Engineering and his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Louisiana State University (LSU) in May 2003.

He joined 兔子先生 in 2006 after serving as a post-doctoral research associate for three years at LSU. After his Bachelor’s degree he was Graduate Engineer at Hindustan Aluminum (HINDALCO) at Renukoot India.

He has also held the rank of visiting assistant professor at LSU (summer 2007), summer faculty fellow at AFRL-WPAFB (2009- 2011, 2013-2014, 2016-19), visiting senior fellow at University of Liverpool, UK (2009) and visiting researcher at Aerospace Systems Directorate (AFRL/RQVC), Wright Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB), Dayton (2014).

His research focuses on inverse eigenvalue problems related to multidisciplinary areas of vibration, aeroelastic control, structural health monitoring, rotordynamics, smart materials and composite structures. In particular his interests are in developing technologies for (i) active control of aerospace structures, rotors and viscoelastic materials, and (ii) parameter estimation, non-destructive testing and system identification based on vibration data in the areas of composite structures and biomechanics.

He is an author/co-author of more than 75 peer-reviewed international journal and conference articles. His research is supported by National Science Foundation (NSF)/TUES, USDA, and AFRL/DAGSI and Mathworks® grants.

He is an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and recipient of the Arthur Olson Teaching Excellence Award and Outstanding Researcher Award in the College of Engineering.

He is also a registered Professional Engineering (P.E.) Licensee (Mechanical Design) in the state of Louisiana.

Years of Service on this Faculty

  • Professor, 2018-Present
  • Associate Professor, 2012–2018
  • Assistant Professor, 2006–2012

Related Experience

  • Air Force Summer Faculty Fellowship (AFRL/ASEE), Air Vehicles Directorate, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, OH, Summer 2010, 2011, & 2013.
  • Visiting Senior Fellow (Off-Campus Research Appointment), Department of Engineering, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK, 2009.
  • Visiting Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA, 2007.
  • Research Associate and Instructor, Mechanical Engineering Department, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, 2003–2006.
  • Trainee Engineer, HINDALCO Industries Limited, Renukoot, INDIA, 1997–1998.

Professional Registration

  • Professional Engineer (P.E.), Louisiana, 2006–Present.

Consulting

  • SIEMENS USA, Norwood, OH

Scientific and Professional societies

  • Senior Member, ASME
  • Associate Member, AIAA

Honors and awards

  • AFRL/DAGSI Ohio Student-Faculty Research Fellowship, 2011-2012.
  • Air Force Summer Faculty Fellowship (AFRL-ASEE), Air Vehicles Directorate-AFRL/RBSD, Wright Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB), Dayton, OH (Summer 2010, 2011,2013)
  • Invited lecture, “Active vibration control: Potential Applications and challenges”,at Mexican National Congress, Congreso Multidisciplinario ITCG 2013, Ixtapa, Zihuatanejo, Mexico, May 2013.
  • Invited guest talk, “Active Vibration Control in Coupled Systems by Pole Placement”, 2nd International Conference on Power, Signals, Control and Computation EPSCICON-12, Thrissur, India, January 2012.
  • Invited talk, “Effect of Time Delay on Spectrum Assignment for Active Vibration Control”, Dynamics and Control Group, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK, November, 2009.
  • Invited talk, “Partial Spectrum Assignment in a Time Delayed System for Active Vibration Control”, Institute for Mathematics and its Applications conference on Linear and Numerical Linear Algebra: Theory, Methods, And Applications NIU LA'09, Northern Illinois University, Deklab, IL, August 2009.Invited talk, “Inverse Eigenvalue Problems in Structural Vibration And Control of Composite Structures”, 15th International Conference on Composites/Nano Engineering (ICCE -15- 2007), Haikou, Hainan Island, China, July 2007.
  • “Outstanding Graduate Research Assistant Award”, Mechanical Engineering Department, LSU, 2001-02.

Institutional and Professional Service

Institutional Service

  • Director, Mechanical Vibrations and Dynamic Systems Laboratory.
  • Department liaison, CELTUA.
  • Member, Diversity Committee, School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS).
  • Member, University Extramural Professional Activities Committee.
  • Member, All-University Committee for the Evaluation of Administrators

Professional Service

  • NSF Panelist: NSF Proposal Review Panel, Fall 2006
  • Reviewer, Journal of Sound and Vibration, ASME-Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, Journal of Vibration and Control, Mechanical Systems & Signal Processing Journal, Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing Journal, Composites Part B: Engineering Journal, Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation (ND&T) Journal, Inverse Problems in Engineering, Materials and Design Journal, Nano Letters.
  • Session Chair, Inverse Problems, Institute for Mathematics and its Applications (IMA) conference on Linear and Numerical Linear Algebra: Theory, Methods, And Applications, Northern Illinois University: NIU LA'09, August, 2009.
  • Session Chair, 16th International Conference on Composites/Nano Engineering (ICCE-16), 2008, Kunming, China.
  • Session Chair, 15th International Conference on Composites/Nano Engineering (ICCE -15), 2007, Haikou, China.
  • Session Chair, 15th International Conference on Composites/Nano Engineering (ICCE -11), 2004, Hilton Head, SC.

Principal Publications

  • Singh, K. V., Dey, R. and Datta, B.N., “Partial Eigenvalue Assignment and Its Stability in a Time Delayed System”, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, (Accepted August 2013).
  • Singh, K. V., McDonough, L. A., Kolonay, R., and Cooper, J., “Receptance Based Active Aeroelastic Control Using Multiple Control Surfaces”, Journal of Aircraft, (Accepted, June 2013).
  • Singh, K. V., and Ouyang, H., “Pole Assignment Using State Feedback With Time Delay In Friction Induced Vibration Problems”, Acta Mechanica, 224 (3), pp. 645-656, 2013.
  • Singh, K. V., Datta, B. N. and Tyagi, M., “Closed Form Control Gains for Zero Assignment in the Time Delayed System”, Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics - Transactions of the ASME, 6(2), pp. 021002-1-9, 2011.
  • Singh K. V., “Transcendental inverse eigenvalue problems in damage parameter estimation”, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing (Special Issue on Inverse Problems), 23, pp. 1870– 1883, 2009.
  • Singh K. V., and Li G., “Buckling of functionally graded and elastically restrained non-uniform columns”, Composites Part B: Engineering, 40, pp. 393–403, 2009.
  • Ram Y. M., and Singh K. V., “Active absorption of viscously damped system with time delay”, Journal of Applied Mechanics-Transactions of the ASME, Vol. 75 (5), pp. 051005-1-4, 2008.
  • Singh K. V. and Ram Y. M., “Transcendental inverse eigenvalue problem associated with longitudinal vibrations in rods”, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Journal, Vol. 44 (2), pp. 317-322, 2006.
  • Singh K. V., Li G. and Pang S.-S., “Free vibration and Physical Parameter Identification of Non-uniform Composite Beams”, Composite Structures, Vol. 74 (1), pp. 37-50, 2006.
  • Singh K. V. and Ram Y. M., “Transcendental eigenvalue problem and its applications”, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Journal, Vol. 40 (7), pp.1402-1407, 2002.
  • Singh K. V. and Ram Y. M., “Dynamic absorption by passive and active control”, Journal of Vibration and Acoustics- Transactions of the ASME, Vol. 122 (4), pp.429-433, 2000.
  • Encyclopedia Contribution/Book Chapter: Sawhney, A. P. S., Singh, K. V., and, Condon, B., Chapter: “Textiles, Testing”, Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2007.