Dr. U Saravanan
Structural Engineering
Room STR 201
Department of Civil Engineering
IIT Madras
Room STR 201
Department of Civil Engineering
IIT Madras
Email ID :saran@iitm.ac.in
+91 44 2257 4314
Alternative Email ID :saran@civil.iitm.ac.in
Earned Degrees
Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering, 2005
Texas A&M University, College station TX , U.S.A
M.S in Mechanical Engineering, 2001
Texas A&M University, College station TX , U.S.A
B.Tech in Civil Engineering, 1999
IIT Madras, India
Awards and Honours
Research Areas
 Non-linear elasticity |
 Constitutive modeling |
 Continuum Mechanics |
Professional Experiences
July 2018 – Present | : | Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Madras, Chennai |
July 2013 – July 2018 | : | Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Madras, Chennai |
May 2006 – June 2013 | : | Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Madras, Chennai |
July 2005 – April 2006 | : | Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Madras, Chennai |
Sep 2001 – Jun 2005 | : | Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Mechanical Engineering, USA |
May 2001 – Aug 2001 | : | Lecturer, Department of Mechanical Engineering, USA |
Jan 2001 – May 2001 | : | Research Assistant, Department of Mechanical Engineering, USA |
Sep 1999 – Dec 1999 | : | Teaching Assistant, Department of Mechanical Engineering, USA |