Ramesh Malla
Professor
Structures and Applied Mechanics
University of Connecticut
Ramesh Malla Bio
Ramesh B. Malla, Ph.D., F. ASCE, F. EMI, A. F. AIAA, F. ASNEngr, M CASE is a Professor of Structural Engineering and Applied Mechanics, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University of Connecticut (UConn), Storrs, CT, U.S.A. He has more than 40 years of teaching, research, and industrial experience, including 36 years at UConn. In addition to being a faculty member, Prof. Malla worked as a structural engineer at United Engineers & Constructors, Inc. in Philadelphia, PA; a Visiting Faculty Fellow at the NASA Lewis (now Glenn) Research Center, Cleveland, OH and a Visiting Faculty at Hamilton Sundstrand Space Systems International, Inc. (now Collins Aerospace) in Connecticut; and as the Founding UConn Campus Director of the NASA/Connecticut Space Grant College Consortium.
Dr. Malla’s research areas include structural mechanics, dynamics & vibrations of structures, finite element modeling and analysis. His research encompasses structures on earth, in space, and on the Moon. Prof. Malla’s research work has been supported by several federal and state agencies and industry, including NSF; NASA; U.S. Army; U.S. DOT FRA and FHWA; National Academy of Sciences, and U.S. Navy. Currently, he is serving as the Institutional PI/Lead from UConn for two multi-institutional research programs, namely, the NASA funded Resilient ExtraTerrestrial Habitats Institute (RETHi) and the U.S.DOT funded Region 1 (New England) University Transportation Center (UTC) Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center (TIDC). He has authored/co authored more than 160 technical publications, including journal and conference papers and book chapters, and has delivered more than 200 research and educational presentations. He has edited 7 prestigious ASCE conference proceedings volumes and 2 special volumes/books. He has served as a Guest Editor, Associate Editor and Editorial Board member of several technical journals.
He has served on more than 25 ASCE, AIAA, and other technical committees, including as the Chair of several committees. He has served on the organizing/Steering/Technical Committees of more than 45 conferences, has served as the General and Technical Chair of several nationally and internationally prominent conferences; and has organized/chaired/co-chaired more than 85 technical sessions. At present, he holds membership in 9 national and international professional societies, including elected Fellow of ASCE, EMI, ASNEngr, and CT Academy of Science and Engineering (CASE). He has received numerous awards and recognitions