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Department of Mechanical Engineering

Subhendu K. Datta

 Professor
(303) 492-0287
dattas@spot.colorado.EDU
Curriculum Vitae

Education

  • Ph.D., Applied Mathematics, Jadavpur University, Calcutta, 1962
  • M.Sc., Applied Mathematics, Calcutta University, Calcutta, 1956
  • B.Sc., Mathematics (Hons), Presidency College, Calcutta, India, 1954

Professional Recognition

  • Research Award, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, 1995
  • Faculty Fellowship for the academic year 1999-2000, CRCW, University of Colorado-Boulder
  • College of Engineering and Applied Science Faculty Research Award, 1984
  • Fulbright Award, 1962
  • Faculty Fellowship for the academic year 1986-87, by the University of Colorado Council on Research and Creative Work
  • Elected Fellow of The American Academy of Mechanics, 1987
  • Elected Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1984

Research Interests

  • Ultrasonic material characterization and nondestructive evaluation
  • Guided waves, scattering
  • Acoustic phonon dispersion

Selected Publications

  • S.K. Datta and A.H. Shah, "Wave Propagation in Composite Media and Structures:with Applications to Ultrasonic Nondestructive Evaluation", CRC Press, ISBN: 978-1-4200-5338-8, 2009.
  • O.M. Mukdadi, S.K. Datta, and M.L. Dunn, "Acoustic Phonon Dispersion in Nanowires", Journal of Aplied Physics, 97(2005), pp. 074313(1-13).
  • H.M. Al-Qahtani, S.K. Datta, and O.M. Mukdadi, "Laser-Generated Thermoelastic Waves in an Anisotropic Infinite Plate", Journal of Thermal Stress, 28(2005), 1099-1122.
  • H. Al-Qahtani and S.K. Datta, "Thermoelastic Waves in an Anisotropic Infinite Plate", Journal of Applied Physics, 96(2004), 3645-3658.
  • O.M. Mukdadi and S.K. Datta, "Transient Ultrasonic Waves in Layered Plates with Rectangular Cross Section", Journal of Applied Physics, 93(2003), 9360-9370.
  • O.M. Mukdadi and S.K. Datta, "Nonlinear Flexural Waves in Thin Layers", Journal of Sound and Vibration, 263(2003), 1031-1046.
  • A.J. Niklasson and S.K. Datta, "On Transient Ultrasonic Waves in a Homogeneous Plate with Thin Superconducting Coating Layers", Int. J. Solids and Str., 39(2002), 5515-5528.
  • H. Bai, A.H. Shah, N. Popplewell, and S.K. Datta, "Scattering of Guided Waves by Circumferential Cracks in Composite Cylinders", Int. J. Solids and Str., 39(2002), 4583-4603.
  • O.M. Mukdadi, S.K. Datta, and M.L. Dunn, "Elastic Guided Waves in a Layered Plate with Rectangular Cross Section", ASME J. Pressure Vessel Tech., 124(2002), 319-325.
  • O.M. Mukdadi, Y.M. Desai, S.K. Datta, A.H. Shah, and A.J. Niklasson, "Elastic Guided Waves in a Layered Plate with Rectangular Cross Section", J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 112(2002), 1766-1779.