Krishnan Suresh

Professor Suresh’s primary research interests are in topology optimization, design for additive manufacturing, computational mechanics, and high-performance computing.  He is the director of Engineering Representations and Simulation Laboratory (ERSL) and co-director of the Wisconsin Applied Computing Center. ERSL’s research is supported by NSF, DOE, Sandia National Labs, Autodesk, and Air Force Research Lab. Prof. Suresh is a member of “Sigma Xi: The Scientific Research Society” and “The American Society of Mechanical Engineers”.

Professional Appointments

• 2009-Present
  Professor

  Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison
• 2003-2008
  Assistant Professor

  Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison
• 2001-2002
  Engineering Manager

  Mechatronics Group, Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Philadelphia
• 1998-2001
  Senior Mechanical Engineer

  Mechatronics Group, Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Philadelphia

Visiting Positions

• 09/13-12/13
  Visiting Scientist

  Air Force Research Lab, Dayton, OH
• 06/11-08/11
  Visiting Scientist

  Office of Naval Research, Washington, DC
• 09/09-05/10
  Visiting Professor

  Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

Education & Training

• Ph.D. 1998
  Mechanical Engineering
  Cornell University
• M.S. 1995
  Mechanical Engineering
  Cornell University
• M.S.1992
  Manufacturing Engineering
  University of California, Los Angeles
• B.Tech.1990
  Mechanical Engineering
  Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai

Honors & Awards

• 2024
  ASME CIE Excellence in Research Award
• 2023
  Mead Witter Foundation Professor
• 2018
  James G. Woodburn Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching

  – A College of Engineering award recognizing contributions to undergraduate teaching.
• 2017
  Philip and Jean Myers Chaired Professorship

  – A College of Engineering award recognizing contributions to research.
• 2017
  ASME Fellow

  – The ASME Committee of Past Presidents confers the Fellow grade of membership on worthy candidates to recognize their outstanding engineering achievements.
• 2015
  LEED Scholar Engineering Professor
  – This award is given to a faculty who has had a positive impact on a student enrolled in Leaders in Engineering Excellence and Diversity (LEED) Scholars Program.
• 2014
  ASME Innovative Design & Simulation Challenge Award (Faculty advisor)

  – Prof. Krishnan Suresh received the faculty advisor award for the topology optimization work presented by his student (Alex Buehler) during the ASME’s inaugural Innovative Design Simulation Challenge (IDSC).
• 2013
  Subject Matter Expert Award

  – Prof. Krishnan Suresh received this award from the Wright Patterson Airforce Base (Dayton, OH) to conduct research on topology optimization of wing structures.
• 2012
  University Housing Honorary Lecturer Award

  – University Housing residents at UW-Madison nominate outstanding classroom instructors for this award each semester.
• 2012
  Pi-Tau-Sigma Teaching Excellence Award (Runner-up)
  – Pi Tau Sigma is an international honor society comprising of top Juniors and Seniors in Mechanical Engineering; their members nominate outstanding instructors for this award each year.
• 2009
  Best paper award, ASME IDETC/CIE Conference
  – Prof. Krishnan Suresh and his graduate student Vikalp Mishra won the CIE-AMS Best Paper Award for their work on “Efficient Analysis of 3-D Plates via Algebraic Reduction.”
• 2007
  NSF CAREER Award
  – Prof. Krishnan Suresh received the NSF CAREER Award for his proposed research on “Next-Generation Shape Optimization of Geometrically Complex Artifacts.”
• 2006
  Best paper award, ASME IDETC/CIE Conference

  – Prof. Krishnan Suresh was a co-author for the paper titled “Parametric and Topological Control in Shape Optimization” that won the CIE Best Paper Award.