Ajit Mal

Distinguished Professor and Vice Chair Director, Online MS Programs in Mechanical Engineering · University of California, Los Angeles · company speakers →

Professor Mal received his Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics/Mechanics from Calcutta University in 1964, did postdoctoral research at UCLA and UC Berkeley and joined the faculty at UCLA as an Assistant Professor of Engineering in 1967. He became a full professor in 1974 and is currently a Distinguished Professor, a special rank reserved for 'scholars and teachers of the highest international distinction'. Professor Mal’s research interests are in the general area of Structural and Solid Mechanics. He has made major research contributions in nondestructive evaluation (NDE) of defects in metallic and composite structures. He has authored or coauthored a graduate textbook in Solid Mechanics, over 150 journal papers, 5 research monographs and made over 150 technical presentations at conferences, seminars and symposia. His honors and awards include a senior Fulbright Fellowship to Germany, election to the Fellow status of the American Academy of Mechanics (AAM), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and the International Society of Optical Engineers (SPIE). He also received the Lifetime Achievement Award of SPIE and the Founder’s Award of the NDE Division of ASME.

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