Department of Mechanical Engineering

Andres Tovar, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Department of Mechanical Engineering
Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI
723 W Michigan St, SL 260 N
Indianapolis, IN 46202-5132
Phone: (317) 278-7090
Fax: (317) 274-9744
Email: tovara@iupui.edu
Research site:

http://www.engr.iupui.edu/engr/me/edrl

Education

Ph.D. in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Univ of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 2005
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Univ of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 2004
M.S. in Industrial Automation, National University of Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia, 2000
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, National University of Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia, 1995

Research Interests

Design optimization
Design under uncertainty
Multiscale analysis and design
Vehicle crashworthiness and blast mitigation
Composite material design
Energy harvesting
Biomechatronics

Teaching Interests

Machine design
Kinematics, Dynamics and Vibrations
Design optimization methods
Structural optimization
Finite element analysis
Numerical methods
Biomechanics

Affiliations

Engineering Design Research Laboratory

http://www.engr.iupui.edu/engr/me/edrl
Biomechanics and Biomaterials Research Center
http://www.engr.iupui.edu/bme/bbrc/

Curriculum vitae

http://www.engr.iupui.edu/~tovara/Andres.Tovar.CV.pdf