Dr.

Ajeet Kumar (updated: 19th Dec 2019)

Office Address: Dept. of Applied Mechanics

IIT Delhi, Hauz Khas
New Delhi, 110016
Phone: +91- 11-26591244
Email: ajeetk@am.iitd.ac.in
Birthdate: 10th Nov. 1984

Research interests:
Theoretical and computational nanomechanics, Thermoelasticity and plasticity of nano and continuum rods, Supercoiling
in biomolecules, Magneto-electro-elastic effects in Cosserat rods, Insect flight

Professional Experience:
Associate Professor (Aug 2018 - present), Dept. of Applied Mechanics, IIT Delhi, New Delhi, India, 110016
Assistant Professor (Sep 2012 – July 2018), Dept. of Applied Mechanics, IIT Delhi, New Delhi, India, 110016
Postdoc (June 2010–May 2012), Dept. of Aerospace Engg. & Mechanics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA

Visiting positions:
Visiting Faculty (June 2019), FEMTO-ST Institute, Besancon, France
Visiting Faculty (Summer 2017, 2018, 2019), Chair of Applied Mechanics, FAU Erlangen, Germany
Visiting Faculty (July – Aug 2012), Dept. of Mechanical Engg., IIT Kharagpur, India

Educational Qualifications:
MS & PhD, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York (Aug 2006 – May 2010)
Major degree: Theoretical & Applied Mechanics, Minor degree: Applied Mathematics, Computational Science & Engg.
BTech, Mechanical Engg., IIT Kharagpur, India (2002 - 2006)

List of Journal publications:

1. Smriti, Ajeet Kumar, Microscopic definition of internal force, moment and associated stiffnesses in one-dimensional
nanostructures at finite temperature, Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids (accepted)
2. Shashank Saxena, Darius Diogo Barreto, Ajeet Kumar, Extension-torsion-inflation coupling in compressible
electroelastomeric thin tubes, Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids (doi: 10.1177/1081286519886901)
3. Prakhar Gupta, Ajeet Kumar, Phonons in chiral nanorods and nanotubes: a Cosserat rod based continuum approach,
Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids, 24 (2019), 3897-3919.
4. Abhishek Arora, Ajeet Kumar, Paul Steinmann, A computational approach to obtain nonlinearly elastic constitutive
relations of special Cosserat rods, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 350 (2019), 295-314
5. Raushan Singh, Pranjal Singh, Ajeet Kumar, Unusual extension-torsion-inflation couplings in pressurized thin circular
tubes with helical anisotropy, Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids, 24 (2019), 2694-2712.
6. Prakhar Gupta, Ajeet Kumar, Effect of surface elasticity on extensional and torsional stiffnesses of isotropic circular
nanorods, Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids, 24 (2019), 1613-1629.
7. Smriti, Ajeet Kumar, Alexander Grobmann, Paul Steinmann, A thermo-elasto-plastic theory for special Cosserat rods,
Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids, 24 (2019), 686-700.
8. Raushan Singh, D. Abhishek, Ajeet Kumar, An asymptotic-numerical method for continuation of spatial equilibria of
special Cosserat rods, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 334 (2018), 167-182.
9. Leeladhar, Parul Ratouri, Ajeet Kumar, J.P.Singh, Graphene-polydimethylsiloxane/chromium bilayer-based flexible,
reversible, and large bendable photomechanical actuators, Smart Materials and Structures, 26 (2017), 095030.
10. Raushan Singh, Siddhant Kumar and Ajeet Kumar, Effect of intrinsic twist and orthotropy on extension-twist-inflation
coupling in compressible circular tubes, Journal of Elasticity, 128 (2017), 175-201.
11. Prakhar Gupta & Ajeet Kumar, Effect of material nonlinearity on spatial buckling of nano and continuum rods,
Journal of Elasticity, 124 (2017), 155-171.
12. Ajeet Kumar, Siddhant Kumar, Prakhar Gupta, A Helical Cauchy-Born rule for special Cosserat rod modeling of nano
and continuum rods, Journal of Elasticity, 124 (2016), 81-106.
13. Chao Fang, Ajeet Kumar, Subrata Mukherjee, Finite element analysis of carbon nanotubes based on a rod model
including in-plane cross-sectional deformation, International Journal of Solids & Structures, 50 (2013), 49-56.
14. Ajeet Kumar, Subrata Mukherjee, Jeffrey T. Paci, Karthick Chandraseker, George C. Schatz, A rod model for three
dimensional deformations of single-walled carbon nanotubes, International Journal of Solids & Structures, 48
(2011), 2849-2858.
15. Ajeet Kumar & C.Y. Herbert Hui, Numerical study of shearing of microfibres during friction testing of a microfiber
array, Proceedings of Royal Society A, 467 (2011), 1372-1389.
16. Ajeet Kumar & Subrata Mukherjee, A Geometrically exact rod model including in-plane cross-sectional deformation,
ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, 78 (2011), 011010.
17. Chao Fang, Ajeet Kumar, Subrata Mukherjee, A Finite Element Analysis of single-walled carbon nanotube
deformation, ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, 78 (2011), 034502.
18. Nichole Nadermann, Ajeet Kumar, Sachin Goyal, Herbert Hui, Buckling of sheared and compressed micro-fibrils,
Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 7 (2010), 1581-1589.
19. Ajeet Kumar & Alex Vladimirsky, An efficient method for multiobjective optimal control and optimal control subject
to integral constraints, Journal of Computational Mathematics, 28 (2010), 517-551.
20. Ajeet Kumar & Tim Healey, A generalized computational approach to stability of equilibria of nonlinearly elastic rods
in presence of constraints, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 199 (2010), 1805-1815.
21. S. Bhattacharya, S. Mukhopadhyay, A. Kumar, R. K. Khurana, J. Sarkar, Optimization of a C0 2-C3H8 cascade system
for refrigeration and heating, International Journal of Refrigeration, 8 (2005), 1284-1292.

Conference publications:
1. Jeffrey T. paci, T. Belytschko, M. Xu, Ajeet Kumar, S. Mukherjee, K. Chandraseker, G.C.Schatz, Constitutive
equations for carbon nanotubes and graphene from first principles calculations, American Chemical Society (2011),
Vol 242.

Manuscripts submitted/ in preparation:

1. Darius Barreto, Ajeet Kumar, Sushma Santapuri, Extension-torsion-inflation coupling in magnetoelastic thin tubes
with helical anisotropy (submitted)
2. Raushan Singh and Ajeet Kumar, A singularity free approach for Kirchhoff rods having uniformly distributed
electrostatic charge (submitted)
3. Smriti, Ajeet Kumar, A finite element formulation for elastoplastic deformation of special Cosserat rods (in
preparation)

Sponsored R&D Projects:

1. Atomistic continuum constitutive modeling of nano and continuum rods (completed)
PI; Funding Agency: SERB, DST; Duration: 1/1/2016 – 31/12/2018
2. Thermoelastic modeling of nano and continuum rods – a molecular approach (completed)
PI; Funding Agency: CSIR; Duration: 1/6/2016 – 31/5/2019
3. Multiscale modeling, Simulation and optimization for Energy, Advanced Materials and manufacturing under Indo-
German Partnership in Higher Education (IGP)
Co- PI (jointly with Prof. Paul Steinmann, Germany), also includes four other faculties at IIT Delhi
Funding Agency: UGC; Duration: 1/7/2016 – 30/6/2020
4. Nanosprings layered energy dissipating and energy dispersing non-ballistics materials
Co- PI (PI: Prof. J.P. Singh, Dept. of Physics, IIT Delhi)
Funding Agency: DRDO; Duration: 3/10/2017 – 2/10/2022
5. Self-folding and supercoiling in elastic rods with application to biomolecules
PI; Funding Agency: SERB, DST; Durartion: 1/1/2020 – 31/12/2022

Recognition/contribution
1. Organizer, Indo-German workshop on Solid Mechanics, IIT Delhi (6 th-8th March 2018)
2. Young Faculty Incentive fellowship, IIT Delhi (2012-2015)
3. Cornell University Fellowship for graduate studies (2006-2007)
4. Secured 75th rank in Screening test of IITJEE, 2002
5. National Talent scholarship awardee (NTSE), 2000
Conference/ workshop Presentation
1. Constitutive modeling of nano and continuum rods, Indo-UK DST-EPSRC Workshop, Edinburgh, UK (Oct 2015)
2. Derivation of elastic constants from molecular calculations, Multiscale modeling Workshop in INCAM, IIT Delhi
(July 2015)
3. Shear Correction Factor in a hyperelastic rod, Pravartana, IIT Kanpur, India (April 2015)
4. A helical Cauchy Born rule for rods: ASME IMECE Congress, San Diego, California, USA (Nov 2013)
5. One-dimensional modeling of Carbon Nanotubes using a new rod model: ASME IMECE Congress, Vancouver,
Canada (Nov 2010)
6. Multiobjective Optimal Control and Optimal Control Subject to Integral Constraints: New York Conference on
Applied Mathematics, Rochester, NY, USA (Oct 2009)
7. Proper Orthogonal Decomposition in H1 Norm and Generalized Finite Element Method: US National Congress on
Computational Mechanics, Columbus, Ohio (July 2009)
8. Stability of Nonlinearly Elastic Cosserat Rods in the Presence of Constraints: SIAM Conference on Applications of
Dynamical Systems, Snowbird, Utah (May 2009)

Courses taught:

UG courses:

1. Solid Mechanics at IIT Jammu (AML104): Fall2017 – jointly with Prof. B. P. Patel
2. Solid Mechanics (APL104): Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2019
3. Engineering Mechanics (APL100): Fall 2015
4. Computational Mechanics (APL300): Spring 2013, Spring 2015, Spring 2018, Spring 2019

PG courses:

1. Nonlinear theory of Cosserat Plates (FAU Germany, Summer 2019)

2. Elasticity of one-dimensional continua and nanostructures (FAU Germany, Summer 2017): Click
here for the recorded video lectures
3. Multiscale challenges in continuum mechanics (AMV803): Spring 2017 with Paul Steinmann
4. Advanced Solid Mechanics (APL796): Spring 2016, Spring 2017
5. Advanced Finite Element Methods (AML805): Fall 2014
6. Multiscale Modeling of Crystalline Materials (AML736): Spring 2014
7. Applied Elasticity (AML731): Fall 2013

New courses developed and taught:

1. Multiscale modeling of crystalline materials (APL736)
2. Theory and computation of electroelasticity (joint with Paul Steinmann)
3. Elasticity of one-dimensional continua and nanostructures: Click here for the recorded video lectures
4. Undergraduate course on Solid Mechanics/Strength of Materials (NPTEL course):
Swayam Link: https://swayam.gov.in/nd1_noc19_me43/preview
Youtube Link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLp6ek2hDcoNALS0KiBAUiCwrTrvil2vL3
5. Nonlinear theory of Cosserat Plates

Referee service for Journals:

Journal of Elasticity, ASME Dynamical Systems and Controls Conference Board, Journal of Mechanism and Robotics,
European Journal of Mechanics – A/Solids, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Sadhana,
Meccanica, International Journal of Nonlinear Mechanics, Acta Mechanica, Smart Materials and structures, Mathematics
and Mechanics of solids, International Journal of Solids and Structures

Student guidance:

Postdoc:
1. Dr Rashmi Rani (PhD, IIT Roorkee): joined Delhi University as faculty
PhD:
1. Dr Prakhar Gupta (completed)
Title: Elasticity of one-dimensional nanostructures: a multiscale approach
2. Dr Raushan Singh (completed)
Title: Unusual coupled deformation and supercoiling in elastic rods with application to biomolecules
3. Smriti
Title: Thermoelasticity and Plasticity of nano and continuum rods
4. Darius Diogo Barreto
Title: Multiscale modeling of elastoplasticity and fracture in nanostructures
5. Mohit Garg (jointly with Amit Gupta)
Title: Locomotion of small organisms in aerodynamic and fluid media
6. Parvez Ahmad (jointly with Amit Gupta)
Mechanics of Insect flight
7. Intaf Alam

MTech:
1. Ashish Tarun (graduated: 2015)
Topic: Shear correction factor in a hyperelastic rod

2. D. Abhishek (graduated: 2016)

Topic: Continuation algorithm for Cosserat rods using Asymptotic Numerical Method
3. Dhruv Patel (graduated: 2016)
Topic: Supercoiling in DNA incorporating the effect of electrostatic screened potential
4. Jeevan Itolikar (graduated: 2016)
Topic: Path planning and optimization
5. Arun Kumar A. (graduated: 2016, jointly with Prof. Rajesh Prasad)
Topic: Modeling and simulation of nanoindentation of single crystal copper
6. Pranjal Singh (graduated: 2017)
Topic: Unusual extension-torsion-inflation coupling in helically anisotropic tubes
7. Abhishek Arora (graduated: 2018)
Topic: Surface stress effects in nanorods: a continuum approach
8. Bhanu Prakash Agarwal (graduated: 2019)
Topic: Elastoplastic deformation of special Cosserat rods
9. Rajeev Kumar (graduated: 2019)
Topic: Nonlinear finite element analysis of Cosserat plates

MSR:
1. Jaya Tiwari (graduated: 2018)
Topic: Modeling self-contact in elastic rods
Undergraduate:
Siddhant Kumar (2014), Anuj Arora (2014), Vivek Verma (2016), Kumar Sambhava (2017), Krishaanu Syal,
Shashank Saxena