The Ohio State University, Mechanical Engineering, M.S. 2008
University of Pune (College of Engineering Pune), Mechanical Engineering, B. E. 2004
Professional Experience
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Stony Brook University, 2017 – present
Senior Research Engineer, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, 2015-2017
Development Engineer, The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, 2008-2011
Design Engineer, Thermax Ltd, 2004-2005
Research Interests and History
Prof. Kedar Kirane’s research interest primarily lies in solid mechanics. He specializes in the development of computational and analytical models for damage, fracture, fatigue and scaling in heterogeneous quasi-brittle materials. Some examples of such materials are fiber reinforced composites, concrete, rocks, bio-and bio-inspired materials. He is also interested in the development of novel experimental techniques crucial for calibration and verification of these models. His research interests also include computational geo-mechanics, poro-mechanics, hydraulic fracture, poly-crystal plasticity, probabilistic mechanics, and multi-scale modeling. He aims to achieve a better understanding of the behavior of heterogeneous materials, develop better tools and techniques for mathematical modeling, and ultimately enable safer, reliable and efficient designs of components and structures in various engineering applications.
He is a member of ASME, SPE and EMI. He also serves as a reviewer for International Journal of Fatigue, ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, and ACI Structural and Materials Journal.