Overview Academic/Research Interest Areas

Deformation Processing

Fluid Mechanics

Applied Mathematics

Professional Affiliations

NASA Microgravity Research Review Panel Oct. 1995

ASME Session co-Chair, Nov. 1994, Nov. 1995

Member of ASME, ASEE, SME

Member of ASM International

Member of the Heat Treating Society

Executive Committee College of Engineering UIUC (1988-1992)

Member of the Technical Committee of the ASME on Mechanics of Materials Processing and Manufacturing

Advisory Committee, Dept. of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, UIUC

Administrative Committee, Dept. of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, UIUC

Recent Publications

"Modeling vertical continuous casting with temperature dependent material properties," H. Cherukuri and R.E. Johnson, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 43, 1243-1257 (2001).

"Vertical continuous casting of bars," R.E. Johnson & H. Cherukuri, Proc. Royal Soc. A 455, 227-244 (1999).

"A die design model for thin section extrusions," Patrick Ulysse & R. E. Johnson, International Journal of Mech. Sci., 41, 1067-1088 (1999).

"An asymptotic model of work roll heat transfer in strip rolling," R. E. Johnson & R. Keanini, International Journal Heat & Mass Transfer 41, 871-879 (1998).

"A study of the effect of the process variables in unsymmetrical single-hole and multi-hole extrusion processes," P. Ulysse & R. E. Johnson, Journal of Materials Proc. Tech., 73, 213-225 (1998).

Research Grants

National Science Foundation, "Analysis, Design and Testing of Profiled Radial-Thrust Bearings" 2001-2004, co-investigators: N. Manring (Univ. of Missouri), H.P. Cherukuri ($510k, $270k to UNCC).

National Science Foundation (DMII 98-20880): "Integrated Process Models to Predict Thermal Distortion and Residual Stress" 1999-02 [co-PIs: Dr. Harish Cherukuri (UNC Charlotte) and Dr. R. Smelser, (Univ. of Idaho)].

Macsyma, Inc. "Academic Grant for Symbolic Software Application in the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum" 1996.

National Science Foundation (DMI-9409680): "Engineering Research Deployment Teaching Initiative: Asymptotic Methods for Deformation Processing" 1994-96.

National Science Foundation (DMI 93-22714): "Asymptotic Meth?ods for Deformation Processing" 1993-97.

National Science Foundation (DDM 90-16496): "Shape Rolling and Lateral Spread" 1990-93.

Educational Background

B.S., Mechanical Engineering, SUNY at Buffalo, 1973.

M.S., Engineering Science, California Institute of Technology, 1974.

Ph.D., Engineering Science, California Institute of Technology, 1977.