methods for analyzing contact problems for rubber-covered rolls, adiabatic shear bands, crack propagation in functionally graded materials, damage evolution in fiber-reinforced laminated composites, and transient deformations of structures made of thermo-elasto-visco-plastic materials and fiber-reinforced composites. Professional Affiliations: He is an Honorary Member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), and a Fellow of the American Academy of Mechanics, American Society of Engineering Education, Society of Engineering Science, and the US Association of Computational Mechanics. He is a founder and editor of the journal: Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids Professional Service: He served for two 5-year terms on the National Research Council Panels to review and advise areas of research in the Warhead Mechanics and the Lethality/Survivability Directorates of the Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen, MD, USA; for one year as President of the Society of Engineering Science; for 3 years as Secretary of the American Academy of Mechanics; and for 5 years as Chair of the ASME Elasticity Committee. Recognitions: As of 27 June 2021, his works have received more than 21,000 citations with an H-index of 76 on Google Scholar. American Society of Mechanical Engineers Honorary Membership Award (one of 3 so honored in 2015 out of nearly 124,000 members; it’s the highest membership level in the ASME and recognizes recipient’s lifetime accomplishments) Engineering Science Medal from the Society of Engineering Science (2009) (The Medal is awarded in recognition of a singularly important contribution to Engineering Science) Belytschko Medal (2019) from the US Association of Computational Mechanics for his work on adiabatic shear bands and MSPH/SSPH meshless methods Virginia http://www.indiapost.com/two-indian-americans-receive-virginia-science-awards Outstanding Scientist Award (2011) (granted by the Commonwealth of Virginia, 2 scientists honored every year for their outstanding contributions to research) Virginia Outstanding Faculty Award (2010) (generally 2 faculty members from Research I universities are selected for this Award based on their superbly fulfilling the teaching, research and outreach mission of the university) Honorary D.Sc. from Thapar University (2006) [one of the three awarded till 2015) Alexander von Humboldt Award (1992) for senior scientists (The award is granted in recognition of a researcher's entire achievements to date to academics whose fundamental discoveries, new theories, or insights have had a significant impact on their own discipline and who are expected to continue producing cutting-edge achievements in the future) Virginia Tech Alumni Award for Excellence in Graduate Advising See also List of University of Waterloo people References Year of birth missing