Anil Misra, Ph.D., P.E.

Professor

Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering Department

The University of Kansas

1530 W. 15th Street, Lawrence, KS 66045-7609

Office Location: 5102-C Learned Hall

Ph: (785) 864-1750

Email: amisra@ku.edu

EDUCATION

· Ph.D. Civil Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, February 1991

· M.S. Civil Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, February 1988

· B.S. Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, May 1985

EXPERIENCE

· January 2008— , Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Kansas, Lawrence.

· September 2002—December 2007, Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Missouri-Kansas City.

· September 1996—August 2002, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Missouri-Kansas City.

· January 1997--July 1997, Consultant (on sabbatical), Grace Construction Products, W.R. Grace, Cambridge, MA.

· September 1990--August 1996, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Missouri-Kansas City.

· September 1985--August 1990, Graduate Assistant, Civil Engineering Department, University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Geomechanics/Geomaterials, Biomechanics/Biomaterials, Micromechanics, Metamaterials

· Metamaterials – Theory, design, 3D printing based upon granular and pantographic motifs.

· Micromechanics of granular and cementitious materials (Granular Micromechanics); Higher-order continuum theories; Particle methods - Discrete element and Meshfree methods; Ab initio atomistic modeling

· Stress-deformation and wave propagation behavior of rough interfaces (rock joints and imperfect interfaces).

· Micromechanical experimental characterization using: scanning acoustic microscopy and ultrasonic testing, micro-XCT, AFM and nanoindentation, micro-Raman spectroscopy, FTIR, and scanning electron microscopy.

· Nano-micro-macro mechanics of dental and craniofacial tissues and materials used in restorative dentistry.

· Geotechnical engineering: deep foundations with applications of probabilistic and reliability (LRFD) methods; coal combustion products (CCP) as construction material – fly ash soil stabilization; synthetic aggregates and cold-in-place recycling of asphalt pavements.

· Thermal and diffusion properties of polymers and granular materials.

HONORS AND AWARDS (selected)

· Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) (2013).

· Leading Light Award, University of Kansas (2013).

· Chair Professor, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China

· Chair Professor, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

· Fellow, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) (2017).

· Fulbright Specialist (roster February 2018), Warsaw University Technology (May 2018)

· Eugenio Beltrami Senior Scientist Prize (2017), International Research Center on Mathematics & Mechanics of Complex Systems (M&MoCS), Università dell’Aquila, Italy, (Misra Laudatio)