PhD in Aero/Astro Engineering
Stanford University, Stanford, California

DIISc in Aeronautical Engineering
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore India

BE in Engineering
University of Mysore, Bangalore, India

Research Fellow
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India

• Exact solution to the St. Venants torsion problem of a diamond shaped airfoil
• Thermal stresses in aircraft structures aerodynamic heating
• Studied the role of fatigue in the analysis of aircraft crashes
• In recognition of the research contributions Mr. Hanagud was awarded "Associateship of the Indian Institute of Science"

Research Assistant
Dept. of Aeronautics & Astronautics Stanford University

• Assisted Prof. N.J. Hoff and Prof. W.H. Horton in setting up the new structures laboratory to study structures at high temperature
• Analysis of structural vibrations due to high temperature and creep including tests (with Prof. Hoff)
• Wind tunnel tests to study the effectiveness of flaps in DC-8
• Initial studies in the theory of isotropic locking and applications to wave propagation in compatible solids (with Prof. Hoff and Prof. Flugge)
• Development of bio-mechanical models (with Prof. Anliker and Prof. Hoff)
• Received Ph.D. degree in 1963

Research Engineer
Stanford Research Inst., Menlo Park, California

• Analysis of stress waves and shock waves in solids
• constitutive equations for solids at high stresses
• Development of cavity expansion theory for impact & penetration of solids
• Application of impact penetration theory meteor (and space derby) penetration of space vehicles
• Application of theories of perforation and penetration of solids to sea ice
• In-depth analysis automobile accidents and biomechanics of injuries including models for head injury
• Structural dynamics of tires in motion and their failure mechanisms
• Fundamental research in support of "Vela-Uniform"
• Analysis of "Locking-Relaxing Solids" to model shock waves and phase changes in solids
• Production of square wave impulse from exponentially decaying impulse
• Explosive dissemination of solids
• High frequency vibrations of tapered beams and liquid spray

Visiting Professor (Part time)
University of Santa Clara, California

• Taught graduate courses in the school of Engineering

Member of the Board Failure Analysis Associates
Menlo Park, California

• Assisted in founding and organizing the company. The objectives of the company were to analyze structural failure and prevention of structural failure

Professor
School of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Tech

• Application of cavity expansion theory to ballistic impact of space vehicle and satellites
• Application of the cavity expansion theory to other solids including the needs of civil engineers
• Application of linear engineering fracture mechanics based fatigue theory to the design and maintenance of aircraft structures
• Basic and applied research on crash-worthy design of helicopters, aircraft and automobiles
• Basic research on the identification of structural dynamic systems
• Basic research on active structural control
• Development of smart structure technology
• Analysis of tail buffet in F-15 aircraft
• Suppression of buffet induced vibrations in F-15 aircraft by using smart structure technology
• A non-aerospace application to develop a smart acoustic guitar
• Health monitoring of structures by the use of structural dynamic response
• damage arresting techniques by the use smart structure technology
• Active camber control of airfoil by the use of smart structure technology (A U.S. Patent)
• Development of a smart helicopter by the use of smart structures for primary control ( hover and forward flight)
• Development of new courses on structural dynamic system identification, crashworthy design, smart structure technology and applied non-linear structural dynamics.
• Award of Sigma Gamma Tau teaching award
• Advising a significant number of quality Ph.D. thesis
• Advising a significant number of M.S. and B.S. students from 1970-present
• Award of Faculty research award
• Distinguished alumnus award from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
• Distinguished fellowship from the international aeronautical development fund of Japan
• Many invited seminars and lectures in United States, Europe and Asia.
• Research on biomechanics of Bone substance.
• Biomechanics of joints and DNA dynamics
• Development of a helicopter structural integrity program
• Dynamics of delaminated composite structures and the introduction of "delamination modes"
• Structural dynamic system identification by the use of perturbation methods (multiple scale perturbation methods)
• Crashworthy design for helicopter and automobile rollover
• Scanning laser-Doppler techniques for modal identifications in structures
• Reliability- based design techniques for launch and space structures
• Analysis of vulnerability of satellites
• Analysis of expendables at transonic speeds under water
• Modal identification of underwater structures including torpedoes
• Dynamic response of underwater structures due to acoustic and shock waves
• Dynamic responses of de-bonded space shuttle thermal protection tiles