Ashok Ghosh, PhD, P.E.

Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech) with Honors, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT),
Kharagpur. 1983     http://www.iitkgp.ac.in/                                  

Master of Science in Structural Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington     1985
Thesis “Buckling of Cantilever Cylindrical Shells Subjected to Unsymmetrical Lateral Pressure”   https://ce.wsu.edu/

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur  1993       
Dissertation “Static, Stability and Vibration Analysis of Laminated Composite Plates using Higher Order Shear Deformation Theory with Finite Element Discretization”   http://www.iitkgp.ac.in/

 

1. Ghosh, AK and Telford O, “A Biomimetic Concept for the Design of NASA’s Deep Space-Flight Radiators”, Proceedings of 17th International Heat Transfer Conference, Cape Town, South Africa, August 2023.

2. Telford, Owen, “Investigation of a Biomimetic Heat Pipe Design for Improved Heat Transfer in Space Radiators”, MS Thesis, New Mexico tech, 2023, [Ashok Ghosh is the thesis supervisor].

3. Maestas G., Ghosh A., and Park C., “Robust Simulation of Radiation Shielding Effectiveness of a Layered Composite”, Proceedings of the WM2023 Conference, Phoenix, Arizona, February 2023.

4. Maestas, Gabriel, “Investigation of a Fluid-Filled Cellular Composite for Radiation Shielding in Medium Earth Orbit and Interplanetary Space”, MS Thesis, New Mexico Tech, 2021, [Ashok Ghosh is the thesis supervisor].

5. Sidharth A.K., “Investigation Into Conductive Patterns and Receptor Designs for Effective Lightning Investigation”, MS Thesis, New Mexico Tech, 2017, [Ghosh is one of the supervisors].

6. Panda, B.C., Harry, M., and Ghosh, A.K., “Concentration Retention and Enrichment of Ammonia Bicarbonate Draw Solution in Forward Osmosis Desalination”, J. of Modern Environmental Science and Engineering, Volume 2, Number 12, December 2016.

7. Ashok Ghosh, “Acoustic Characteristics of a Multifunctional Composite for Space Application – a Concept that Mimics a Natural Structure”, International J. of Aerospace Innovations 2(1): 23-28. April 2010.

8. K.Ghosh, A.D.Williams, J.M.Zucker, J.L.Mathews and N. Spinhirne, “An Experimental Investigation into the Acoustic Characteristics of Fluid-filled Porous Structures – A Simplified Model of the Human Skull Cancellous Structures”, J. of Experimental Mechanics, April 2008.

9. K.Ghosh, Kerry J. Howe, A.K.Maji, B.C. Letellier, R.C. Jones, “Head Loss Characteristics of a Fibrous Bed in a PWR Chemical Environment”, Nuclear Technology, Feb.2007, Vol. 157, No 2 pp. 196-207.

10. K.Ghosh, A. K. Maji, M. T. Leonard, D.V. Rao, B. Letellier, G. Urgessa and S. Ashbaugh, “Accumulation and Head Loss Characteristics of Selected Pressurized Water Reactor LOCA-Generated Debris”, Nuclear Technology, April 2006, Vol. 154, No 1 pp. 69-84.

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Graduate Level:

MENG 583/ EM 589 Engineering Mechanics of Composite Structures

This course addresses issues related to composite structures, their macro-mechanics to structural design and development.  Emphasis is given to development of analytical procedures for determining material properties and prediction of structural behavior. Development of effective experimental methods is also looked into for material characterization, stress analysis, and failure analysis  using Maximum Stress criterion and the Tsai-Wu criterion.

Undergraduate level:

MENG 451 : Design of Machine Elements (a capstone class in the Solid Mechanics stream)

The purpose of this class is to integrate course material learnt in Statics (ES 201), Mechanics of Materials (ES 302), Materials Engineering (MATE 202), and Advanced Mechanics of Materials (MENG 304). In addition, there are concepts of “Mathematical Statistics” that needs to be understood before one can design of machine elements properly. Course contents are delivered in a “System’s Approach” through the design of a “Gear Box”.

ES 316 (Engineering Economics)

The course starts with an introduction of Professional ethics. Followed by topics as: Economic decision‐making for engineering alternatives, Use of simple and compound interest calculations to compare the relative economy of investments and procedures. Application of economic principles such as return on investment, Replacement analysis, Depreciation, Uncertainty, Income Tax, and Economic Analysis of Public Sector are also covered in detail.

Mechanics of Fluid-filled Multifunctional Composites and their Applications in Engineering

Patents and Disclosures

• Early Diagnostic Kit (EDK) for Covid-19 Related Pneumonia –
  Patent pending (Application # 63036044)                                                            submitted 2020

• Apparatus for Reducing Total Dissolved Solids of a Solution,
  US Patent #9,827,533                                                                                                    Issued 2017

• Process for Reducing the Total Dissolved Solids of a Solution
  US Patent # 9,370,747                                                                                                     Issued 2016

• Energy Attenuation Structure
  US Patent # 7,947,364                                                                                                     Issued 2011

• A Laser Based System for Vibration Analysis
  Indian Patent # 209,239                                                                                                  Issued 2007

• Layered Insulating Building Blocks (LIBB)
  Indian Patent # 203,374                                                                                                  Issued 2007

Honors

• Winner of “Covid-19 Pitch In – New Mexico’s Social Enterprise Challenge”          April 2020
  https://news.unm.edu/news/residents-win-money-in-pitch-competition-for-ideas-to-boost-local-economy-post-covid-19

• Engineer of the Year, 2019       Spring 2019
  Society of Professional Engineers, Albuquerque Chapter

  https://www.nmt.edu/news/2019/ghosh_awarded_engineer_of_the_year.php

• President https://nmt.edu/news/2019/spe_names_ghosh_president.php
  New Mexico Society of Professional Engineers, State Chapter                                Jul to Sep, 2019

• Fulbright Specialist Grant, Goa, India
  Birla Institute of Technology and Science (B.I.T.S)                                                      Summer 2018
  6-week Grant award to teach Entrepreneurship and Engineering Economics

http://www.dchieftain.com/news/professor-helping-build-startups/article_c8da68f8-a0b6-11e8-aba2-ab7fb68ad0ae.html

• DOE Visiting Faculty Position, Los Alamos, New Mexico
  Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) 
  Summers of 2015, 2016 and 2017

Professional Engineer
State of New Mexico        2004-Current
Center for Commercialization and Entrepreneurial Training
Technology Venture Corporation          2012
 

• As Professional Engineer for Solar Thermal Water Heating System Installation Project at Kirtland Air Force Base Aquatic Training Center, Albuquerque, NM, 2010
• Design and Testing (Load and Nondestructive) of Highway Bridges on National Highway 5 – A World Bank Project (PI)
• Design and Laboratory Investigation on Embankment using fly ash from an area Power Plant – A World Bank project (PI)
• Laboratory Investigation on “Alkali-Aggregate reactivity”, - A World Bank project (PI).

Project 1: President of New Mexico Solar Energy Association (NMSEA), a Non-Profit

Project 2: Fulbright Specialist program in India during summer of 2018, Funded by US State Department

Project 3: Philadelphia Business Opportunity Compass – Connecting neighborhood minority and immigrant entrepreneurs to the thriving downtown Philadelphia tech entrepreneurial ecosystem (Co-PI). Funded by US State Department

Project 4: Carbon Valley, Wyoming- Enabling Entrepreneurship for a New Carbon World (Co-PI). Funded by US State Department

More information available here:  Community Development- AGhosh