Sriram Sundararajan

Email: srirams@iastate.edu

Phone: 515-294-1050

Title(s):

Associate Dean [ENG]

Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Engineering

Office

4100 Marston
533 Morrill Rd.
Ames, IA 500112103

Information

Sriram Sundararajan is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Iowa State University and serves as the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the College of Engineering. His research areas encompass multiscale tribology and engineering education. He has authored over 100 articles in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings and has developed undergraduate and graduate curricula in mechanical engineering and leadership development. As Associate Chair in the Mechanical Engineering Department he increased the diversity and yield of incoming graduate classes, launched a new professional master’s degree program, established pipeline programs from a diverse group of institutions and grew the Women in Mechanical Engineering program. As Faculty Success Advisor for the College of Engineering, Dr. Sundararajan was responsible for efforts at the college level to transform STEM fields for women faculty and faculty of color. As Associate Dean, Dr. Sundararajan oversees the educational programs and faculty affairs across the college. He has launched new degree programs, expanded award programs and professional development opportunities for faculty and staff. Dr. Sundararajan is a Fellow of ASME and serves the society as an ABET commissioner, as a member of the Tribology Division Executive Committee and has previously on the Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Committee.

Education

PhD, Mechanical Engineering, The Ohio State University, 2001
MS, Mechanical Engineering, The Ohio State University, 1997
BE (Hons.), Mechanical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, 1995

Interest Areas

Multiscale tribology (friction, lubrication and wear)
Surface Engineering
Engineering Education

Publications

J. Wagner and S. Sundararajan, ‘Tribofilm characterization and residual stress changes in rolling/sliding contacts under low lambda conditions,’ Wear 500, 204350 (2022).
J. Wagner and S. Sundararajan, ‘Failure mode mapping for rolling/sliding contacts under low lambda conditions,’ Wear 477, 203855 (2021).
G. Sivakumar, J. Jackson, H. Ceylan and S. Sundararajan, ‘An investigation on ice adhesion and wear of surfaces with differential stiffness,’ Wear, 203662 (2021).
S. V. Mirnezami, T. Young, T. Assefa, S. Prichard, K. Nagasubramaniam, K. Sandu, S. Sarkar, S. Sundararajan, M. O’Neal, B. Ganapathysubramanian, and A. Singh, ‘Automated trichome counting in soybean using advanced image‐processing techniques,’ Applications in Plant Sciences 8 (7) (2020).
M. Tran, S. Roy, S. Kmiec, A. Whale, S. Martin, S. Sundararajan and S. Padalkar, ‘Formation of Size and Density Controlled Nanostructures by Galvanic Displacement,’ Nanomaterials 10 (4), 644 (2020).
D. White, K. Podolak, G. Kraus and S. Sundararajan, ‘Tribological analysis of a novel lubricant additive: Pyrone esters’, Wear 442-443, 203115 (2020).
S. Roy, Y. Jazaa and S. Sundararajan, ‘Investigating the micropitting and wear performance of copper oxide and tungsten carbide nanofluids under boundary lubrication,’ Wear 428-429, 55 (2019).
S. Roy, B. Gould, Y. Zhou, N. G. Demas, A.C. Greco and S. Sundararajan, ‘Effect of retained austenite on white etching crack behavior of carburized steel under boundary lubrication,’ Tribology Letters 67 (2), 40 (2019).

Primary Strategic Research Area

Advanced Materials & Manufacturing