Preface

Authors: U Saravanan J Murali Krishnan

Publish Date: 2012/01/03

Volume: 3, Issue: 1-4, Pages: 34-34

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Abstract

“‘Always question authority’ perhaps best describes Prof Rajagopal’s approach to life and research In research this attitude combined with his great intellectual integrity has paid rich dividends He has dared to tackle unsolved problems that others shy away from found new solutions to classical problems and developed new theories in the face of contrary opinion… Indeed in awarding him the Distinguished Alumnus Award this year IIT Madras honours itself”The collection of articles contained in this volume is dedicated to Professor K R Rajagopal on the occasion of his 60th birthday This volume contains a list of his published papers and seventeen original articles by his former students postdoctoral researchers and collaborators These articles cover a wide range of subtopics in mechanics from constitutive modeling polymer rheology biomechanics to control theory The broad spectrum of articles published here stands true testimony to the breadth and depth of Professor Rajagopal’s seminal contributions to mechanicsThis Festschrift series consists of four issues While the first three issues are appearing in this volume the fourth issue will be published in March 2012 The first and the third issue contain papers mainly from fluid mechanics and viscoelasticity and the second and the fourth issue consists of publications relating to biomechanics and controls theory Many of these articles were presented in the workshop conducted at IIT Madras during November 25–27 2010 We are grateful to Professor Michael Hayes for providing a foreword We take this opportunity to thank all the authors who have contributed to these issues

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