K. R. Jayaprakash

K. R. Jayaprakash

Associate Professor

Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Gandhinagar

jp.kalkunte@iitgn.ac.in 079-23952530
Our research group primarily works in the broad domain of theoretical and applied mechanics. More specifically, nonlinear dynamics and vibrations, wave propagation in discrete lattices and acoustic metamaterials, theoretical and experimental structural dynamics, fluid structure interaction problems, vibro-impact and contact problems
Research & PublicationsGroupTeachingNOW Lab

Work experience

06/2026 – Present

Associate Professor

Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Gandhinagar

03/2017 – 06/2026

Assistant Professor

Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Gandhinagar

11/2013 – 03/2017

DST-INSPIRE Faculty

Department of Aerospace Engineering, IISc Bangalore

07/2013 – 10/2013

Visiting Assistant Professor

Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Kharagpur

01/2005 – 07/2007

Scientist/Engineer ‘SC’

Spacecraft Mechanisms Group, ISRO Satellite Center (currently U. R. Rao Satellite Center)

Education

Ph.D. in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics

University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign, Illinois (USA) · 2009–2013

Supervised by Prof. Alexander F. Vakakis

MTech in Mechanical Systems Dynamics and Controls

IIT Kharagpur, West Bengal (India) · 2007–2009

Supervised by Prof. Anirvan Dasgupta

BE in Mechanical Engineering

Bangalore Institute of Technology, Visveswaraiah Technological University, Karnataka (India) · 2000–2004