Satish S. Udpa

Satish S. Udpa
Dean, College of Engineering
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Michigan State University
2120 Engineering Building
East Lansing, MI 48824

Ph: 517-432-4787
Fax: 517-353-1980

Email: udpa@egr.msu.edu

Short Biography

Publications

Education:

• B.S.E.E., J.N.T. University, India, 1975
• M.S. E.E., Colorado State University, 1980
• Ph.D., E.E., Colorado State University, 1983

Academic Experience:

• Dean, College of Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 6/2006 to present
• Acting Dean, College of Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 6/2005 to 6/2006
• Professor and Chairperson, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI - 8/2001 to 6/2005
• Whitney Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA -2000-8/2001
• Professor and Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA -1990-8/2001
• Associate and Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering at Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO - 1984-1990

Principal Interests:

Satish Udpa's research interests span the broad area of materials characterization and nondestructive evaluation (NDE). Work done by him to date in the area includes an extensive repertoire of forward models for simulating physical processes underlying several inspection techniques. Coupled with careful experimental work, such forward models can be used for designing new sensors, optimizing test conditions, estimating the probability of detection, assessing designs for inspectability and training inverse models for characterizing defects. He has also been involved in the development of system as well as model based inverse solutions for defect and material property characterization. His interests have expanded in recent years to include the development of noninvasive tools for clinical applications. Work done to date in this field includes the development of new electromagnetic-acoustic (EMAT) methods for detecting single leg separation failures in artificial heart valves and microwave imaging and ablation therapy systems. Udpa and his research group have been engaged in the design and development of high performance instrumentation including acoustic microscopes and single and multi- frequency eddy current NDE instruments. These systems as well as software packages embodying algorithms developed by Udpa for defect classification and characterization have been licensed to industry.

For a more detailed description of the activities in Dr. Udpa's laboratory, please click on NDEL .