Harish Cherukuri

Harish Cherukuri is a Professor and Department Chair of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He holds affiliations with the William States Lee College of Engineering and serves as Chair since 2019. His research focuses on plasticity theory, metal forming, and computational methods in solid mechanics.

• Education: PhD in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from UIUC (1995), MS from Montana State University (1989), BTech from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (1987).

Research interests include finite-element methods, dynamic material behavior, and shear-flow localization. He has held roles such as Director of Graduate Programs (2003–2008) and Interim Chair (2012–2013). Professional memberships include ASME and the Electrostatics Society of America.