Krishan K. ChawlaProfessor Krishan Chawla obtained his BS from Banaras
Hindu University and his MS and PhD degrees from the
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States. He
has taught and/or done research at (in alphabetical order)
Arizona Sate University, Tempe, AZ (United States); Ecole
Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (Switzerland); Federal
Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), Berlin
(Germany); German Aerospace Research Institute (DLR),
Cologne (Germany); Instituto Militar de Engenharia (Brazil);
Laval University (Canada); Los Alamos National Lab (United
States); New Mexico Tech (United States); Northwestern University (United States);
University of Alabama at Birmingham (United States); and University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign (United States).
He has published extensively in the areas of processing, microstructure, and
mechanical behavior of materials, in general, and composite materials and fibers, in
particular. Besides being a member of various professional societies, he is Editor of
International Materials Review (published jointly by ASM International, United
States and the Institute of Materials, London) and a member of the Editorial Board
of various journals. During 1989-1990, he served as a Program Director for metals
and ceramics in the Division of Materials Research, National Science Foundation,
Washington, DC, United States. He serves as a consultant to the industry, US
national laboratories, and various US federal government agencies. In 1992 he was
the recipient of the Eshbach Society Distinguished Visiting Scholar Award from
Northwestern University. During the period of June, 1994 through June, 1995 he
held the US Dept. of Energy Faculty Fellowship at Oak Ridge National Lab. In 1996
he was given the Distinguished Researcher Award by the New Mexico Tech. In 1997
he was made a Fellow of ASM international. In 2000 he was awarded the
Distinguished Alumnus award by Banaras Hindu University. He received the
President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, University of Alabama at Birmingham
in 2006. In 2018 he was awarded the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement
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