J. N. Reddy

Who is J. N. Reddy?

Junuthula N. Reddy is a Distinguished Professor, Regents’ Professor and inaugural holder of the Oscar S. Wyatt Endowed Chair in Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA. He is one of the researchers responsible for the development of the Finite Element Method. He is an authoritative figure in the broad area of mechanics. He has made significant seminal contributions in the specific areas of finite element method, plate theory, solid mechanics, variational methods, mechanics of composites, functionally graded materials, fracture mechanics, plasticity, biomechanics, classical and non-Newtonian fluid mechanics, and applied functional analysis. Reddy has over 480 journal papers, 18 books, and has given numerous national and international talks. He has advised around 23 postdoctoral fellows, 55 Ph.D. students, and 43 M.S students over 35 years. Many of his PhD and postdoctoral students are currently faculty members in reputed universities throughout the world. He has been listed as an ISI Highly Cited Author in Engineering by the ISI Web of Knowledge, Thomson Scientific Company. Reddy is one select researchers across world in engineering to be recognized by ISI Highly Cited Researchers with over 10,000 citations.