Topology Optimization: Strategies and Opportunities

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Scott Lab E100
201 W. 19th Avenue Columbus, OH 43210
Columbus, OH 43210
United States

Seminar Speaker: Prof. Krishnan Suresh, Philip and Jean Myers Professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Abstract: Topology optimization (TO) is a methodology for computing optimal distribution of material within design domains. Several TO strategies have been proposed. After a brief overview of popular TO strategies, Pareto, a specific topological-sensitivity-based method will be discussed. Methods to handle geometry and physics constraints will be elaborated, followed by a discussion on Pareto’s implementation and performance on multi-core CPU/GPU. The talk will conclude with opportunities in multi-scale and multi-material TO, targeting additive manufacturing applications.

Krishnan Suresh

Bio:  Krishnan Suresh is the Philip and Jean Myers Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He received an M.S. in Manufacturing Engineering from UCLA in 1992, and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell in 1998. He then served as an Engineering Manager at Kulicke and Soffa, Philadelphia until 2002, before joining the University of Wisconsin-Madison, as a faculty.

He has received numerous peer-reviewed grants, including the prestigious NSF Career award. His research interests include topology optimization, additive manufacturing, advanced finite element analysis and high-performance computing. He has co-authored over 95 peer-reviewed papers, two of which have received best-paper awards from ASME. He has also authored two textbooks on applied optimization.

He is the co-founder of SciArt (www.sciartsoft.com), a UW-Madison spinoff that creates and supports high-performance topology optimization software solutions.

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