California Institute of Technology

Swaminathan (Swami) Krishnan
Assistant Professor of Structural Engineering and Geophysics
Photo of Swaminathan (Swami) Krishnan
Phone: 626-395-4466
Office: 209 THOMAS LABORATORY
Mailing Address:
MC 104-44
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA 91125
B.S., Indian Institute of Technology, 1992; M.S., Rice University, 1994; Ph.D., Caltech, 2003. Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, 2006-07; Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering and Geophysics, 2007-10; Assistant Professor of Structural Engineering and Geophysics, 2010-.
Research Web Site: http://krishnan.caltech.edu

Research Interests

Rupture-to-rafters simulations of tall buildings and long-span bridges under large earthquakes;computational mechanics, structural dynamics, earthquake engineering, and computational seismology.

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