I am Dr. Harish Narayanan, a researcher (and occasional teacher) with the Computational Physics Group at the University of Michigan. Until a short while ago, I was a graduate student working toward my PhD in Mechanical Engineering and Scientific Computing.
With the completion of this journey in October 2007 (during the course of which I also received two master’s degrees: an MSE in Mechanical Engineering in December 2003 and an MS in Mathematics in December 2006), I am not sure why I am still here.
A surprisingly-pleasant portait taken by my laptop’s webcam!
I work with professors Krishna Garikipati, Ellen Arruda and Karl Grosh. Currently, we are looking at interesting questions relating to continuum field formulations to describe and simulate the biophysics of developing tissue.
These pages contain links to our work in greater detail, lists of publications, talks I’ve given, and details regarding my coursework and general academic progress. There is also the obligatory plug to my vita, now that it’s time for me to step out of graduate school.
Me paying a visit to an SOS Children’s Village, where I support two kids.
Getting in touch
Electronic mail: hnarayan at umich dot edu [ gpg key ]
Web site: http://umich.edu/~hnarayan/
Lab telephone: +1 (734) 936–2925
Current spatial position:
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Computational Physics Group
3003 EECS, 1301 Beal Avenue
Ann Arbor, Michigan — 48109–2122
International students wandering over here aiming to bug me with questions about graduate school, please read the frequently asked questions before contacting me.
I wish my parents were a little more creative when it came to naming their son. As it turns out, there are numerous other Harish Narayanans all over the internet: namesake.com, flickr.com/namesake, firstname.wordpress.com, and a couple at blogspot.com. Needless to say, I have nothing to do with them, or their sites.