Balakumar Balachandran

Balakumar "Bala" Balachandran is an Indian-American mechanician and applied mathematician recognized for his contributions to the fields of nonlinear dynamics, experimental methodologies, and data-driven approaches. He is a Minta Martin Professor and Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland, College Park, where he served as Chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering from 2011 to 2023.

Balachandran has been recognized with the J.P. Den Hartog Award and the Lyapunov Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers for his lifetime contributions to these fields, and has published 3 books on vibrations and nonlinear dynamics. Provided by Wikipedia