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Dr. Sunita Kumawat

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Assistant Professor

Mathematics, School of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence

BITS-Pilani Hyderabad

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Elastic waves

Wave mechanics, Numerical Modelling, Beam Theory, Machine learning

Mail: sunita.kumawat@sru.edu.in

Educational
Qualifications
(From Highest)

2025

PhD in Applied mathematics

2018

M.Sc. Mathematics

2014

BSc Computer science

Professional
Experience

2019

Faculty at MKDVV School, from 2019-06-26 to 2020-01-25.

2019

Faculty at CSIR Square, Indore, from 2019-06-01 to 2021-02-28.

2017

Faculty at Softvision institute, from 2017-11-01 to 2018-03-07.

Key Publications

9. Kumawat S, Vishwakarma SK. Dynamic response of torsional waves in an anisotropic infinite cylinder with finite thickness. Physica Scripta, IOPscience. 2022 Oct 17;97(11):115004, (IF:2.9, Q2).

11 Gupta V, Kumawat S, Vishwakarma SK, Barak MS, Das S. Effects of layer imperfections and material gradation on circumferential shear horizontal waves in cylindrical piezoelectric composite structure. Composite Structures, Elsevier. 2025 Feb 24:118997. (IF: 6.3, Q1)

10. Kumawat S, Vishwakarma SK. Kumawat S, Vishwakarma SK. Reflection-transmission coefficient of SH waves in a layered interface with spring sandwiched between thin membranes: An application of strain gradient theory. Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures. 2025 Feb 17:1-1.Structures. (IF: 3.6, Q2).

9. Kumawat S, Vishwakarma SK. Dynamic response of torsional waves in an anisotropic infinite cylinder with finite thickness. Physica Scripta, IOPscience. 2022 Oct 17;97(11):115004, (IF:2.9, Q2). 10. Gupta V, Kumawat S, Vishwakarma SK, Barak MS, Das S. Effects of layer imperfections and material gradation on circumferential shear horizontal waves in cylindrical piezoelectric composite structure. Composite Structures, Elsevier. 2025 Feb 24:118997. (IF: 6.3, Q1)

8. Kumawat S, Vishwakarma SK, Das S, Panigrahi TR. Elastodynamic Response of Torsional Waves in Sinusoidal Conical Notch (SCN). Journal of Vibration Engineering & Technologies, Springer. 2024 Jul 20:1-2, (IF:2.3, Q2).

7. Kumawat S, Sumit Kumar Vishwakarma, Terumi Touhei. Dispersive constraints of Anti-plane Shear waves in a strain-gradient LoH model under inflexible boundary plane and initial pressure. International Journal of Geomechanics, ASCE. (IF:3.5, Q1).

6. Kumawat S, Vishwakarma SK. Reflection-Transmission coefficients of SH waves across thin-walled spring-membrane strain gradient interface. European Journal of Mechanics-A/Solids Elsevier. 2024, Dec 9, 105531, (IF:4.4, Q1).

5. Kumawat S, Malkoti A, Vishwakarma SK. A cell-centered implicit finite difference scheme to study wave propagation in acoustic media: A numerical modeling. Journal of Sound and Vibration, Elsevier. 2024 Nov 10;590:118601 (IF:4.3, Q1).

4. Kumawat S, Boyina K, Vishwakarma SK, Piska R. Characteristics of wave propagation in pre-stressed viscoelastic Timoshenko nanobeams with surface stress and magnetic field influences. European Journal of Mechanics-A/Solids, Elsevier. 2024 Nov 1;108:105423, (IF:4.4, Q1).

3. Kumawat S, Vishwakarma SK. Circumferential SH wave in piezo-reinforced composite structure with imperfect interface bonding. Applied Mathematical Modelling, Elsevier. 2023 Nov 1;123:311-31. (IF:5.00, Q1).

2. Kumawat S, Vishwakarma SK, Althobaiti S. A comparative study of reflection and refraction of SH waves across a tri-layered thin-walled micro-structure. Thin-Walled Structures, Elsevier. 2023 Nov 1;192:111166, (IF:6.4, Q1).

1. Kumawat S, Praharaj S, Vishwakarma SK. Dispersion of torsional surface waves in a threefold concentric compounded cylinder with imperfect interface. Waves in Random and Complex Media, Taylor and Francis. 2022 Sep 15:1-26 (IF:4.05, Q1).

Awards and Honors / Achievements

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DST ITS Award to attend SIAM CSE 23 conference held at Amsterdam.

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Received a cash prize of 250 Euro for reaching to the finale of SIAM hackathon held at Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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Received a BITS travel grand to attend 14th AIMS conference held at Abu Dhabi UAE.

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Received travel and accommodation support from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, to attend the conference ”Conference on mathematics of wave phenomena” at Karlsruhe, Germany

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SIAM Student Travel Award, January 08, 2023. Received a cash of $ 950 for presenting a paper in SIAM-CSE23 at Amsterdam, The Netherlands, during Feb 26-Mar 03, 2023 (To bear accommodation and local expenses).

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CSIR NET Qualified, November 2020.