Associate Professor
Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Purdue School of Engineering & Technology
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
723 West Michigan Street, SL 260N
Indianapolis, IN 46202-5132
Phone: (317) 278-7090
Fax: (317) 274-9744
tovaranull@nulliupui.nulledu
Engineering Design Research Laboratory (EDRL)
Collaborative Additive Manufacturing Research Initiative (CAMRI)
Bio-based plastic research: makesomeplastic
Topology optimization: top3dapp.com
Ph.D. Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, U of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 2005
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, U of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 2004
M.S. Industrial Automation, National U of Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia, 2000
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, National U of Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia, 1995
Associate Professor, Mechanical and Energy Engineering, IUPUI, 2017–Present
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, IUPUI, 2015–Present
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, IUPUI, 2011–2017
Research Assistant Professor, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, U of Notre Dame, 2008–2011
Associate Professor, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, National U of Colombia, 2005–2008
Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, National U of Colombia, 2000–2005
EEN 24000 Basic Engineering Mechanics
ME 27400 Basic Mechanics II
ME 37200 Design of Mechanisms
ME 45310 Machine Design
ME 56200 Advanced Dynamics
ME 57400 Additive Manufacturing
ME 59700 Optimal Design of Mechatronic Systems
ME 59700 Generative Design: Design of Complex and Origami Structures
ME 60601 Bayesian Optimization: Optimal Design of Complex Mechanical Systems
ME 60602 Topology Optimization
Indiana University Trustees Teaching Award 2019
SHPE STAR Award, Educator of the Year 2018
Indiana University Trustees Teaching Award 2016
IUPUI Wisner-Stoelk Outstanding Faculty Award 2015
Grand Prize Winner, DOE/ARPA-E-Local Motors LITECAR Challenge 2015
SAE Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award 2014
Best Faculty Advisor, IUPUI Purdue School of Engineering and Technology 2013-14
IUPUI Athletics Favorite Professor 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2018-19, 2019-20
