Dr. Srinivas Swaroop Kolla
Assistant Professor
School of Material Science & Engineering
College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology (CEAT)
Oklahoma State University - Tulsa
Threshold Sand Rates - Acoustic Monitors
Triangular Elbow Modeling
Lower Erosion Rate
Mechanistic Multiphase Flow Modelling of Gas Carry under in GLCC
Computational Fluid Dynamics Study On The Effect Of Inlet Modifications of Gas-Liquid Cylindrical Cyclone Compact Separators
Srinivas Swaroop Kolla received his Bachelor's degree (2002) from Nagarjuna University in India and M.S. (2007) and Ph.D. (2018) degrees from The University of Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA all in Mechanical Engineering. Subsequently, he also an MBA degree specializing in International Business. He has more than 20+ of experience across leading multi-disciplinary industry projects with cross-functional teams specializing in Oil & Gas, Medical, and Automotive sectors. Dr. Kolla's research interests are centered upon development, analysis and application of mechanistic models based on experimental techniques and numerical methods in Multiphase Flow & Transportation, Compact Separation Technologies, and Particle Transport. Applications span various industries not limiting to the following: clean water, wastewater management, produced water, filtration equipment, etc. He has multiple patents and has authored/co-authored numerous publications. He is also an American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Sections Ambassador while serving as Chair of ASME Mid-Continent Professional Section and Lead Organizer of Multiphase Flow Technical Track in ASME Fluid Engineering Division and a member of FMTC, CFDTC, MFTC technical committees. He also serves as a reviewer for several conferences and journals. Since 2020, Dr. Kolla is working as a faculty in Oklahoma State University- Tulsa teaching graduate and undergraduate courses and labs in Design, Controls, Fluid Mechanics. He is a recipient of the Oklahoma Center for Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST) and National Science Foundation NSF OK EPSCoR grants.
Awards
· ASME-Fluid Engineering Division- Scholarship 2020
· Bellwether Fellowship 2017/2018
· ASME-Fluid Engineering Division- Graduate Scholarship 2017/2018
· Chapman Distinguished Scholar Award 2017/2018
· Annual Research Colloquium Award 2017/2005
· Chapman Fellowship Grant Award 2017
· ASME-Petroleum Division Scholarship Award 2016,2017
· ANSYS Simulation World Congress 2012
· 3rd in Symposium held by Southwestern and Rocky Mountain division of AAAS 2006
Education
MBA, May 2022
International Business
Pondicherry University
Ph.D., Dec 2018
Mechanical Engineering-CFD/FEA/FSI/Controls/Modeling
University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma
MS, May 2007
Mechanical Engineering
University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma
B.Tech., Oct 2002
Mechanical Engineering
Nagarjuna University, India
Professional and Academic Career
Teaching Assistant Professor, Aug 2021 – Present
Oklahoma State University, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Lecturer /Adjunct Assistant Professor, Jan 2020 – July 2021
Oklahoma State University, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Post Doctoral Research Associate, Jan 2019 – Dec 2019
The University of Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Academic Tutor/Mentor, Jan 2019 – Aug 2019
OASIS, The University of Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Research Assistant, Aug 2015 – Dec 2018
TUSTP, The University of Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Techno-Commercial Consultant, Jul 2013 – Jul 2015
Hyderabad, India
Business Development Manager, Oct 2012 – Jun 2013
Pricol Technologies, India
Assistant Project Manager/ Senior Team Lead – virtual validation, Oct 2011 – Sep 2012
Pricol Technologies, India
Technical Project Coordinator, R&D Engineer, Jan 2010 – May 2011
FMC Technologies, France/India
Technical Consultant, Jan 2008 – Dec 2009
Solar Innovations, India
Research Assistant, Aug 2003 – Aug 2007
TUSTP, Oklahoma, USA
Mechanical Engineer, Jun 2002 – Jul 2003
Venkataramana Engineering Works, India
Professional Societies
Chair - ASME Mid-Continent Section (2020/2021/2022/2023)
Technical Lead organizer – ASME Fluid Engineering Division - Multiphase Flows in Petroleum Engineering (2020)
Technical Liaison - ASME Mid-Continent Section (2019/2020)
Topic Organizer – ASME Fluid Engineering Division - Liquid-Liquid Flows (2018, 2019)
Topic Co-organizer – ASME Fluid Engineering Division - Multiphase Flows in Petroleum Engineering (2019)
Symposium Co-organizer – ASME Fluid Engineering Division - Performance of Multiphase Flow Systems (2018)
Committee member – Multiphase Flow Technical Track, Computational Fluid Dynamics Track
Student Director/Member- ASME Petroleum Engineering Collegiate Council (2017, 2018)
Leadership & Service Activities
Section Chair, ASME Mid-Continent Section - 2020/21/22/23
Technical Liaison, ASME Mid-Continent Section - 2019/20/21/22/23
Topic Lead Organizer, ASME FEDSM MFTC - 2018/19/20/21/22/23
Committee Member, ASME FEDSM MFTC, CFDTC, FMTC - 2017/18/19/20/21/22/22/23
Election Commission Head, GSA, University of Tulsa - 2017/18
Process Leader, Pricol Technologies - 2012/13
Industrial Advisor - 2012/13
Co-Chair, Student Annual Research Colloquium, University of Tulsa - 2006/07
Secretary, Graduate Student Association, University of Tulsa - 2005/06
President, Indian Student Association, University of Tulsa - 2004/05
President, Mechanical Engineering Student Association, India - 2001/02