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Guruswami Ravichandran

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Guruswami Ravichandran
Born (1959-05-08) 8 May 1959 (age 65)
Kurichikottai, Tamil Nadu, India
CitizenshipUnited States (Naturalized)
EducationB.E., M.S., Ph.D
Alma materNational Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Brown University[1]
Occupation(s)Otis Booth Leadership Chair of the Division of Engineering and Applied Science; Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering [2]
OrganizationCalifornia Institute of Technology
AwardsEringen Medal (2013)

Guruswami Ravichandran (born 8 May 1959) is a professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at California Institute of Technology.[3] He is also serving as the Otis Booth Leadership Chair of the Division of Engineering and Applied Science at Caltech. He served as the director of Guggenheim Aeronautical Laboratory (GALCIT) at California Institute of Technology from 2009 to 2015.[4][5]

Education

Guruswami Ravichandran received his Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Mechanical Engineering from Regional Engineering College, Tiruchirappalli (now known as National Institute of Technology,Tiruchirappalli), formerly affiliated to University of Madras in 1981. He received Master of Science (M.S.) in Solid Mechanics and Structures in 1983, Applied Mathematics in 1984 and Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD) in Solid Mechanics and Structures in 1986, all from Brown University.[6] National Institute of Technology,Tiruchirappalli awarded him Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2008.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ http://ravi.caltech.edu
  3. ^ "G. Ravichandran - Home". ravi.caltech.edu. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Caltech Aerospace (GALCIT) | Director". www.galcit.caltech.edu. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Guruswami Profile" (PDF). Caltech. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Caltech Division of Engineering and Applied Science". www.eas.caltech.edu. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  7. ^ "DAA 2008". NITT.