Biographical Sketch
Education:
Ph.D. Civil Engineering, The University of Iowa, 1982
M.S. Civil Engineering (Structures), The University of Iowa, 1979
B.S. Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras,
1977
- The
Pennsylvania State University, 1986-Present
-Full Professor, Tenured, 1998-Present
-Associate Professor, Tenured, 1992-1997;
-Assistant Professor 1986-1991 - GMI Engineering & Management Institute, 1982-1985
- Certificate of Appreciation from the Engineering Foundation for Chairing the conference "Optimization In Industry", 1997.
- Advancement to grade of Senior Member of the AIAA, April 1997.
- Award of Special Recognition from the Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program (PENNTAP), Oct. 1997.
Affiliations:
- Associate Editor, Mechanics of Structures and Machines 1998 - 2006
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Member, 1982 - Present
- American Institute of Astronautics and Aeronautics (AIAA), Associate Fellow, 1999
- Associate Editor, AIAA Journal, 1996-1998