Biographical Sketch
Education:
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Northeastern University,
1976
M.S. Mathematics, Northeastern University, 1978
M.S. Electrical Engineering, Calcutta University 1970
B.S. Electrical Engineering, Calcutta University, 1966
Positions
Held:
- The Pennsylvania State University, 1985-Present
- Charles Stark Draper Laboratory and MIT, 1980-1985
- Carnegie-Mellon University, 1978-1980
- MITRE Corporation, 1975-1978
- Distinguished Professor, 2003-Present
- Designation Department Head's Best Faculty Award, 1993
- College of Engineering Outstanding Research Award, 1995
- IEEE Fellow Award, for research in aerospace and electromechanical systems, 2002
- ASME Fellow Award, for research in Decision & Control Theory and Mechanics of Materials, 1994
- Senior Research Fellow Award, National Academy of Sciences, 1998 -1999
- Best Paper Award, ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurements, and Control, 1999
- Premier Research Award, Penn State Engineering Society (PSES), 2002
- Outstanding Research Award, PSES, 1995
- Faculty Award, Pennsylvania State Department of Mechanical Engineering, 1992
Affiliations:
- Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
- Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- Associate Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Member Sigma Xi
- Graduate Faculty of Electrical Engineering
- Faculty of the Intercollege Graduate Program in Materials