While I am
a native of Andhra Pradesh I have had the good fortune to
have been brought up and have had my education in various
parts of India including, Bihar,
Maharashtra, and Karnataka. I matriculated from
Andhra University in 1955. Among the schools which I have
attended are St.Xaviers College,
Bombay, Karnatak University,
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, and the University
of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. My highest degree is a
Ph.D in the area of Engineering
Mechanics. My professional and technical interests include
Mathematical modeling of Mechanical Devices and Engineering
Structures, Identification of mechanical systems, Mechanical
Design Automation with successful research and
development engineering experience in the Information
technology, aero-engine and energy industries. I have worked
for various companies including IBM (from where I retired),
Lawrence Livermore Laboratories., General Atomics and Pratt
and Whitney
Currently I have
significant interests in a wide variety of subjects
including ontological principles in science and philosophy,
Ancient Indian history, Vedas and Vedanta, Mathematical
Sciences in India during antiquity, the growth and evolution
of civilizations to name a few. When I find time I
pursue my hobbies of photography and astronomy, I reside in the
San Francisco Bay Area
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