Chandrashekar Nataraj , an American-Indian scientist, holds the Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Moritz, Sr. Endowed Chair in Engineered Systems in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Villanova University:.[1][2][3]
Biography
editC. Nataraj attended the Indian Institutes of Technology from 1977 to 1982 where he received a BS[2] in Mechanical Engineering. He gained an MSc in Mechanical Engineering[2] in 1984 and a PhD in Engineering Science in 1987, both from Arizona State University.[3][4]
Academic work
editHe has worked on research problems in nonlinear dynamic systems with applications to machinery diagnostics, rotor dynamics, vibration, control, electromagnetic bearings, mobile robotics, unmanned vehicles and biomedical diagnostics.[5][6][4][2][7][8]
Research
editNataraj established two research centers in the college of engineering at Villanova University. He served as founding director of the interdisciplinary Center for Nonlinear Dynamics and Control (CENDAC),[9][10][2] founded in 2003.
Other professional activities
edit- Research Engineer and Vice President, Trumpler Associates, Inc., West Chester, PA.[3]
Honors
edit- Elected Fellow of American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- Elected member of the Franklin Institute's Committee of the Sciences and the Arts[3]
- Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Turbo Research Foundation[3]
- Serves on ASME's Technical Committee on Vibration & Sound, the IFToMM Committee,[7]
- North American Editor for the journal Advances in Vibration Engineering[7]
References
edit- ^ "Dr. C. Nataraj Named the Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Moritz, Sr. Endowed Chair in Systems Engineering". www1.villanova.edu. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ a b c d e Jalali, Ali; Buckley, Erin M.; Lynch, Jennifer M.; Schwab, Peter J.; Licht, Daniel J.; Nataraj, C (1 July 2014). "Prediction of Periventricular Leukomalacia Occurrence in Neonates After Heart Surgery". IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics. 18 (4): 1453–1460. doi:10.1109/JBHI.2013.2285011. PMC 4122287. PMID 24122606.
- ^ a b c d e "Faculty Experts - C. Nataraj". www1.villanova.edu. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ a b "DSL". www.vudsl.org. Retrieved 21 November 2017.[dead link]
- ^ "Engineering Professor Awarded $625,124 Grant for Research on Nonlinear Systems". www1.villanova.edu. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ "Dr. C. Nataraj Awarded Funding to Study PVL in Infants". www1.villanova.edu. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ a b c "Cengage Learning". Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ Nataraj, C.; Thomas, D. W.; Tilley, S. L.; Nguyen, M. T.; Mannon, R.; Koller, B. H.; Coffman, T. M. (1 October 2001). "Receptors for prostaglandin E(2) that regulate cellular immune responses in the mouse". The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 108 (8): 1229–1235. doi:10.1172/JCI13640. PMC 209534. PMID 11602631.
- ^ Nataraj, C.; Harsha, S. P. (1 July 2008). "The effect of bearing cage run-out on the nonlinear dynamics of a rotating shaft". Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation. 13 (4): 822–838. Bibcode:2008CNSNS..13..822N. doi:10.1016/j.cnsns.2006.07.010.
- ^ "Center for Nonlinear Dynamics and Control". www1.villanova.edu. Retrieved 6 December 2024.