EDUCATION

• Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering
  Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
  May 2003 till May 2006
• Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
  Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
  August 2000 till May 2003
• Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering
  Motilal Nehru Regional Engineering College (currently Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology), University of Allahabad, Allahabad, INDIA
  August 1996 till May 2000

WORK EXPERIENCE

• Professor, Department of Engineering Design, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, INDIA
  July 2018 – till date
• Associate Professor, Department of Engineering Design, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, INDIA
  July 2013 – July 2018
• Assistant Professor, Department of Engineering Design, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, INDIA
  September 2006 – July 2013
• Post Doctoral Research Associate, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
  May 2006 – August 2006

EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES

• Associate Editor, ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control, 2012-2018.
• Member, Editorial Board, International Journal of Vehicular Technology, since 2012-2017.

AWARDS

• Dr. V. Ramamurti Faculty Fellow, IIT Madras, 2019.
• Srimathi Marti Annapurna Gurunath Award for Excellence in Teaching 2018-19, IIT Madras, 2019.
• Arthur M. Wellington Prize, American Society of Civil Engineers, 2019.
• Recipient of the Young Engineer Award given by the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE), 2012 (INAE Young Associate since 2012).
• Recipient of the 2012 IET Electrical Systems in Transportation Premium Award for the paper titled �Modelling an electropneumatic brake system for commercial vehicles�.
• Recipient of the Young Faculty Recognition Award given by Indian Institute of Technology Madras, 2011.
• Recipient of the 2006 George Bush Presidential Library Foundation grant awarded annually to a single graduate student in the College of Engineering at Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA.
• Recipient of the best paper presentation award in the �Vehicle Control� session of the 2003 American Control Conference held in Denver, Colorado, USA, in June 2003.
• Secured first rank during the academic year 1999-2000 and stood first overall during the entire undergraduate program for the 1996-2000 batch in the Motilal Nehru Regional Engineering College, Allahabad, India.
• Recipient of the MPS Saroj Agrawal gold medal for securing the first rank in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Motilal Nehru Regional Engineering College, during the academic year 1998-1999.
• Recipient of the silver medals awarded by the University of Allahabad for securing the first rank in the College of Engineering during the academic years 1998-1999 and 1997-1998.
• Recipient of the Best High School Student silver medal awarded in 1996 by the Lions Club of Central Madras, Chennai, India.
• Recipient of the High School gold medal for securing the first rank in the Senior Secondary School Examination in 1996 presented by Jawahar Vidhyalaya, Ashok Nagar, Chennai, India.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, USA.
• Associate Member, Society of Automotive Engineers, India (Member of SAE USA till 2006).
• Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.