Background
Singhal, Avinash Chandra was born on November 4, 1941 in Aligarh, India. Son of Shiam Sunder and Pushpa Lata (Jindal) Singhal.
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Avinash Chandra Singhal
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Avinash Chandra Singhal, American Engineering administrator, educator. Achievements include research in computer modeling, blast effects on structures, in lifeline engineering, earthquake strengthening of deteriorated dams, steel and concrete buildings, bridges, building materials, and non-linear finite element dynamics.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Agra U., India, 1957; Bachelor of Science in Engineering, St. Andrews U., Dundee, Scotland, 1959; honors in engineering, St. Andrews U., Dundee, Scotland, 1960; Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1961; Civil Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1962; Doctor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1964; certificate in business management, University of California at Los Angeles, 1971.
Career
Research engineer, Kaman Aircraft, Burlington, Massachusetts, 1964-1965;
professor, Laval U., Quebec, Canada, 1965-1969;
assistant program manager, TRW, Redondo Beach, California, 1969-1971;
manager, General Electric, Philadelphia, 1971-1972;
manager technical services, Engineers India Ltd., New Delhi, 1972-1974;
project engineer, Weidlinger Associations, New York City, 1974-1977;
professor, Arizona State University, Tempe, since 1977;
director, Center Building Research Institute, 1992-1993. Director Earthquake Research Laboratory, Arizona State University, Tempe, 1978-1989, graduate coordinator structural engineering 1991-1992, senator academic senate, since 1995, chairman governance grievance, 1995-1996, faculty ombudsman, 1996-1997, coordinator Computer Aided Design and Modeling, 1997-1998, committee academic freedom and tenure, 1998-1999, committee promotion and tenure. Consultant McDonnel Aircraft Corporation, St. Louis, 1977-1978, Sperry Corporation, 1979-1980, McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Company, 1990-1991, Arizona Nuclear Power Plant, 1991-1992.
Reviewer of proposals National Science Foundation, Washington, 1980-1991, 96-97, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, India, 1990-1993. United States delegate United States/China Workshop on Arch Dams, Beijing, 1987, Canada delegate Shell Structures, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1964. Session chairman International Conference on Soil Dynamicsand Earthquake Engineering, Karlsruhe, Federal Republic of Germany, 1991.
Research professor National Center U. Taiwan, Republic of China, 1990. Visiting professor U. Melbourne, Australia, 1983-1984, U. Auckland, New Zealand, 1983-1984. Nodal director wood substitute research program, India, 1992-1993, instructor Indian Institute Technology, Madras, 1997-1998, Indian Institute Science, Bangalore, 1997-1998.
Achievements
Membership
Board of directors, president Las Estadas Homeowner's Association, Tempe, 1996-1997. Chairman.bd. directors India Association Greater Phoenix, 1985-1986. President India Association Greater Boston, 1964-1965.
Vice president, treasurer Dobson Ranch Homeowners Association, Mesa, Arizona, 1988-1991. Founding member Asian American Association Arizona, Phoenix, 1987-1989. Founding member, president Asian American Faculty Association, Arizona State University, Tempe, 1986-1988.
Consultant United Nations Development Program New Delhi, 1991-1992. Fellow American Society of Civil Engineers, Control Building Research Institute (chairman management county, chairman Oracle Application Express committee), Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Chi Epsilon.
Connections
Married Uma Rani Sharma, September 5, 1967. Children: Ritu Chanchal, Anita, Neil Raj.
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Nationality
American
Awards
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McLintock fellow Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1960, Carnegie fellow Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1960-1963, fellow Royal Astronomical Society, London, 1961-1964, research fellow Kobe U., Japan, 1990. Denninson scholar Institution Civil Engineers, London, 1959. Henry Adams Research.medal Structural Engineers, London, 1972. Grantee Canada Defense Research Board, 1966-1969, National Science Foundation, 1978-1982, Engineering Foundation, 1978-1979, United States Army Corps Engineers, 1984-1986, unites states department Interior, 1986-1988, Office Naval Research, 1994. Arizona Department Emergency Management, 1997-1998. Recipient 1st prize bridge building Institution Strucural Engineers, Merit award Institute Engineers, India.McLintock fellow Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1960, Carnegie fellow Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1960-1963, fellow Royal Astronomical Society, London, 1961-1964, research fellow Kobe U., Japan, 1990. Denninson scholar Institution Civil Engineers, London, 1959. Henry Adams Research.medal Structural Engineers, London, 1972.
Grantee Canada Defense Research Board, 1966-1969, National Science Foundation, 1978-1982, Engineering Foundation, 1978-1979, United States Army Corps Engineers, 1984-1986, unites states department Interior, 1986-1988, Office Naval Research, 1994. Arizona Department Emergency Management, 1997-1998. Recipient 1st prize bridge building Institution Strucural Engineers, Merit award Institute Engineers, India.