Background
Singhal, Avinash Chandra was born on November 4, 1939 in Aligarh, India. Son of Shiam Sunder and Pushpa Lata (Jindal) Singhal.
educator engineering administrator
Singhal, Avinash Chandra was born on November 4, 1939 in Aligarh, India. Son of Shiam Sunder and Pushpa Lata (Jindal) Singhal.
Bachelor of Science, Agra University, India, 1957. Bachelor of Science in Engineering, St. Andrews University, Dundee, Scotland, 1959. Degree in engineering (honorary), St. Andrews University, Dundee, Scotland, 1960.
Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1961. Civil Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1962. Doctor of Science Institute of Technology, 1964.
Certificate in business management, University of California at Los Angeles, 1971. Postgraduate, 2005.
Research engineer Kaman Aircraft, Burlington, Massachusetts, 1964-1965. Professor Laval University, 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 Associates, 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 academy senate, 1995—1998, chairman governance grievance, 1995—1996, faculty ombudsman, 1996—1997, coordinator Computer Aided Design and Modeling, 1997—1998, committee academy 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. United States delegate United States/China Workshop on Arch Dams, Beijing, 1987. Canada delegate Shell Structures, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, Ukraine, 1964.
Session chairman International Conference on Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Karlsruhe, Germany, 1991. Research professor National Central University Taiwan, 1990. Visiting professor University Melbourne, Australia, 1983—1984, University Auckland, New Zealand, 1983—1984.
Nodal director wood substitute research program, India, 1992—1993. Instructor Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, 1997—1998, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 1997—1998.
Board directors, president Las Estadas Homeowner's Association, Tempe, 1996-1997. Chairman board 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, Central Building Research Institute (chairman management council, chairman Oracle Application Express committee), Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Chi Epsilon.
Married Uma Rani Sharma, September 5, 1967. Children: Ritu Chanchal, Anita, Neil Raj.