Background
Prabhu, Bantwal Srinivasa was born on January 18, 1940 in Puttur, Karnataka, India. Son of Bantwal Ramachandra and Bantwal Bhavani Kudva Prabhu.
Prabhu, Bantwal Srinivasa was born on January 18, 1940 in Puttur, Karnataka, India. Son of Bantwal Ramachandra and Bantwal Bhavani Kudva Prabhu.
Bachelor of Science, St. Aloysius College, 1960. Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Engineering College Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India, 1964. Master of Engineering with distinction, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, 1966.
Doctor of Philosophy, IIT, Madras, India, 1972.
Associate lecturer, Indian Institute Technology, Madras, 1971-1972; lecturer, Indian Institute Technology, Madras, 1973-1975; senior design engineer, Indian Institute Technology, Madras, 1975-1979; assistant professor, Indian Institute Technology, Madras, 1979-1983; associate professor, Indian Institute Technology, Madras, 1984; professor, Indian Institute Technology, Madras, since 1985.
Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Society Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers, Tribology Society of India (life).
Married Bantwal Swarna Kamath, December 18, 1969. Children: Gopalakrishna, Dinesh, Maya.