Chetlur Guruswami Balachandran

Background

Balachandran, Chetlur Guruswami was born on July 29, 1931 in Tiruchi, Madras, India. Son of Chetlur Narayanaswami Guruswami and Tirumangalam (Ramaswani) Krishnammal. came to the United States, 1986. Naturalized, 1992.

Education

Master of Arts, Annamalai U., India, 1952; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, Madras U., India, 1956.

Career

Research scientist, Center Building Research Institute, Roorkee, India, 1956-1964; postdoctoral fellow, National Research Council, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 1958-1960; senior research fellow, National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, England, 1964-1967; assistant professor, Indian Institute Science, Bangalore, 1967-1971; senior scientist, Physics and Engineering Laboratory, Lowerhutt, New Zealand, 1971-1980; senior consultant, Western Research, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 1980-1986; professor associate, Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade and Douglas, New York City, since 1986. Member Board Health, New Zealand, 1974-1976.

Achievements

• Chetlur Guruswami Balachandran has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Acoustical Society India. Member Institute Noise Control Engineering, Acoustical Society American.

Connections

Married Tirichi Kuppuswami Usha, July 10, 1961. Children: Rama, Murali.

Father:

Chetlur Narayanaswami Guruswami Krishnammal

Mother:

Tirumangalam (Ramaswani) Krishnammal

Spouse:

Tirichi Kuppuswami Usha

child:

Rama Balachandran

child:

Murali Balachandran