Chitradurga Shamarao Chandrasekhar

Background

Chandrasekhar, Chitradurga Shamarao was born on May 21, 1938 in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. Son of Chitradurga Naranappa and Saraswathamma (Krishnamurthy) Shamarao.

Education

Bachelor in Civil Engineering, University Mysore, India, 1958. Master of Science in Structural Engineering, University Madras, India, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy, University Leeds, United Kingdom, 1970.

Career

Junior engineer Public Works Department, Bellary, Karnataka, India, 1958-1959. Technical teacher training fellow Government of India, Madras, 1959-1962. Reader in civil engineering Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, India, 1962-1967.

Commonwealth scholar University Leeds, 1967-1970. Postdoctoral fellow University Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, 1970-1972. Professor titular Federal University Paraiba, Campina Grande, Brazil, 1972-1974, 76-78.

Coordinator civil and structural engineering Adibi-Harris Associates, Tehran, Iran, 1974-1976, 78-79. Director Frederic R. Harris B.V., The Hague, The Netherlands, 1979-1992. Project officer Asian Development Bank, Manila, since 1992.

Examiner, evaluator Board of Examiners for several universities in India, 1962-1967. Coordinator postgraduate programs Federal University Paraiba, Campina Grande, 1977-1978. Associate vice president Frederic R. Harris Incorporated, New York York City, 1985-1992.

Achievements

• Chitradurga Shamarao Chandrasekhar has been listed as a noteworthy civil engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Society of Civil Engineers, Institute Engineers (life).

Interests

• Avocations: bridge, reading, amateur theater, photography.

Connections

Married Radhamani Raman, August 21, 1968. Children: Manjunath Srinivasa, Anupama Indrani.

Father:

Chitradurga Naranappa Shamarao

Mother:

Saraswathamma (Krishnamurthy) Shamarao

Spouse:

Radhamani Raman

child:

Anupama Indrani Chandrasekhar

child:

Manjunath Srinivasa Chandrasekhar