Background
Bhat, Gajanan Subraya was born on July 12, 1959 in North Kannada, Karna, India. Son of Subraya G. and Saraswati Bhat.
educator Textile and polymer scientist
Bhat, Gajanan Subraya was born on July 12, 1959 in North Kannada, Karna, India. Son of Subraya G. and Saraswati Bhat.
Bachelor of Technology in Textiles, Bangalore (India) University, 1981. Master Technology in Fiber Science, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, 1984. Doctor of Philosophy in Polymer Science, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1990.
Management trainee, J.K. Synthetics Ltd., Kota, India., 1981-1982; graduate research assistant, Georgia Technology, Atlanta, 1984-1990; research engineer, Image Carpets, Rome, Georgia, 1990; assistant professor, U. Tennessee, Knoxville, 1990-1996; associate professor textile and polymer science, U. Tennessee, Knoxville, since 1990. Consultant United States Air Force, Edwards Air Force Base, California, summer 1994, 95, Poly Bond Inc., Waynesboro, Virginia, since 1994.
Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers (session organizer 1995), Fiber Society (conference organizer 1997), Materials Society.
Married Vanita G. Bhat, May 25, 1989. Children: Sneha, Sunay.