Background
Purohit, Ghanshyam Purshottamdas was born on February 17, 1951 in Petlad, Gujarat, India. Came to the United States, 1975.
Purohit, Ghanshyam Purshottamdas was born on February 17, 1951 in Petlad, Gujarat, India. Came to the United States, 1975.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Sardar Patel University, Gujarat, 1974. Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University of California at Los Angeles, 1977. Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering, University of California at Los Angeles, 1998.
Propulsion engineer Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, 1977-1980. Mechanical engineer Fluor Corporation, Irvine, 1980-1982. System engineer Kaycee Technology Services, Santa Ana, 1982-1984.
Senior technologist Hughes Spaces and Communications Company, El Segundo, since 1984. Professor University of California at Los Angeles Extension.
Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (associate, vice chair, member propulsion technical committee).
Son of Purshottamdas himmatlal and Sushila Purshottamdas Prohit. Married Daksha Ghanshyam, April, 1980. 1 child, Chetna Ghanshyam.