Education
Washington University in Saint Louis.
Washington University in Saint Louis.
His research interest is in Helicopter dynamics, Floquet theory and Large-Scale and parallel computing. Born and raised in Hanehalli village, Gaonkar completed his high school (1955) from the A. H. School, Bankikodla. Gaonkar earned a Bachelor of Engineering degree (1960) in Civil Engineering from B.V.B. College of Engineering & Technology, Hubli, a Mechanical Engineering degree (1963) in Civil Engineering from VJTI, Mumbai and a Doctorate. Science degree (1967) in Helicopter Engineering from Louis.
Prior to joining FAU, Gaonkar was a research professor at the University of Southern Illinois, Edwardsville and a professor of Aerospace Engineering at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
During the year 2009-2010, Gaonkar was a visiting professor at Louis, his alma mater.