Background
Rao, K. Prabhakara was born on October 14, 1939 in Madanapalle, India. Son of K. Krishnamoorthi and K. Subbamma Rao.
aerospace engineering educator
Rao, K. Prabhakara was born on October 14, 1939 in Madanapalle, India. Son of K. Krishnamoorthi and K. Subbamma Rao.
Master of Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, 1964. Doctor of Philosophy, Imperial College, London, 1969.
Aeronautical engineer Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd., Bangalore, India, 1964-1966. Commonwealth scholar Imperial College, London, 1966-1969. From assistant professor to associate professor, professor Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, since 1969.
Alexander von Humboldt fellow Stuttgart (Germany) University, 1976-1977. National Research Council senior research associate Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio, 1986-1988. Consultant National Aeronautical Laboratory, Bangalore, 1990, Indian Space Research Organization, Trivandrum, 1985, Aeronautical Development Agency, Bangalore, 1991.
Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (associate), Institution Engineers (India), Aeronautical Society India.
Married Keelapatla Geetha, December 23, 1970. Children: K. Krishna Chaitanya, K. Jyothi.