Background
Ramamurthi, Krishnaswami was born on July 22, 1945 in Chidambaram, India. Son of Srinivasa and Savithri Krishnaswami.
Ramamurthi, Krishnaswami was born on July 22, 1945 in Chidambaram, India. Son of Srinivasa and Savithri Krishnaswami.
Student, St. Aloysius School, Jabalpur, India, 1962. Bachelor Engineering with honors, Jabalpur University, 1968. Master Engineering with distinction, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, 1970.
Doctor of Philosophy, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1976.
Propulsion engineer, Space Science and Technology Center, Trivandrum, India, 1970-1973;
Commonwealth scholar, McGill University, 1973-1976;
engineer, Vikram Sarabhai Space Center, Trivandrum, 1977-1980;
head, Planning, Evaluation and Sys. Analysis Auxiliary Propulsion Sys. Unit, Trivandrum, 1980-1985;
visiting scientist, Deutsche Forschungsanstalt fur Luft und Raumfahrt, Lampoldshausen, Germany, 1986;
group head propulsion research, Indian Space Research Organisation, Trivandrum, since 1986.
Adjunct Professor Indian Institute Technology, Madras, 1994, 95, 96. Research guide, examiner, panel member for various programs. Referee journals in field.
Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (associate). Member International Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems, New York Academy of Sciences, Combustion Institute.
Married Lalitha Ramamurthi, September 11, 1980. 1 child, Indu.