Background
Mukund Ranchhodlal was born on 21 April in 1942 in Bavla, India. He came to the United States in 1966.
Son of Ranchhodlal N. and Shakariben M. Patel.
researcher electrical engineer
Mukund Ranchhodlal was born on 21 April in 1942 in Bavla, India. He came to the United States in 1966.
Son of Ranchhodlal N. and Shakariben M. Patel.
Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1972
Master of Engineering Management (Honors), University of Pittsburgh, PA, 1984
Master of Engineering with Distinction, LD College, Gujarat University, 1965
Bachelor of Engineering with Distinction, BVM, Sardar University, 1963
Professor of electrical power, United States Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, New York, since 1997.
Distinguished visiting professor, electrical power systems, University of Minnesota, Duluth, 1996—1997.
Principal engineer, Research and Development, Space Division General Electric, Princeton, 1986—1993,
Senior staff engineer, Lockheed Martin Aerospace, Princeton, NJ, 1993-1996.
Manager Research and Development, Bharat Bijlee (Siemens) Ltd., Bombay, 1976—1980.
Fellow engineer, Westinghouse R & D center, Pittsburgh, PA, 1980—1984,
Founding President and Director, Space Products, Induction General, Inc., Pittsburgh, 1984—1986.
Senior development engineer General Electric, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, 1967—1976.
Lecturer electrical engineering BVM Engineering College, Sardar University, Vidyanagar, India, 1965—1966.
Consultant to Indian National Productivity Council, New Delhi, 1976-1980.
Teaching short course on Spacecraft Electrical Power Systems, since 1995.
Teaching short courses on shipboard power for American Society of Naval Engineers, since 2012.
Shipboard Electrical Power Systems
(Taylor and Francis Group)
2012Shipboard Propulsion, Power Electronics, and Ocean Energy
(Taylor and Francis Group)
2012Intro to Electrical Power and Power Electronics
(Taylor and Francis Group)
2014Wind and Solar Power Systems Design and Operation
(CRC Press LLC)
1999Fellow Institution Mechanical Engineers. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior ), American Science Society Research, Elfun Society Volumes, Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu, Omega Rho.
Mukund married to Sarla Shantilal on 4 November in 1967. They have three children: Ketan, Bina, and Vijal.