Murty V. Mantravadi

Background

Mantravadi, Murty V. was born on October 4, 1929 in Perakalapudi, India. Son of Gangadhara Sastry and Venkatalakshmi (Upadrasta) Mantravadi.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Andhra Christian College (India), 1949. DMIT, Madras Institute Technology (India), 1952. Doctor of Philosophy, Institute Optics, U. Rochester (New York), 1959.

Lecturer, Madras Institute Technology, 1952-1955.

Assistant Institute Optics, U. Rochester, 1956-1959, assistant professor, 1959-1964. Professor Madras Institute Technology, 1964-1966.

Scientist, engineer Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Bombay, India, 1966-1982. Professor Centro deInv en Optica, Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico, 1982-1984.

Chief scientist HaloTechnologies, Costa Mesa, California, 1984-1986.

Professor Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University, Huntsville, 1986-1987. Research engineer/scientist Northrop Grumman Corporation, Hawthorne, California, 1987-1994, retired. Consultant.

Career

Assistant Institute Optics, U. Rochester, 1956-1959, assistant professor, 1959-1964. Scientist, engr; chief scientist HaloTechnologies, Costa Mesa, California.

Achievements

• Murty V. Mantravadi has been listed as a notable optics scientist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Indian Academy Sciences, Optical Society India, Optical Society American, International Society Optical Engineering.

Connections

Married Suryaprabhadevi Upadrasta, March 12, 1952. Children: Sandhyarani, Gangadhar, Lakshmi, Ravikumar, Suryanarayana, Padma.

Father:

Gangadhara Sastry Mantravadi

Mother:

Venkatalakshmi (Upadrasta) Mantravadi

Spouse:

Suryaprabhadevi Upadrasta

child:

Sandhyarani Mantravadi

child:

Ravikumar Mantravadi

child:

Padma Mantravadi

child:

Suryanarayana Mantravadi

child:

Lakshmi Mantravadi

child:

Gangadhar Mantravadi