Om Parkash Gandhi

Background

Gandhi, Om Parkash was born on September 23, 1934 in Multan, Pakistan. Son of Gopal Das and Devi Bai (Patney) Gandhi. came to the United States, 1967, naturalized, 1975.

Education

Bachelor of Science with honors, Delhi University, India, 1952. Microsoft Security Essentials, University Michigan, 1957. Doctor of Science, University Michigan, 1961.

Career

Research specialist Philco Corporation, Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, 1960-1962. Assistant director Center Electronics Engineering Research Institute, Pilani, India, 1962-1965, deputy director India, 1965-1967. Professor electrical engineering, research professor bioengineering University Utah, Salt Lake City, since 1967, chairman electrical engineering, 1992-2000.

Consultant United States Army Medical Research and Development Command, Washington, 1973-1977. Consultant to microwave and telecommunications industry and governmental health and safety organizations. Member Communications B and K, Internation Union Radio Science.

Member study section on diagnostic radiology National Institutes of Health, 1978-1981. Member research team identifying adverse effects of wireless communications devices National Academies Center, 2007.

Achievements

• Om Parkash Gandhi has been listed as a noteworthy electrical engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (editor special issue Procs. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 1980, co-Chairman of Commission on RF safety Studies. 1988-1997, Technology Achievement award Utah section 1975, Utah Engineer of Year 1995), American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering.

Member Electromagnetics Academy, Bioelectromagnetics Society (board directors 1979-1982, 87-90,vice president, president 1991-1994, d'Arsonval award 1995).

Connections

Married Santosh Nayar, October 28, 1963. Children: Rajesh Timmy, Monica, Lena.

Father:

Gopal Das Gandhi

Mother:

Devi Bai (Patney) Gandhi

Spouse:

Santosh Nayar

child:

Monica Gandhi

child:

Rajesh Timmy Gandhi

child:

Lena Gandhi