P. K. Umesha

Background

P. K. was born on June 12, 1958 in Periyapatna, Karnataka, India. Son of Philisophy D. Kempegowda and Kempegowda Puttamma.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering, Malnad College Engineering, Mysore University, Hassan, 1980. Master of Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 1982. Doctor of Philosophy, Mysore University, 2001.

Career

Project assistant IIT, Chennai, 1982—1984. Scientist Structural Engineering Research Center, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, 1984—1998, assistant director, 1998—2004, deputy director, since 2004.

Achievements

• Certified in engineering, SERC, 1984. Achievements include patents pending for mobile lifting cum flaying vehicle for recovery of hides and byproducts from fallen animals in India. Research in parallel computing techniques for structural analysis and design optimization, wavelet analysis for damage identification, domain decomposition methods, control algorithms.

Works

• Other Work

  • Contributor scientific papers to science journals.

Membership

Member of Indian Concrete Institute, Computer Society India.

Connections

P. K. married to Renuka Umesha. Children: Lekha, Megha.

Father:

Periyapatna D. Kempegowda

Mother:

Kempegowda Puttamma

Spouse:

Renuka Umesha

child:

Lekha Umesha

child:

Megha Umesha