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Gnanadesikan, Ramanathan was born on November 2, 1932 in Madras, India. Son of Ambalavanan Ramanathan and Jegathambal. came to the United States, 1953.
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Gnanadesikan, Ramanathan was born on November 2, 1932 in Madras, India. Son of Ambalavanan Ramanathan and Jegathambal. came to the United States, 1953.
Bachelor of Science with honors, U. Madras, 1952; Master of Arts, U. Madras, 1953; Doctor of Philosophy, U. North Carolina, 1957.
Senior research statistician, Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, 1957-1959;
member technical staff, Bell Telephone laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 1959-1968;
department head, Bell Telephone laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 1968-1984;
division manager, Bellcore, Morristown, New Jersey, 1984-1986;
assistant vice president, Bellcore, Morristown, New Jersey, 1986-1991;
professor, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, since 1991. Advisor United States Census Bureau, Washington, 1967-1969. Member commission on applied and theoretical statistics NAS, Washington, 1979-1984, chairman panel National Research Council, Washington, 1981-1988.
Member Mathematics Sciences Education Board, Washington, 1989-1992. Member of the Board of Governors New Jersey State Coalition for Math Education, 1991-1994.
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Vice president Down Harbor Association, Martha's Vineyard, 1979-1982. Volunteer Mended Hearts, Summit/Springfield, New Jersey, since 1995. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (chair section U 1964), American Statistical Association (board directors 1968), Institute Mathematics Statistics (president 1986-1989), Royal Statistical Society.
Member International Statistical Institute (vice president since 1997, also other offices), International Association Statistical Computing (president 1981-1983).
Married Mrudulla Ramanathan Waknis Gnanadesikan, February 18, 1965. Children: Anand, Mukund.