Background
Kudva, Prabhakar was born on November 7, 1946 in Udupi, Karnataka, India. Son of Madhav and Sharada (Pai) Kudva.
Kudva, Prabhakar was born on November 7, 1946 in Udupi, Karnataka, India. Son of Madhav and Sharada (Pai) Kudva.
Bachelor of Technology (honours), Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, 1968. Master of Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, 1970. Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1975.
Research associate, U. Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, 1975-1977; control system engineer, Indian Space Research Organisation Satellite Center, Bangalore, India, 1977-1983; head attitude controls section, Indian Space Research Organisation Satellite Center, Bangalore, India, 1983-1986; research associate, U. Maryland., College Park, 1986; controls engineer, Advanced Technology and Research, Laurel, Maryland., 1987-1989; staff engineer, McDonnell Douglas Aerospace, Seabrook, Maryland., 1989-1993; senior principal engineer, McDonnell Douglas Aerospace, Seabrook, Maryland., 1993-1994; engineering manager, McDonnell Douglas Aerospace, Seabrook, Maryland., since 1994.
Married Prabhavathy (Robbie) Shanbhag, May 10, 1973. 1 child, Anupa.