Background
Chowdhuri, Pritindra was born on July 12, 1927 in Calcutta, India. Arrived in United States, 1949, naturalized, 1962. Son of Ahindra and Sudhira (Mitra) Chowdhuri.
Chowdhuri, Pritindra was born on July 12, 1927 in Calcutta, India. Arrived in United States, 1949, naturalized, 1962. Son of Ahindra and Sudhira (Mitra) Chowdhuri.
Bachelor of Science in Physics with honors, Calcutta University, 1945. Master of Science, Calcutta University, 1948. Master of Science, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1951.
Doctor of Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1966.
Junior engineer lightning arresters section Westinghouse Electric Corporation, East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1951-1952. Electrical engineer high voltage laboratory Maschinenfabrik Oerlikon, Zurich, 1952-1953. Research engineer High Voltage Research Commission, Daeniken, Switzerland, 1953-1956.
Development engineer high voltage laboratory General Electric, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, 1956-1959, electrical engineer research and development center Schenectady, New York, 1959-1962, engineer electrical investigations transportation systems division Erie, Pennsylvania, 1962-1975. Staff member Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico, 1975-1986. Professor electrical engineering Center Electrical Power Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, 1986—2005, emeritus professor, since 2005.
Lecturer Pennsylvania State University Behrend Graduate Center, Erie, 1969—1975.
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Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, The Institution of Engineering and Technology, United Kingdom, New York Academy of Sciences.
Married Sharon Elsie Hackebeil, December 28, 1962. Children: Naomi, Leslie, Robindro, Rajendro.
