Background
Karpurapu, Rajagopal was born on June 15, 1957 in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India. Son of Subrahmanyam and Kamala Karpurapu.
Karpurapu, Rajagopal was born on June 15, 1957 in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India. Son of Subrahmanyam and Kamala Karpurapu.
B Tech in Civil Engineering, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada, India, 1979. M Tech in Ocean Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India, 1981. Doctor of Philosophy, University Florida, Gainesville, 1985.
Research associate Royal Military College Canada, Kingston, 1986—1993. Assistant professor Indian Institute of Technology Madras, 1993—1995, associate professor, 1995—2000, professor, since 2000.
Member of International Geosynthetics Society, Tau Beta Pi (life).
Married Manjula Karpurapu, June 24, 1988. 1 child Meher Stuti.