Background
Ramakumar, Ramachandra Gupta was born on October 17, 1936 in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. Arrived in United States, 1967. Son of Gopalakrishna Ramachandra and Saraswathi (Bai) Gupta.
Electrical engineering educator
Ramakumar, Ramachandra Gupta was born on October 17, 1936 in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. Arrived in United States, 1967. Son of Gopalakrishna Ramachandra and Saraswathi (Bai) Gupta.
Bachelor of Engineering, University Madras, 1956. Master of Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, 1957. Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell University, 1962.
Registered profile engineer, Oklahoma, Assistant lecturer, lectr electrical engineering Coimbatore Institute Technology, 1957-1962, assistant professor, 1962-1967. Visiting and associate professor Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, 1967-1976, professor electrical engineering, since 1976. Director engineering energy laboratory, 1987;PSO/Albrecht Naeter professor, 1991.
Consultant Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, 1978-1979.
Consultant United Nations, United Nations University, National Science Foundation, Kuwait University, others TCM scholar, 1959-1962.
National Science Foundation grantee, 1978.
Fellow: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (power generation committee). Member: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Power & Energy Society chair, renewable technical sub-committee), Oklahoma Society Professional Engineers (outstanding achievement award 1972), American & International Solar Energy Society.
Married Tallam Gokuladevi, June 13, 1963. Children: Sanjay, Malini, Bachelor of Engineering U. Madras, 1956.