Ramachandran Radharamanan

Background

Radharamanan, Ramachandran was born on December 4, 1948 in Mailam, Tamil Nadu, India. Son of Balakrishnan and Rajasekari (Sabapathi) Ramachandran.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering, Madras (India) University, 1970. Master of Science in Production Engineering, Madras (India) University, 1973. Doctor of Philosophy in Production Engineering, Katholieke University, Leuven, Belgium, 1977.

Career

Professor Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Engineering Federal University, Santa Maria, Brazil, 1977-1984. Associate professor Industrial Engineering University Utah, 1984-1986. Associate professor mechanical engineering San Diego (California) State University, 1986-1989.

Acting director Industrial Engineering Marquette University, Milwaukee, 1989-1990, associate professor Industrial Engineering, 1990-1991, director Advanced Manufacturing Center, 1991-1995. Professor, researcher Industrial Engineering Federal University, Santa Maria, Brazil, since 1995. Coordinator international exchange program Federal University Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, since 1989, visiting scholar, 1989-1991.

Coordinator international exchange program Federal University Santa Maria, Brazil, since 1991, visiting scholar, 1992-1994. Coordinator international exchange program University Vale do Rio dos Sinos, since 1991, Catholic University Rio Grande do Sul, since 1991. Coordinator international exchange program Federal University Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Brazil, since 1992, visiting scholar, 1993.

Visiting scholar Institute of Technology Bandung, Indonesia, 1992. Research associate Air Force Office of Scientific Research program Wright Lab, Ohio, 1994.

Achievements

• Ramachandran Radharamanan has been listed as a noteworthy Mechanical and industrial engineering educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow International Society for Productivity Enhancement. Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Society for Engineering Education, Society Manufacturing Engineers (executive board Milwaukee chapter 4, since 1990, faculty adviser 1991-1995, President's award 1992, Outstanding Faculty Advisor award 1993), Institute Industrial Engineers, American Society Quality Control, Institute Management and Marketing Science.

Interests

• Avocations: reading, swimming, gardening, travel, basketball.

Connections

Married Jeyalakshmi Bhaskaran, February 16, 1981. Children: Radharamanan Balachandran, Radharamanan Kamalakannan.

Father:

Balakrishnan Ramachandran

Mother:

Rajasekari (Sabapathi) Ramachandran

Spouse:

Jeyalakshmi Bhaskaran

child:

Radharamanan Kamalakannan Radharamanan

child:

Radharamanan Balachandran Radharamanan