Background
Ethirajan, Rathakrishnan was born on May 25, 1953 in Kancheepuram, India. Son of Ethirajan and Andal.
Ethirajan, Rathakrishnan was born on May 25, 1953 in Kancheepuram, India. Son of Ethirajan and Andal.
Bachelor of Science, Madras University, 1973. Degree, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Madras, 1976. Master in Technology, IIT Madras, 1978.
Doctor of Philosophy, IIT Madras, 1986.
Lecturer Massachusetts Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India, 1983—1986. From assistant professor to professor IIT Kampur, Kampur, India, 1987—1997, professor, since 1997. Consultant Indian Space Research Organization, India, 1998—2000, DRD Laboratory, Hyderabad, India, since 2001.
Visiting professor HTG, Göttingen, Germany, 1998—1999.
Fellow: Institute Engineers. Member: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (senior ), Indian Society Technology Education, Aerospace Society India.
Married Gajalakshmi Ethirajan. 1 child R. Bhaskaran.