Ronald Surendran Harichandran

Background

Harichandran, Ronald Surendran was born on October 26, 1959 in Badulla, Sri Lanka. Son of Thurairatnam and Mabel Sugirthamalar (Thambimuttu) Harichandran.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering, U. Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, 1979; Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1981; Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1985.

Career

Research engineer, Control laboratories, Lower Hutt, New Zealand, 1979-1980; research assistant, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1980-1984; assistant professor, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1984-1992; associate professor, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1992-1998; professor, Michigan State University, East Lansing, since 1998; department chair, Michigan State University, East Lansing, since 1995. Visiting fellow U. NSW, Sydney, Australia, 1994.

Achievements

• Ronald Surendran Harichandran has been listed as a noteworthy Civil engineer, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Society of Civil Engineers (dynamics committee since 1995, probabilistic methods committee since 1997).

Connections

Married Balwinder Kaur Sandhu, July 14, 1984. Children: Vikram, Nishan.

Father:

Thurairatnam Harichandran

Mother:

Mabel Sugirthamalar (Thambimuttu) Harichandran

Spouse:

Balwinder Kaur Sandhu

child:

Nishan Harichandran

child:

Vikram Harichandran