Background
Nair, Sudhakar Edayillam was born on April 12, 1944 in Kasaragod, Kerala, India. Son of Krishnan and Meenakshi Nair. came to the United States, 1969.
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Sudhakar Edayillam Nair
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Sudhakar Edayillam Nair, Indian, American Mechanical and aerospace engineering educator. Achievements include research in theory of shells, residual stresses in structures, nonlinear vibrations. Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, American Academy mechanics.
Education
Bachelor of Science in mechanics, University Kerala, 1967. Master of Aeronautical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, 1969. Doctor of Philosophy in Applied mechanics, University California-La Jolla, 1974.
Career
Research engineer, University of California, San Diego, 1974-1977; from assistant professor to associate professor, Illinois Institute Technology, Chicago, 1977-1991; professor, Illinois Institute Technology, Chicago, since 1991. Chairman faculty county Illinois Institute Technology, 1992-1993, chairman university commission on promotion and tenure, since 1994. Consultant in field.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, American Academy mechanics.
Connections
Married Celeste Churchill, December 18, 1983.
