Background
Jerath, Sukhvarsh was born on May 27, 1942 in Khaur, Punjab, India. Came to the United States, 1971. Son of Ram Partap and Raj Rani (Chopra) Jerath.
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Sukhvarsh Jerath
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Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, Birla Engineering College, 1962. Master of Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, 1968. Master of Science in Civil Engineering, Brigham Young University, 1972.
Doctor of Philosophy of Theory and Applied Mechanics, University Illinois, 1977.
Career
Lecturer Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India, 1962-1971. Teaching and research assistant University Illinois, Urbana, 1972-1974, 75-77. Research assistant United States Army Construction Engineering Lab, Champaign, Illinois, 1974-1975.
Structural engineer Custodis Construction Company Research Cottrell Inc., Terre Haute, Indiana, 1977-1980. Assistant professor Washington State University, Pullman, 1980-1985. Associate professor University North Dakota, Grand Forks, 1985-1991, professor, since 1991.
Visiting faculty Oak Ridge (Tennessee) National Laboratory, 1992, 93. Consultant Abe W. Mathews Engineering Company, Hibbing, Minnesota, 1987, KBM Inc., Grand Forks, 1988, Palanisami & Associates, Inc., Minneapolis, 1989, Hurst & Henrichs, Ltd., Fargo, North Dakota, 1990.
Achievements
Membership
Member 20/20 Greater Grand Forks, 1995-1996. Member American Society of Civil Engineers (president North Dakota section 1992-1994, chair district and council 1992-1993), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (vice chairperson Red River group since 1989), American Society Engineering Education, Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Saroj Shahi, September 30, 1968. Children: Ashley M., Rahul.
