Background
Dwivedi, Surendra Nath was born on July 15, 1945 in Husena Bad, Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, India. Son of Brahmadeo and Sughari (Devi) Dwivedi. came to the United States, 1978. Naturalized.
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Surendra Nath Dwivedi
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Surendra Nath Dwivedi, American Mechanical and aerospace engineering educator. Achievements include research in concurrent engineering, application of expert systems to design and manufacturing, computer integrated manufacturing, microcomputer utilization, tribology, design and application of industrial robots, numerical control, and generic modeling and design sensitivity.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Science (with honors), Banaras Hindu U., India, 1964; Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Banaras Hindu U., India, 1968; Master of Science in Machine Design, U. Roorkee, India, 1971; Master of Science in Manufacturing Engineering, University B.C., Canada Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering, Birla Institute Technology, India, 1976.
Career
Research associate, U. B.C., Vancouver, 1977-1978;
research engineer, Illinois Institute Technology Research Institute, Chicago, 1978-1979;
assistant professor, Old Dominion U., Norfolk, Virginia, 1979-1981;
assistant professor, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1981-1982;
associate professor, U. North Carolina, Charlotte, 1982-1987;
research professor, Carnegie Mellon U., Pittsburgh, 1987-1988;
professor, West Virginia University, Morgantown, since 1988. Consultant Productivity Systems Design Inc., Morgantown, since 1982, International Business Machines Corporation, Boca Raton, Florida, 1985-1986, Benjamin Franklin Goodrich Company, 1989, Cytemp, Pittsburgh, 1990. Founder and reviewer proposals National Science Foundation, North Carolina Science and Technology, others.
Founder, board directors Indo-United States Forum for Cooperative Research and Technology Transfer, since 1988, United States-Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Forum Cooperative Research and Education, since 1988, United States-Japan Forum for Cooperative Research and Technology Transfer, since 1990.
Achievements
Membership
Faculty advisor Indian Students Association, Norfolk, Charlotte, since 1980. Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society, International Society for Productivity Enhancements (chairman, president 1985-1986, Chairman, Board Of Directors since 1986), Society Manufacturing Engineers (Outstanding Faculty award 1981).
Connections
Married Shashi Dwivedi. Children: Indira, Iva, Isha.
