Background
Sivam, Thangavel Parama was born on June 12, 1944 in Madukkur, India. Son of Thangavel Arumugam Chettiar and Sivapackiam Thangavel (Vadivel) Achi.
Sivam, Thangavel Parama was born on June 12, 1944 in Madukkur, India. Son of Thangavel Arumugam Chettiar and Sivapackiam Thangavel (Vadivel) Achi.
Master of Science, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, 1971. Doctor of Philosophy, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1978.
Project engineer, Indian Space Research Organisation, Trivandrum, 1971-1974; research assistant, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1974-1978; assistant professor, West Virginia Technology, Montgomery, 1978; senior structures engineer, Gates Learjet Corporation, Wichita, Kansas, 1978-1982; assistant professor, Wichita State University, 1982-1987; principal engineer, Boeing Military Airplane, Wichita, 1987-1989; senior staff specialist, Chrysler Technologies Airborne Systems, Inc., Waco, Texas, 1989-1996; senior staff specialist, Raytheon E-Systems/CTAS, Waco, since 1996. Consultant Precision Composites, Wichita, 1984-1986. Research associate, adjunct faculty Institute for Aviation Research at Wichita State University, 1986-1989.
Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Society Automotive Engineers (chairman structures committee since 1985).
Married Maheswari Uthirapathy, September 14, 1972. Children: Uma Devi, Senthil Kumar, Sunthosh Kumar.