Background
Pichika, Veerabhadra Rao was born on January 10, 1945 in Ramachandrapur, Andhra, India. Son of Suryanarayana and Annapurna (Chandakanna) Pichika.
Pichika, Veerabhadra Rao was born on January 10, 1945 in Ramachandrapur, Andhra, India. Son of Suryanarayana and Annapurna (Chandakanna) Pichika.
Bachelor of Civil Engineering, Government College Engineering, Kakinada, India, 1967. Master of Science in Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, 1972. Doctor of Philosophy, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, 1976.
Bachelor of Laws, Bangalore University, 1997.
Senior assistant engineer, Tata Cons. Engineers, Bombay, 1976-1979; additional chief engineer Research and Development, Tata Cons. Engineers, Bangalore, since 1985; postdoctoral fellow, Georgia Institute Technology, Atlanta, 1979-1981; research associate, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, 1981-1985.
Fellow Institution Engineers. Member American Society for Testing and Materials, American Society of Civil Engineers, WEF, IAHR.
Married Chandra Basina, April 20, 1969. Children: Shashisekhar, Chandrasekhar, Mohansekhar.