Dr. U. Chandrasekhar
Mentor-CCCIR
Experience
- 1986-2013 – Scientist B to Technical Director, GTRE-DRDO, Ministry of Defence Bangalore
- 2013-2015 – Director, ESCI – the Institution of Engineers (India), Hyderabad
- 2015-2018 – Pro Vice Chancellor, Veltech University, (Top 100 NIRF University), Chennai
- 2018-2022 – Program Director, Wipro Infrastructure Engineering, Bangalore & Visiting Professor-IIT Bombay
- 2022- Till date now CTO, GM Scientific Innovation and Research Centre, Bangalore & Adjunct Faculty Member, CPDM-IISc, Bangalore
Qualification
- B Tech (National Institute of Technology NIT – Suratkal)
- M Tech (Indian Institute of Technology – Madras) & PhD (DRDO Research Centre –
Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum) - DHRM – Human Resource Management, IGNOU, New Delhi
Projects Handled
- National TD Project on Additive Manufacturing, Worked as the Project Director, (2008 -2012)
- Project Leader for a Group 21 Scientists at CIAM, Russia for flight testing of aeroengine
- Principal Investigator for Indo Canada IC IMPACTS Project – Application of Drones for
Structural Integrity Evaluation (2013-2015) - Let a group of Scientists at CIAM, Moscow for flight testing of an aero engine (2012)
- Principal Investigator for DST-Advanced Manufacturing Technology Project with Focus on
Near Net Shape Additive Manufacturing (2018-2022) - On-going Project with Royal Academy of Engineering (UK) for Competency Building in
Engineering with Mapua University & VIT as partners - PI for INDO GERMAN S & T project along with ARCI, DST, Hyderabad (2022)
National Membership
- Member of NBA – Academic Sub Committee since 2015
- The Vice Chairman – Aeronautical Society of India, BB, CV Raman Nagar, Bangalore
- Chartered Engineer (CEng) from the Institution of Engineers
Recognitions
- Received a Gold Medal from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam for Academic Excellence at IIT, Madras
1990 - Represented India in South Asian University Forum for Academic Leaders in 2018
Professional Achievements
- Member of Editorial Board of the International Journal of Rapid Prototyping, an Emerald
Publication with high impact factor - Guided 8 PhDs and multiple numbers of PG Dissertations & Journal Publications & patents
- Member of the AP State Council for Higher education for Policy Creation related to
Brownfield / Green Field Universities - Member – The Governing Council Member of IIITDM, MHRD, Government of India
