Condition Monitoring Society of India

Dr. V. Bhujanga Rao

Date of Birth : 10-Oct-1951
Nationality : Indian
Mailing address : Chairman, KIMS Foundation Research Centre, Secunderabad
Designation : Chairman, KIMS Foundation Research Centre
Phone : +91 8800990254
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Email : vepcrew1@gmail.com
Position held in the executive committee : Patron
Member of other professional bodies : 1. Member, Governing Council of S&T of Karnataka State, 2. Honorary Design Engineer, SM Kirov Machine Building Plant JSC, KAZAKHSTAN, 3. Fellow of Indian National Academy of Engineering, 2000, 4. Fellow of Andhra Pradesh Academy of Sciences, 2010, 5. Founder & President, The Condition Monitoring Society of India (2003- till date).
Awards/Honors : 1. Conferred D. Sc. (h.c.) degree by NIT, Kurukshetra (2014), 2. Suri Bhagavatham Award for Distinguished Service in Acoustics by Acoustic Society of India (2013), 3. MK Nambiar Memorial Oration Award by IABMS (2012), 4. Dr. V Bhujanga Rao Endowment Lecture Instituted by GITAM University, Visakhapatnam from 2012, 5. Vasvik Award for Mechanical Sciences (7 Oct 2011), 6. DRDO Technology Leadership Award (2010), 7. Honorary Professor, Andhra University College of Engineering (2010-12).
Fields of Expertise : Acoustics (Underwater, Bio-, Aero acoustics), Hydrodynamics, Sonar design, Submersible design, Hydro Ballistics, Stealth & Camouflage, Ship Magnetics, Underwater Electric Field, Radar Cross Section, Infrared Signatures, Underwater Explosions, Meta Materials, among others.