Dr. U. Chandrasekhar is the pro vice chancellor of Vel Tech Dr.RR & Dr.SR Technical University, Chennai. He was director of the Engineering Staff College of India (ESCI), an autonomous organ of The Institution of Engineers (India), and prior to that he was an additional director at the Gas Turbine Research Establishment, a Ministry of Defence R&D organization. For the past 26 years, he has been involved in design, analysis, prototyping, rapid manufacturing, and testing of aero gas turbine engines. He set up the first-ever rapid prototyping laboratory in the country. He has received a commendation medal from the scientific advisor to the defence minister in recognition of his research efforts. He received his B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from NIT, Suratkal; M.Tech. in Design Stream from IIT, Madras; and his Ph.D. from VTU. For his academic excellence at IIT Madras, he received an award from the former president of India, Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam. He trained RP and sensor technologies in Germany, th
