IIT-Roorkee Alumni Association-North America Chapter
 (Indian Institute of Technology-Roorkee formerly named as Roorkee University)
A Non-Profit Organization. Tax I'D #56-1393498

Dr. Atma Ram Sahu
7416 Lake Glenn Drive Glenn Dale MD 20769
301 464 2565[Home] 410 951 3464[Day]
asahu@coppin.edu  / sahuatma@hotmail.com

Dated: October 2002.

Dr. Atma Sahu has been elected as the new President of IITRUAA-NAC ( Indian Institude of Technology-Roorkee Alumni Association- North America Chapter) .

Dr. Atma Ram Sahu

Dr. Atma Ram Sahu earned a master’s degree as well as a Ph.D. (1973) in Applied Mathematics from University of Roorkee (presently, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee), India. He was born, raised and educated in Roorkee, Uttaranchal, India (http://idmp.entpe.fr/stations/ind01/ind01.html).

Dr. Sahu’s research work is in the area of Elastic Vibrations of Turbine Blades, and he has a large number of publications in national and international refereed journals. In 1975, Dr. Jai Krishna, former Vice Chancellor of University of Roorkee in the Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics, communicated his one of the paper in the area of “Torsional Vibrations of Pre-twisted Beam.” He has continuously published since then, and in his recent 2001 book (research articles from various authors) entitled “Advances in Elastic Vibrations and Smart Structures,” he is leading editor with Professor R.R. Bhargava and Professor A. P. Gupta of Mathematics Department, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR), both as co-editors.

In January 2001, Dr. Sahu lead a National Science Foundation U.S. delegation of ten professors from eight distinguished U.S. research Universities. This delegation stayed for three days at Mathematics Department, IITR to work on collaborative research projects plans with scientists and engineers from India, in the area of “Elastic Vibrations, Smart Structures and Their Solution Technologies.”

During 1971-1980 at IITR, Dr. Sahu experienced working with Professors (retired)-- Dr. Prahlad Das, Dr. Mahesh Varma and Dr. Hari Krishna of Water Resources Development Training Center, IITR, and Dr.J.S Tomar of Mathematics Department, IITR. He was also a faculty in Bhopal University, and National Council of Educational Research & Training, New Delhi, India, as a Lecturer in Mathematics.

After August 1980 in the U.S., Dr. Sahu has worked in various full time positions ranging from Mathematics Specialist to Associate Professor in Mathematics with four sister institutions of University System of Maryland –- University of Maryland, College Park; University of Maryland Eastern Shores, University of Maryland University College; and Coppin State College, Baltimore, MD, where presently, he is a tenured faculty as an Associate Professor in Mathematics. He has also served in many administrative positions (e.g. acting Department Chairman, mathematics program coordinator/supervisor etc.) in these academic institutions

Over the last 39 years, Dr. Sahu has lectured extensively on elastic vibrations, and educational pedagogical issues (teacher education and mathematics problem solving). Additionally, as a Maryland resident living in the vicinity of nation’s capital Washington DC, he enjoys the privilege of consulting with Department of Defense, Department of Education, National Science Foundations, and other research and teaching institutions of higher education.

Dr. Sahu lives with his wife Dr. Kusum Sahu (NASA engineer, Greenbelt MD), and two children in Maryland. His son Dr. Anurag Sahu (24 Yrs) is a resident medical doctor at Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C. His daughter Ms. Shelley Sahu (17yrs) is a Maryland Distinguished Scholar and high school senior at Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Greenbelt, M.D.

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Dr. Atma R. Sahu's Resume ( MS Word Format)

Dated: August 2002.

Message from Director IIT-Roorkee.

(awaited)

DATED: JULY , 2002

Dear Prem Vrat Ji,

Greetings

I have done a lot of talking to the Alumni on Giving. The following things emerged;

1 USA is going through an almost recession at this time. Therefore we may wait till things start getting better.

2 IIT-R has recently received enhanced grants, both recurring and non-recurring. We are hoping that this will alleviate the suffering on short term basis. Alumni are keen to learn how and when things start changing with RU becoming IIT-R.

3 We are starving for News of the Alma-mater. You may consider sending a two-monthly information to me, on How IIT, R is (RE)-developing . I will disseminate it to all Alumni here by Email/web site.

4 Most importantly, we are planning a Get Together at National level in Summer 2003. We had first one in 1976 in Chicago, the second in 1981 in Washington DC, the third in SF in 1988. Normally 50-60 families from the area and near by join.

Dr. J. Narain the then VC had visited us in 1981. The late Dr NC Nigam had visited about 10 years back. We like more frequent meetings with our Director/s.

We will like you to plan to join this get-together in 2003. At that time, we will be happy to arrange your meetings with prospective DONOR Alumni at other places also.

Your News to us will go a long way in establishing a communication with IITR and the Alumni.

We are launching E-MULTIFARIA in July/August 2002. We had discontinued the hard copy publication after we had launched the website. You may please send us a message of good wishes.

I will visit Roorkee in Nov/Dec 2002.

With kindest personal regards

Cc PK Varma,

Please send copy to all EC members pl.

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