Ranga Pitchumani
George R. Goodson Professor
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Virginia Tech Research Center (VTRC)
900 N. Glebe Road
Arlington, VA 22203
900 N. Glebe Road
Arlington, VA 22203
Research Interests
- Energy Systems
- Energy/Water Nexus
- Electric Grid Integration of Renewable Energy
- Materials Processing and Manufacturing
- Uncertainty Quantification and Large Scale Optimization
- Micro- and Nanoscale Technologies
See Dr. Pitchumani's publications and research on his lab page.
- 2009–Present, George R. Goodson Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech
- 2009-2014, John R. Jones III Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech
- 2003–2008, Professor/Distinguished Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Connecticut
- 2003–2003, Sandia National Laboratories, Sabbatical leave at Micro and Nano Technologies Laboratory, Livermore, California
- 1998–2003, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Connecticut
- 2016 – Distinguished Alumnus Award, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
- 2003-2006 – Distinguished Professor of Engineering, University of Connecticut
- 2000 – Outstanding Mechanical Engineering Faculty Award, University of Connecticut
- 1998 – Outstanding Junior Faculty Award, School of Engineering, University of Connecticut
- 1996 – Young Investigator Award, Office of Naval Research
- 1995 – OLIN Faculty Award, OLIN Corporation
- Ph.D. - Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie-Mellon University, 1992
- M.S. - Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie-Mellon University, 1988
- B.S. - Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, 1986