Rudra Pratap is an Indian academician and the vice-chancellor of Plaksha University,

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. Previously, he was a professor of

Mechanical Engineering Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines and mechanism (engineering), mechanisms that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and engineering mathematics, mathematics principl ...

at the

Indian Institute of Science The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) is a Public university, public, Deemed university, deemed, research university for higher education and research in science, engineering, design, and management. It is located in Bengaluru, Karnataka. The ...

(IISc),

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. Among other research interests, he works in the field of

Microelectromechanical systems MEMS (micro-electromechanical systems) is the technology of microscopic devices incorporating both electronic and moving parts. MEMS are made up of components between 1 and 100 micrometres in size (i.e., 0.001 to 0.1 mm), and MEMS devices ...

(MEMS) and used to head India's first research lab in the field of

, the CranesSci MEMS Lab at

, Bangalore. His book on MATLAB ''Getting Started with MATLAB 7'' is popular among the students of engineering. He is also the Chair for the Centre of Nanoscience and Engineering (CeNSE). Pratap is an Associate Editor of Shock and Vibration Journal which publishes articles on various aspects of shocks and vibration including vibration measurements, vibration condition monitoring, shock hardening, fluid-structure interaction, impact biodynamics, vehicle dynamics, and gun dynamics.

Education and work

Pratap obtained his B.Tech from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur in the year 1985. He then obtained his MS from

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, Tucson in the year 1987 followed by PhD from

Cornell University Cornell University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university based in Ithaca, New York, United States. The university was co-founded by American philanthropist Ezra Cornell and historian and educator Andrew Dickson W ...

, Ithaca in the year 1993. He joined

in the year 1996.

Books authored

* ''Getting Started with MATLAB 7: A Quick Introduction for Scientists and Engineers'',

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, 2005. * ''Introduction to Statics and Dynamics'', with Andy Ruina, Oxford University Press, 2002.

References

External links

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