President Emeritus
Dr. Jammi Srinivasa Rao
was Distinguished Professor of rotor dynamics and
vibration engineering from Indian Institute of
Technology (IIT-Delhi) from 1975 to 2000. He was science
counselor at Indian Embassy of USA, visiting Professor
at various universities abroad, and consultant to over
30+ industries. He moved in the year 2000 from academics
to industry and held key positions including Chief
Technology Officer at Singapore based QuEST Global
Services Pte. Ltd., Chief Science Officer at Altair
Engineering Inc., and President & CEO,
BRCORP (2012-2017) and continue to serve the
Board of BRCORP as its President Emeritus.
Prof. Rao was born on 27 December 1939 at Madugula
village, Vishakapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. His father was
offical at the court of Jaipur Maharaja of Orissa at
Madugula Fort, he lost his mother in his very early age
and was brought up by his sisters. The most significant
moment of his early life was garlanding Mahatma Gandhi
at Samalkot Railway Station.
He received Bachelor's Engineering degree with Honours
in Mechanical Engineering from Andhra University in
1960, Master of Technology, Ph. D and D. Sc in 1963,
1965 and 1971 respectively from Indian Institute of
Technology, Kharagpur.
Academics:
Prof. Rao became full professor at Indian Institue of
Technology (IIT-Kharagpur) in 1970 and later moved to
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-Delhi) in 1975 and
Chaired the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He
started a new center on Industrial Tribology, Machine
Dynamics and Maintenance engineering in 1977 at
IIT-Delhi. He also taught at the University of Surrey,
as a commonwealth fellow; at National Institute of
Applied Sciences, Lyon; Concordia University, Montreal;
Rochester Institute of Technology and Gesamthochschule
in Kassel, National Chung Cheng University, ChiaYi, The
University of New South Wales, Sydney as visiting
Professor. He also served as Science Counsellor at the
Indian Embassy in Washington during 1984-88. He also
served as Protem Chancellor of Koneru Lakshmaiah
University from 2011-12 and President-Academics at
Kumaraguru College of Technology, India.
Consultancy:
He was a consultant to over 30 industries, e.g., Gas
Turbine Research Establishment, Bharat Heavy
Electricals, Indian Space Research Organization amongst
others in India and to Washington Metro and Stress
Technology Inc., in USA and Twyflex Couplings in
England, Institute of Fluid Flow Machinery, Polish
Academy of Sciences, Taipower Company, Taipei and
others. Notable amongst several consultancy jobs,
Professor Rao led a team of BHEL engineers in
successfully investigating the complete catastrophic
failure of Narora Atomic Power plant in Northern India,
fixing up through analytical simulations and field tests
of the annoying squeal problem of Washington Metro
trains, Solving the problem of High pressure compressor
rotor failures due to rub from clearance, thermal
expansion and rotor dynamic problems. He was a full time
consultant to Stress Technology Inc. in Rochester
Industry and Corporate:
Professor Rao moved in the year 2000 from academics to
industry on a permanent basis at Quality Engineering and
Software Technologies, where he held the position of
Chief Technology Officer and responsible for a rapid
nearly tenfold growth in a four years. He has been the
key figure in advancing design culture in private
industry in India and in particular getting further
industrial advances in the fields of rotor and blade
dynamic technologies for several multinational
companies, GE, Nuo Pignone, Pratt and Whitney, Rolls
Royce, GE Hydro and Indian defense establishments GTRE,
ISRO. Professor Rao is also a Director on the Board of
GMR Energy Group, which set up the largest barge mounted
combined cycle power plant with four GE aeroderivative
engines and one Mitsubishi Steam turbine in record time
and successfully producing power since 2001.
Fellow - American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Fellow - Indian National Academy of Engineering
Founder Member - Association for Machines and Mechanisms
Life Member - Indian Society Theoretical & Applied
Mechanics
Life Fellow - Indian Society of Technical Education
Fellow - Institution of Engineers (India)
Member - United Children’s Movement