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VICE CHANCELLOR
Prof.
Raju, represents VIT faculty's commitment to and dedication for preparing the graduates for challenges in science, engineering, technology, management and the society. He also represents the university's collective commitment to excellence in teaching, learning, research and service. He is a strong proponent of an educational process that nurtures creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship while providing the students with strong fundamentals.
Prof. Raju comes to VIT from the State University of New York, where he has been a Professor of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Dean of the School of Engineering Technologies and the Director of Science and Technology Programs. In the past, he was associated with the Rochester Institute of Technology as a Professor of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Technologies and the Chair of the Manufacturing Engineering Technology Department; he was a Professor of Manufacturing Technology and the Director of the Center for Advanced Manufacturing Studies at the Purdue School of Engineering, Indiana University - Purdue University; and the Director of the Division of Engineering Sciences and Technology at the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University.
Prof. Raju's teaching and research interests are in manufacturing technologies, electronics manufacturing, engineering education, technology policy and management. As part of his research involvement, he has worked as a Visiting Professor at the Carnegie Mellon University and as a Research Scholar at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was also a member of the US Team working on the Implementation of Computer Integrated Manufacturing at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Vienna, Austria. He was a Professor of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering at the University Tenaga Nasional, Malaysia.
Prof. Raju is a senior member of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) and is the past Chair of its Manufacturing Education and Research Community. He is also a member of the American Society for Engineering Education and the past Chair of its Manufacturing Engineering Division. As a representative of SME, he has been associated with the international accrediting agency ABET Inc., ( used to be known as the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology ). In the past, he has served as a Commissioner of the Technology Accreditation Commission and the Applied Science Accreditation Commission of ABET.
Apart from his academic work, Prof. Raju has worked as an engineer, manager or a consultant in industry and government. His association with industry was through the Eastman Kodak Company, General Motors, Voplex Corporation, Raymond Corporation and the Reynolds Aluminum Company. His involvement with the government included engineering projects at the US Defense Logistics Agency and the Indian Railways.
Prof. Raju is a graduate of the Indian and US universities with degrees in Physics, Electronics, Industrial Engineering and Management.
Prof. V. Raju
Vice Chancellor
VIT University
Vellore - 632 014
Tamil Nadu
India
email: vc@vit.ac.in
VICE CHANCELLOR
Prof.
Raju, represents VIT faculty's commitment to and dedication for preparing the graduates for challenges in science, engineering, technology, management and the society. He also represents the university's collective commitment to excellence in teaching, learning, research and service. He is a strong proponent of an educational process that nurtures creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship while providing the students with strong fundamentals.Prof. Raju comes to VIT from the State University of New York, where he has been a Professor of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Dean of the School of Engineering Technologies and the Director of Science and Technology Programs. In the past, he was associated with the Rochester Institute of Technology as a Professor of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Technologies and the Chair of the Manufacturing Engineering Technology Department; he was a Professor of Manufacturing Technology and the Director of the Center for Advanced Manufacturing Studies at the Purdue School of Engineering, Indiana University - Purdue University; and the Director of the Division of Engineering Sciences and Technology at the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University.
Prof. Raju's teaching and research interests are in manufacturing technologies, electronics manufacturing, engineering education, technology policy and management. As part of his research involvement, he has worked as a Visiting Professor at the Carnegie Mellon University and as a Research Scholar at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was also a member of the US Team working on the Implementation of Computer Integrated Manufacturing at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Vienna, Austria. He was a Professor of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering at the University Tenaga Nasional, Malaysia.
Prof. Raju is a senior member of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) and is the past Chair of its Manufacturing Education and Research Community. He is also a member of the American Society for Engineering Education and the past Chair of its Manufacturing Engineering Division. As a representative of SME, he has been associated with the international accrediting agency ABET Inc., ( used to be known as the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology ). In the past, he has served as a Commissioner of the Technology Accreditation Commission and the Applied Science Accreditation Commission of ABET.
Apart from his academic work, Prof. Raju has worked as an engineer, manager or a consultant in industry and government. His association with industry was through the Eastman Kodak Company, General Motors, Voplex Corporation, Raymond Corporation and the Reynolds Aluminum Company. His involvement with the government included engineering projects at the US Defense Logistics Agency and the Indian Railways.
Prof. Raju is a graduate of the Indian and US universities with degrees in Physics, Electronics, Industrial Engineering and Management.
Prof. V. Raju
Vice Chancellor
VIT University
Vellore - 632 014
Tamil Nadu
India
email: vc@vit.ac.in