Rao Dukkipati

Rao Dukkipati is a professor and chair of mechanical engineering, and the director of the graduate program at Fairfield University, as well as a consultant in the field of accident reconstruction. He is member of the Connecticut Academy of Sciences and Engineering (CASE) and a Fellow of both the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineers (CSME). Dr. Dulckipati’s other professional memberships include the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and SAE International. He has a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Oklahoma State University (1973), an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from both the Andlira University, India (1969) and the University of New Brunswick, Canada (1971), and a B. S. in Mechanical Engineering from Sri Venkateswara University, India (1966). Dr. Dukkipati’s specialized areas of teaching and research include mechanical design, mechanics, vibrations, control systems, engineering system dynamics, economy and reliability, quality control, advanced engineering mathematics, vehicle dynamics, and accident reconstruction. Previously, Dr. Dukkipati worked at Pratt & Whitney Aircraft of Canada of the United Technologies Corporation in Montreal, Canada; the National Research Council of Canada in Ottawa, Canada; the University of Windsor in Windsor, Canada; and the University of Toledo in Ohio. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in the province of Ontario, Canada. Dr. Dukkipati has published more than 300 papers in national and international journals and conferences and numerous technical reports. He has authored or co-authored more than 30 engineering books, spanning a range of topics that includes vibrations, control systems, engineering system dynamics, economy and reliability, quality control, engineering mathematics, robotics, numerical methods, kinematics and dynamics, railway vehicle dynamics, and road vehicle dynamics. Dr. Dukkipati was awarded the 2008 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) New England Section Outstanding Teacher Award.