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Name                     :-

  Prof. K. Rama Rao

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Date of Joining         :-

  1st November 2005

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Address                  :-

  Principal,

  Swarna Bharathi Institute of Science & Technology,

  Pakabanda bazaar,

  Khammam – 507 002

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Communication        :-

  Tel. (91)8742-247777

  Fax. (91)8742-247788               

  E-Mail: principal@sbit.ac.in

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Date & Place of Birth:-

  18th June 1951, Khammam, AP, India.

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Academic Qualifications

Post-doctoral Research, Work on ‘Developing Methods to evaluate Propagation Errors of Orbits of Low-Altitude Artificial Satellites’, under the supervision of Prof. Victor Szebehely, Dept. of Aerospace Engineering & Engineering Mechanics, The University of Texas at Austin, USA, 1991-1992.

Ph.D., Thesis on ‘Estimating Artificial Satellite Orbit Propagation Errors’, under the guidance of Prof. Atair Rios Neto, Dept. of Orbital Mechanics Engineering (Space Science/Orbital Mechanics), National Institute of Space research – INPE, Sao Jose dos Campos, SP, Ministry of Science & Technology, Brazil, 1989.

M.S., Dissertation on ‘Estimating Artificial Satellite Orbital Lifetimes’, under the guidance of Prof. Nellore S. Venkataraman, Dept. of Orbital Mechanics Engineering (Space Science/Orbital Mechanics), National Institute of Space research – INPE, Sao Jose dos Campos, SP, Ministry of Science & Technology, Brazil, 1981.

M.Sc. (Mathematics), Nizam College, Osmania University, Hyderabad, AP, India, 1973.

B.Sc. (Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry), S.R & B.G.N.R. Govt. Arts & Science College, Khammam, Osmania University, Hyderabad, AP, India, 1970.

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Experience (Teaching & Research):-         30 Years

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Professional Experience:

June 2008 to date: Principal, Swarna Bharathi Institute of Science & Technology – SBIT, Khammam, AP, India.

Dec. 2007-June 2008: Dean, Academic, Swarna Bharathi Institute of Science & Technology – SBIT, Khammam, AP, India.

Nov. 2005-Dec. 2007: Professor, Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering, Swarna Bharathi Institute of Science & Technology – SBIT, Khammam, AP, India.

1999-2005: Director, KSR Educational Society, Khammam, AP, India.

1992-1998: Professor & Senior Scientist in the Dept. of Orbital Mechanics Engineering (Space Science/Orbital Mechanics), National Institute of Space Research – INPE, Sao Jose dos Campos, SP, Brazil.

1989-1991: Development Engineer & Senior Mathematician in the Dept. of Orbital Mechanics Engineering (Space Science/Orbital Mechanics), National Institute of Space Research – INPE, Sao Jose dos Campos, SP, Brazil.

1985-1989: Development Engineer & Assoc. Researcher in the Dept. of Orbital Mechanics Engineering (Space Science/Orbital Mechanics), National Institute of Space Research – INPE, Sao Jose dos Campos, SP, Brazil.

1982-1985: Development Engineer & Research Assistant in the Dept. of Orbital Mechanics Engineering (Space Science/Orbital Mechanics), National Institute of Space Research – INPE, Sao Jose dos Campos, SP, Brazil.

1979-1981: Asst. Professor in the Dept. of Mathematics, Institute of Planning and Environmental Studies - IPEA, Campus of Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo University (UNESP), SP, Brazil

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Teaching Experience:

Taught ‘Analytical Geometry’, ‘Integral Calculus’, ‘Calculus of Various Variables’, ‘Advanced Calculus’, ‘Real Analysis’ in an undergraduate course of Mathematics in IPEA, Campus of Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo University (UNESP), SP, Brazil, 1979-1981.

Taught ‘Introduction to Celestial Mechanics’, ‘Introduction to Orbital Mechanics’, ‘Artificial Satellites – Orbital motion’ in a Postgraduate course in the Dept. of Orbital Mechanics Engineering (Space Science/Orbital Mechanics), National Institute of Space Research – INPE, Sao Jose dos Campos, SP, Brazil, 1982-1996.

Taught Spoken & Written English and Mathematics to graduates (Science & Engineering) and postgraduates (MCA & MBA) in KSR Educational Society, Khammam, AP, India, 1998-2005.

Taught ‘Computer Graphics’ to the undergraduate students in the Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering, SBIT, Khammam, AP, India, 2005 – 2007.

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Research Areas of Interest:

(a) Artificial Satellite Lifetimes

(b) Orbit Propagation, Determination and Errors;

(c) Perturbation Techniques in the Solution of Motion of Artificial Satellites;

(d) Numerical Algorithms in the Solution of Ordinary Differential Equations of Artificial Satellite Orbits;

(e) Orbital Geometry Studies for Mission Analysis;

(f) Atmospheric model Studies in the Case of Orbit Decays;

(g) Attitude Follow-up during the Operations;

(h) Application of Artificial Neural Networks in the Propagation of Orbits of Artificial Satellites.

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Achievements:

Developed Orbit Determination, Orbit Propagation and Mission Analysis Software for the 1st Brazilian Satellite – SCD1, which was manufactured by INPE, Sao Jose dos Campos and successfully launched on 9th February 1993.

One of the Authors of a Chapter in the Book “Fundamentals of Space Technology”, Edited by Dr. Antonio F. B. de Almeida Prado and Helio K. Kuga, INPE, Brazil, 2001.

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Research Projects:

(a)  Developing Methods for Error Evaluation in the Artificial Satellite Orbit Predictions – Funded by National Council for Scientific and Technological Development, Brasilia, Brazil, October 1993 to June 1996.

(b)  Statistical Estimates of Orbit Errors caused by Earth’s Anomalous Gravity and Drag Parameter Uncertainty – Funded by Sao Paulo State Organization for Support to Research, Sao Paulo, Brazil, December 1991 to November 1992.

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Seminars Organization, Participation in Committees etc.

(1)  Coordinator of Orbital Dynamics Seminars in the Course of Post-graduation in the Area of Orbital Mechanics Engineering (Space Science), Institute of Space Research - INPE, Sao Jose dos Campos, SP, Brazil, 1983-1985, 1990-1991, 1993-1994.

(2)  Member of Qualifying Examination Committee in the Area of Orbital Mechanics Engineering (Space Science), Institute of Space Research - INPE, Sao Jose dos Campos, SP, Brazil, 1988-1996.

(3)  Member of Foreign Language (English) Examining Committee for the Post-graduate students in the Area of Orbital Mechanics Engineering (Space Science), Institute of Space Research, Sao Jose dos Campos, SP, Brazil, 1989-1996.

(4)  Member of the Examining Committee for MS Dissertations and for Ph.D. Theses in the Area of Orbital Mechanics Engineering (Space Science), Institute of Space Research - INPE, Sao Jose dos Campos, SP, Brazil, 1991-1996.

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Technical Visits Abroad.

(a)  Toulouse, France, June 1995: Presentation of a Research Paper in International Symposium - Space Flight Dynamics.

(b)  Graz, Austria, October 1993: Presentation of two Research Papers in the 44th Congress of the International Astronautical Federation.

(c)  Austin, U.S.A., December 1991-November 1992: Post-doctoral Research in the University of Texas at Austin, U.S.A.

(d)  Darmstadt, Germany, October 1991: Presentation of a Research Paper in the International Symposium on Spacecraft Flight Dynamics.

(e)  Darmstadt, Germany, March-April 1990: Training at European Space Operations Centre ESOC/ESA, on General Aspects of Using the Orbit Determination and Control Software of ESOC in Multi-Missions by Combining a Plan of Tests for Software Qualification.

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Paper Presentations in Symposia, Conferences etc..

(1)  20th International Symposium on Space Technology and Science (ISTS)/8th International Astrodynamics Symposium (IAS), Gifu, Japan, May 1996

(2)  II Brazilian Congress on Neural Networks, Curitiba, PR, Brazil, October – November 1995.

(3)   7th Brazilian Coloquium of Orbital Dynamics, Santos, SP,Brazil, November 1994.

(4)  2nd Brazilian Symposium on Aerospace Technology, Sao Jose dos Campos, SP, Brazil, October 1994.

(5)  AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Conference, The Phoenician, Scottsdale, AZ, U.S.A., August 1994.

(6)  International Symposium on Spacecraft Ground Control and Flight Dynamics – SCD1, Sao Jose dos Campos, SP, Brazil, February 1994.

(7)  AAS/GSFC International Symposium on Space Flight Dynamics, Greenbelt, Maryland, U.S.A., April 1993.

(8)  5th Brazilian Coloquium of Orbital Dynamics, Curitiba, PR, Brazil, November 1990.

(9)  1st Brazilian Symposium on Aerospace Technology, Sao Jose dos Campos, SP, Brazil, August 1990.

(10)  4th Brazilian Coloquim of Orbital Dynamics, Itatiaia, RJ, Brazil, November 1988.

(11)  9th Brazilian Congress of Mechanical Engineering (COBEM), Florianopolis, SC, Brazil, December 1987.

(12)  3rd Brazilian Coloquium of Orbital Dynamics, Aguas de Lindoia, SP, Brazil, November 1986.

(13)  7th Latin-American Congress on Computational Methods for Engineering, Sao Carlos, SP, Brazil, November 1986.

(14)  2nd IASTED International Conference, TELECON 85, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, December 1985.

(15)  1st Brazilian Coloquium on the Motion of Artificial Satellites, Sao Jose dos Campos, SP, Brazil, June 1982.

(16)  CNPq-NSF Symposium and Workshop on the Motion of Planets, Natural and Artificial Satellites, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, December 1981 .

(17)  33rd Annual Meeting of Brazilian Society for the Development of Science, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, July 1981. .

(18)  1st Brazilian Congress of Meteorology, Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil, October 1980.

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Languages Known:

Telugu, English, Hindi and Portuguese