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Prof. Chandrakant S. Desai is a Regents’ Professor (Emeritus) at the University of Arizona, Tucson, USA. He obtained d egrees of B.E., MS and PhD from VJTI, University of Bombay; Rice University, Houston; and University of Texas, Austin in 1959, 1966 and 1968, respectively then worked with various academic institutions and government agencies. Literature and writing were his favorite subjects, but fate led him to technology. His 7 technical books, original and innovative, containing literary and philosophical aspects, on behavior of materials and computer methods, have been published by Van Nostrand Reinhold, McGraw Hill, Prentice Hall, Taylor and Francis/CRC Press. Some of them have been best sellers. He has authored/edited 24 books (including 7 mentioned above), 20 book chapters and over 345 technical papers in reputed journals and conferences. Prof. Desai has been the founding Editor-in-Chief for two international journals published by the American Society of Civil Engineers and John Wiley, United Kingdom, and the founding president of the International Association for Geomechanics. Prof. Desai has received a number of awards and honors: e.g., Fellow, National Academy of Engineering (India); Lifetime Achievement Award, VJTI, Univ. of Bombay; Distinguished Member Award by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE); Nathan M. Newmark Medal by Structural Engineering and Engineering Mechanics Institutes, ASCE; Karl Terzaghi Award, by Geo Institute, (ASCE); Distinguished Scholar in Residence and Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay and Gandhinagar; Honorary Professor, University of Nottingham, U.K.; Chief Distinguished Guest Professor, Chongqing University, China; Diamond Jubilee Honor, Indian Geotechnical Society; Suklje Award/Lecture, Slovenian Geotechnical Society; Meritorious Civilian Service Award by the U.S. Corps of Engineers, USA; Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung Prize by the German Government; Outstanding Contributions Medal by the International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics; Fellow, American Academy of Mechanics; Outstanding Contributions Medal in Mechanics by the Czech Academy of Sciences; Clock Award for outstanding Contributions for Thermomechanical Analysis in Electronic Packaging by the Electrical and Electronic Packaging Division, ASME; Five Star Faculty Teaching Finalist Award and the El Paso Natural Gas Foundation Faculty Achievement Award, at the University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona.

2024