V Chandrasekar

V Chandrasekar is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Colorado State University and a University Distinguished Professor. He serves as CO-PI of the CSU-CHILL radar facility and as Deputy Director and Research Director of the NSF Engineering Research Center, CASA (Center for Collaborative Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere).

Education:

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology
• M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Colorado State University
• Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (1986), Colorado State University

Research Interests: Dr. Chandrasekar's research spans Radar Systems and Networking, Radar Meteorology, RF Communication Systems, and Signal Processing. He has made pioneering contributions in Polarimetric Radar Observations of the Atmosphere and has extensive experience in Radar System Design, Radar Network Development, DSP Design, and RF Communication Systems. His work also extends to Image Processing, Neural Network Applications, and Large Scale System Simulation.

Scientific Awards:

• Fellow of IEEE
• Fellow of The American Meteorological Society
• Fellow of CIRA
• NASA Technical Innovation Award (2002)
• Cermack Outstanding Advisor Award (2001)
• Abell Outstanding Researcher Award (2001)
• Distinguished Minority Service Award (1999)
• Deans Council Award for Excellence in Teaching and Research (1996)
• Halliburton Foundation Young Faculty Research Excellence Award (1993)
• Vaisala Distinguished Fellow
• Abell Outstanding Research and Graduate Program Award (2004)

Advising and Grants: Dr. Chandrasekar has directed the Research Experience for Undergraduate Program at Colorado State University. He has been a PI or Co-PI on several national programs including the Advanced Communication Technology Satellite (ACTS) program at CSU, DARPA NGI program, NASA TRMM mission, and the future NASA GPM mission.

Labs and Teams: He plays a key role in maintaining the CSU-CHILL radar facility as one of the most advanced meteorological radar systems in the world. He is also the Deputy Director and Research Director of the NSF Engineering Research Center, CASA, where he provides leadership for the sensing research thrust.