M. A. Ramlu

Who is M. A. Ramlu?

Madisetti Anant Ramlu served as the founder and first Head of the Department of Mining Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology in Kharagpur, India, from 1958 until in 1987, when he retired as the Deputy Director & Acting Director of IIT Kharagpur. He is an expert in the area of mines safety, machinery, and open-cast mining. He received his BS in Mining & Metallurgy from the Banaras Hindu University and his PhD in Mining Engineering from Germany. Details on his doctoral thesis are available at "Ablagerung von feinem Kohlenstaub in einem Staubversuchsraum unter Tage". Madisetti, Anant Ramlu., Clausthal, Bergak., F. f. Bergbau u. Hüttenw., Diss. v. 16. Juli 1956.

Dr. M. A. Ramlu is married to Saroja, and has two sons - Dr. Vijay K. Madisetti of Georgia Institute of Technology and Dr. Avanindra Madisetti of Mobius Semiconductors in Irvine, California. Prof. Madisetti A. Ramlu was recently awarded the 2009 S. K. Bose Memorial Teaching Excellence Award by the Mining, Geological, and Metallurgical Institute of India.