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Gobichettipalayam Vasudevan "G. V." Loganathan (April 8, 1954 – April 16, 2007)〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Dr. Loganathan's visitation and eulogy service pamphlet )〕 was an Indian-born American professor, who, at the time of his death, was a professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental engineering, part of the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, United States. ==Life and career== Loganathan hailed from Karatadipalayam, Gobichettipalayam in Erode district in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. He completed his Bachelor of Engineering at PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore affiliated to the University of Madras in 1976. He later did his M. Tech. at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur and received a doctorate from Purdue University, United States studying under Dr. Jack Delleur.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=ASCE Condolence Book for G.V. Loganathan )〕 His dissertation was titled ''Multiple objective planning of land/water interface in medium-size cities''. G. V. Loganathan joined Virginia Tech on December 16, 1981〔()〕 for his first job teaching civil and environmental engineering courses, and continued to teach at Virginia Tech until his death in 2007. His work focused on the areas of hydrology and hydraulic networks (pipelines). He co-authored a number of publications and books which have been particularly useful in the field of municipal water supply distribution networks, such as the 2002 AWWA book ''Prioritizing Main Replacement and Rehabilitation'' which has been used by organizations such as East Bay Municipal Utility District.〔 He received several Virginia Tech honors, including the Outstanding Faculty Award, the Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching, and Faculty Achievement Award for Excellence in Civil Engineering Education.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Academy of Teaching Excellence W.E. Wine Award Recipients )〕 He also served as a member of the Virginia Tech faculty senate and a counselor in the Virginia Tech honor court. He was an active member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and Associate Editor of the ''Journal of Hydrologic Engineering'', with expertise in the area of stochastic hydrology. His work at the university also involved collaboration with the National Weather Service office located on campus.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=ASCE Condolence Book for the Virginia Tech )〕 Loganathan also served on the American Society of Civil Engineers' Environmental and Water Resources Institute's Trenchless Installation of Pipelines Technical Committee, Environmental and Water Resources Systems Technical Committee and acted as vice chair for the Operations Management Technical Committee. He lived with his wife, Usha, and his two daughters, Uma and Abhirami, near the Virginia Tech campus. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「G. V. Loganathan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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