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DR. ANIL MITRA |
ANIL
MITRA, PH. D.
4510-G
VALLEY WEST BOULEVARD, ARCATA, CALIFORNIA 95521
(707)
825-0658
anilmitra@horizons-2000.org
EDUCATION
Ph. D., GPA 3.94, Mechanical and
Aerospace Engineering, University of Delaware, 1978
DIIT-Masters level, First in MHD Group, Applied
Mathematics, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, 1970
B. Tech., First Class Honors, Mechanical
Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, 1969
EMPLOYMENT AND EXPERIENCE I.
Philosophy, Being, Computers
Research, Experiment and Writing,
1985-, Arcata, California. I have organized a small business, held a variety of
positions including work at an inpatient psychiatric unit. My purpose has been
to have experience and to follow my research interests.
Research Interests: Philosophy, Evolution,
Design - relationship between World, Mind and Evolution; use in
design, knowledge, engineering, and education.. I plan to start a research
institute and have made a study: Leadership in Research Organizations.
Recent topics: psychiatry; Being, Mind, Consciousness, the Absolute;
computers as thought tools and as form of being - concepts and experiments;
social and group action. Scientific explanation of mind and consciousness
Experiments and exploration in being, relationship and transformation.
Computation -
visual tools, program development, document development, numerical analysis.. Visual Basic programming and
development of user interfaces - general, database and text applications; and
Visual Basic for Applications: programming and use of Microsoft Office - Word,
Excel, Access and PowerPoint. Fortran 95, Visual Fortran (90/95) and Visual C++
with exposure to MFC, and mixed language programming. HTML, JavaScript and
VBScript tools, page and site design and site maintenance. Projects include: 1. Automation of complex document development and
maintenance, 2. Automated translation among bookmark directories, file
directories and document outlines, 3. Automated translation from file
directories to a set of hyperlinks, 4. Automation of document to web-page
translation with table of contents and footnotes as internal links, 5. Design
and implementation of concepts and organization tools for a popular CD based
encyclopedia and for Internet research, 6. Design, construction and maintenance
of a complex, evolving website, 7. Ongoing development of conceptual research
tools - (a) representation of concepts as hierarchies, storage in automated databases,
automated translation among alternative hierarchies, and production of new
concepts, (b) use of file/directory manipulation in research organization, and
(c) visual research tools, and 8. Implementation of numerical algorithms.
EMPLOYMENT AND EXPERIENCE II.
Engineering and Applied Mathematics
Associate
Professor,
1983-85, Environmental Engineering/Energy Systems, California State University,
Arcata
Assistant Professor, 1978-82, Mechanical/Aerospace
Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Austin
Visiting Assistant
Professor,
1975-77, Mechanical Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester,
New York
Teaching Assistant, 1971-74, Mechanical and
Aerospace Engineering, University of Delaware
Research Fellowship, 1970-71, Mechanical and
Aerospace Engineering, University of Delaware
Research,
Consulting and Teaching Experience.. Waves
and Stability of Fluids - Theory, mathematics and computation. Wave forces. Applied
Mathematics and Computation - Development and use of perturbation and
regularization methods. Standard numerical analysis, finite elements and
programming for engineering. Mechanics and Design - Kinematics,
dynamics and vibrations of machines and mechanical systems. Strength/failure. Energy
- Thermodynamics, heat transfer, resource analysis and combustion
kinetics. Propulsion. Conventional, nuclear and renewable energy and power. Air
pollution issues and control. Communication - Design and writing
of papers and reports. Graphics and technical drawing.
OTHER INTERESTS
Nature. Travel and meeting native
peoples; wilderness backpacking; relation with nature.
Health. Practical and information
aspects.
Reading. I enjoy reading in technical and
popular science, various kinds of narrative and fiction.
REFERENCES
Dr. Ronald C.
Chaney, Professor
of Engineering, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA 95521. (707) 826-4992.
Email: chaneyr@axe.humboldt.edu
Dr. Michael D.
Greenberg,
Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of
Delaware, Newark, DE 19711. (302) 831-8159. Email: greenber@me.udel.edu.
Dr. Swadesh M.
Mahajan, Research
Scientist, Center for Fusion Studies, Department of Physics, University of
Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712. (512) 471-4376. Email:
mahajan@peaches.ph.utexas.edu