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Prof.P.Srinivasanhasarichexperienceofoverthreedecadesinengineeringteaching,researchguidance,andindustrialconsultationasaspecialistinengineeringdynamics,experimentalvibrationandmechanicalengineering.HehasguidedseveralresearchscholarstowardstheirPh.Ds.Hehascontributedtoover125articlespublishedinnationalandinternationaljournalsofrepute.Prof.Srinivasanhasauthored'MechanicalVibrationAnalysis'(1982,19902ndedition)publishedbyTataMcGraw-Hill.AfterabrilliantacademiccareerattheUniversityofMysoreandpostgraduateresearchattheIndianInstituteofScience,Bangalore,Prof.SrinivasanobtainedhisMSdegreefromIllinoisInstituteofTechnology(Illinois-Tech),Chicago,andMEdegreefromCaliforniaInstituteofTechnology(Cal-Tech),Pasadena,USA.ProfessorSrinivasanwasavisitingresearchprofessorattheUniversityofConcordia,Canada.HehasbeeninstrumentalinestablishingaschoolinNonlinearAnalysisofmechanicalsystemsattheIndianInstituteofScience,Bangalore,whichhasemphasisedinparticularthequalityaspectsofnonlinearvibrationanalysisbyoptimisation,standardisation,andoperationalisationofinstruments,equipmentsandstructuresof'Hi-Q'and'Hi-tech'designs.