GV Loganathan
GV Loganathan ( Gobichettypalayam Vasudevan Loganathan ; born April 20, 1956 in the village of Karatadipalayam , Tamil Nadu ; † April 16, 2007 in Blacksburg , Virginia ) was an Indian civil engineer.
Loganathan graduated from the University of Madras with a bachelor's degree in 1976 , received his master's degree from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur in 1978, and received his PhD from Purdue University in 1982 . He then moved to the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University ("Virginia Tech"). Here he developed into an outstanding and multiple award-winning scientist in the field of civil engineering. Most recently he was Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering . Loganathan has served on the Faculty Senate and the Virginia Tech Honor Court . He was also an Associate Editor of the Journal of Hydrologic Engineering .
Loganathan was one of the victims in the Virginia Tech rampage on April 16, 2007 .
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| SURNAME | Loganathan, GV |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Loganathan, Gobichettypalayam Vasudevan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indian civil engineer, professor of civil engineering |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 20, 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Karatadipalayam , Tamil Nadu , India |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 16, 2007 |
| Place of death | Blacksburg , Virginia , USA |