Dear UIC College of Engineering Faculty, Staff, Students, Alumni and Friends, We are deeply saddened by the sudden and unexpected death of Professor Subrata Chakrabarti on January 23. This is a painful loss of a COE colleague, professor and friend. At Subrata's funeral today there was a table with his books displayed. In addition to the very touching dedications written to his family, I also noticed a quote he included to begin one of his books: "We make a living by what we get but we make a life by what we give." Winston Churchill We are hurting today because we lost a man that lived by this ideal. Our sorrow will be more bearable if we can gather together to celebrate Professor Chakrabarti's friendship, brilliant career and significant contributions to our College of Engineering. We are still finalizing the details but we are tentatively planning a UIC memorial service for Thursday, January 29th at 3pm. Sincerely, Peter C. Nelson, Ph.D. Professor Subrata Chakrabarti Professor Subrata Chakrabarti was a world renowned expert in design and analysis of offshore structures, namely offshore oil platforms. He had a forty year career in the offshore platform industry all at the Chicago Bridge and Iron Company (CBI) in Plainfield Illinois. Early in his career at CBI, he developed a special test method to facilitate analysis and design of offshore platforms. His experimental technique for understanding the fluid-structure interaction for the offshore structures soon became a world standard. He was the author of more than six books on the various subjects of offshore structures, fluid-structure interaction, and design. He was a member of the National Academy of Engineers. Professor Chakrabarti joined UIC five years ago, and possessed joint appointments at two Departments. He was a member of the Civil & Materials Engineering Department as well as the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department. He was a fellow of the American society of civil engineers, American society of mechanical engineers and a number of other organizations. Had over 300 publications, lectured world wide and served as an expert and consultant to the industry. He was also an excellent teacher both at his undergraduate as well as the graduate courses that he taught. He was loved by the students and enjoyed teaching. A cordial colleague, a kind gentleman and a model faculty. He will be missed. |
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