P.K. Raju is Thomas Walter Professor of Technology Management
& Director of Auburn Engineering Technical Assistance Program
in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Auburn University. He is in charge of editing this journal.
Dr. Raju has directed and managed a variety of sponsored
research and development projects. These projects have
dealt with different aspects of acoustics, vibration, noise control,
non-destructive evaluation, and engineering education. These projects have been
funded by industries (John Deere, Louisiana Pacific Corporation, Wheelabrator,
American Gas Association) and government and international agencies (UNDP,
NASA, NSF, DOD, DOE, NIST) and totals over $4.1 million. Dr. Raju has authored
or edited 18 books, published five book chapters and has published a total of 129
papers in journals and conference proceedings. He also is the co-author of eight
books on engineering management published by Taveneer Publishers in 2000
and 2001. Dr. Raju is a member of the ASME, ASEE, INCE, ASA, ASNT, INCE. He
served on the executive committee (1992-1996), and as Chairman of the ASME
Noise Control and Acoustics Division (1996-1997), and served as Assistant Vice
President Region XI (1994-1995). He also served as president of the Alpha Upsilon
Chapter of Phi Beta Delta, Honor Society for International Scholars (1996-
1997). He could be contacted at
[email protected].
