Dr. Vijayanand “Vijay” Kowtha

Dr. Vijay Kowtha is a strong and visible leader in the support and encouragement of young people in their studies in Engineering and specifically in formulating areas of responsive research. After completing degrees in Applied Mathematics and Electrical Engineering from NYU and Rutgers he has been in federal research at the Office of Naval Research and Naval Research Laboratory. He has also been active with Sigma Xi and the Washington Academy of Sciences. Dr. Kowtha has judged in interdisciplinary science panels for Washington Academy of Sciences over the past twenty years.