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{{Infobox scientist<br />
| name = G. H. Gaonkar<br />
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| birth_date = 1936<br />
| birth_place = India<br />
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|citizenship = United States<br />
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| occupation = Professor of Engineering<br />
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| spouses = Dr. Ann Gaonkar<br />
| field = Helicopter Engineering<br />
| work_institution = Florida Atlantic University, Florida, <br> Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, <br> University of Southern Illinois, Edwardsville, Washington University in St. Louis <br />
| alma_mater=[[Washington University in St. Louis]] <br> VJTI, Mumbai, <br> B.V.B. College of Engineering & Technology, Hubli<br />
| known_for = Helicopter dynamics, <br> floquet theory, <br> parallel computing <br />
| prizes = 2005 American Helicopter Society's Fellow Award<br />
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'''Gopal H. Gaonkar''' (born 1936) is a professor of engineering at [[Florida Atlantic University]], Florida. His research interest is in Helicopter dynamics, [[Floquet theory]] and Large-Scale and parallel computing. Gaonkar is a recipient of American Helicopter Society's Fellow Award in 2005,<ref>[http://www.vtol.org/temp/webrelease9.html AHS International Press release] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071130073054/http://www.vtol.org/temp/webrelease9.html |date=2007-11-30 }}</ref> was the Editor-in-Chief of the ''Journal of the American Helicopter Society'', and a member of the AHS Technical Council.<ref>[http://www.aero-naval.org/ Editor-in-Chief of the ''Journal of the American Helicopter Society'' ] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006210018/http://www.aero-naval.org/ |date=2008-10-06 }}</ref><br />
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Born and raised in [[Bankikodla-Hanehalli|Hanehalli village]], Gaonkar completed his high school (1955) from the [[Anandashram High School, Bankikodla|A. H. School, Bankikodla]]. Gaonkar earned a B.E. degree (1960) in Civil Engineering from [[BVB College of Engineering & Technology|B.V.B. College of Engineering & Technology]] (Now known as [[KLE Technological University]]), [[Hubli]], a M.E. degree (1963) in Civil Engineering from [[Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute|VJTI]], [[Mumbai]] and a D. Sc. degree (1967) in Helicopter Engineering from [[Washington University in St. Louis]]. Prior to joining FAU, Gaonkar was a research professor at the [[University of Southern Illinois]], [[Edwardsville, Illinois|Edwardsville]] and a professor of Aerospace Engineering at the [[Indian Institute of Science]], [[Bangalore]]. During the year 2009-2010, Gaonkar was a visiting professor at Washington University in St. Louis, his alma mater.<br />
He is married to Anasuya Gaonkar, and has two daughters. He has four grandsons and two granddaughters.<br />
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==References==<br />
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* [http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1994AIAAJ..32..811B The Smithsonian/NASA Astrophysics Data System]<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110717173111/http://www.upressonline.com/how-to-modify-a-helicopter-without-a-helicopter-1.1299740 How to Modify a Helicopter... without a Helicopter]<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090323234757/http://www.vtol.org/awards/fellows.html Listing of AHS Technical Fellow Award]<br />
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