G. V. Loganathan
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Prof. G. V. Loganathan
Born
Gobichettipalayam Vasudevan Loganathan

(1954-04-08)April 8, 1954
Karatadipalayam, Gobichettipalayam,
Madras State (now Tamil Nadu), India
DiedApril 16, 2007(2007-04-16) (aged 53)
Blacksburg, Virginia,
United States
Cause of deathGunshot wounds
NationalityIndian
CitizenshipIndia
United States[citation needed]
Alma materB.E., PSG College of Technology (Madras University), 1976
M.Tech., Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, 1978
Ph.D., Purdue University, 1982
Known forHydrology, water resources systems, hydraulic networks
AwardsWesley W. Horner Award (1996)
Scientific career
FieldsCivil and environmental engineering
InstitutionsVirginia Tech

Gobichettipalayam Vasudevan "G. V." Loganathan (April 8, 1954 – April 16, 2007)[1] was an Indian-American professor, who, at the time of his death, was a professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental engineering, part of the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, United States.

Life and career

Loganathan was from Karatadipalayam, Gobichettipalayam in Erode district in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[2] He completed his Bachelor of Engineering at PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore affiliated to the University of Madras in 1976. He later did his M. Tech. at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur and received a doctorate from Purdue University, United States studying under Dr. Jack Delleur.[3] His dissertation was titled Multiple objective planning of land/water interface in medium-size cities.[4]

G. V. Loganathan joined Virginia Tech on December 16, 1981[5] for his first job teaching civil and environmental engineering courses, and continued to teach at Virginia Tech until his death in 2007. His work focused on the areas of hydrology and hydraulic networks (pipelines). He co-authored a number of publications and books which have been particularly useful in the field of municipal water supply distribution networks, such as the 2002 AWWA book Prioritizing Main Replacement and Rehabilitation which has been used by organizations such as East Bay Municipal Utility District.[3] He received several Virginia Tech honors, including the Outstanding Faculty Award, the Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching, and Faculty Achievement Award for Excellence in Civil Engineering Education.[6][7] He also served as a member of the Virginia Tech faculty senate and a counselor in the Virginia Tech honor court.[8]

He was an active member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and Associate Editor of the Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, with expertise in the area of stochastic hydrology. His work at the university also involved collaboration with the National Weather Service office located on campus.[9] Loganathan also served on the American Society of Civil Engineers' Environmental and Water Resources Institute's Trenchless Installation of Pipelines Technical Committee, Environmental and Water Resources Systems Technical Committee and acted as vice chair for the Operations Management Technical Committee.[10]

Death

One week after turning 53, Loganathan was among the 32 people killed by a gunman in the Virginia Tech shooting on April 16, 2007. Loganathan taught an Advanced Hydrology class in Norris Hall's Room 206. On April 16, 2007, Seung-Hui Cho entered Norris 206, chained the doors shut and opened fire; Loganathan was Cho's first target. Of the thirteen registered students in Loganathan's class, nine were killed (Brian Bluhm, Matthew Gwaltney, Jeremy Herbstritt, Jarrett Lane, Partahi Lumbantoruan, Daniel O'Neil, Juan Ramon Ortiz, Julia Pryde and Waleed Shaalan)[citation needed] and two more were injured. Another male student survived after being missed by a single shot.

Honors

Selected publications

Loganathan published at least 62 papers, almost all in peer-reviewed journals. He also was a contributing author to at least one published book. This is a partial list of Loganathan's published articles [13] and books:

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Seung-Hui Cho
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References

  1. ^ "Dr. Loganathan's visitation and eulogy service pamphlet". Archived from the original on May 31, 2007. Retrieved April 21, 2007.
  2. ^ "Loganathan's family will go to Virginia". Times of India. April 17, 2007. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "ASCE Condolence Book for G.V. Loganathan". Archived from the original on April 27, 2007. Retrieved April 21, 2007.
  4. ^ "The victims: Among the dead were 2 professors who had done postgraduate work at Purdue University". IndyStar. April 18, 2007.
  5. ^ [1] Archived April 23, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "G.V. Loganathan wins Wine Award for Excellence in Teaching". Virginia Tech Civil Engineering Department. May 8, 2006.
  7. ^ a b "Academy of Teaching Excellence W.E. Wine Award Recipients". Archived from the original on July 2, 2007. Retrieved April 21, 2007.
  8. ^ "Profiles of the victims". WCNC.com. April 18, 2007. Archived from the original on May 20, 2007.
  9. ^ "ASCE Condolence Book for the Virginia Tech". Archived from the original on May 2, 2007. Retrieved April 21, 2007.
  10. ^ "EWRI Expresses its Sympathies". Archived from the original on May 15, 2007. Retrieved April 20, 2007.
  11. ^ "Wesley W. Horner Award" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 14, 2007. Retrieved April 19, 2007.
  12. ^ "Vinod K. Lohani Biography" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 14, 2007. Retrieved April 22, 2007.
  13. ^ GV Loganathan publications on Google Scholar
  14. ^ "White Paper on Improvement of Structural Integrity Monitoring for Drinking Water Mains" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 14, 2007. Retrieved April 21, 2007.

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