▁from ▁the ▁Indian ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology ▁Bomb ay , ▁a ▁master ’ s ▁in ▁a eros pace ▁engineering ▁( 1 9 9 8 ) ▁and ▁a ▁doctor ate ▁in ▁a eros pace ▁engineering ▁( 2 0 0 0 ), ▁both ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Maryland , ▁College ▁Park . ▁ ▁After ▁receiving ▁his ▁doctor ate ▁degree , ▁Kor at kar ▁joined ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁of ▁the ▁Mechan ical ▁Engineering ▁Department ▁at ▁R ens sel a er ▁Poly techn ic ▁Institute ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁as ▁an ▁Ass istant ▁Professor . ▁He ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁Associ ate ▁Professor ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁and ▁to ▁Full ▁Professor ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Kor at kar ▁was ▁also ▁appointed ▁a ▁Full ▁Professor ▁in ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Material s ▁Science ▁and ▁Engineering ▁at ▁R ens sel a er . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Kor at kar ▁was ▁appointed ▁the ▁John ▁A . ▁Clark ▁and ▁Edward ▁T . ▁Cross an ▁End owed ▁Chair ▁Professor ▁at ▁R PI . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Professor ▁Kor at kar ' s ▁personal ▁page ▁at ▁R PI ▁ ▁Category : R ens sel a er ▁Poly techn ic ▁Institute ▁fac ulty ▁Category : Ind ian ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology ▁Bomb ay ▁al umn i ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) <0x0A> </s> ▁__ NOT OC __ ▁ ▁Events ▁in ▁sports ▁▁ 3 1 ▁January ▁