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Ariaratnam, S. T. (Sinnathamby Thambithurai), 1933-
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Sinnathamby Thambithurai Ariaratnam is an engineer who was born in Chavakacheri, Sri Lanka on September 2, 1933. He graduated from the University of Ceylon with a B.Sc. in engineer in 1953, before obtaining a B.Sc. (1955) and M.Sc. (1956) at the University of London. In 1960 Ariaratnam completed a PhD in engineering at the University of Cambridge, followed by a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Birmingham, before accepting a research association position (1961-1962) at the Brown University. He was named an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Waterloo in 1962, becoming a Professor in 1962. Ariaratnam is recognized for his work in the field of random vibration and his contributions to research regarding stochastic modelling and nonlinear dynamics.
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- http://www.viaf.org/viaf/8925811/#Ariaratnam,_S.T.
- Wolfgang, K. & Namachchivaya, S. Nonlinear Dynamics and Stochastic Mechanics. (1995)