Tathagata Ray

Profile

Dr. Tathagata Ray received his bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, and a Ph.D. degree in structural and earthquake engineering from the State University of New York, University at Buffalo. He served as an assistant professor at New Mexico State University, as an adjunct faculty at Oregon Institute of Technology, and as a structural design engineer at PSE Consulting Engineers in Oregon.

He joined Morehead State University as an assistant professor in Fall 2022. He teaches construction and civil engineering fundamentals and design-related courses using state-of-the-art software tools and laboratories. His research interest includes designing buildings that can withstand extreme earthquakes and windstorms. He has published articles in mainstream journals.

Dr. Ray enjoys answering students' questions and hopes students will appreciate the engineering behind every man-made thing they see.