Thulasiram Gobinath

 Thulasiram Gobinath
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Simulation Technology
PO Box 3531
Akron, OH
USA 44309
Email: gobi_gobinath@goodyear.com

Biographical Sketch:
The author obtained his PhD in Engineering Mechanics at the University of Missouri-Rolla in Feb 1990 . He worked in the Detorit area for seven years before joining Goodyear Tire & Rubber Comany in 1997 & has been with thhe company ever since. His main area of experience has been in the area of simulation and computational modeling especially applied to advanced tire concepts such as non-pneumatic & run-flat tires. His experience also include being a member of strategic collaborative partnership teams such as the PAX team that collaborated with the Michelin tire company & the moon tire development team that collaborated with NASA