Sridhar K. Iya ’65 ScM

Sridhar K. Iya ’65 ScM, of Gig Harbor, Wash.; Mar. 15. In addition to earning a master’s from Brown, he earned a PhD from Penn State and had a 40+ year career as an engineer, starting with the Union Carbide Corporation in 1974, where he spent 13 years. In 1987 he became a U.S. citizen and began a long and distinguished career at Boeing. He worked on U.S. Department of Defense and NASA contracts with Boeing’s defense group, and in the 1990s he provided technical leadership on the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program. He was later recognized for outstanding performance after developing a highly innovative weapon system level assessment approach for subsystem optimization. During his career he authored numerous technical papers, received several industry awards, and was the holder of several U.S. patents. He contributed to publications that included the International Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) aerospace reports and NASA tech briefs. He was the recipient of awards of recognition from NASA, SAE, and various other professional organizations. In the 2000s he worked as a tech leader at Boeing Phantom Works, which was focused on developing advanced military products and technologies, and he became an associate technical fellow. He retired from Boeing in 2013. He enjoyed traveling and visited six continents. He is survived by his wife, Malini, a daughter, and a son.