Barbara and Kumpati Narendra (Photo by Michael Marsland)
Longtime Yale employees Kumpati and Barbara Narendra have established an endowed fund at the University to support the Peabody Museum of Natural History's Mineral and Meteorite Collections. Barbara Narendra, a Museum Assistant at the Peabody, has worked at Yale for more than 35 years and has devoted her career to the preservation of the Peabody's historically important collection of meteorites and to the Peabody archives. Her encyclopedic knowledge of the Peabody Museum and the evolution of science at Yale have been hailed as a tremendous asset to scholars worldwide. Kumpati Narendra is the Harold W. Cheel Professor of Electrical Engineering and Director of the Center for Systems Science. His research focuses on how nonlinearities, uncertainty, complexity, and time variations play an increasing role in technologies such as robotics, manufacturing, space technology, and medical instrumentation, as well as in older technologies. The Narendras say they have had a great appreciation for the Peabody for many years and recognize its role in advancing ground-breaking research as well as being a place of learning for the Yale and New Haven communities. "We are proud to support the Peabody Museum as a reflection of the importance of science education in our own lives," said Kumpati Narendra.
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