Michael Moduthagam B.S.;M.S.;Ph.D. 3165 Venard Road Downers Grove, Illinois 60515 USA
Place of Birth: Idinthakarai, P.O. Tirunelveli District, Madras State (Tamil Nadu), India
Formal Education:
High School: St. Xavier's High School, Palamcotta, Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu, India (Run by Jesuit Fathers)(1953)
Main subjects: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry
B.S. in Physics, St. Joseph's College, Madras University, Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India (Run by Jesuit Fathers) Major: Physics Minor: Mathematics and Chemistry (1957)
M.S. in Nuclear Physics, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA (Run by Jesuit Fathers) Major: Nuclear Physics; Minor: Mathematics.(1964)
Thesis:" Stability of Deformed Nucleus"
Ph.D. in Biophysics, Walden University, Naples, Florida,USA Major: Biophysics (1977)
Thesis: " The Renal Impulse Response Function as a Non-Invasive Measure of Individual Kidney Function, Using Radioisotope"
A.R.R.T: The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists
C.N.M.T: Certified Nuclear Medicine Technologist-NMT Certification Board
Research Paper: "Arterio-Venous Anastomosis in the kidneys" (Cook County Hospital) U.S. Patents on Xerography: 2 Issued to Bruning Corp; Div. of Addressograph and Multigraph Corp
Teaching Experience:
Instructor, Physics Department St. Xavier's College, Madras University, Palamcottai, Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu, India (1957-58)
Physics Instructor University of Illinois, School of Pharmacy, Circle Campus, Chicago, Illinois (1959-62) Worked under Dr. Barnothy and assisted her in her research on cancer on mice using high magnetic fields.
Physics Reasearch Assistant, National Science Foundation Scholarship for one year. (1963-64)
Physics Instructor Physics Department, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA (1964-1965)
Physics Instructor City Colleges of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (1972-82) I taught PLATO created by University of Illinois to students of Malcolm X College, City Colleges of Chioago. Plato happens to be the early stages of Internet. We did not know the impact of PLATO program when we taught courses via computer to students in Malcolm X College.
Physics Instructor Production Training Center Commonwealth Edison Company, Braidwood, Illinois USA (1982-84)
Physics Instructor Wright Junior College, Chicago, Illinois (2001-2004)
INDUSTRY WORK EXPERIENCE:
Alexian Brothers Hospital (1959)
Burlington Railroad while doing Graduate work (1958)
Research Physicist Bell & Howell Lincolnwood, Illinois. (1965-1967)
Then President was Chuck Percy who later became United States Senator from Illinois. He also wrote a letter to U.S. Consulate General of India in Madras to obtain Josephine Rosalind's US Visa in a timely manner. Such a coincidence. I have met Senator Percy while he was the president of Bell & Howell (a Camera company then)
Research Physicist (1967-68) Addressograph & Multigraph Corp Mount Prospect, IL Invented xerographic process and have 2 U.S.Patents
Research Physicist SCM Corp Skokie, IL (1968-1970)
Reserach Physicist Apeco Corp Evanston, IL (1970-1972)
Physics and Chemistry Instructor Department of Physical Sciences Malcolm X College City Colleges of Chicago Chicago, IL 60612 (1972-1982)
Nuclear Medicine Technology Training School V.A. Hines Hospital Hines, IL (1973-1974)
Nuclear Medicine Technologist (1972-1974) Research Assistant in Lung and Kidney Function Studies using Radioisotopes in humans and dogs Cook County Hospital Chicago, IL 60612
Principal Engineer Commonwealth Edison Nuclear Engineering Division Chicago, IL
Responsibilities:
-Teaching and training nuclear reactor operators -Writing text materials in Physics, Mathematics,Thermodynamics, Nuclear Concepts, Fluid Dynamics and Reactor Theory. -Procedure writing for the start-up of Byron and Braidwood Nuclear Reactors -Training coordinator for Technical Staff Engineers in Braidwood, IL
Professional Societies:
-Physics Honor Society in Marquette University, Member -President, Physics Honor Society, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin -NMTCB Nuclear Medicine Technology Board Cerification -Eligible for Examination in Medical Physics, The American Board of Radiology -Eligible for Examination in Clinical Pathology Technologist (ASCP) -Represented Marquette University on the day of Installation of Sigma Pi Sigma at Saint Mary's Colleage,Winona,Minnesota Other activities:
-Squibb's National Nuclear Medicine Seminar in Radiodiognostics -Certificate of Participation in the workshop in purchase specifications and performance evaluation of Radiological Imaging Equipment-sponsored by the Midwest Chapter of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine, Northwestern University Medical School and Norhtwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL - 2 U.S. Patents in xerographic copying process - Computer knowledge-Microsoft word, HTML,Web developing,SAP software,Fortran language,ABAP/4 (SAP) Windows 95,XP, and the latest, Internet explorer,Netscape, - languages: Tamil (one of the 14 major languages in India, spoken in Tamil Nadu State) Read, Write and speak fluently - malayalam-understand (one of the 14 major languages in India; spoken in Kerala State. -German-very little understand; required language for M.S. Degree in those days; not any more.
Owner of mall-for-all.com (2008) Owner of CFM Services Inc (2005)
When graduated from Marquette University with M.S. in Nuclear Physics, the commencement exercise speech was given by then Attorney General Hon. Robert Kennedy in 1964 (Milwaukee). When his son Christopher was born, I wrote a congratulatory letter to Sen. Robert Kennedy. He replied thanking me for the letter, signed the last day of his tenure as Attorney General of USA to run for Office of President of USA. I admired him so much. Later on, when Christopher Kennedy was in Chicago working, I sent him the copy of his father's letter and he replied thanking me for sending a copy of the letter.