Passing of University of Michigan, Dearborn IGVC Professor, Dr. Narasimhamurthi (Nattu) Natarajan
Nattu Natarajan, aged 63 of Ann Arbor, MI passed away on Saturday, January 30th, 2016. He received his Ph.D. at the age of 26, and after a year as faculty at Washington University in St. Louis, several more at U of M in Ann Arbor, he finally settled into his longtime position as a beloved and respected member of the faculty at the University of Michigan in Dearborn. His family is immensely grateful to the staff at the UM Cardiovascular Center, specifically those who took such care of him during his stay there.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Intelligent Systems Club at UMD, a club which he founded, nurtured, and advised at UMD Intelligent Systems Club.
Dr. Nattu Natarajan's IGVC Teams (2002-2015):
2015 IGVC
Vehicle: OHM MK-III
Team Members: Angelo Bertani, Jason Spurlock, Hwarang Kim, Eric Aitken, Michael Bowyer, Jean Paul Denoyer, Ryan Sheen, Aaron Cofield
2014 IGVC
Vehicle: OHM 2.0
Team Members: Angelo Bertani, Zachary DeGeorge, Yanchen Shang, Eric Aitken
2013 IGVC
Vehicle: OHM
Team Members: Angelo Bertani, Zachary DeGeorge, Yanchen Shang, Qijie Xu, Tong He, Tianyu Wang
2011 IGVC
Vehicle: Passive/Aggressive
2010 IGVC
Vehicle: Wolf 2010
Team Members: Allen Akroush, Gregory P. Czerniak, Ross Marten, Jon Smereka, Jason Smith, Jakob Yonan
2009 IGVC
Vehicle #1: Wolf
Team Members: Alan Akroush, Gregory Czerniak, Ed Klacza, Gierad P. Laput, Anthony Lucente, Ross Marten, Jason Smith
Vehicle #2: Rhino
Team Members: Alan Akroush, Aamer Ahmad, Derek Bray, Lawrance Chan, Fadie Ghraib, Josiah Hudsun, Rick Johnson, Mona Kadouh, Gierad Laput, Raymond Llonillo, Anthong Lucente, Lucian Popa, Kirit Patel, Stephen Spuehler, Ziad Yousif
Vehicle #3: Raptor
2008 IGVC
Vehicle #1: Raptor
Team Members: Allen Akroush, Gregory Czerniak, Edward Klacza, Lisa Linna, Anthony Lucente, Jason Smith
Vehicle #2: Wolf
Team Members: Allen Akroush, Gregory Czerniak, Edward Klacza, Lisa Linna, Anthony Lucente, Vimlesh Shukla, Jason Smith
2007 IGVC
Vehicle: Wolf
Team Members: Stefan Filipek, Richard Herrell, Jonathan Hyland, Edward Klacza, Anthony Lucente, Sibu Varughese
2006 IGVC
Vehicle #1: Raptor
Team Members: Anthony Lucente, Jonathan Hyland, Michael Kinnell, Sibu Varughese
Vehicle #2: Autonomous Prime
Team Members: Anthony Lucente, Jonathan Hyland, Michael Kinnell, Richard Chase
2005 IGVC
Vehicle #1: GCAT
Team Members: Mike Kinnel, Joe Frank, Siri Vorachaoen, Anthony Lucente, Ross Marten, Jonathan Hyland,
Hachem Nader, Ebrahim Nasser, Vin Varghese
Vehicle #2: Roadrunner
Team Members: Anthony Lucente, Ross Marten, Jonathan Hyland, Hachem Nader, Ebrahim Nasser, Vin Varghese
Vehicle #3: SMART 2005
Team Members: Anthony Lucente, Ross Marten, Jonathan Hyland, Hachem Nader, Ebrahim Nasser, Vin Varghese
2004 IGVC
Vehicle: AIM
Team Members: V. Varghese, S. Makam, B.Thompson, H.Nader, I.Spencer
2003 IGVC
Vehicle #1: GCAT
Team Members: V. Varghese, S. Makam, M. Cinpinski, E.Mordovanaki, A. Mordovanaki, B.Y. Sun, D. Wrosch, O. Adabonyan
Vehicle #2: SMART
Team Members: V. Varghese, S. Makam, M. Cinpinski, E.Mordovanaki, A. Mordovanaki, B.Y. Sun, D. Wrosch, O. Adabonyan
2002 IGVC
Vehicle: FAST
Team Members: A. G. Mordovanaki, A. Cahill, B. Schaar, H. Young, J. Najor, A. Sandhu