P. Venkataraman graduated from I.I.T. Kanpur in 1974 with a B.Tech in Aeronautical Engineering.

He worked in Helicopter Design at Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd., Bangalore between 1974 and 1979.

He graduated from Rice University with a PhD from the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Material Science in 1984.

He was a faculty in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology from 1983 to 2019.

Currently he is a retired academic with interests in publishing textbooks, creating mathematics inspired digital design, learning Carnatic music, gardening, and experimenting with vegetarian cuisine.

His other books can be accessed at: https://sites.google.com/site/venkatpan/my-books