IACCGH Officers: Durga Agrawal

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Durga Agrawal

Durga D. Agrawal received a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Delhi, India. Following his bachelor's degree, he studied Industrial Engineering at the University of Houston, earning an MS in 1969 and a Ph.D. in 1974. Dr. Agrawal founded Piping Technology & Products, Inc (PT&P) in 1978, making acquisitions of Sweco Fab in 1986 and U.S. Bellows in 1997. In 2004, PT&P acquired from the Shaw Group the following companies: Fronek Company (FCI) Inc., Fronek Anchor/Darling Enterprises Inc., Pipe Shields Inc., and FCI Pipe Supports Inc. He served as a Director of the Society of Piping Engineers and Designers from 1986-87. Since 1975, he has been an Associate Member of the National Society of Professional Engineers, and the Texas Society of Professional Engineers. In 1998, he was nominated for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award and in the same year, he received the Cullen College of Engineering Distinguished Engineering Alumnus Award. He has been a member of University of Houston Advisory Board for Industrial Engineering since 1998, a member of the Engineering Leadership Board since 1999. Dr. Agrawal has set up a scholarship endowment in the UH Industrial Engineering Department and has also been involved in various fundraising efforts for Rice University. Durga was selected as the 2001 US Small Business Person of the Year for the State of Texas by the U.S. Small Business Administration. He is an active member of ITAC (Industry Trade Advisory Committee) which is an integral link between industry and the United States Government, and jointly administered by the Department of Commerce and the United States Trade Representative (USTR).

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