A physicist committed to helping students become effective ‘problem-solvers,’ Rao Chekuri has been a leader Woodbury University’s efforts to develop a model transdisciplinary studies program. Rao’s vision and energy have supported a broad adoption of SENCER ideals on campus.  One focus of the Woodbury SENCER team has been on the complex set of issues involving traffic—a very promising new area of concentration for SENCER efforts.

As a SENCER Leadership Fellow, Rao will assist scholars who are interested in applying the SENCER ideals to pressing civic issues.

Rao was elected to the inaugural class of Leadership Fellows in July 2008.