Senior Vice President, Research and Innovation and Professor of Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering at University of Southern California. Dr. Puri oversees the USC Office of Research and Innovation that guides the university’s research programs.

He is a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering, the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and holds the Engineering Medal for Engineering Excellence awarded by Professional Engineers Ontario and the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers.

PhD, Engineering Science (Applied Mechanics), UC San Diego; B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, Delhi University; B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, Delhi College of Engineering.