In 1979.Prof. Tribikram Kundu received his bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, winning the President of India Gold Medal or PGM) for ranking first among all graduating engineers from all disciplines of IIT, Kharagpur. His MS 1980) and PhD 1983) in solid mechanics were from the University of California, Los Angeles UCLA) He was awarded the outstanding graduate student of the year award in 1980/81 by the UCLA Engineering Alumni Association. He joined the Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics name changed to Civil and Architectural Engineering and Mechanics in 2018) of the University of Arizona as an Assistant Professor in 1983 and was promoted to full professor in 1994.