MEM Alum, Dr. G.P. Singh, has been selected to become a member of the prestigious Drexel 100. Named for the inaugural class when Drexel celebrated its 100th anniversary, the Drexel 100 has more than 100 members and is the highest ranking alumni award given. Dr. Singh, founder of Karta Technologies, Inc., is an innovator and an entrepreneur. He grew his business from a one-man, garage operation to over 400 professionals, creating the largest San Antonio based defense contractor for professional services. Karta was acquired by NCI Information Systems, Inc (NCIT) in June 2007 and Dr. Singh serves on the Board of Directors of NCI Information Systems.

After receiving his Masters and Ph.D. from Drexel University in Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics in 1976 and 1979 respectively, Dr. Singh joined Southwest Research Institute as a Senior Research Engineer. In 1985, Dr. Singh joined the engineering faculty at UTSA and in 1986 he formed Karta Technologies, Inc. Dr. Singh has published over 50 technical papers and numerous reports related to nondestructive evaluation, power plant maintenance and operations, artificial intelligence and computer based learning. In addition, Dr. Singh was awarded six US patents for his innovations.

In 2001, Karta was named one of the Top 25 8(a) Information Technology Companies out of more than 6,400 firms by Washington Technology Magazine. Also in 2001, Karta received the Pinnacle Award for Technology from the Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce for outstanding achievement in information technology. In 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2002 the San Antonio Business Journal recognized Karta as one of the city’s fifty fastest growing companies. In 1999, Ernst and Young nominated Dr. Singh for Entrepreneur of the Year, and Karta was awarded the Technology Excellence Award by the North San Antonio Chamber of Commerce for demonstrated excellence through superior implementation of and innovative approaches in the use of technology.
Dr. Singh is committed to community service and is currently very active in his community. He serves on several board and advisorycommittees:

- Board of Trustee – Trinity University, San Antonio (2006 - )
- Board of Directors - Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (2006 - )
- Honorary Commander with the 37th Training Wing at Lackland AFB (2007-2008)
- Advisory Council - College of Engineering, University of Texas at San Antonio
- Board of Trustee – Keystone School, San Antonio (2006-2009)
- Executive Committee – United Way (2005-2008)
- Advisory Board – JPMorgan Chase Bank (2005-2008)
- Honorary Chairman for Challenger Learning Center (2008 - )
- Founder and Board of Directors – Sikh Research institute (2002 - )