P.N. Godbole obtained B.Tech (Hons.) in Civil Engineering from IIT, Bombay and joined the University of Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) under Technical Teachers Training Programme of Government of India wherein he completed his Master of Engineering in Structural Engineering. He obtained his Ph.D. from the University College of Swansea, United Kingdom under the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship programme under the guidance of Prof. O.C. Zienkiewicz. He has served in various capacities at the University of Roorkee, including Dean (Research) and retired as Professor of Civil Engineering. After superannuation he was with VNIT, Nagpur for more than 10 years where he was awarded AICTE and UGC Emeritus Fellowships and later on continued as Professor Emeritus. He has wide experience of teaching, research, consultancy and has published more than 120 research papers in national and international journals and conferences. He has supervised 25 Ph.D. candidates. His main areas of interest are the finite element method, computer aided design, wind effects on structures and steel structures.