faculty Profile

• PhD (Chemical engineering), University of Aston, Birmingham,  UK (1980).
• M Tech (Process control), IIT Madras, (1974).
• B Tech (Chemical engineering) , IIT Madras, (1972).

Postdoctoral research   

• University of Cambridge, UK (1980-83)
• Texas A&M University, USA  (1988-89)

Industry Experience

• Currently , Director, Theevanam Additives & Nutraceuts p ltd, Bioincubator, Department of Biotechnology, IIT Madras Research park, Chennai-600036 (2020- )
• Program Leader, Chemical engineering modelling group, GE India Technology centre, Bangalore  (Jan 2000 – Jun, 2003 )
• Group Manager, ICI India R&T centre , Bombay (Sept, 1983-Dec, 1999)
• Asst Engineer , KCP ltd, Madras, INDIA (1974- Aug, 77) (worked sugar processing and pneumatic conveying)

Academic Experience

• Distinguished Professor, Department of Cariology, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai-600077 (2022-)
• Professor (retd), Dept of Biotechnology, IIT Madras, Chennai, INDIA (15th Apr 2004-2020)
• Assistant Professor at Centre for Biotechnology, Anna University, Chennai, INDIA (July 2003-Mar 2004)

Startup companies incubated

• Theevanam (2016), Glucan based shrimp and poultry feed as immuno modulator, polymer-drug nano encapsulate, biodegradable/antibacterial products
• Vital Bioscietific (2013), Design of artificial membrane for studying the permeation of drugs

NPTEL /SWAYAM Ongoing Online Courses

1. Computer aided drug design
2. Down stream processing
3. Biostatistics and design of experiments
4. Medical biomaterials

Courses taught for UG/PG

Computer aided drug design

Down stream processing

Biostatistics and design of experiments

Medical biomaterials

Bioreactors

Bioprocess technology

Bioinformatics

Computational biology

Synthesis and applications of nano materials

Applications of neural network in biology

Enzyme technology

Research methodology/Research ethics

Publications:

• ORCID I.D: 0000-0002-4335-0698
• Scopus Id: 20734150400
• Published 400 technical papers in International/Indian Journals .
• Published 10 books.
• Published 35 book chapters.
• Presented in 35 International/Indian conferences.
• Published 10 articles in Times of India/Chemical industry digest /Chemical Business on R&D management, Innovation management.
• Google scholar: h-index 65, Scopus: h-index 62, Research gate h-index 63.

Publications

• Filed 22 patents (15 granted with 1 UK).

Research funding

• Funding received from DBT, DST, NRB, BRNS, as well as industries such as Reliance, Asian paints, etc of the order of more than Rs 10 crores.

Guideship

• Has graduated more than 15 PhD scholars, 20 MTech/MS scholars and 30 UG students.

• 5th National Award for Technology Innovation in Field of Petrochemicals and Downstream Plastic Processing Industry, Govt of India for the Innovation in “Antimicrobial Food Wrap” (2015)
• Fellow of Royal scoiety of chemistry, England (2010)
• Indian Institute of Chemical engineers ‘Herdilla award’  for  Excellence  in  Basic research in Chemical engineering (1995). and Life time fellow (2023)
• The Dow Professor M.M. Sharma Distinguished Visiting Professorship in Chemical Engineering” for the year 2012-2013 at Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai
• Prof Kane visiting fellowship, UICT, Bombay (2003-2004)
• Lupin India visiting fellowship, UICT, Bombay (2002).
• Dai Ichi Karkaria Fellowship, UICT, Bombay (2000).
• Chinnamaul prize for best technical paper presented, IIChE Annual conf (1994).
• Commonwealth scholarship for doing PhD at UK (1977-80).
• In the list of World’s top Top 2% Scientists (Area Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry) – List published by Stanford University, USA (2020).
• Editorial Board of Chemical Engineering, McGraw Hill Publ, USA.
• His research work on polycarbonate degradation without relase of bisphenol-A, an endocrine disordering chemical, has been featured in Scientific American, Chemical Engineering News, American Chemical Society, BBC News etc.
• visiting faculty at University of Mumbai, Institute of Chemical technology. (UICT, Mumbai).
• Member of American Instititute and India Institute of Chemical Engineers.
• Was the Head of the department of Biotcchnology, IIT Madras from 2011-14.
• In-charge of Institue Ethical committee, IIT Madras.