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Name of Teaching Staff

Dr. R Suresh

Designation

Professor and Associate Dean

Department

Chemical Engineering

Date of Joining the Institution

27/03/1985

Qualifications with Class/Grade

UG

PG

PhD

B. Tech (Chemical Engineering)

M. Tech (Chemical Engineering)

VTU

FC

FC

Completed

Total Experience in Years

Teaching: 37

Industry: Nil

Research: 15

Papers Published

National: 09

International: 25

Papers Presented in Conferences

National: 16

International: 06

PhD Guide

Field: Mass Transfer with reaction

University: VTU

PhDs / Projects Guided

PhDs guided: 01, guiding: 6

PG Projects guided: 13

Books Published / IPRs/ Patents

Books published: 01

Professional Memberships

Life Member, Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers

Consultancy Activities

Nil

Awards

Honoured by RSST for Ph.D. completion

Grants fetched

• Rs. 70 lakhs (Department of Science and Technology)

• Rs. 490 lakhs (Department of Science and Technology)

• Rs. 8.5 Lakhs (CTI, BHEL)

• Rs. 10 Lakhs (Armament Research Board)

• Rs. 10 Lakhs (Naval Research Board)

• Rs. 4.5 Lakhs (Electronics and Radar Development Establishment)

• Rs. 1.6 Lakhs (GE India Ltd)

• Rs. 13.5 Lakhs (VTU)

• Rs. 9 Lakhs (AICTE)

• As co-PI, Rs. 9.9 Lakhs (Ministry of Environment and Forests)

Interaction with Professional Institutions

• Member of Doctoral Committees, Karunya and Anna Universities, Coimbatore

• Former Member, Karnataka Pollution Control Board

• Joint collaboration for Solar Cell project with Manipal University and Hindustan High Vacuum company

• Joint project on Biomass gasification with GE India Ltd.

• Joint projects with CTI , BHEL

• Training resource person for LRDE, DRDO

• Interaction with companies (AkzoNobel, Cipla, K-Pack), and institutions (CNSE, IISc)