EDUCATION
Post-Doctorial Fellow (ENERGY NETWORKS), University of Kentucky,
US, 2005
Ph.D (ENERGY CONSERVATION & MANAGEMENT) Bangalore University,
2002
M.Tech (ENERGY SYSTEMS) Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University,
1994
B.E (CHEMICAL ENGINEERING), MIT Manipal, Mangalore University,
1990
PRESENT POSITIONS
• Director- Deccan Institute of Advanced Studies
• Director - National Design and Research Forum
• Distinguished Professor of Eminence- Anna University,
Coimbatore.
• Member – Chemical Engineering Division Board-The
Institution of Engineers(India) (IEI)
• Member – Research and Development Committee
- IEI
• National Vice President, Indian Institute of Safety
and Environment
• Member Governing Council, Core Committee, National
Executive Committee and Chairman R&D wing of Indian
Institution of Production Engineers
• President – Foundation for Educational Excellence
• President –Team Tech Foundation
• General Secretary - Engineering Design and Analysis
Forum
• Board Member - Rapid Prototyping Society of India
POSITIONS HELD
• Project Engineer to Director (In)/Executive
Secretary: Continuing Education Programme of the All India
Council for Technical Education (1994- 2001)
• Technical Consultant: Energy Systems Engineers (93-
94)
• Hon. Secretary/Jt. Secretary/Committee Member/Convener:
Chemical Engineering Division – Karnataka State Centre-
The Institution of Engineers(India)(02-06)
• Project Engineer – SR Chemicals, Hyderabad
(91- 92)
• Jt. Secretary and Director: National Design &
Research Forum –IEI(98-04)
• Hon Consultant, Innovative Technology Transfer (96-02)
• Member Secretary, Executive Committee of CEP-AICTE(98-00)
• Chairman, Bangalore Centre, Society for Technology
Management (95-99)
• Member Governing Body - Indian Institute of Safety
and Environment (01-04)
• Member/Executive Committee, Indian Institution of
Production Engineers (02-06)
• Core Committee Member -Rapid Prototyping Society
of India (01-05)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Unique combination of expertise in working with Industry,
Consultancy, Academic and R&D establishments in the
areas of Design, Research, Development and Training. Dealt
with wide range of complex engineering problems, some of
them are
• Energy analysis experience of industrial processes
using first and second law of thermodynamics principles.
Majority of my PhD and post PhD work was based on Exergy
analysis of process industries.
• Energy Audit studies carried-out for 75 heat systems
of chemical and Process industries of Fertilizers, Pharmaceuticals,
Cement, Diary, Refineries, Sugar, Ceramic and Textile
• Assessed waste heat recovery at low temperatures
and integration with solar thermal energy systems and devices
in 36 process industries.
• As Director NDRF, Instrumental in creating networking
of R&D Labs, Institutions, and Industries.
• Initiated number of activities in emerging technologies
such as Micro and Nano systems, MEMS, MAVs, Quantemwells,
and Biosensors etc.
• An extensive research analysis was carried out
on fuel cell systems. One of the projects was “A study
on Hydrogen recovery and potential for Fuel cell applications
in process industries”. As part of design and development
of PEM Fuel cells, numerical modeling & design optimization
of PEMFC was carried out.
• At University of Kentucky working on incorporating
steam traps and super heated steam modeling capabilities
to the popular Pipe2000-Steam software package that is capable
of analyzing large-scale steam distribution networks in
addition to a Department of Energy funded “Kentucky
Research Consortium for Energy and Environment” project.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Life Fellow - The Institution of Engineers (India)
Life Fellow - Indian Institution of Production Engineers
Life Member - Indian Society for Technical Education
Life Fellow - Indian Institute of Safety and Environment
Life Fellow - Rapid Prototyping Society of India
Life Fellow - Biosensor Society of India
RESEARCH PROJECTS
Quantum well Infrared-photo Detectors, National Programme
on Micro Air Vehicles
PUBLICATIONS
27 Publications in referred journals / Symposia Proceedings
CURRENT INTERESTS
Energy System Optimization, Fuel cells-DMFC, Micro and Nano
systems, Energy and Exergy studies, Product Development,
Engineering Education and Management
