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- Professor,Dept.of Aerospace Engineering
- Dean,Industrial Consultancy & Sponsored Research IITMadras
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- Two years [1972-74] experience in the R&D Dept. of Toshniwal Industries,Madras
- Teaching and Research and Research guidance at IIT Madras from 1974
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- Post doctoral research Universities of Karlsruhe,Erlangen,Essen and Aachen, Germany
- Ph.D Aerospace Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Madras
- M.S in Mechanical Engineering, Thermal Sciences Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India
- B.Sc (Engg) (1970) in Mechanical Engineering College of Engineering, Trivandrum, Kerala, India
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- Gas Dynamics
- Combustion
- Experimental Aerodynamics
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Students / Publications / Projects |
- No. of Doctoral dissertations supervised / ongoing : Eleven / Four
- Undergraduate and Masters Projects supervised : Forty Five
- Publications : About 100
- Sponsored & Consultancy Projects : 22 projects of total cost Rs.45 million
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- High speed flows, mixing and combustion
- Shock tube based studies, Hypersonic ,high enthalpy flows
- Low Density Flows
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Important Corporate and Professional Responsibilities held |
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At IIT Madras
- Chairman, GATE, IITMadras 2004
- Head of the Dept. of Aerospace Engg. IITMadras (2004-09)
- Chairman, Library Advisory Committee, IIT Madras(2006-09)
- Dean, Industrial Consultancy & Sponsored Research,IIT Madras (2009 till date)
Outside IIT Madras
- Indian National Representative,Executive Board of International Society for Aior Breathing Engines
- Cordinator of Propulsion Panel of Aeronautics Research & Development Board(AR&DB)
- Vice President, Aeronautical Society of India,New Delhi
- Member of Aerodynamics panel of Aeronautics Research & Development Board(AR&DB)
- Member, Research Council , National Aerospace Laboratory (NAL), Bangalore (2008-10)
- Member, Advisory Council, Centre for Military Air worthiness & Certification (CEMILAC)
- Member, Research Board, Indian Institute of Space Technology (IIST) Trivandrum
- Member,Academic Council,Anna University
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