Teaching Experience & Responsibilities

S. No.

Postition

Organization / University

Duration

Experience

From (Date)

To (Date)

1.

Professor

CEG, Anna University

06.06.2008

Till Date

10 Years

2.

Associate Professor

CEG, Anna University

01.01.2006

05.06.2008

2 Years 5 months

3.

Assistant Professor

CEG, Anna University

06.06.2000

31.12.2005

5 Years 7 Months

4.

Lecturer (Senior Grade)

CEG, Anna University

06.06.1996

05.06.2000

4 Years

5.

Lecturer

CEG, Anna University

04.12.1992

05.06.1996

3 Years 6 months

6.

Lecturer

Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, Sripermabudur

01.01.1990

03.12.1992

2 Years 11 months

7.

Associate Lecturer

Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, Sripermabudur

20.07.1988

31.12.1989

1 Years 5 months

8.

Associate Lecturer

Thai Moogambigai Polytechnic, Chennai

11.12.1987

25.06.1988

7 months


Important MoU's formulated for academic collaborations

S. No

MoU's formulated

Name of Agencies/Departments Involved

Year of MoU

1.

Towards human resource development in Solar PV technology

iPLON GmBH with Institute for Energy Studies

16.08.2014

2.

Towards the promotion of research activities in Wind Energy

M/s Vestas  with Institute for Energy Studies

02.04.2013

3.

Towards promotion of solar system installation

Sun Edison with Institute for Energy Studies 

14.11.2014

4.

Towards Research Project Permission

Combat Vehicle Research Development Establishment (CVRDE) with Anna University

23.06.2014

5.

Towards setting up the Centre of Excellence in PLM software at Anna University.

AU-FRG Institute for CAD/CAM with M/s Siemens Industry Software (India) Pvt. Ltd.,

22.12.2011

6.

To carryout research for the design and development of fast breeder reactors through collaborative research projects

AU-FRG Institute for CAD/CAM with Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) , Kalpakkam

02.02.2012


Contribution to Books

Contribution

Details

Books / Chapters authored

A chapter on "Sensible heat Storage for solar heating and cooling systems" in the book titled “Advances in Solar Heating and Cooling - Pages 399 - 428, Elsevier Publication, 2016

A book on District wise Bio-mass Resource Assessment study - Tamil Nadu 2010, book owned by TEDA, Government of Tamil Nadu

Online Lecture series

Delivered a series of 40 hours video lecture on Heat and Mass Transfer which is available in the web portal of Anna University.

Member of the Advisory Board - Book edition

Member of the International Advisory Committee for the book edited on Fueling the future: Advances in Science and Technologies for Energy Generation, Transmission and Storage’ - By Brown Walker Press, Florida, USA.

S. No.

Post

Organization / University

Duration

 

Experience

(In Years and

Months)

From

To

 

1.

Member, Board of Studies

1.       Anna University - Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

2013

2016

3 Years

2.   Annamalai University for Mech. Engg.

2005

2008

3 Years

2017

2020

10 Months completed

3.   PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore for M.E. Energy Engg.

2010

2012

2 Years

4.   PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore for Mech. Engg Dept.

2014

2018

3 Years completed

5.   Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore for M.E. Energy Engg

2014

2016

2 Years

6.   KSR College of Engg., Namakkal Dist.

2012

2014

2 Years

7.   Bharath Institute of Higher Education

2007

2009

2 Years

8.   National Engineering College – Department of Mechanical Engineering

2017

2019

11 Months completed

2.

Member of Academic Council

Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore

2016

2018

1.9  years completed

Sona College of Technology, Salem

2013

 

2015

2 Years

Paavai Engineering college, Namakkal

2017

2019

 7 Months completed

3.

Member of

Professional/

Academic Bodies

1.   UGC - Standing Advisory committee- Establishment of new area study centers

2013

Till Date

4 Years

2.   AUT, Chennai - Member of Standing committee on Affiliation

2010

2010

1 Year

3.   Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE)

1995

Till Date

22 Years

4.   Intl Solar Energy Society (ISES)

2012

Till Date

5 Years

5.   Solar Energy Society of India (SESI)

1999

Till Date

18 Years

6.   Indian Society for Heating, Refrigeration and Air-conditioning (ISHRAE)

2014

Till Date

3 Years

 



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