Dr. M. B. Saidutta

POSITION

: DEAN ( ALUMNI AFFAIRS &  INSTITUTIONAL  RELATIONS)

: PROFESSOR

DISCIPLINE

: CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

 

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS :

B. TECH

1981

MYSORE University

M.TECH

1983

ANNA University

Ph.D

1990

I I T , BOMBAY

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATION:

Diploma in Industrial Safety from Annamalai University.

 

WORK EXPERIENCE  :

25 years of teaching and research experience. Presently working as Dean Alumni Affairs and Institutional Relations & Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, NITK, Surathkal.

 

FOREIGN VISITS :

Visited Korea Institute of Energy Research as Visiting Scientist during August 2002 to July 2003, under the Brain Pool program of  Korea Science and Engineering Federation.

Visited Kumamoto, Japan for attending 2nd International Engineering Symposium during 3-9 March, 2012.

 

MEMBERSHIP TO PROFESSIONAL BODIES:

1) Life member of Indian Society for Technical Education : LM 14137.

2) Life Member of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers : LM 10596.

 

PAPERS PRESENTED/PUBLISHED :

Journal Papers:

1.      Mixing behaviour of solids in multiple spouted beds. MB Saidutta, DVR Murthy ,The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering 78 (2), 382-385, 2000.

2.      Selective oxidation of methanol to formaldehyde using modified iron-molybdate catalysts. TH Kim, B Ramachandra, JS Choi, MB Saidutta, KY Choo, SD Song, Catalysis letters 98 (2-3), 161-165, 2004.

3.      Benzene hydroxylation to phenol catalyzed by transition metals supported on MCM-41 and activated carbon JS Choi, TH Kim, MB Saidutta, JS Sung, KI Kim, RV Jasra, SD Song, Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry 10 (3), 445-453, 2004.

4.      Direct synthesis of phenol using activated carbon catalysts supported by Cu, Fe and VJS Choi, TH Kim, KY Choo, MB Saidutta, B Ramachandra, YW RheeJOURNAL OF KOREAN INDUSTRIAL AND ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY 15, 440-448, 2004. 

5.      Direct synthesis of phenol from benzene on iron-impregnated activated carbon catalysts. JS Choi, TH Kim, KY Choo, JS Sung, MB Saidutta, SO Ryu, SD Song, Applied Catalysis A: General 290 (1), 1-8,  2005.

6.      Transition metals supported on activated carbon as benzene hydroxylation catalysts. JS Choi, TH Kim, KY Choo, JS Sung, MB Saidutta, SD Song, YW RheeJournal of Porous Materials 12 (4), 301-310, 2005.

7.      Three Phase Spouted Bed Bioreactor for Phenol Biodegradation. MA Dabhade, MB Saidutta, DVR MurthyNational Conference on Environmental Conservation (NCEC), 341-348, 2006.

8.      Benzene hydroxylation to Phenol with Iron impregnated Activated carbon Catalysts. JS Choi, TH Kim, KY Choo, JS Sung, MB Saidutta, B RamachandraStudies in Surface Science and Catalysis 159, 277-280, 2006.

9.      ANN & regression analysis based predictions of BOD5 & COD for refinery wastewater. ER RENE, MB Saidutta. Chemical engineering world 42 (5), 2007.

10.  Prediction of Water Quality Indices by Regression Analysis and Artificial Neural Networks. ER Rene, MB SaiduttaInternational Journal of Environmental Research 2 (2), 2008.

11.  Modeling of Phenol Degradation in Spouted Bed Contactor Using Artificial Neural Network (ANN). MA Dabhade, MB Saidutta, DVR MurthyChemical Product and Process Modeling 3 (2), 2008.

12.  Prediction of BOD and COD of a refinery wastewater using multilayer artificial neural networks ER Rene, MB SaiduttaUniversity of Paraiba  3,2008.

13.  Adsorption of Phenol on Granular Activated Carbon from Nutrient Medium: Equilibrium and kinetic Study. MA Dabhade, MB Saidutta, DVR MurthyInternational Journal of Environmental Research 3 (4), 2009.

14.  Continuous phenol removal using Nocardia hydrocarbonoxydans in spouted bed contactor: Shock load study MA Dabhade, MB Saidutta, DVR Murthy African Journal of Biotechnology 8 (4),   2009.

15.  Prediction of BOD and COD of a Refinery Wastewater Using Multilayer Artificial Neural Networks (doi: 10.4090/juee. 2008. v2n1. 001007) ER Rene, MB Saidutta Journal of Urban and Environmental Engineering (JUEE) 2 (1), 2009.

16.  Microwave-assisted batch synthesis of Pongamia biodiesel Kamath, I Regupathi, MB Saidutta. Biofuels 1 (6), 847-854, 2010.

17.  Optimization of two step karanja biodiesel synthesis under microwave irradiation H Venkatesh Kamath, I Regupathi, MB Saidutta. Fuel Processing Technology 92 (1), 100-105, 2011.

18.  Slow Release Studies on Commecial Urea Briquettes in loam and clay soils of Karnataka,India MR Bhat, DVR Murthy, MB Saidutta, International Journal of Earth Sciences and Engineering 4 (2), 351-356, 2011.

19.  Kinetics of esterification of acetic acid with methanol in the presence of ion exchange resin catalysts. PE JagadeeshBabu, K Sandesh, MB  Saidutta. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 50 (12), 7155-7160, 2011.

20.  Urea Hydrolysis in Saturated Loam Soil MR Bhat, DVR Murthy, MB Saidutta. ARPN Journal of Agricultural and Biological Science 6 (3), 60-63, 2011. 

21.  Application Studies on Untreated Industrial Effluent Containing Chlorophenol and Chloroxylenol by Wild and UV Treated Bacillus Isolates. C Ranjani, MB Saidutta, G Srinikethan. International Journal of Industrial Biotechnology 1 (2), 105-109, 2011.

22.  Modeling of Urea Release from Briquettes Using Semi infinite and Shrinking Core Models MR Bhat, DVR Murthy, MB Saidutta. Chemical Product and Process Modeling 6 (1), 2011.

23.  Production of Naringinase by a new soil isolate of Serratia Sp.: Effect of different carbon and nitrogen sources. M Pavithra, PD Belur, MB Saidutta.  Research Journal of Biotechnology Vol 7, 4,  2012.

24.  Production of Naringinase by a new soil isolate of Serratia Sp.: Effect of different carbon and nitrogen sources M Pavithra, PD Belur, MB Saidutta.  RESEARCH JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY AND ENVIRONMENT 17 (6), 17-21, 2013.

25.  Rupture Studies on Kokum Wax Coated Urea Briquettes MR Bhat, DVR Murthy, MB Saidutta, S Reddivari.  World Journal of Agricultural Research 1 (5), 82-84,  2013.

26.  Reduction of Color and COD of Anaerobically Treated Distillary Wastewater by Electrochemical Method. R Farshi, S Priya, MB Saidutta . International Journal of Current Engineering and Technology, 168-171, 2013.

27.  Microwave-assisted batch and continuous transesterification of karanja oil: process variables optimization and effectiveness of irradiation (DOI.10.1007/s13399-013-0080-8). I Regupathi, H Venkatesh Kamath, Satyanarayana, MB Saidutta. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery 3, 305-317, 2013.

28.  Production of Naringinase From a New Soil Isolate Bacillus Methylotrophicus: Isolation, Optimization and Scale Up Studies. M Pavithra, PD Belur, MB Saidutta. Preparative Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 2013.

29.  Reactive Distillation Using Ion Exchange Catalyst: Experimental and Simulation Studies for The Production of Methyl Acetate. K Sandesh, PE JagadeeshBabu, S Math, MB Saidutta. 30.  Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 52 (21), 6984–6990, 2013.

30. Urea Concentration Profiles from Kokum Wax Coated Briquettes. MR Bhat, DVR Murthy, MB Saidutta, S Reddivari. Universal Journal of Agricultural Research 2 (2), 43-44, 2014.

Conference Papers:

1.      M B Saidutta, S R Patwardhan and S N Vyas ' Side chain alkylation of Toluene with Methanol on synthetic Zeolites' 45th annual meeting of Indian Chemical Engineering Congress, CHEMCON 92 held at Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal, Dec., 1992.

2.      Vinay Raj Antin and M B Saidutta 'Fault diagnosis in chemical process industries using artificial neural networks' Proceedings of the National Symposium On Computer Application In Chemical Engineering, CIT, Coimbatore, Pg, 31-39, 1997.

3.      Girish P. Nair, M B Saidutta and D V R Murthy ' Solids Mixing in Multiple spouted beds' Proceedings of the National Symposium On Computer Application In Chemical Engineering, CIT, Coimbatore, Pg, 49-54, 1997.

4.      Ravishankar Reddy and M B Saidutta ' Ground water pollution due to leaching of iron / steel slag used as landfill material', 51st annual meeting of Indian Chemical Engineering Congress, CHEMCON 98 held at Andhra University, Visakapatnam, Dec., 1998.

5.      Jung-Sik Choi, Tae-Hwan Kim, Kun-ill Kim, Dong-Kuk Kim, M.B. Saidutta, R.V.Jasra, Young-woo Rhee, “ A Study Of Direct Synthesis Of Phenol With Cu/MCM-41 Catalysts” -  Theories and applications of chemical Eng.,  Vol.8, No. 2, p. 2537-2540, 2002. Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.

6.      Jung-Sik Choi, Tae-Hwan Kim, Jae-suk Sung, M.B. Saidutta, Young-woo Rhee, “ The Evaluation Of Performance Of Catalysts Supported Activated Carbon In Benzene Hydroxylation Reaction” - Proceedings of 2003 KIChE Spring meeting, p.20, 2003 April 25-26, 2003, Sunchon National University, Sunchon, Korea.

7.      Jung-Sik Choi, Tae-Hwan Kim, Kun-ill Kim, M.B. Saidutta, R.V.Jasra, Young-woo Rhee, “A Study Of Benzene Hydroxylation With Cu Catalysts” - Applied Chemistry, Vol.6, No.2, Nov. 2002, 875-878, May 3-4, 2002 Yeungnam University, Gyeongson. Korea.

8.      Jung-Sik Choi, Tae-Hwan Kim, Kun-ill Kim, M.B. Saidutta, Jae-suk Sung, Young-woo Rhee, “ A Study Of Direct Synthesis Of Phenol With Cu Catalysts” - Presented at the 27th KSIEC Meeting, p.108, 2003, May 2-3, 2003, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea.

9.      Jung-Sik Choi, Tae-Hwan Kim, Kun-ill Kim, M.B. Saidutta, R.V.Jasra, Young woo Rhee, “ A Study Of Cu-Impregnated Catalysts For The Hydroxylation Of Benzene To Phenol By Hydrogen Peroxide” - The 15th symposium on Chemical Engineering Kyushu-Taejon/Chungnam, p.115-116, 2002, Dec 7-8, 2002 Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan.

10.  Jung-Sik Choi, Tae-Hwan Kim, Ko-Yeon Choo, Seok-Jin Son, M.B. Saidutta,         B. Ramachandra, Young-Woo Rhee, “Performance Of Catalysts Containing Transition Metal Anchored On Activated Carbon In Benzene Hydroxylation”, The 17th Symposium on CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Kyushu(Japan) - Daejeon/Chungnam (Korea), p.382-383, Dec. 4, 2004.

11.  Jung-Sik Choi, Tae-Hwan Kim, Ko-Yeon Choo, Jae-Suk Sung, M.B.Saidutta, B.Ramachadra and Young-woo Rhee, “Benzene Hydroxylation to Phenol with Iron Impregnated Activated Carbon Catalysts” The 4th Asia-Pacific Chemical Reaction Engineering Symposium, Gyeongju, Korea, June 12-15, 2005.

12.  B. Raj Mohan, D. Vijayakrishna, M.B. Saidutta And G. Srinikethan “Removal Of Colour From Aqueoues Solutions By Adsorption On To Cashew Nut Shell Waste” Proceedings Sardinia 2005, Tenth International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium by CISA, Environmental Sanitary Engineering Centre, Italy S. Margherita di Pula, Cagliari, Italy; 3 - 7 October 2005

13.  B. Raj Mohan, B. Saidulu, M.B. Saidutta And G. Srinikethan “Adsorption Of Cadmium Metal Cation From Aqueous Solution By Cashew Nut Shell Waste” Proceedings Sardinia 2005, Tenth International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium by CISA, Environmental Sanitary Engineering Centre, Italy S. Margherita di Pula, Cagliari, Italy; 3 - 7 October 2005

14.  Tae-Hwan Kim, Jung-Sik Choi, Ko-Yeon Choo, Jae-Suk Sung, M.B. Saidutta, “Study on the effect of hydrogen purification with metal hydride” 16th World Hydrogen Energy Conference, Lyon, France, 13-16, June 2006.

15.  M.A. Dhabade, M.B.Saidutta and D.V.R. Murthy. “Three Phase Spouted bed Bioreactor for Phenol Degradation”- Proceedings of National Conference on Environmental Conservation (NCEC-2006), September 1-3, 2006,pp 341-348, Birla Institute of Technology and Sciences, Pilani.

16.  M.A. Dhabade, S. Chand, M.B.Saidutta and D.V.R. Murthy. “Biodegradation of Phenol in wastewater using spouted bed contactor” – Proceedings of the International Conference on Cleaner production technologies and Environmental management, january 4-6, 2007. pp.68-72, Pondicherry Engineering College, Pondicherry.

17.  M.A. Dhabade, R. Sujith, M.B.Saidutta and D.V.R. Murthy. “Effect of Carbon Loading on Performance of Three Phase Spouted bed Contactor” – Proceedings of the International Conference on Cleaner production technologies and Environmental management, january 4-6, 2007. pp.293-297, Pondicherry Engineering College, Pondicherry.

18.  M.A. Dhabade, M.B.Saidutta and D.V.R. Murthy, “Modeling of Phenol degradation in a Spouted bed contactor using Artificial Neural Networks”,-International Conference on Modeling and Simulation”, 27-29, Aug. 2007, Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore.

19.  Ranjani C, M.B.Saidutta, G.Srinikethan “Studies on microbial degradation of chlorinated organic compounds by Paenibacillus macerans ” Proceedings of 2nd International Conference On Biotechnology for Sustainable Development Biotechnology (green chemicals and materials, bioenergy, biorefinery and clean water),NCL Pune, Jan  2008 p.53.

20.  Ranjani C, M.B.Saidutta, G.Srinikethan “Studies on microbial degradation of chlorinated organic compounds by Bacillus cereus” Proceedings of 2nd National Conference on Biotechnology for Rural and Industrial Development (NCBIRD-2008) Gulbarga, Feb 2008,  p.60-61.

21.  Dabhade M.A, Saidutta M.B., Murthy D.V.R., “Biological Phenol Removal in Spouted Bed Contactor, Comparison of Carrier Material”, Paper presented in National Conference on Environment and Safety, ENVISAFE-08, during January 12-13, 2008, organized by Kolhapur Institute of Technology Kolhapur, Maharashtra

22.  Dabhade M.A, Saidutta M.B., Murthy D.V.R., - “Three Phase Spouted Bed Bioreactor”, Paper presented in 60th annual session of  Indian Chemical Engineering Congress 2007, (CHEMCON2007), Kolkata,  during December 27-30, 2007,

23.  Dabhade M.A, Saidutta M.B., Murthy D.V.R, - “Continuous Biodegradation of Phenol in Spouted Bed Contactor using Immobilized Cells of Nocardia hydrocarbonoxidans”, . paper presented and published in the proceeding of National Conference (ACE-08) organized by Anjuman Engineering College, Bhatkal during March 9-10, 2008

24.  Ranjani C., Dr.G.Srinikethan, Dr. M.B.Saidutta - “Toxic effects of chlorinated organic compound and stresses on gram positive and gram negative bacteria “AP Science Congress 2008 ,during 14-16 November 2008, Osmania University, Hyderabad. 

25.  Ranjani C., M.B.Saidutta, G. Srinikethan - “Isolation, biochemical and molecular characterization of Chloroxylenol degrading Bacillus isolates” 2nd International Conference On Environment 2008 (ICENV 2008), during 15-17 December 2008, University of Sains, Penang, Malaysia.

26.  Ranjani C., M.B. Saidutta, G. Srinikethan -  “Studies on degradation of chlorinated organic compound by mutated Bacillus isolates “Socio-Economic development Challenges before Women Scientists, Technologist and Engineers, during 13-15 February 2009, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, Orissa.

27.  Ranjani C., M.B.Saidutta, G. Srinikethan - Toxic effects of chlorinated organic compound and stresses on gram positive and gram negative bacteria “AP Science Congress 2008, during 14-16 November 2008, Osmania University, Hyderabad.

28.  P.E. JagadeeshBabu, K. Sandeesh, M.B. Saidutta, “Studies on the esterification of acetic acid in reactive distillation column”, RSCE2010 conference, Thailand, 22nd &23rd Nov-2010

29.  Pavitra Mukund, Prasanna D.Belur, Saidutta M.B, “Effect of different carbon and nitrogen sources on the production of naringinase by a new soil isolate, serratia sp.”International Conference on Advances in Biological Sciences (ICABS-2012), March 15-17 2012, Kannur, Kerala, India

30.  M. Ramananda Bhat, D.V.R. Murthy, M.B. Saidutta, “Neural Network Modelling of Urea Release from Briquettes”, proceedings of  2nd International Engineering Symposium (IES-2012), March 5-7, 2012, Kumamota University, Japan. Pp.B2-1-1 to B2-1-4.

 

List of Conferences / Summer Schools / Refresher Programs Conducted / attended on Invitation.

 

1) ' Bioconversion, Process Optimisation, Computer Modeling' conducted by the Department of Chemical Engineering, Karnataka Regional Engineering College, Surathkal during Dec. 4-16, 1989.

2) 'Methodologies for Environmental Impact Assessment and management Plan ( EIA & EMP) conducted by the department of Chemical Engineering, Karnataka Regional Engineering College, Surathkal during May 23- Jun 4, 1994.

3) 'Reliability Techniques and maintenance strategies for mining and material handling systems' conducted by Department of Mining, Karnataka Regional Engineering College, Surathkal during Nov.22 - Dec 4, 1994.

4) QIP short term course on 'Neural Networks in Chemical Process Engineering' held at Chemical Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore during Feb 5-16, 1996.

5) 'Mechatronics' conducted by Department of Mechanical Engineering, Karnataka Regional Engineering College, Surathkal during Nov., 1997.

6) ' Object Oriented Design' conducted by Department of Computer Engineering, Karnataka Regional Engineering College, Surathkal during mar 2- 14, 1998.

7) ' Component Object Technology ( COM,DCOM& CORBA) conducted by Department of Computer Engineering, Karnataka Regional Engineering College, Surathkal during Jan 29 - Feb 10, 2001.

8) Workshop on ' Standardisation needs of environmental laboratories in Karnataka' conducted by Environmental Training Institute, Bangalore during Oct 28-31, 1996.

9) 'CFD Awareness Workshop' conducted by M S Ramaiah School of Advanced Studies during Feb 14-16, 2002.

 

SUMMER / WINTER SCHOOLS CONDUCTED:

1) 'Fuzzy Logic and Neural Networks in Chemical Process Automation' conducted at Department of Chemical Engineering, Karnataka Regional Engineering College, Surathkal during Feb 15-27, 1999.

 

Additional remarks.

 CONSULTANCY WORK DONE :

1) Dispersion of NH3 in air - modeling study for Mangalore chemicals and Fertilizers, Mangalore.

2) Makeup gas relocation in ammonia synthesis loop for Zuari Agro Chemicals Ltd., Goa.

3) Dispersion of SPM, SO2 and NOX in air - Modeling study for DANIDA - DEE Environment Master plan study for Dakshina Kannada.

4) DANIDA-DEE environment master plan study project for Mangalore city corporation on Pollutant load from raw sewage and sludge production.

5) Safety audit for New Mangalore Port trust, Mangalore.

6) Dispersion studies of air pollutants for Mangalore chemicals and Fertilizers, Mangalore.

7) Ambient air quality studies of Mangalore city for Smith Cogeneration India Private Unlimited.

8) Risk Assessment and Offsite emergency plan for Kanara petroleum private limited, Udupi.

 

R & D PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN:

1) Regeneration of spent transformer oil sponsored by John Fowler India Ltd., Bangalore.

2) Development of expert system for risk management in process industries sponsored by Ministry of Human Resources, Government of India.

 

INVITED LECTURES DELIVERED :

1) A Talk on ' Air Pollution Models' in ISTE summer school on 'Methodologies for EIA and EMP' conducted by the Department of Chemical Engineering, KREC, Surathkal.

2) A talk on 'EIA for Port and Harbour Projects' in the training program on "Coastal Engineering' Conducted by Indian Institute of Port Management, Calcutta and New Mangalore Port Trust, Mangalore during October, 1994.

3) Delivered SIX hours of lecture on 'Thermodynamics' under Faculty Development Program at S I T, Tumkur in Dec., 1996.

4) A talk on basics of Neural Networks in the ISTE Winter school on 'Fuzzy Logic and Neural Networks in Chemical Process Automation' conducted at Department of Chemical Engineering, Karnataka Regional Engineering College, Surathkal during Feb 15-27, 1999.

5) A talk on Application of  Neural Networks in Fault Diagnosis in the ISTE Winter school on 'Fuzzy Logic and Neural Networks in Chemical Process Automation' conducted at Department of Chemical Engineering, Karnataka Regional Engineering College, Surathkal during Feb 15-27, 1999.

6) A talk on Application of  Neural Networks in Process Control in the ISTE Winter school on 'Fuzzy Logic and Neural Networks in Chemical Process Automation' conducted at Department of Chemical Engineering, Karnataka Regional Engineering College, Surathkal during Feb 15-27, 1999.

7) A talk in the workshop on Risk and Safety Management in Chemical Industries, organized for Chemical Engineering Students on April 17th & 18th, 1999 in association with IIChE, Mangalore Regional Center, at KREC, Surathkal.

8) Co-Chaired a session on “Experimental Fluid Mechanics”, 30th national Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, Dec. 11 – 13, 2003 at NITK, Surathkal.

9) Resource person in CCE refresher course for Shift Engineers of MCF on “Awareness in Engineering Concepts” during 13.10.2003 to 25.10.2003. Lecture delivered on Process Calculation and Fluid Mechanics ( six hours).

10) Resource person in CCE-BARC refresher course for Plant operations of RMP, Mysore on Unit Operations in Chemical Engg. Practice, during 27th Jan. to 5th Feb. 2004.  Lecture delivered on Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer and Safety (Nine hours).

 

ADMINISTRATIVE WORK and OTHER WORK:

1)  Honorary Secretary, Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, Mangalore Regional Center. ( 1995 - '96, 2000 - 2002 )

2) Staff In-charge for Testing and Consultancy, Department of Chemical Engineering, NITK, Surathkal.

3) Member, Organizing Committee, ISTE National Convention, Dec., 1993.

4) Member, Organizing Committee, National Workshop on Risk and Safety Management in Process Industries, Sep., 1997.

5) Member, Organizing Committee, First KREC Global Alumni Convention, Dec., 1998.

6) Member, Organizing Committee, XVII National Conference on I C Engines and Combustion, Dec., 2001.

7) Member, Organizing Committee, Second KREC Global Alumni Convention, Dec., 2001.

8) Member, Organizing Committee, 30th National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, Dec. 11 – 13, 2003 at NITK, Surathkal.

9) Member, Group of Councilors, for Admission to Other RECs.

10)  Coordinator for Confidential Work of Mangalore University Engineering Examinations, June 2000 ; Dec., 2000 ; June 2001 ; Dec., 2001.

11) Coordinator for CCE-BARC refresher course for Plant operations of RMP, Mysore on Unit Operations in Chemical Engg. Practice, held during 27th Jan. to 5th Feb. 2004.

12)  Member DUGC, DPGC and DRPC of the department.

13) Member Library Advisory Committee. ( For 2 years)

14) Editor, NITK News Bulletin ( For 2 years)

15) Staff Editor, Vitruvian, English Section. ( For 1 year)

16) Staff Advisor for Chemical Engineering Section of IE students chapter. ( For 1 year)

17)  Staff advisor for News letter of the students. ( For 1 year)

18)  Involved in student counseling during other REC admission from 1989 to 2001.

19)  Student Counselor for a couple of years.

20)  Actively participated in curriculum development.

21)  Center-in-Charge, AIEEE Counseling for 2005, 2006 & 2007.

22)  Co-Coordiantor, CCB-2011

23)  Co-Coordinator, DASA-2010,’11 &’12.

24)  Chairman, IIChE, Mangalore Regional Center for 2011-12 & 2012-13.

25)  Member, High Power Committee, Excise Department, GOK. 2010- till date

26)  Member, Technical Committee, DASA, 2013

27)  Core Committee member DASA 2014.

 

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Department of Chemical Engineering, NITK, Surathkal
P. O. Srinivasnagar, Mangalore - 575 025
Karnataka, India.

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