Industry - Tamil Nadu Industrial Explosives Limited, Vellore, Tamil Nadu

Designation - Senior Plant Engineer

1. Nitroglycerine Explosives Plant

         Period                  :         Four years

         Nature of Work     :         1. Noble’s Nozzle – Injector process control to manufacture nitroglycerine

                                                2. Denitration process (Azeotropic Distillation and Absorption) control

                                                3. NG Explosives Production planning

                                                4. Materials planning

                                                5. General Maintenance (Preventive and Breakdown) and Men management

2. Slurry Explosives Plant

         Period                  :         One year

         Nature of Work     :         Slurry Explosives Production planning, Materials planning, Maintenance

                                                (Preventive and  Breakdown) and Men management

•    Coordinating Committee Member to get the ISO 9002 certification for M/s Tamil Nadu Industrial Explosives Limited, Vellore, India.

Unit Processes/Operations Handled

1.Noble’s Nozzle Injector process and

2.Separation & Nitration processes

3.Steam distillation

4.Azeotrophic distillation

5.Mixing, Absorption

Equipments Handled

Centrifugal separator, Heat exchangers, Pumps, Tanks, Injectors, Absorption towers, Distillation towers, Ribbon Blenders, Pneumatic Conveyors, Cartridg

Editor-in-Chief

• Journal of Advanced Engineering Research, India.

Editor

•  Studies in Engineering and Technology, USA.
• International Journal of Engineering, Science and Technology, Nigeria.
• Journal of Environmental Nanotechnology, India.
• Medwell Journals.

Reviewer (80 papers)

1. African Journal of Biotechnology, Nairobi – 1 paper.
2. Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, Wiley Interscience, Australia – 3 papers.
3. Biochemical Engineering Journal, Elsevier, Netherlands – 1 paper.
4. Bio resource Technology, Elsevier – 2 paper.
5. Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering, Korea - 1 paper.
6. 3Biotech, Springer – 1 paper.
7. Bulgarian Chemical Communications – 1 paper.
8. Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society – 1 paper.
9. Chemical Engineering Communications – 5 paper.
10. Chemical Engineering Science, Advanced Powder Technology, Elsevier – 1 paper.
11. Chemical and Biochemical Engineering – 2 paper.
12. Chemical Product and Process Modeling, Berkeley Electronic Press, USA – 1 paper.
13. Chiang Mai Journal of Science, Chiang Mai University, Thailand – 1 paper.
14. Clean – Soil, Air, Water, Wiley – 3 papers
15. Desalination Journal, Elsevier, USA – 1 paper.
16. Desalination and Water Treatment, - 3 paper.
17. Energy and Fuels, ACS Publications, USA – 1 paper.
18. Environmental Earth Sciences, Springer – 1 paper.
19. Environmental Progress and Sustainable Energy, Wiley Interscience, Australia – 6 papers.
20. Heat Transfer Research, USA – 1 paper.
21. Indian Chemical Engineer – 1 paper.
22. Indian Journal of Biotechnology – 1 paper.
23. Indian Journal of Science and Technology – 3 papers.
24. Industrial Crops and Products, Elesevier – 1 Paper.
25. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, ACS, USA – 2 paper.
26. International J Biotechnol., Inderscience Publishers – 1 paper.
27. International J Chemical Reactor Engineering, Berkeley Electronic Press, USA – 2 papers.
28. International J Engineering, Science and Technology, Nigeria – 3 papers.
29. International J Environment and Sustainable Development, UK – 1 paper.
30. International Journal of Environment and Waste Management (IJEWM), Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.. – 1 paper.
31. International J Green Energy, Taylor and Francis - 2 paper.
32. International J Nano and Biomaterials – 1 paper.
33. International J Thermophysics, Springer - 1 paper.
34. Journal of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development - 1 paper.
35. Journal of Chemical Engineering, Institution of Engineers (India) – 3 papers.
36. Journal of Electrical Engineering, Institution of Engineers (India) – 1 paper.
37. Journal of Engineering Science and Technology, Malaysia – 1 paper.
38. Journal of Environment and Biotechnology Research – 1 paper.
39. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering – 1 paper.
40. Journal of Environmental Management – 1 paper.
41. Journal of Materials and Environmental Science, Morocco – 1 paper.
42. Journal of Petroleum Technology and Alternative Fuels – 1 paper.
43. Journal of Solution Chemistry, Springer – 1 paper.
44. Korean J Chem. Eng. Springer – 2 paper.
45. Particuology, Elsevier – 3 paper.
46. Process Biochemistry, Elsevier – 2 papers.
47. Studies in Engineering and Technology – 1 paper.
48. The Open Fuels & Energy Science Journal – 1 paper.
49. Water Science and Technology, IWA – 1 paper.

International Conference - PC member for Reviewer

1. International Conference on Advances in Chemical Engineering: ICAChE – 2015, GEC Thrissur – 2 papers. 
2. International conference on Advances in Engineering and Technology, TKM Kollam – 11 papers.

Book Review

1. Mechanical Operations, Anup Swain, Hemlata Patra, G K Roy, Tata McGraw Hill 2010.

Book Chapter Review

{C}1.    Applications of Chitosan Nanoparticles in Active Biodegradable and Sustainable Food Packaging, Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development, Nova Science Publishers , USA

Expert – Syllabus Committee – M.Tech

1. Expert member, Syllabus Subcommittee – M.Tech Petroleum Refining and Petrochemicals, A.C.Tech, Anna University, Chennai – 23.03.2015.
2. Expert member – vetting of M.Tech Computer Aided Process Design syllabus, GEC, Kozhikode – 03.02.2015.

Expert – Promotion Committee

{C}1.    Expert member (External) in the Departmental Promotion Committee for Review of Scientists/Engineers in VSSC, Thiruvananthapuram – 21.11.2013.

Chemical Engineering Program and Environmental Projects Evaluation

1. Subject expert for evaluation of the infrastructure in Toms College of Engineering for Startups Mattakara, Kottayam Kerala -686564. Visited the institute on 07.06.2014 and inspected for starting new B.Tech program in Chemical Engineering.
2. External  expert Committee for evaluation of Sustainable Development Projects in Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited, Tamil Nadu. Visited NLC on 15.04.2013 and evaluated eight Sustainable Development Projects.
3. Subject expert for evaluation of the infrastructure in Amal Jyothi College of Engineering, Kottayam, Kerala. Visited the institute on 30.04.2013 and inspected for starting new B.Tech program in Chemical Engineering.
4. Expert for project evaluation under KSCSTE. No. of projects evaluated  : 2

Chairing of Sessions in International/National Conferences

1. TBST’16: National Conference on Transfigures in Bioscience and Technology, March 2016, Madha Engineering College, Chennai – chaired Session-I. 
2. TC IFES 015: International Conference on Technological convergence for Information, Health, Food and Energy Security, May 2015, CLRI, Chennai, Tamil Nadu – chaired a session on Biological Sciences.
3. ICFMHTT 2014 : International Conference on Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer and Thermodynamics, December2014, Crowne Plaza Dubai – Deira – chaired a seesion.
4. Third International Conference on Recycling and Reuse of Materials (ICRM 2014), MG University, Kottayam, Kerala, April 2014 – chaired session on “E-Waste Recycling”.   
5. National Conference on Chemical Engineering Processes in Environmental Applications (CEPEA 2012),

A.C.College of Technology, Anna University, Chennai, March 2012 – chaired one session.

6. International Conference CHEMCON 2010 organized by Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, December 2010 – chaired two sessions.

Chief Guest and Key Note Lectures

{C}1.    Chief Guest of the inaugural function in “MECTRICKZ14” – A Third National Level Technical Symposium, Podhigai College of Engineering and Technology, Tirupattur, Tamil Nadu at 10.00 a.m. on Saturday, the 22nd of February 2014 and Chaired sessions.

{C}2.    Chief Guest and delivered key note address in ISTE – STTP on “INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT TREATMENT EMERGING TRENDS AND CHALLENGES AHEAD” at the Conference Hall, FEAT, Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu at 10.00 a.m on Monday, the 11th of June, 2012.

Examiner for PhD Thesis EvaluationNo. of PhD theses: 43

University/Institute: NIT Trichy; NIT Surat; A.C.College of Technology, Anna University, Chennai; Kongu Engineering College, Anna University, Chennai;  Sathyabama University, Chennai; Pondicherry Engineering College, Pondicherry; Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad; Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu; Bharathidasan University, Trichy, Tamil Nadu.

Examiner for M.Tech (Research) Thesis Evaluation

Production, Purification and Bioconjugation Studies on Microbial Enzyme Uricase – NITK Surathkal.

Examiner for PhD Comprehensive Viva Exam

External examiner – Dept. Chemical Engineering, NIT Trichy, November 2011.

Examiner – Biotechnology, Chemical, Civil, Chemistry and Mechanical.

Examiner for M.Tech Projects

External examiner – NITK Surathkal, July 2010.

External examiner – Dept of Mechanical Engineering, NIT Calicut, June 2011, May 2012.

Examiner for B.Tech Projects

External examiner, Comprehensive Exam – NIT Trichy, May 2009.

External examiner Projects – GEC Kozhikode, June 2010.

1. Dr.S.Bhuvaneshwari (January 2009 to July 2013), Studies on Adsorption of Cr (VI) from Wastewater Streams using Biosorbents – Part time PhD (Internal).
2. Dr.Naveen Sankaran (August 2009 to August 2015), Modeling of LNG Releases Under Water – Full time PhD.
3. Dr.K.Haribabu, P1000021CH (July 2010 to August 2015), Effluent Treatment in Inverse Fluidised Bed Reactor– Part time PhD (Internal).
4. Dr.R.Sivashankar, P110060CH (Dec 2011 to April 2017), Synthesis and Characterization of Magnetically Modified Biosorbent for Sequestration of Dyes from Aqueous Solution - Full time PhD.
5. Dr.M.Jerold, P140054CH (July 2014 to June 2017), Studies on Sequestration of Cationic Dyes from Simulated and Industrial Effluents using Marine Algal Biosorbents - Full time PhD. 
6. Dr.Uma Krishnakumar, P110069CH (Dec 2011 to June 2017), Studies on Catalytic Conversion of Rubber Seed Oil into Biodiesel using Metal Oxides - Full time PhD.
7. Dr.Shankar N, P140053CH (July 2014 to March 2018), Design and Evaluation of Progressive Crude Oil Distillation Process using Commercial Process Simulator - Full time PhD.
8. Dr.J.Kanimozhi, P130087CH (Dec 2013 to April 2018), Production and Characterization of Dextran from Weissella cibaria NITCSK4 and its Applications. - Full time PhD.
9. Dr.K.Vasantharaj, P130057CH (July 2013 to August 2018), Studies on biological sulfate reduction using a sulfidogenic enrichment culture predominantly Desulfovibrio sp. - Full time PhD.
10. Dr.Sreeda.P, P120044CH (July 2012 – September 2018), Studies on the Development of a Novel Aerobic Bioreactor for Treatment of Wastewater - Full time PhD.
11. Dr.A.B.Sathya, P120047CH (July 2012 – September 2018), Production of Polyhydroxy Buterate by Chlorella Pyrenoidosa and its Application in Food Packaging - Full time PhD.
12. Dr.C.Vigneshwaran, P140032CH (July 2014 – June 2019), Production and Characterization of Biosurfactant from Brevibacillus sp. AVN13 and its Application in Bioremediation - Full time PhD.
13. Dr.A.Surendar, P130071CH (Dec 2013 – July 2019), Studies on Drying Characteristics of Agro Products using Convective, Microwave and Combined Drying Methods - Full time PhD.
14. Mrs.Ramyasankar M.S., P160042CH (July 2016 – October 2021), Treatment of Industrial Water Pollutants by Novel Electrocoagulation Reactor with Effective Sludge Management, - Full time PhD.
15. Mrs.Sinu P P160076CH (Joined in December 2016), Development of Polyethersulfone-based nanocomposite membrane and its application in the treatment of lead battery effluent, Full time PhD – Open Presentation (22.11.2021) completed.
16. Mrs. Sindhu N., P140031CH (Joined in July 2014), Pyrolysis of wood biomass for the production of Bio-oil - Part-time PhD – Ongoing.
17. Ms.Khansa Rahman, P190072CH (Joined in July 2019), Advanced Oxidation Process for Water Treatment, Full time PhD – Ongoing.
18. Ms.Maya S Nair, P190122CH (Joined in January 2020), Production of Phycocyanin, Full time PhD – Ongoing.
19. Mr.Kevin J Sam (Joined in April 2021), Production of Lutein, JRF-DST Clean Coal Project.

Co-Supervisor

1. Dr.B.Deepanraj, P120073ME (July 2012 to July 2018), Parametric Study on Biogas Production through Anaerobic Digestion – Full time PhD.
2. Dr.Saranya, P150022CH (July 2015 to September 2019), Experimental and Mathematical Investigation of plant based biosorbents and microbes for the removal of Hexavalent chromium from aqueous solutions – Full time PhD.

Research Guidance

      PhD                                         16 completed (2 Co-guide) + 4 ongoing

      JRF – DST Project                1 ongoing 

      M.Tech                                     24 completed (upto 2021)

      MBA                                          2 completed

      MSc (summer term)              8 completed

Project Guidance

      B.Tech                                       37 completed (upto 2021) + 2 ongoing

      B.Tech Mini Projects               10 completed

      B.Tech Summer Internship     6 completed

PG Projects

1. Modelling & Simulation on Extraction of Lutein from Microalgae and Optimize its Parameters
2. Printing of Silver Nanomaterials on Flexible Surfaces
3. Preparation and Characterization of Modified Polyethersulfone Nanofiltration Membrane for the Application of Heavy Metal Removal
4. Isolation and Screening of Biosurfactant producing Organizm from Crude Oil Contanminated Soil Sample
5. Removal of Hazardous Crystal Violet Dye from Simulated Wastewater by Electrocoagulation
6. Microfludis in Reactive Extraction of Citric Acid by Toa in Decanol
7. Study On Upgradation of Biogas by Scrubbing CO2 and H2S
8. Hydrodynamic Studies of Inverse Fluidized Bed Reactor with Non Newtonian System
9. Heavy Metal Separation Using Bio-Resources
10. Synthesis, Characterization & Degradation of Biopolymer Nanocomposities
11. Production and Characterisation of Low Molecular Weight Dextran by Leuconostoc Lactis NITCSK6
12. Oxygen Transfer Studies in Sulfide Oxidation for Elementary Sulfur
13. Production and Characterization of Dextran from Industrial Waste Water
14. Magnetic Powder Mno- Fe2O3-Sm Composite- A Novel Material for Sequestration of Organic Dye from Aqueous Solutions
15. Studies on Polyhydroxy Alkonates (Phb) From Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
16. Simulation of Crude Oil Distillation Using Aspen Hysys
17. Solution of Hyperbolic Wave Equation During Rapid Phase Transition of LNG
18. Production and Characterization of Biosurfactant Produced by Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
19. Biological Sulfate Reduction and Its Optimization
20. Sorption of Hazardous Dyes On Magnetically Modified Biosorbent
21. Biodiesel Production from Vegetable Oil Using Homogeneous and Heterogenous Catalyst
22. Modeling and Simulation of Accidental Release of LNG Underwater
23. Production and Characterization of Polyhydroxy Alkanoate by Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
24. Desorption of Heavy Metal from Chitosan and Adsorption Kinetics of Chromium by Chitosan
25. Mass transfer studies in inverse fluidized bed reactors with Newtonian (organic additives) and non-Newtonian fluids.
26. Axial dispersion studies in inverse fluidized bed reactors with Newtonian (organic additives) and non-Newtonian fluids.
27. Biodegradation studies of phenolic compounds.
28. Studies on anaerobic digestion of solid waste from gelatin industry.
29. Effluent treatment in pharmaceutical industries.
30. Application of process capability study in spinning industry.
31. CFD solution of underwater acoustic wave
32. Production of Biodiesel from Vegetable Oil Using CaO Catalyst & Analysis of Its Performance in Four Stroke Diesel Engine

International Conference                                       :          82

National Conference                                             :           25

International Conferences

Oral Presentations (Abroad)

1. V.Sivasubramanian, Sindhu N, Steady State Simulation of Fast Pyrolysis of Wood Biomass using Unisim Design, 2nd World Summit on Advances in Science, Engineering and Technology, Indiana Summit-2019, October 3-5, 2019, IUPUI, Indianapolis, USA.
2. V.Sivasubramanian, M.Jerold, Box-Behnen Design for the Biosorption of Cationic Dye from Aqueous Solution Using Zero-Valent Iron Nano Algal Composite, ICSWRM 2018: 20th International Conference on Sustainable Water Resources Management, February 15-16, 2018, London, UK – won the Best Paper Award.
3. V.Sivasubramanian, Naveen Sankaran, Heat Transfer studies for LNG vaporization during underwater LNG releases, ICFMHTT 2014: International Conference on Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer and Thermodynamics, December2014, Crowne Plaza Dubai – Deira.
4. B.Deepanraj, S.Jayaraj, V.Sivasubramanian, Solid concentration influence on biogas yield from food waste in an anaerobic batch digester, 2014 International Conference and utility exhibition on green energy for sustainable development, March 19-21 2014, Pattaya - Thailand.
5. V.Sivasubramanian, R.Sivashankar, Biosorption of hazardous Azo Dye metanil yellow using
   immobilized aquatic weed, International Conference on Future Trends in Structural, Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, July 2013, Bangkok, Thailand.
6. V.Sivasubramanian, Effect of Organic Additives on the Axial Liquid Phase Ion in Two-Phase Inverse Fluidized Bed Bioreactor for Wastewater Treatment – International Conference on Waste Engineering and Management, ICWEM 2008, Hong Kong.
7. V.Sivasubramanian, Mass Transfer Studies in an External Loop Airlift Bioreactor for Wastewater Treatment – International Conference on Waste Engineering and Management, ICWEM 2008, Hong Kong.

Oral Presentations

8. Mohandas Meghaparvathy, Jayakrishna Rachapally, Shruthi Sreekumar, Sinu Poolachira, Sivasubramanian Velmurugan, Experimental And Modeling Studies Of Graphene Oxide Modified Polyethersulfone Nanocomposite Membrane For Water Treatment Applications, Second International Virtual Conference on Recent Trends in "Clean Technologies for Sustainable Environment (CTSE-2021), SSN College of Engineering, Chennai – won the Best Paper Award.
9. Maya S Nair, V.Sivasubramanian, R.Ravikumar, Kevin Joseph Sam, Mr.Radha Krishna N, Loganathan A, Phycocyanin Pigment Extraction From Cyanobacterium, Phormidium Valderianum and Optimization using Central Composite Design, International Conference on Energy and Environment(ICEE), April 9-10, 2021, Jyothi Engineering College, Thrissur, Kerala.
10. Maya S Nair, V.Sivasubramanian, Phycocyanin Extraction using Cyanobacteria, International Conference on green energy for environmental sustainability [ICGEES 2020], August 5-6, 2020, NIT Calicut.
11. Khansa Rahman, U Menon, V.Sivasubramanian, J Ranjitha, Bioaccumulation of Cadmium by Heavy Metal Resistant Bacteria isolated from Hussain-Sagar Lake – Hyderabad, International Conference on green energy for environmental sustainability [ICGEES 2020], August 5-6, 2020, NIT Calicut.
12. Sinu P, V.Sivasubramanian, GO/EHT Modified PES Nano-Composite Membranes for Heavy Metal Ion Removal from Aqueous Solutions, International Conference on green energy for environmental sustainability [ICGEES 2020], August 5-6, 2020, NIT Calicut.
13. Ramya Sankar M.S. and V.Sivasubramanian, Removal of Cephalothin sodium by electrocoagulation process and an Effective Sludge management by soil stabilization, International Conference on green energy for environmental sustainability [ICGEES 2020], August 5-6, 2020, NIT Calicut.
14. Ramya Sankar M.S., Aiswarya Varsha R and V.Sivasubramanian, Treatment of Antibiotic Wastewater by Electrocoagulation Process and Its Effective Sludge Management, International Virtual Conference on Recent Innovations in Science and Technology – 2020, Vellore Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu.
15. Ramya Sankar M.S. and V.Sivasubramanian, Stabilization of Black Cotton Soil by Electro-coagulated Dye Wastewater Sludge, The 7th International Conference on Chemical and Biological Sciences, March 2020, National University Singapore.
16. Ramya Sankar M.S., V Sivasubramanian, Comparison of Chemical-Coagulation and Electro-Coagulation Performance Parameters during 15-19 December 2019, Chemcon-2019, IIT Delhi.
17. Ramya Sankar M.S., V Sivasubramanian, Optimization of Pesticide wastewater treatment using electrocoagulation process: Prediction by RSM, Recent Trends in Clean Technologies for Sustainable Environment during September 26-27, 2019, SSN College of Engineering, Tamil Nadu.
18. Ramya Sankar M.S and V Sivasubramanian, Electrocoagulation Process for the treatment of Diary effluent: Optimization of Operational Parameters, International Conference on Advanced Material for Energy Science and Technology during February 26-28, 2019, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, Meghalaya.
19. C.Vigneshwaran, V.Sivasubramanian, Evaluation of Biosurfactant Potential from Brevibacillus sp AVN13 for Remediation of Hydrocarbons and Heavy Metals, International Conference on Advanced Materials for Energy Science and Technology (AMEST 2019) during February 26-28, 2019, Department of Energy Engineering, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong-793022, Meghalaya.
20. Sinu P, Sivasubramanian V, Preparation and Characterization of modified Polyethersulphone membranes for water treatment applications, 4th International Conference on Recent Advancements in Chemical, Environmental and Energy Engineering (RACEEE2018) during February 14-15, 2019, SSN College of Engineering, Tamil Nadu.
21. Sinu P, Sivasubramanian V, Preparation and Characterization of Graphene Oxide modified Polyethersulphone membranes for water treatment applications, International Conference on Water from Pollution to Purification (ICW 2018) during December 07-10, 2018, M.G.University, Kottayam, Kerala.
22. C.Vigneshwaran, V.Sivasubramanian, K.Vasantharaj, N. Krishnanand, M.Jerold, Statistical media optimization, purification and structural characterization of lipopeptide biosurfactant produced by brevibacillus sp. AVN13, First International conference on Energy and Environment: Global challenges (ICEE – 2018) during March 09-10, 2018, Department of Chemical Engineering, NIT Calicut, Kerala.
23. K.Vasantharaj, V.Sivasubramanian, C.Vigneshwaran, R.Sivashankar, B Deepanraj, Application of Taguchi Method to Evaluate Sulfidogenesis by a Mixed Sulfate Reducing Bacterial Culture Utilizing Biomass of Green Macroalgae Ulva sp., First International conference on Energy and Environment: Global challenges (ICEE – 2018) during March 09-10, 2018, Department of Chemical Engineering, NIT Calicut, Kerala.
24. B.Deepanraj, N.Senthilkumar, V.Sivasubramanian, S.Jayaraj, Optimization of Process Parameters affecting Biogas Production from Food Waste using Response Surface Methodology, First International conference on Energy and Environment: Global challenges (ICEE – 2018) during March 09-10, 2018, Department of chemical Engineering, NIT Calicut, Kerala.
25. Sindhu Nangarthody, Sivasubramanian V, Kadeejathul Kubra, Athira P, Inma M N, Haritha Subash, 2-D Simulation of Biomass Pyrolysis in Fluidised Bed, First International conference on Energy and Environment: Global challenges (ICEE – 2018) during March 09-10, 2018, Department of chemical Engineering, NIT Calicut, Kerala.
26. Ramya Sankar MS, Vidya Vijay EV, Jerold M, Kanimozhi J, Sivasubramanian V, Congo Red Dye Removal from Synthetic Wastewater using Electrocoagulation: Kinetic Study and Process Performance, First International conference on Energy and Environment: Global challenges (ICEE – 2018) during March 09-10, 2018, Department of chemical Engineering, NIT Calicut, Kerala.
27. A.Surendhar, V.Sivasubramanian, Vidhyeswari D, Identification of Drying Conditions for Production of Desiccated Coconut Shreds Using Combined Microwave-Hot Air Drying System: An Optimization Approach, First International conference on Energy and Environment: Global challenges (ICEE – 2018) during March 09-10, 2018, Department of chemical Engineering, NIT Calicut, Kerala.
28. Shankar Nalinakshan, Sivasubramanian Velmurugan, Aneesh Vasudevan, Arunachalam K, Progressive Crude Oil Distillation: An Alternative to Conventional Distillation Process - Evaluation using Process Simulator, First International conference on Energy and Environment: Global challenges (ICEE – 2018) during March 09-10, 2018, Department of chemical Engineering, NIT Calicut, Kerala.
29. Ronaldo Anuf A, Ganesh Moorthy I, Prakash Maran J, Shyam Kumar R, Sivasubramanian V, Kanimozhi J, Process Optimization of Microwave Assisted Acid Pretreatement of Prosopis Juliflora Biomass for Bioethanol Production, First International conference on Energy and Environment: Global challenges (ICEE – 2018) during March 09-10, 2018, Department of chemical Engineering, NIT Calicut, Kerala.
30. K.Vasantharaj, V.Sivasubramanian, Utilizatin Of Anaerobic Sequential Batch Reactors For The Bio-Sulfidogenic Process: A Critical Analysis, RIST 2017 (Recent Innovations In Science & Technology), 25th March 2017, Marthandam, Tamil Nadu.
31. A.Surendhar, V.Sivasubramanian, Drying Characteristics, Kinetics, Energy Consumption And Quality Of Turmeric Slices Using Different Drying Methods, RIST 2017 (Recent Innovations In Science & Technology), 25th March 2017, Marthandam, Tamil Nadu.
32. K.Vasantharaj,  V.Sivasubramanian, Potential Use Of Microalgal Biomass As Suitable Carbon Source For Bioremediation Of Sulfate-Rich Wastewaters, International Conference on Membrane Technology and its applications (MEMSEP-2017), February 21-23, 2017, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu.
33. Kanimozhi Jeyaram and V.Sivasubramanian, Peparation and characterization of dextran hydrogel-silver nanocomposites for clinical applications, International Conference on Membrane Technology and its applications (MEMSEP-2017), February 21-23, 2017, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu.
34. A.Surendhar, V.Sivasubramanian, Study On Drying Characteristics And Color Value Of Microwave-Convective Dried Turmeric Slices, International Conference on Membrane Technology and its applications (MEMSEP-2017), February 21-23, 2017, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu.
35. Sathya A B, V.Sivasubramanian, Optimization Of Nutrients And Improvement In Pha Production By Pseudomonas Aeruginosa NCIM 2036 Under High DO Level, International Conference on Membrane Technology and its applications (MEMSEP-2017), February 21-23, 2017, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu.
36. Deepanraj B, V.Sivasubramanian, Jayaraj S, Effect Of Substrate Pretreatment On Biogas Prodcution Through Anaerobic Digestion Of Food Waste, International Conference on Membrane Technology and its applications (MEMSEP-2017), February 21-23, 2017, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu.
37. R. Sivashankar, A.B.Sathya, V.Sivasubramanian, Synthesis And Characterization Of Magnetically Modified Biosorbent For Sequestration Of Azo Dye In Fixed Bed Adsorption Column, International Conference on Membrane Technology and its applications (MEMSEP-2017), February 21-23, 2017, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu.
38. Sreeda P and Sivasubramanian V, High density polyethylene mesh as a substratum for growth of biomass layer for the removal of refractory organics from wastewater, International Conference on Membrane Technology and its applications (MEMSEP-2017), February 21-23, 2017, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu.
39. R.Sivashankar, A.B.Sathya, J.Kanimozhi, V.Sivasubramanian, Adsorptive Removal of Azo Dye onto Magnetic Nanoparticle: Equilibrium, Kinetics and Thermodynamic Studies, Chemical Engineering towards Sustainable Development, CHEMCON 2016 Dec 27-30, 2016, A.C.College of Technology, Anna University, Chennai.
40. A.Surendhar, Vidhyeswari.D, V.Sivasubramanian, Comparison of Conventional Air Dried and Microwave Dried Curcuma Longa Slices on Drying Kinetics and Energy Consumption, Chemical Engineering towards Sustainable Development, CHEMCON 2016 Dec 27-30, 2016, A.C.College of Technology, Anna University, Chennai.
41. Nangarthody Sindhu, Prasanth N U, Sivasubramanian V, Kinetic Analysis and Modeling of Pyrolysis of Jack Wood Biomass, International Conference on Advances in Chemical Engineering, Dec 20-22, 2015, NITK Surathkal.
42. Bharathishankar, Jayaraj, Sivasubramanian V, Removal Of H2S From Biogas Using Lathe Chips As Absorbent In A H2S Scrubbing Column,  International Conference On Innovative And Emerging Trends In Engineering And Technology, May 2016, Panimalar Institute Of Technology, Poonamallee, Chennai.
43. K.Vasantharaj,  V.Sivasubramanian A Sustainable Solution To Sulfate Wastewaters Under Micro-Aerobic Condition Using Sulfur Bacteria, ISWATS 2016 - International Conference On Innovation In Sustainable Water And Wastewater Treatment Systems, 21-23 April 2016, Pune.
44. B.Deepanraj, V.Sivasubramanian, S.Jayaraj, Anaerobic Co-Digestion of Food Waste with Poultry Manure for Enhanced Biogas Production, ICAER 2015: 5th International Conference on Advances in Energy Research, 15-17, December 2015, IIT Bombay.
45. Production of dextran from sugarcane extract by Leuconostoc mesenteroides NCIM 2073, “Fourth International  Conference  on    Natural  Polymers, Bio­Polymers,  Bio­Materials,  their  Composites, Nanaocomposites, Blends, IPNs, Polyelectrolytes and Gels: Macro to Nano Scales (ICNP  –  2015):  April ,  2015  at  Mahatma  Gandhi  University, Kottayam, Kerala, India
46. Production of Biopolymer Polyhydroxy Alkanoate by Chlorella Pyrenoidosa, TC IFES 015: International Conference on Technological convergence for Information, Health, Food and Energy Security, May 2015, CLRI, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
47. Influence of Apical Meristem and Chemotherapy on Production of Virus Free Sugarcane Plants, TC IFES 015: International Conference on Technological convergence for Information, Health, Food and Energy Security, May 2015, CLRI, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
48. Stability and Quality Assessment of Biodiesel by Photo Chemiluminescence Method, International Conference on Green Technologies for Environmental Pollution Prevention and Pollution Control, ICGTEPC 2014, September 2014, NIT Trichy, Tamil Nadu - won the Best Paper Award.
49. Synthesis of magnetic bio composite for efficient adsorption of azo dye from aqueous solution, International Conference on Green Technologies for Environmental Pollution Prevention and Pollution Control, ICGTEPC 2014, September 2014, NIT Trichy, Tamil Nadu.
50. Kinetic Study on the Effect of Temperature on Biogas Yield Using Modified Gompertz Equation, International Conference on Green Technologies for Environmental Pollution Prevention and Pollution Control, ICGTEPC 2014, September 2014, NIT Trichy, Tamil Nadu.
51. Estimation of kinetic parameters for the wastewater treatment in Inverse Fluidized Bed Reactor, International Conference on Green Technologies for Environmental Pollution Prevention and Pollution Control, ICGTEPC 2014, September 2014, NIT Trichy, Tamil Nadu.
52. Studies on Polyhydroxyalkanoates production from renewable resources using Chlorella pyrenoidosa, International Conference on Green Technologies for Environmental Pollution Prevention and Pollution Control, ICGTEPC 2014, September 2014, NIT Trichy, Tamil Nadu.
53. Study on the Effect of pH on Biogas Production from Food Waste by Anaerobic Digestion, The 9th International Green Energy Conference, May 2014, Tianjin, China.
54. Recycling of Textile Waste Water: Dye Adsorption using Magnetic Biocomposite, Third International Conference on Recycling and Reuse of Materials (ICRM 2014), April 2014, MG University, Kottayam, Kerala.
55. Optimization of Gas Holdup and Hydrodynamic Parameters in IFBR for Wastewater Treatment, International Conference on Chemical and Environmental Research, ICCER 2014, 11-12 March 2014, Jamal Mohamed College, Trichy.
56. Utilization of algal and fungal exopolysaccharides for effective treatment of acid mine drainage, International Conference on Chemical and Environmental Research, ICCER 2014, 11-12 March 2014, Jamal Mohamed College, Trichy.
57. Application of response surface methodology for wastewater remediation, International Symposium on Integrated Water Resources Management, IWRM 2014, February 2014, CWRDM, Calicut, Kerala.
58. Enhancement of biogas production by pretreatment: A review, 4th International Conference on Advances in Energy Research Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, 10-12 Dec.2013, Mumbai.
59. Study of LNG Release Underwater by Modeling Wave equation for Studying Noise Propagation during LNG Water Contact, CHEMCON 2012, Jalandhar.
60. Review of Computational Fluid Dynamics for LNG Vapor Dispersion Modeling, International Conference on Safety (ICS 12), 2012, IITG, Gujarat.
61. Determination of Mass Transfer Coefficient in an Inverse Fluidized Bed Reactor using Statistical and Dynamic Method for a Non-Newtonian Fluid, International Conference on Global Trends in Pure and Applied Chemical Sciences, March 2012, Udaipur.
62. Inverse Fluidized Bed Reactors for Wastewater Treatment, Recent Advances in Chemical Engineering and Technology, RACET2011, KUSAT, Kochi.
63. Estimation of Wind Velocity using Coupled Receptor-Dispersion model, Recent Advances in Chemical Engineering and Technology, RACET2011, KUSAT, Kochi.
64. Hysteresis phenomena in an inverse fluidized bed reactor, CHEMCON2010, Annamalai University, Chidambaram.
65. Adsorption of golden yellow, Turquoise blue on kaolinite, CHEMCON2010, Annamalai University, Chidambaram.
66. Design and development of MOBI ELIXIR-a travel water purifier, CHEMCON2010, Annamalai University, Chidambaram.
67. Bio-hydrogen: Fuel of the future – ICAECT 2010, Manipal University, Karnataka.
68. Comparitive studies for chitosan yield and chelating ability of Aspergillus Niger and Rhizopus Oryzae – IMMM 2010, International Conference on Materials, Mechanics and Management, College of Engineering, Trivandrum.
69. Studies on Production of Lactic Acid from Various Wastes using Lactobacillus Rhamnosus and Lactococcus Lactis Subsp Lactis – CHEMCON 2009, Andhra University, Vishakapatnam.
70. Effect of Plasticizer, Filler and Solvent Swell on Polyurethane Elastomers – APT 08, KUSAT, Kochi.
71. Modified Drift Flux Model for Phase Holdup in a Three Phase Inverse Fluidized Bed Reactor with Newtonian Fluids – CITICOMS, 2007, CIT, Coimbatore.
72. Minimum Fluidization Gas Velocity in a Three-Phase Inverse Fluidzed Bed Reactor with Non-Newtonian Fluids – 59th Annual Conference of Indian Chemical Engineering Congress, CHEMCON 2006, GNFC, Bharuch, Gujarath.
73. Adsorption Studies on Fluoride Removal using Carbon from Pressmud Fibre – 59th Annual Conference of Indian Chemical Engineering Congress, CHEMCON 2006, GNFC, Bharuch, Gujarath.
74. Modified Drift Flux Model for Phase Holdup in a Three Phase Inverse Fluidized Bed Reactor with Non-Newtonian Fluids - 58th Annual Conference of Indian Chemical Engineering Congress, CHEMCON 2005, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.
75. Gas-Liquid Mass Transfer in a Three Phase Inverse Fluidized Bed Reactor with Newtonian systems - 57th Annual Conference of Indian Chemical Engineering Congress (First Indo-US Conference), CHEMCON 2004, Hotel Grand Hyatt, Mumbai - won the Best Paper Award.
76. Hydrodynamic Studies on External Loop Airlift Reactor - 57th Annual Conference of Indian Chemical Engineering Congress (First Indo-US Conference), CHEMCON 2004, Hotel Grand Hyatt, Mumbai.
77. Phase Holdup and Minimum Fluidization Velocity in a Three Phase Inverse Fluidized Bed Reactor with Newtonian and non-Newtonian Fluids - 56th Annual Conference of Indian Chemical Engineering Congress, CHEMCON 2003, Regional Research Laboratory, Bhubaneswar.

Poster Presentation

1. P Sinu, V Sivasubramanian, Preparation and Characterization of Graphene Oxide Modified Polyethersulfone Membranes for Water Treatment Applications, International Conference on Water from Pollution to Purification (ICW - 2018), Dec 07-10, 2018 at Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India
2. Ramya Sankar M.S., Vidya Vijay E.V., Jerold M, V. Sivasubramanian, Removal of Congo Red Dye Solutions by Electrocoagulation: An Investigation of the Effect of Operational Parameters, Chemical Engineering towards Sustainable Development, CHEMCON 2016 Dec 27-30, 2016, A.C.College of Technology, Anna University, Chennai.
3. Renewable utilization of waste for biopolymer production: A review, International Conference on Chemical and Environmental Research, ICCER 2014, 11-12 March 2014, Jamal Mohamed College, Trichy.
4. Study on the biosorption of synthetic dyes using immobilized fungal biomass and aquatic weeds, 3rd World Congress on Biotechnology, September 2012.
5. A study of oil-water emulsion size distribution using dynamic light scattering, CHEMCON2011, MSRIT, Bangalore.

National Conferences      (Oral Presentations)

1. Shankar N, Shreenesh T V, Sivasubramanian V, Evaluation of Progressive Crude oil Distillation Process using Process Simulator, Kerala Science Congress 2017, 31st January 2017, Marthoma College Thirivalla, Kerala State Council for Science, Technology & Environment.
2. Deepanraj, B., Sivasubramanian, V. and Jayaraj, Optimisation of Process Parameters on Biogas Production from Food Waste using Taguchi Methodology, National Conference on Energy, Economy & Environment-ENERGY2016 (December), Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, NIT Calicut.
3. Arun George, Ashik B S, Sruthy S Kumar, M.Jerold, Vidya E.V., V.Sivasubramanian, Preliniminary Characterization Studies for the Prodcution of Bio-Alochol from Marine Algae, National Conference on Energy, Economy & Environment-ENERGY2016 (December), Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, NIT Calicut.
4. Vasantharaj K, M.Velan, V.Sivasubramanian, Utilization of a mixed culture of sulfate reducing bacteria for the removal of sulfate from mine water, National Level Seminar on Eco-friendly Surface Mining, Technology, Challenges and Way Forward, November 2016, NLC India Ltd., Tamil Nadu.
5. Shankar N, V.Sivasubramanian, Simulation and Comparison of Crude oil Distillation Techniques using Aspen HYSYS, First National Conference on Recent Trends in Electrical Engineering & Industrial Electronics (NCEEIE-16), October 2016, College of Engineering, Vadakara, Kerala.
6. Shankar N, V.Sivasubramanian, Simulation and Optimization of Crude oil Distillation using Aspen HYSYS, National Conference on Innovative Eng. Technologies (IEEE), Christ University, March 2016, Christ University, Kengeri, Bangalore – won the Best Paper Award.
7. Kanimozhi Jeyaram, S.Santhana Bharathi, I.Ganesh Moorthy, V.Sivasubramanian, Screening of Fermentation Factors for Dextran Production by Leuconostoc Sp using Statistical Designs, Bioenergy and Green Technology: Challenges and Opportunities Feb 25-26, 2016, KCET, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu – won the Best Paper Award.
8. R.Sivashankar, Jimna George, A.B.Sathya, V.Sivasubramanian, Magnetic Powder MnOFe2O3@Smcomposite – A Novel Material for Sequestration of Organic Dye from Aqueous Solution, Bioenergy and Green Technology: Challenges and Opportunities Feb 25-26, 2016, KCET, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu.
9. A.B.Sathya, Chitra Sebastian, Aswani, R.Sivashankar, A.Santhiagu, V.Sivasubramanian, Production and Charecterization of Polyhydroxy Alkanoates by Pseudomonas Aeruginosa, Bioenergy and Green Technology: Challenges and Opportunities Feb 25-26, 2016, KCET, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu.
10. Shankar N, Sivasubramanian V, Simulation of Crude oil Distillation using Aspen HYSYS, February 2016, National Conference on Management Initiatives and IT Interventions for Emerging Avenues, Marthoma Institute of Information Technology, Chadayamangalam, Kollam.
11. Shankar N, Sonsy Heartson, Sivasubramanian V, Model Reference Adaptive control of FOLD Process, February 2015, National Conference on Innovative Engineering Technologies-2015 Christ University Bangalore.
12. Sorption of Hazardous Dyes Using Magnetic Biocomposite, 2nd National Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering - NET 2014, August 2014, GEC, Kozhikode - won the Best Paper Award.
13. Process Optimization of Biodiesel Produced from the Rubber Seed Oil & Performance Analysis of A Diesel Engine Fuelled by the Biodiesel Blends, 26th Kerala Science Congress, January 28-31 2014, Wayanad, Kerala.
14. Regeneration of biosorbents for effective reuse, BWTGE 2011 – National Conference on Biological Wastewater Treatment towards Green Environment, NITC, Kozhikode – won the Best Paper Award.
15. Study of phase holdup characteristics in three phase inverse fluidized bed reactor with non Newtonian system and development of statistical model using RSM, BWTGE 2011 – National Conference on Biological Wastewater Treatment towards Green Environment, NITC, Kozhikode – won the Best Paper Award.
16. Hazards associated with the marine transportation of LNG, National Conference 2010 on Safety Technology & Management in Defence (NCSTM 10), Organised by: Centre for Fire, Explosive & Environment Safety (CFEES) Delhi-110054 on behalf of ARMAMENT RESEARCH BOARD (ARMREB)
17. Effluent treatment in petrochemical industries - National Conference on Chemical and Biological Waste Treatment processes for Green Environment, 2010, Trivandrum, Kerala.
18. Adsorption of heavy metal Chromium from wastewater using chitosan - National Conference on Chemical and Biological Waste Treatment processes for Green Environment, 2010, Trivandrum, Kerala.
19. Minimum Fluidization Velocity in an Inverse Fluidized Bed Bioreactor with Xanthan-Gum (Non-Newtonian Fluid) - Emerging Concepts in Biotechnology, 2009, NITC (won the third prize).
20. Critical Gas Velocity in an External Loop Airlift Bioreactor with Additives - Emerging Concepts in Biotechnology, 2009, NITC.
21. Effect of Additives on the Hydrodynamic Performance of Three-Phase External Loop Airlift Reactor – 25th National Convention, 2009, Kochi.
22. Experimental Simulation to Study the Properties of a Medium Scale Methanol Pool Fire – 25th National Convention, 2009, Kochi.
23. Performance of Adsorption in the Purification of Mineral Oils – Chem 09, BPCL, Kochi.
24. Biodegradation studies on ortho, para-chlorophenol using Pseudomonas putida, Technologia 2007, M.P. Christian College of Eng. and Tech., Bhilai, Chhattisgarh.

Poster Presentation

1. Evaluation of fuel quality parameters of biodiesel derived from rubber seed oil, 26th Kerala Science Congress, January 28-31, 2014 Wayanad, Kerala – won the Best Poster Award.

Patent                                                                 :           1 (filed)

International Peer-reviewed Journal            :           83

International Conference                                :           82

National Conference                                       :           25

Book                                                                   :           7 (1 authored and 6 edited)

        Book Chapter                                                    :           4

International Peer-reviewed Journals

1. K Haribabu, V.Sivasubramanian, B Deepanraj, Hwai Chyuan Ong., Thematic issue: Bioenergy and biorefinery approaches for environmental sustainability, Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery (2021) https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-021-01989-7.
2. Ramya Sankar M.S, V.Sivasubramanian, Optimization and evaluation of Malathion removal by electrocoagulation process and sludge management, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 9 (5) (2021), 105837.
3. M.A.Sundaramahalingam, S.Karthikumar, R.Shyam Kumar, Karl J. Samuel, S.Shajahan, V.Sivasubramanian, P.Sivashanmugam, P.Varalakshmi, Asad Syed, Najat Marraiki, Abdallah M. Elgorban, R.Vinoth Kumar, I.Ganesh Moorthy, An intensified approach for transesterification of biodiesel from Annona squamosa seed oil using ultrasound-assisted homogeneous catalysis reaction and its process optimization, Fuel 291 (2021) 120195.
4. Appalabathula Venkatesh, Shankar Nalinakshan, VN Jayasankar, V Aneesh, SS Kiran, V.Sivasubramanian, Stability Testing and Restoration of a DEIG-Based Wind Power Plant with Indirect Grid Control Strategies, IETE Journal of Research (2021) 1-15.
5. Ramya Sankar, A Varsha, V.Sivasubramanian, J Ranjitha, Electrocoagulation Technique for Cephalothin Sodium Removal with Effective Sludge Management, Chemical Engineering & Technology 44 (5) (2021), 826-835.
6. Khansa Rahman, U Menon, V.Sivasubramanian, J Ranjitha, Removal of cadmium by heavy metal–resistant bacteria isolated from Hussain Sagar Lake—Hyderabad, Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery (2021), 1-11.
7. C Vigneshwaran, K Vasantharaj, N Krishnanand, V.Sivasubramanian, Production optimization, purification and characterization of lipopeptide biosurfactant obtained from Brevibacillus sp. AVN13, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 9 (1) (2021) 104867.
8. N Saranya, E Suganya, Selvaraju Narayanasamy, Senthilkumar Sivaprakasam, V.Sivasubramanian, Sivakumar Pandian, Raja Selvaraj, 3-level Box–Behnkenoptimization of hexavalent chromium reduction by chromate resistant Trichoderma asperellum cells from simulated and industrial effluent, Environmental Technology & Innovation, 19 (2020) 1-17, 101024.
9. Raja Sivashankar, Arunachalam Thirunavukkarasu, Rajarathinam Nithya, Jeyaram Kanimozhi, Arunachalam Bose Sathya & V.Sivasubramanian,  Sequestration of methylene blue dye from aqueous solution by magnetic biocomposite: Three level Box–Behnken experimental design optimization and kinetic studies, Separation Science and Technology, 22 (10) (2020) 1752-1765.
10. Sinu P, V.Sivasubramanian, Exfoliated hydrotalcite–modified polyethersulfone-based nanofiltration membranes for removal of lead from aqueous solutions, Environmental Science and Pollution Research 2020 Aug; 27(24):29725-29736.
11. M.S.Ramya Sankar, V.Sivasubramanian, Application of statistical design to optimize the electrocoagulation of synthetic Congo red dye solution and predicting the mechanism, International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology (2019) 1-14. 
12. LA Raman, B Deepanraj, S Rajakumar, V Sivasubramanian, Experimental investigation on performance, combustion and emission analysis of a direct injection diesel engine fuelled with rapeseed oil biodiesel, Fuel 246 (2019) 69-74.
13. A.Surendhar, V.Sivasubramanian, Energy And Exergy Analysis, Drying Kinetics, Modeling And Quality Parameters Of Microwave-Dried Turmeric Slices, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 136 (1) (2019) 185-197.
14. EV Vidya Vijay, M Jerold, MS Ramya, S Lakshmanan, V Sivasubramanian, Electrocoagulation using commercial grade aluminium electrode for the removal of crystal violet from aqueous solution, - Water Science and Technology, 79 (4) (2019) 597-606.
15. Shankar Nalinakshan, V. Sivasubramanian, Vineesh Ravi, Aneesh Vasudevan, M.S. Ramya Sankar, K. Arunachalam, Progressive crude oil distillation: An energy-efficient alternative to conventional distillation process, Fuel 239 (2019) 1331-1337.
16. R Selvaraj, IG Moorthy, RV Kumar, V Sivasubramanian, Microwave mediated production of FAME from waste cooking oil: Modelling and optimization of process parameters by RSM and ANN approach, Fuel 237 (2019) 40-49.
17. Ramyashankar, V.Sivasubramanian, Kinetic, Isothermal and Thermodynamic Investigation on Electrocoagulation of Congo Red Dye Removal from Synthetic Wastewater using Aluminium Electrodes, Desalination and Water Treatment,  122 (2018) 339–350.
18. A.B.Sathya, R.Sivashankar, A.Santhiagu, V.Sivasubramanian, “Green algae as source for polyhydroxyalkanoate synthesis from food processing wastewater” in Research Journal of Chemistry and Environment, 22 (12) (2018) 66-74.
19. N Saranya, A Ajmani, V Sivasubramanian, N Selvaraju, Hexavalent Chromium removal from simulated and real effluents using Artocarpus heterophyllus peel biosorbent-Batch and continuous studies, Journal of Molecular Liquids 265 (2018) 779-790.
20. C Vigneshwaran, V Sivasubramanian, K Vasantharaj, N Krishnanand, M Jerold, Potential Of Brevibacillus Sp. Avn 13 Isolated From Crude Oil Contaminated Soil For Biosurfactant Production And Its Optimization Studies, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 6 (4) (2018) 4347-4356.
21. M. Jerold, V. Sivasubramanian, Box–Behnken Design Optimization of Malachite Green dye biosorption Using Nano Zero Valent Iron Sargassum swartzii biocomposite, Particulate Science and Technology 36 (3) (2018) 386-393.
22. M Rengasamy, V Pugalenthi, V Sivasubramanian, N.Jaya, Synthesis Of Biodiesel From Palm Oil & Rice Bran Oil Using Na2Sio3 As Heterogeneous Base Catalyst, Engineering Reports 1 (1) (2018) 11-21.
23. Sreeda Pallipad and Sivasubramanian Velmurugan, Pneumatically Agitated High-Density Polyethylene Mesh–Based Bioreactor Developed for Wastewater Treatment, Journal of Environmental Engineering (2018) 144 (5).
24. Sreeda P, Sathya A B, V. Sivasubramanian, Novel Application of High-Density Polyethylene Mesh as Self-Forming Dynamic Membrane Integrated into a Bioreactor for Wastewater Treatment, Environmental Technology 39 (1) (2018) 51-58. 
25. AB Sathya, V Sivasubramanian, A Santhiagu, Chitra Sebastian, R Sivashankar, Production of Polyhydroxyalkanoates from Renewable Sources Using Bacteria, Journal of Polymers and the Environment (2018) 1-18.
26. K Vasantharaj, M Jerold, B Deepanraj, M Velan, V Sivasubramanian, Assessment of a sulfidogenic system utilizing microalgal biomass of Chlorella pyrenoidosa as an electron donor: Taguchi based grey relational analysis, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 42 (42) (2017) 26545-26554.
27. B Deepanraj, V Sivasubramanian, S Jayaraj, Effect of substrate pretreatment on biogas production through anaerobic digestion of food waste, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 42 (42) (2017) 26522-26528.
28. J Kanimozhi, IG Moorthy, R Sivashankar, V Sivasubramanian, Optimization of dextran production by Weissella cibaria NITCSK4 using Response Surface Methodology-Genetic Algorithm based technology, Carbohydrate polymers 174 (2017) 103-110.
29. K Vasantharaj, M Jerold, C Vigneshwaran, M Velan, V Sivasubramanian, Bioremediation of sulfate-rich wastewater using lactate-fed sulfidogenic enrichment culture predominantly Desulfovibrio sp.: Box-Behnken design optimization, Desalination and Water Treatment 83, (2017) 30-39.
30. B. Deepanraj, V. Sivasubramanian, S. Jayaraj, Multi-Response Optimization of Process Parameters in Biogas Production from Food Waste using Taguchi - Grey Relational Analysis, Energy Conversion and Management 141 (2017) 429-438.
31. M. Jerold, E.V.Vidya Vijay, Ramya Sankar, Naveenji Arun, V. Sivasubramanian, Nanoscale Zerovalent Iron-Sargassum swartzii biocomposites for the removal of malachite green from an aqueous solution, Separation Science and Technology 52 (6) (2017) 965-974.
32. Uma Krishnakumar N, Sivasubramanian V, Kinetic study of preparation of biodiesel from crude rubber seed oil over a modified heterogeneous catalyst, Indian Journal of Chemical Technology 24 (4) (2017) 430-434.
33. M.Jerold, V.Sivasubramanian, Fabrication of hybrid Nanoscale Zero-Valent Iron-Sargassum Swartzii biocomposite for the removal of crystal violet from aqueous solution, International Journal of Phytoremediation 19 (3) (2017) 214-224.
34. M. Jerold, K.Vasantharaj, C.Vigneswaran, V. Sivasubramanian Evaluation of Biosorption Potential of Gracillaria corticata for the Removal of Malachite Green from Aqueous Solution: Isotherm, Kinetic and Thermodynamic studies, Desalination and Water Treatment 66 (2017) 251-262.
35. M. Jerold, V. Sivasubramanian, Biosorptive Removal of malachite green from aqueous solution using chemically modified brown marine alga Sargassum swartzii, Water Science and Technology 75 (3) (2017) 598-608.
36. M. Jerold, V. Sivasubramanian, Biosorption potential of Gracillaria corticata in the sequestration of malachite green from aqueous solutions, Indian Journal of Chemical Technology (2017) 525-533.
37. B. Deepanraj, V. Sivasubramanian, S. Jayaraj, Experimental and kinetic study on anaerobic co-digestion of poultry manure and food waste, Desalination and Water Treatment 59 (2017) 72-76.
38. A.B.Sathya, V.B.Jyothy, R.Sivashankar, A.Santhiagu, V.Sivasubramanian, “Biological significance and advances in application of polyhydroxyalkanoate,” Journal of Advanced Engineering Research, 4 (1) (2017) 73-88, 2017.
39. Uma Krishnakumar N, Sivasubramanian V, Spectroscopic Techniques for Stability and Quality Assessment of Biodiesel, Asian Journal of Chemistry 29 (1) (2016) 115-118.
40. M. Jerold, Daisy Joseph, N. Patra, V. Sivasubramanian, Fixed-bed column studies for the removal of hazardous malachite green dye from aqueous solution using novel nano zerovalent iron algal biocomposite, Nanotechnology for Environmental Engineering 1:8 (2016) 1-10.
41. M. Jerold, V. Sivasubramanian, Biosorption of malachite green from aqueous solution using brown marine macro algae Sargassum swartzii, Desalination and Water Treatment 57 (52) (2016) 25288-25300.
42. N.Senthil Kumar, B. Deepanraj, K.Vasantharaj, V. Sivasubramanian, Optimization and Performance Analysis of Process Parameters during Anaerobic Digestion of Food Waste using Hybrid GRA-PCA Technique, Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy 8 (6) (2016) 063107 .
43. B. Deepanraj, P. Lawrence, R. Sivashankar & V. Sivasubramanian, Analysis of preheated crude palm oil, palm oil methyl ester and its blends as fuel in diesel engine, International Journal of Ambient Energy 37 (5) (2016)  495-500.
44. U Krishnakumar, V Sivasubramanian, Optimization of Lab-Scale Preparation of Biodiesel from Rubber Seed Oil Using Modified Calcium Oxide as Catalyst, Journal of Sustainable Bioenergy Systems 6 (03) (2016) 55.
45. Shankar N., Sivasubramanian V., Arunachalam K., Steady State Optimization & Characterization of Crude oil using Aspen HYSYS, Petroleum Science and Technology 34 (13) (2016) 1187-1194.
46. K Haribabu, V Sivasubramanian, Biodegradation of organic content in wastewater in fluidized bed bioreactor using low-density biosupport, Desalination and Water Treatment 57 (10) (2016) 4322-4327.
47. C.Vigneshwaran, M.Jerold, K.Vasantharaj, V. Sivasubramanian, A Review on Biosurfactants and its Environmental Applications, Journal of Environmental Science, Toxicology and Food Technology 10 (8) (2016) 152-160.
48. V Sivasubramanian, M Jerold, Jacob Varun Dev, M A Benny, M Swalih, Removal of Nickel (II) from Aqueous Solution Using Marine Alga Sargassum swartzii in Continuous System, Journal of Advanced Engineering Research 3 (1) (2016) 40-44.
49. B. Deepanraj, V. Sivasubramanian, S. Jayaraj, Experimental and kinetic study on anaerobic digestion of food waste: The effect of total solids and pH, J. Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 7(6) (2015) 063104.
50. M.Jerold, C.Vigneshwaran, V.Sivasubramanian, Macrophytes: A Potent Bio - Sorbent for the Sequestration of Heavy Metals, Int. Advanced Res. J in Sci., Eng. and Technol, 2(10) (2015) 16-26.
51. S.Bhuvaneshwari, N.Mohanraj, Murugan, Dr.V.Sivasubramanian, Equilibrium, Kinetics and Thermodynamic Studies for Adsorption of CR (VI) onto Natural Adsorbents, Int. Advanced Res. J. in Sci., Eng. and Technol., 2(8) (2015) 78-91.
52. Shankar N., Aneesh V., Sivasubramanian V. Aspen Hysys based Simulation and Analysis of Crude Distillation Unit, Int. J. of Current Eng. and Technol. 5(4) (2015) 2833-2837.
53. R. Sivashankar, A.B. Sathya, Uma krishnakumar, V. Sivasubramanian, Synthesis of Magnetic Biocomposite for Efficient Adsorption of Azo Dye from Aqueous Solution, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 121 (2015) 149-153.
54. B. Deepanraj, V. Sivasubramanian, S. Jayaraj, Kinetic Study on the Effect of Temperature on Biogas Production Using a Lab Scale Batch Reactor, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 121 (2015) 100-104.
55. R. Sivashankar, V. Sivasubramanian, Adsorption of Organic Dye on to Novel Magnetic Biocomposite: Kinetics and Equilibrium Studies, Res. J Chemistry Env. 19(6) (2015) 48-57.
56. N. Minju, K. Venkat Swaroop, K. Haribabu, V. Sivasubramanian & P. Senthil Kumar, Removal of fluoride from aqueous media by magnesium oxide-coated nanoparticles, Desalination and Water Treatment 53 (2015) 2905–2914.
57. R. Sivashankar, A.B. Sathya, K.Vasantharaj, V. Sivasubramanian, Magnetic Composite an Environmental Super Adsorbent for Dye Sequestration - A Review, Environmental Nanotechnology Monitoring and Management – 1-2 (2014) 36-49.
58. V. Sivasubramanian, M. Velan, K. Haribabu, Holdup Studies in IFBR for Wastewater Treatment, J. Advanced Eng. Res. 1(1) (2014) 8-15.
59. K.Haribabu, and V. Sivasubramanian, Treatment of Wastewater in Fluidized Bed Bioreactor Using Low Density Biosupport, Energy Procedia, 50 (2014) 214 – 221.
60. R. Sivashankar, A. B. Sathya, K. Vasantharaj, and V. Sivasubramanian, Reduction of Azo Dye from Aqueous Solution using Acid Treated Aquatic Macrophytes, J. Environ. Nanotechnol., 3(2) (2014) 50-61.
61. Deepanraj, B., Sivasubramanian, V. and Jayaraj, S., Biogas Generation through Anaerobic Digetsion Process – An Overview, Res. J Chemistry Env. 18(5) (2014) 80-94.
62. S. Naveen and V. Sivasubramanian, Dense Gas dispersion Studies using Computational Fluid Dynamics, Int. J Eng. Sci. Innovative Technol., 3(3) (2014) 172-177.
63. Naveen S and Sivasubramanian V, 3D Similation of a Medium Scale Pool Fire, International J Eng Res Appln.  4(4) (2014) 178-187.
64. S.Bhuvaneshwari, V.Sivasubramanian, K.Sankar, M.Aswathi and B.Harish, Application of Response Surface Methodology for Adsorption of Cr (VI) from Wastewater Streams by Chitosan, Indian J Chem Technol. 22 (6) (2015) 283-290.
65. S.Bhuvaneshwari and V.Sivasubramanian, Equilibrium, Kinetics and Breakthrough Studies for Adsorption of Cr (VI) on Chitosan, Chem. Eng. Comm. 201:6 (2014) 834-854.
66. S.Bhuvaneshwari and V.Sivasubramanian, Comparative studies for chitosan yield and chelating ability of Aspergillus niger and Rhizopus oryzae, Indian J Biotechnol. 12 (2013) 429-431.
67. Haribabu K, Sivasubramanian V, Determination of Mass Transfer Coefficient in an Inverse Fluidized Bed Reactor using Statistical and Dynamic Method for a Non - Newtonian Fluid, J. Scientific and Ind. Res. CSIR journal. 72 (2013) 485-490.
68. Uma Krishnakumar, Selvaraju N, Sivasubramanian V, Physico-chemical properties of the biodiesel extracted from rubber seed oil using solid metal oxide catalysts, International J Eng. Res. Appln. 3:4 (2013) 2206-2209.
69. Naveenji Arun, Sivasubramanian, V., Ashir, A., Recent Progress in Hydrodynamics of Inverse Fluidized Bed Reactor - A Review, Chem. Eng. Comm. 200:9 (2013) 1260-1277.
70. S.Bhuvaneshwari, V.Sivasubramanian, P.Sruthi, Regeneration of chitosan after heavy metal sorption, J. Scientific and Ind. Res. CSIR journal. 71 (2012) 266-269.
71. S.Bhuvaneshwari, V.Sivasubramanian, Studies on the Production of Lactic Acid from Various Wastes using Lactobacillus Rhamnosus and Lactococcus Lactis Subsp Lactis, Int. J. Modern Eng. Res. 1 (2011) 292-299.
72. S.Bhuvaneshwari, Sivasubramanian V. Senthilrani S., Biosorption of Chromium from Aqueous Wastewater using Chitosan and Desorption of Chromium from Biosorbent for Effective Reuse, Res. J. Chem. Environ. 15 (2011) 185-191.
73. Ashir A, Sivasubramanian V, Haribabu K, Mathematical Model using Statistical Design of Experiments for the Determination of Minimum Fluidization Velocity in Inverse Fluidized Bed Bioreactor with Non-Newtonian Fluids, International Conference on Chemistry and Environment, Res. J. Chem. Environ. 15 (2011) 1-6.
74. S.Bhuvaneshwari, D.Sruthi, V.Sivasubramanian, Niranjana kalyani, J. Sugunabai, Development and Characterization of Chitosan Film, Int. J. Eng. Res. Appl. 1 (2011) 292-299.
75. Naveenji Arun, Sivasubramanian, V., Ashir, A., Development of a Mathematical Model Using Statistical Design of Experiments for the Determination of Gas Holdup in Inverse-Fluidized Bed, MMIP. 1 (2011) 497-503.
76. Sivasubramanian, V., Gas-Liquid Mass Transfer in Three-Phase Inverse Fluidized Bed Reactor with Newtonian and non-Newtonian Fluids, Asia-Pacific J. Chem. Eng. 5 (2010) 361-368.
77. Sivasubramanian, V., Naveen Prasad, B.S., Effects of Superficial Gas Velocity and Fluid Property on the Hydrodynamic Performance of an Airlift Column with Alcohol Solution, Int. J. Eng. Sci. Technol.  1 (2009) 245-253.
78. Sivasubramanian, V., Pugazhenthi, G., Jegan, J.R., Velan, M., Bed Expansion Characteristics of Two-Phase Inverse Fluidized Bed Reactor in Viscous Systems, IETECH J. Mech. Design. 2 (2008) 55 – 61.
79. Sivasubramanian, V., Velan, M., Modified Gas Perturbed Liquid Model (GPLM) for Minimum Fluidization Velocity in a Two-Phase Inverse Fluidized Bed Reactor with Newtonian and non-Newtonian Systems, J. Chem. Technol. Biotechnol. 81 (2006) 1232-1238.  
80. Sivasubramanian, V., Velan, M., Minimum Fluidization Velocity in a Three Phase Inverse Fluidized Bed Reactor with Newtonian and non-Newtonian Fluids, J. Chem. Eng. Japan.  37 (2004) 1436-1444.

Indian Journal

1. Bhuvaneshwari S., Sivasubramanian V., 2009, NITC Research Review, Bioaccumulation of heavy metals,  3 (1), 26-29.
2. Santosh K Gurunath, Rengasamy, M., Sivasubramanian, V., 2009. Rubber India, Effect of Plasticizer, Filler and Solvent Swell on Polyurethane Elastomers LXI 5 29-34.
3. Partha, N., Sivasubramanian, V., 2006. Journal of Indian Chemical Engineer, Recovery of Chemicals from Pressmud – A Sugar Industry Waste 48 (3), 160-163.

1. R.Ravikumar, V.Sivasubramanian, Kirupa Sankar, Loganathan, N.Radhakrishna, Internal Inoculum Supplying Apparatus in Anaerobic Fermenter – Patent filed on 19.07.2021.

Awards - 21

1. Felicitated with “International Distinguished Research Excellence Award 2021 in Biochemical Engineering” on 18th December 2021 from Center for Professional Advancement Executive Council, Global Annual Education & Research Excellence Awards 2021 Committee, Vijayawada.
2. Felicitated with “Universal ACHIEVERS GOLD MEDAL AWARD” on the occasion of 11th Unity conference, July 2015, Universal Achievers Foundation, Salem, Tamil Nadu.

Trophy:           “Outstanding Individual Achievement in Education”

Citation:         “Contribution to Education and National Development”

3. Felicitated with “NATIONAL CITIZENSHIP GOLD MEDAL AWARD” on the occasion of 24th National Seminar on “Individual Achievement and National Development”, January 2015, Global Economic Progress and Research Association, Thiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu.

Trophy:           “Outstanding Individual Achievement in Education”

Citation:         “Contribution to Education and National Development”

4. Felicitated with “Dr.RADHAKRISHNAN GOLD MEDAL AWARD” on the occasion of 20th National Seminar on “Contibution to Eduation and National Development”, September 2014, Global Economic Progress and Research Association, Thiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu.

Trophy:           “Outstanding Individual Achievement in Education”

Citation:         “Contribution to Education and National Development”

5. Felicitated with “JAWAHARLAL NEHRU GOLD MEDAL AWARD” in 16th International Unity Conference, January 2014, Global Economic Progress and Research Association, Thiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu.

Trophy:  “Outstanding Service, Achievement and Contribution to Education and Research”

Citation:         “Excellence in Education and Research” 

                        “Individual Achievement and National Development”

6. Recipient of the Award and First Prize for an oral presentation from Prof. M. M. Sharma in CHEMCON 2004, Mumbai, India.
7. Best Paper Award for oral presentation in Second International Virtual Conference on Recent Trends in Clean Technologies for Sustainable Environment CTSE 2021: May 2021, SSN College of Engineering, Chennai.
8. Best Paper Award for oral presentation in ICSWRM 2018: 20th International Conference on Sustainable Water Resources Management, February 2018, Wembley, London, U.K.
9. Best Paper Award for oral presentation in National Conference on Innovative Eng. Technologies (IEEE), Christ University, March 2016, Christ University, Kengeri, Bangalore.
10. Best Paper Award for oral presentation in National Conference on Contemporary Trends in Bioenergy and Green Technology: Challenges and Opportunities (DBT), February 2016, Kamaraj College of Engineering and Technology, Tamil Nadu.
11. Best Paper Award for oral presentation in International Conference on Green Technologies for Environmental Pollution Prevention and Pollution Control, ICGTEPC 2014, September 2014, NIT Trichy, Tamil Nadu.
12. Best Paper Award for oral presentation in National Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering - NET 2014, Kozhikode, Kerala.
13. Best Poster Award in 26th Kerala Science Congress, 2014, Wayanad, Kerala.
14. Best Paper for oral presentation in Biological Wastewater Treatment towards Green Environment 2011, NITC.
15. Best Paper and Third prize for an oral presentation in Emerging Concepts in Biotechnology 2009, NITC.
16. Recipient of the National Merit Scholarship from the Government of India for outstanding proficiency in SSLC, 1987, Tamil Nadu, India.
17. Recipient of Merit Certificate from the Tamil Nadu Commerce Institutes Association, Chennai, 1988 for first class obtained and the best candidate in performance in the competitive tests, India.
18. Recipient of Merit Certificate from the Maths Academy, Vellore, 1987 - Distinction in English, India.
19. Secured School First in Higher Secondary, 1989.
20. Secured School First in SSLC, 1987.
21. Secured Third Rank in Talent Test Examination, 1985 – Eighth Standard.
22. Selected for “Rashtriya Gaurav Award” by IIFS, New Delhi for the Contribution to Scientific Development and Social Work in 2011.

1. Virtual International Conference on Green Energy and Environmental Sustainability (ICGEES2020), 05-06, August 2020, Department of Chemical Engineering, NIT Calicut – chaired five sessions.
2. International Conference on Waste, Energy and Environment (ICWEE-2018), September 2018, Centre for Waste Management and Centre of Excellence for Energy Research, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, India – Chaired a session.
3. ICSWRM 2018: 20th International Conference on Sustainable Water Resources Management, February 2018, Wembley, London – Chaired a session.
4. National Conference on Biological Processes - Issues, Challenges and Opportunities - (NCBP’17), September 2017, Mepco Schlenk Engineering college, Sivakasi - 626 005 – Chaired a session.
5. International conference on "ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND ADVANCED MATERIALS FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE (ICEEAMSF-17), May 2017, Kongu Engineering College – Chaired a session and Advisory Committee Member.
6. Chemical Engineering towards Sustainable Development, CHEMCON 2016 Dec 27-30, 2016, A.C.College of Technology, Anna University, Chennai – Judge for a Poster Session.
7. National Conference on Energy, Economy & Environment-ENERGY2016 (December), Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, NIT Calicut – Chaired a session.
8. TBST’16: National Conference on Transfigures in Bioscience and Technology, March 2016, Madha Engineering College, Chennai – chaired Session-I. 
9. TC IFES 015: International Conference on Technological convergence for Information, Health, Food and Energy Security, May 2015, CLRI, Chennai, Tamil Nadu – chaired a session on Biological Sciences.
10. ICFMHTT 2014: International Conference on Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer and Thermodynamics, December2014, Crowne Plaza Dubai – Deira – chaired a session.
11. Third International Conference on Recycling and Reuse of Materials (ICRM 2014), MG University, Kottayam, Kerala, April 2014 – chaired session on “E-Waste Recycling”.  
12. National Conference on Chemical Engineering Processes in Environmental Applications (CEPEA 2012), A.C.College of Technology, Anna University, Chennai, March 2012 – chaired one session.
13. International Conference CHEMCON 2010 organized by Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, December 2010 – chaired two sessions

Research Interests

1. Advanced Oxidation Process
2. Biochemical Engineering
3. Biofuels – Biodiesel, Biogas
4. Bioplastics
5. Biosorption
6. Biosurfactants
7. Dextran Production and Characterization
8. Drying of Agro Products
9. Dye Decolorization (using Magnetically Modified Biosorbent and Marine Algal Biosorbent)
10. Electrocoagulation
11. Energy Engineering
12. Environmental Engineering
13. Fast Pyrolysis
14. Fluidization Engineering
15. Hydrodynamics
16. Industrial Effluent Treatment  
17. Lutein Production
18. Mass Transfer
19. Membrane Separation
20. Modeling and Simulation of LNG Hazards during Transportation and Handling
21. Nano-particles
22. Phycocyanin Production
23. Progressive Crude Oil Distillation
24. Remediation of sulfate-rich wastewater
25. SFDM Bioreactor for wastewater treatment

1. Chief Guest of the inaugural function in Technological Application for Managing Solid Wastes from Industrial and Educational Institutions for Bioenergy Generation, 15-29 September 2019, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Karpagam College of Engineering, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
2. Chief Guest of the inaugural function in Recent Trends in Environmental Engineering, 15-19 July 2019, Department of Chemical Engineering, TKM College of Engineering, Kollam.
3. Chief Guest of the Valedictory function in Energy Efficient Technologies and Practices for Sustainable Development, 22-26 July 2019, Department of Chemical Engineering, GEC Thrissur.
4. Guest of Honour of the inaugural function in First International Conference on Sustainable Development in Energy and Environment (ICSDEE 2019), 19th-21st, June 2019, Kamaraj College of Engineering and Technology, Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
5. Guest of Honour of the inaugural and Valedictory function in National Level Conference on Innovations in Chemical Research (ICR-2019), 1-2 February 2019, Vivekanandha College of Arts and Sciences for Women, Thiruchengodu, Tamil Nadu.
6. Guest of Honour of the Valedictory function in International Conference on Waste, Energy and Environment (ICWEE-2018), 5-7, September 2018, Centre for Waste Management and Centre of Excellence for Energy Research, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, India.
7. Guest of Honour of the inaugural function in National Conference on Biological Processes - Issues, Challenges and Opportunities - (NCBP’17), 21, September 2017, Mepco Schlenk Engineering college, Sivakasi - 626 005.
8. Guest of Honour of the inaugural function in “ICEEAMSF 2017” – International Conference on Energy, Environment and Advanced Materials for A Sustainable Future, Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai, Erode, Tamil Nadu.
9. Guest of Honour of the inaugural function in “TBST’16” - National Conference on Transfigures in Bioscience and Technology, March 2016, Madha Engineering College, Chennai
10. Chief Guest of the inaugural function in “MECTRICKZ14” – A Third National Level Technical Symposium, Podhigai College of Engineering and Technology, Tirupattur, Tamil Nadu 22nd of February 2014 and Chaired sessions.
11. Chief Guest and delivered key note address in ISTE – STTP on “INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT TREATMENT EMERGING TRENDS AND CHALLENGES AHEAD” at the Conference Hall, FEAT, Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu at 10.00 a.m on Monday, the 11th of June, 2012.

1. Domestic Wastewater Treatment using Inverse Fluidized Bed Bioreactor, National Virtual Seminar on Advanced Biological Treatment Processes for Domestic and Critical Wastewater, December 6, 2021, Center for Environmental Studies, Anna University, Chennai.
2. Fermentation Technology, AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy FDP on Fermentation Technology and Biochemical Engineering, August 02-06, 2021, Jeppiaar Engineering College, Chennai.
3. AOP Photoreactor Design, CPCB Sponsored Online Training Program On Advanced Oxidation Technology – A Futuristic Way Forward for Treatment of Recalcitrant Pollutants dated February 24-26, 2021, Center for Environmental Studies, Anna University, Chennai.
4. Biogas Generation Through Anaerobic Digestion from Food Waste for Sustainable Development and Green Engineering - An Awareness Programme – Green Engineering Concepts and Treatment Methods for Farmers in Rural Area, AICTE Sponsored Short Term Training Programme (STTP), November 23-28, 2020, Department of Chemical Engineering, Paavai Engineering College, Namakkal.
5. Biosorption of Cationic Dye from Aqueous Solution using Zero-Valent Iron Nano Algal Composite, CIT – AICTE – online Short Term Training Program (STTP) – Expanding Horizons of Nanotechnology in Engineering, Medicine and Biotechnology during September 21-26, 2020, Department of Chemical Engineering, CIT, Coimbatore-641014, Tamil Nadu.
6. Domestic Wastewater Treatment using Inverse Fluidized Bed Reactor, AICTE STTP on Fostering an Effective Research Environment and Industrial Collaborations in Engineering Education - Phase III, September 21-26, 2020, St. Joseph’s College of Engineering, Chennai – 600 119.
7. Transport process in Fluidized Bed Bioreactors, Faculty Development Program on "Biochemical Engineering: Basics and Beyond" for College and University faculty, June 1-6, 2020, Department of Biotechnology, School of Bio and Chemical Engineering, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education (Deemed to be University), Krishnankoil-626 126, Tamilnadu, India.
8. Solid Waste Management - Biogas Generation Through Anaerobic Digestion from Food Waste for Sustainable Development, Short Term Training Program (STTP) on 'Recent Advances in Environmental Engineering and Management', 2 - 7 March 2020, SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi - 682 022, Kerala.
9. Biogas Generation through Anaerobic Digestion from Food Waste and Silk Worm Pupa Waste for Sustainable Development, FDP on Technological Application for Managing Solid Wastes from Industrial and Educational Institutions for Bioenergy Generation, 15-29 September 2019, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Karpagam College of Engineering, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
10. Biogas Generation through Anaerobic Digestion from Food Waste and Silk Worm Pupa Waste for Sustainable Development, FDP on Energy Efficient Technologies and Practices for Sustainable Development, 22-26 July 2019, Department of Chemical Engineering, GEC Thrissur.
11. Biodiesel - A Sustainable Solution for Biofuel Production, FDP on Energy Efficient Technologies and Practices for Sustainable Development, 22-26 July 2019, Department of Chemical Engineering, GEC Thrissur.
12. Novel Bioreactors for Wastewater Treatment, FDP on Recent Trends in Environmental Engineering, 15-19 July 2019, Department of Chemical Engineering, TKM College of Engineering, Kollam.
13. Domestic Wastewater Treatment using Biocarriers in IFBR, Cochin college of Engineering and Technology, 11 April 2019.
14. Wastewater Treatment using IFBR, National Level Conference on Innovations in Chemical Research (ICR-2019), 1-2 February 2019.
15. Wastewater Treatment using IFBR, International Conference on Waste, Energy and Environment (ICWEE-2018) organized by the Centre for Waste Management and Centre of Excellence for Energy Research Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, during September 5-7, 2018.
16. Water Treatment using FBR, FDP on Advanced Techniques in Energy and Wastewater Treatment – MHRD, NITC, July 2018.
17. Fluidized Bed Reactors for Wastewater Treatment, National Conference on Biological Processes - Issues, Challenges and Opportunities - (NCBP’17), Mepco Schlenk Engineering college, Sivakasi, 21st September 2017.
18. Wastewater Treatment Using Immobilized Particles in IFBR, ICEEAMSF-2017, BRNS & CSIR sponsored International Conference on Energy, Environment and Advanced Materials for a Sustainable Future, Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai, Erode, 23rd May 2017.
19. Fluidized Bed Reactors for Wastewater Treatment, TBST’16: National Conference on Transfigures in Bioscience and Technology, Madha Engineering College, Chennai, 18th March 2016.
20. Anaerobic Digestion Process: A Clean Route Towards Green Technology, National Conference on Contemporary Trends in Bioenergy and Green Technology: Challenges and Opportunities (DBT), Kamaraj College of Engineering and Technology, Tamil Nadu,25th February 2016.
21. Life Cycle Analysis of Biofuels, Environmental Aspects of Biofuels Utilization, Two Day National Level Seminar on Recent Trends in Biofuels Technology for Sustainable Renewable Energy System – MNRE, Selvam College of Technology, Tamil Nadu, 29th January 2015.
22. Energy Conservation in Chemical Process Industries, National Workshop On Industrial Energy Audit Methodologies, Industrial Power Group, Department of Electrical Engineering, NIT Calicut, 12th June 2014.
23. Biodiesel - A sustainable solution for biofuel production - Invited lecture – FDP on Emerging Trends in Chemical and Environmental Engineering – MHRD & TEQIP II, NITC, July 2014.
24. Emerging Trends in Fluidized Bed Reactors for Wastewater Treatment – Invited lecture – FDP on Emerging Trends in Chemical and Environmental Engineering – MHRD & TEQIP II, NITC, July 2014.
25. Key note lecture on “Optimization of Gas Holdup and Hydrodynamic Parameters in IFBR for Wastewater Treatment” in International Conference on Chemical and Environmental Research, ICCER 2014, Jamal Mohamed College, Trichy on 12th March 2014.
26. Fluidized Bed Reactors for Wastewater Treatment – Invited Lecture – FDP on Modelling Techniques for Environmental and Hydrological Systems (MTEHS - 2013) - MHRD-AICTE-TEQIP II - Dept of Civil Eng., NITC, December 2013.
27. Effluent Treatment using Inverse Fluidized Bed Reactors – Invited Lecture – FDP on Green Chemistry: Frontiers and Challenges – TEQIP II - Dept of Chemistry, NITC, June 2013.
28. Fluidized Bed Reactors for Wastewater Treatment – Invited Lecture –– Chemical Engineering Design, Modeling and Simulation - TEQIP II - GEC, Kozhikode, Kerala, March 2013.
29. IFBR for Industrial Effluent Treatment – Key note lecture delivered in ISTE – STTP on “Industrial Effluent Treatment - Emerging Trends and Challenges Ahead - IETETCA – 2012” conducted by Annamalai University, Chidambaram, June 2012.
30. Determination of Operational Parameters for an Inverse Fluidized Bed Reactor using GPLM and Drift Flux Model – Invited Lecture - FDP on Modeling and simulation in Chemical and Environmental Engineering conducted by NITC in May 2012.
31.   IFBR – Mass Transfer Study with Xanthan Gum (Non-Newtonian Fluid) – Key note lecture delivered in National Conference on Chemical Engineering Processes in Environmental Applications (CEPEA 2012), A.C.College of Technology, Anna University, Chennai, March 2012
32. Models used in Inverse Fluidized Bed Bioreactor – Invited Lecture - FDP on “Computer Applications in Chemical and Biological Engineering” conducted by NITC in June 2011.
33. Inverse Fluidized Bed Reactors for Wastewater Treatment – Invited Lecture - Recent Advances in Chemical Engineering and Technology, RACET2011, KUSAT, Kochi, March 2011.
34. Separation of Organic Compounds (Wastes) using Inverse Fluidized Bed Reactors – Invited Lecture - FDP on Advanced Separation Processes conducted by NITC in June 2010.
35. Waste Management in Process Industries - Guest Lecture - Staff Development Programme on Advances in Unit Operations & Processes conducted for Chemical Engineering faculty of Polytechnics at NITTTR, Taramani, Chennai.
36. Waste Management - Guest Lecture - Jepiaar Engineering College, Chennai.

CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS ORGANIZED

1. Coordinator for the Virtual International Conference on Green Energy and Environmental Sustainability, ICGEES 2020 from 5th to 6th August 2020, NITC.
2. Chairman and Coordinator for the First International Conference on Energy and Environment, ICEE 2018 from 9-10th March 2018, NITC.
3. Coordinator for the Workshop on “Algal Technology and its Applications” during 17-18 March, 2017 under TEQIP, NITC.
4. Chairman and Coordinator for the two-day National Conference on Biological Wastewater Treatment towards Green Environment, BWTGE2011 from 28-29th January 2011, NITC.
5. Chairman for the two-day National Conference on Recent Trends in Alternate Energy, RTAE2011 from 9-10th June 2011, NITC.

LECTURES ORGANIZED

1. An improved serpentine flow field with enhanced cross-flow for fuel cell applications – Invited Lecture by Dr Abhijit Deshpande, Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Madras – 21.07.12

PTA MEETINGS ORGANIZED

            First PTA meeting of the Chemical Engineering Department organized on 23.03.2012.

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING ASSOCIATION ACTIVITIES

1. Coordinator - Inauguration of Association of Chemical Engineering, NITC on 08.08.2008.
2. Coordinator – Inauguration of IIChE Stuedents Chapter, NITC on 29.10.2008.

Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers: IIChE Life Member

2.   American Chemical Society Member - AIChE (2010 - 2011)

3.   Fellow Membership International Congress of Chemistry and Environment: FICCE – FM/RJ/13/I/2001

4.   Universal Association of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineers: UAMAE (2013-2016)

5.   Global Economic Progress and Research Association: GEPRA Life Member

6.   Universal Achievers Foundation (2015-2016)

1. Seminar on Education Work for Prohibition and Drug Abuse under the Govt. of India, Ministry of Welfare Scheme.
2. Rotaract Silver Jubilee International Conference, Icon”93 Rotaract International at Kamaraj Memorial Hall, Teynampet, Chennai.
3. Seminar on Patent Awareness Program organized by Patent Office, Chennai Branch, Dept. of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Govt. of India.
4. National Conference on Role of Technical Education in Sustainable Development organized by the Center for Environmental Studies and Center for Water Resources, Anna University, India.
5. International Conferences CHEMCON 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006 organized by Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers.
6. International Conference on Modeling and Simulation CITICOMS 2007.
7. International Conference on Waste Engineering and Management (ICWEM), Hong Kong 2008.
8. Workshop on Emerging Trends in Environmental Biotechnology, NITK Surathkal, 12-14 January 2009.  
9. ChEM’09, Kerala State Chemical Engineers, Ernakulam, 05-06 June 2009.
10. Twenty-fifth National Convention of Chemical Engineers, Cochin, 09-10 October 2009.
11. National Conference on Chemical and Biological Waste Treatment processes for Green Environment, Trivandrum, Kerala, 25-26 June 2010.
12. International Conference CHEMCON 2010 organized by Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, December 2010.
13. International Conference on Recent Advances in Chemical Engineering and Technology, Cochin, India, 10-12 March 2011.
14. Industry – Academia Workshop on Refining & Petrochemicals, Petroleum Federation of India, LKMT and CPCL, Chennai, 16-19 March 2011.
15. 5th International Congress of Chemistry and Environment, 27–29 May 2011, ICCE - 2011 at Glory Beach Resort, Port Dickson, Malaysia.
16. International Conference CHEMCON 2011 organized by Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, MSRIT, Bangalore, December 2011.
17. International Conference on Future Trends in Structural, Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, July 2013, Bangkok, Thailand.
18. International Unity Conference organized by Global Economic Progress and Research Association, Tamil Nadu, January 2014.
19. MECTRICKZ14” – A Third National Level Technical Symposium, Podhigai College of Engineering and Technology, Tirupattur, Tamil Nadu 22nd of February 2014 and Chaired sessions.
20. International Conference on Chemical and Environmental Research, ICCER 2014, 11-12 March 2014, Jamal Mohamed College, Trichy.
21. Third International Conference on Recycling and Reuse of Materials (ICRM 2014), April 2014, MG University, Kottayam, Kerala.
22. National Seminar on “Contibution to Eduation and National Development, September 2014, Global Economic Progress and Research Association, Tamil Nadu.
23. ICFMHTT 2014: International Conference on Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer and Thermodynamics, December 2014, Crowne Plaza Dubai – Deira.
24. National Unity Conference, January 2015, Global Economic Progress and Research Association, Tamil Nadu.
25. “TBST’16” - National Conference on Transfigures in Bioscience and Technology, March 2016, Madha Engineering College, Chennai.
26. Seminar on “Creating Roadmaps for Active Partnerships & Community Interface through Science & Technology, November 2016, Calicut.
27. “ICEEAMSF 2017” – International Conference on Energy, Environment and Advanced Materials for A Sustainable Future, Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai, Erode, Tamil Nadu.
28. National Conference on Biological Processes - Issues, Challenges and Opportunities - (NCBP’17), 21, September 2017, Mepco Schlenk Engineering college, Sivakasi - 626 005.
29. ICSWRM 2018: 20th International Conference on Sustainable Water Resources Management, February 15-16, 2018, London, UK.
30. International Conference on Waste, Energy and Environment (ICWEE-2018), 5-7, September 2018, Centre for Waste Management and Centre of Excellence for Energy Research, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, India.
31. National Level Conference on Innovations in Chemical Research (ICR-2019), 1-2 February 2019, Vivekanandha College of Arts and Sciences for Women, Thiruchengodu, Tamil Nadu.
32. First International Conference on Sustainable Development in Energy and Environment (ICSDEE 2019), 19th-21st, June 2019, Kamaraj College of Engineering and Technology, Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
33. 2nd World Summit on Advances in Science, Engineering and Technology, Indiana Summit-2019, October 3-5, 2019, IUPUI, Indianapolis, USA.

Faculty Development Programs and Training Courses Attended

1. TEQIP Short Term course on Heterogeneous Catalysis for Chemical Engineers, IIT Kharagpur, 10-14 December 2018.
2. FDP on Advanced Nanomaterials, NITC, 6-12 July 2011.
3. FDP on Trends and Techniques in Nano Technology, NITC, 4-17 July 2010.
4. FDP on Optimum Energy Utilization in Thermal Systems, NITC, 17-30 May 2009.
5. FDP on Introduction to Research, NITC, 24-25 January 2008.
6. Short term course on Modeling of Bioreactors organized by the Centre for Continuing Education, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, one week January 2006.
7. Orientation training program on Re-engineering Teaching Skills organized by the Center for Faculty Development, Anna University, India.
8. Training course on Modern Teaching Competencies organized by the Center for University-Industry Collaboration, Anna University.
9. Short-term course on C, C++ organized by the Center for Professional Development Education, Anna University, India.

1. Indianapolis, USA – October 2019
2. London, UK – February 2018
3. Dubai, UAE – December 2014
4. Bangkok, Thailand – July 2013
5. Singapore – June 2011
6. Kula Lumpur, Malaysia – May 2011
7. Hong Kong, China – May 2008

FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS CONDUCTED

1. Coordinator for the FDP2019 on Recent Innovations and Developments in Electrochemical and Chemical Process Optimization (RIDECPO 2019) conducted from 17th to 22nd June 2019 at NIT Calicut.

2. Coordinator for the FDP2012 on Modeling and simulation in Chemical and Environmental Engineering from 28th May to 1st June 2012 at NIT Calicut.

3. Coordinator for the FDP2010 on Advanced Separation Processes conducted from 31st May to 05th June 2010 at NIT Calicut.

UG Courses

1. Chemical Reaction Engineering I

2. Mechanical Operations

3. Mass Transfer I

4. Chemical Technology I

5. Safety in Chemical Process Industries

6. Energy management

7. Process Economics and Industrial Management

8. Petrochemicals

9. Downstream Processing/Bioseparations (Biotechnology)

10. Operations Research

11. Environmental Studies

PG Courses

1. Chemical and Catalytic Reaction Engineering

2. Advanced Reaction Engineering

3. Fluidization Engineering

4. Environmental Engineering

5. Wastewater Engineering

6. Energy Management

7. Safety and Hazards Control

8. Principles of Chemical Engineering

9. Operations Management

10. Total Quality Management

PhD Courses

1. Bioreactor Engineering

2. Fluidization Engineering

3. Biological Wastewater Treatment

4. Environmental Biotechnology

5. Safety Management in Process Industries

6. Fire Engineering and Explosion Control

7. Fire Modeling and dynamics

Laboratories and Other Courses

1. Analytical and Instrumentation Techniques in Chemical Engineering Laboratory (PG)

2. Environmental and Pollution Control Laboratory

3. Fluid Mechanics Laboratory

4. Mechanical Operations Laboratory

5. Unit Operations Laboratory

6. Mechanical Workshop

7. PG Project

8. UG Project

9. UG Mini Project

10. Seminar

Ph.D   -  Fluidization Engineering                                              :  A.C.Tech., Anna University, Chennai.

MBA   - OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT                                    : IGNOU, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi.

M.Tech - PETROLEUM REFINING AND PETROCHEMICALS : A.C.Tech., Anna University, Chennai.

B.Tech - CHEMICAL ENGINEERING                                        : A.C.Tech., Anna University, Chennai.

1. PI of DST Clean Coal Project for ₹17,63,600/-:  Microbial Recovery of Biogenic Methane from Coal Washery Rejects with CO2 Sequestration using Novel Hybrid Geo-Photo Bioreactor and Reclamination of the Site – DST Project in collaboration with The Singareni Collieries Company Ltd., Kothagudem Collieries, Bhadradri Kothagudem Dist., Telangana State and BAIT, Tamil Nadu – Total Project Cost - ₹1,02,03,600/- ongoing from May 2019.
2. Principal Investigator - Effluent Treatment using Inverse Fluidized Bed Reactor – Faculty Research Grant for Rs.5.00 lakhs – Completed in December 2009.
3. Co-PI for KSCSTE Project titled “Simultaneous Removal of Organic and Inorganic Pollutants From Textile Wastewater Effluents Using Bio-Electrochemical Cell” – Research Grant for Rs.14.4 Lakhs – ongoing from November 2016.
4. PI for B.Tech Project - Recovery of Nickel from Wastewater using Packed Bed Column – Rs.10,000/- funded by KSCSTE –“Scheme for Promotion of Young Talents in Science (SPYTiS)” – completed in February 2016.
5. PI for B.Tech Project - Nanoscale Zero-valent Iron-Sargassum Swartzi Biocomposite for the Removal of Malachite Green from an Aqueous Solution – Rs.8,500/- funded by KSCSTE –“Scheme for Promotion of Young Talents in Science (SPYTiS)” – Completed in July 2016.
6. 6.PI for B.Tech Project - Lab scale study for the production of Bioalcohol from the marine brown algae Sargassum swartzii – Rs.13,500/- funded by KSCSTE –“Scheme for Promotion of Young Talents in Science (SPYTiS)” – Completed in August 2017. 
7. Development of anti-fouling additive in paints for marine structures using plant-chitosan nanoformulation – submitted to DST Nano Mission as PI on January 2018.

1. V.Sivasubramanian, I Ganesh Moorthy, Sustainable Development in Energy and Environment - Select Proceedings of ICSDEE 2019, Springer – Springer, 2020.
2. M.Jerold, A.Santhiagu, V.Sivasubramanian, Bioprocess Engineering for Bioremediation: Valorization and Management Techniques, Springer, 2020.
3. V.Sivasubramanian, S.Subramanian, Global Challenges in Energy and Environment – Select Proceedings of ICEE 2018, Springer, October 2019 (Editor).
4. M.Jerold, V.Sivasubramanian, Biochemical and Environmental Bioprocessing: Challenges and Developments, 1st Edition, CRC Press, July 2019 (Editor).
5. V.Sivasubramanian, Bioprocess Engineering for a Green Environment, Editor and Author for Ten Book Chapters, CRC Press, May 2018 (Editor).
6. V.Sivasubramanian, Environmental Sustainability using Green Technologies – Editor and Author for Ten Book Chapters, CRC Press, August 2016 (Editor).
7. V.Sivasubramanian, R. Hemalatha, Process Economics and Industrial Management, Galgotia Publications pvt. Ltd., January 2008.

Book Chapter

1. A. Annam Renita and V. Sivasubramanian, Application of Computational Chemistry for Adsorption Studies on Metal Organic Frameworks used for Carbon Capture – Computational Chemistry Methods: Applications, De Gruyter (2019).
2. S.Bhuvaneshwari, V. Sivasubramanian, Biosorption of Heavy Metals using Chitosan, Environmental Biotechnology-Recent Perspectives - Application and New Horizons of Environmental Biotechnology, Lambert Academic Publishing. (2012) 115-131.
3. Deepanraj, B., Sivasubramanian, V., Jayaraj, S., Anaerobic Digestion Systems, Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development, Nova Science Publishers, USA – January 2015.
4. Uma Krishnakumar, Sivasubramanian V, Biodiesel from Rubber Seed Oil - A Sustainable Solution for Biofuel Production, Nova Science Publishers, USA – January 2015.

Industrial Experience

Industry - Tamil Nadu Industrial Explosives Limited, Vellore, Tamil Nadu

Designation - Senior Plant Engineer

1. Nitroglycerine Explosives Plant

         Period                  :         Four years

         Nature of Work     :         1. Noble’s Nozzle – Injector process control to manufacture nitroglycerine

                                                2. Denitration process (Azeotropic Distillation and Absorption) control

                                                3. NG Explosives Production planning

                                                4. Materials planning

                                                5. General Maintenance (Preventive and Breakdown) and Men management

2. Slurry Explosives Plant

         Period                  :         One year

         Nature of Work     :         Slurry Explosives Production planning, Materials planning, Maintenance

                                                (Preventive and  Breakdown) and Men management

•    Coordinating Committee Member to get the ISO 9002 certification for M/s Tamil Nadu Industrial Explosives Limited, Vellore, India.

Unit Processes/Operations Handled

1.Noble’s Nozzle Injector process and

2.Separation & Nitration processes

3.Steam distillation

4.Azeotrophic distillation

5.Mixing, Absorption

Equipments Handled

Centrifugal separator, Heat exchangers, Pumps, Tanks, Injectors, Absorption towers, Distillation towers, Ribbon Blenders, Pneumatic Conveyors, Cartridg

Process/Operations handled

1.      Noble’s Nozzle Injector process and

2.      Separation & Nitration processes

3.      Steam distillation

4.      Azeotrophic distillation

5.      Mixing, Absorption

1. Served as Micro-observer for Counting, General Election to KLAC 2021, April 2021.
2. Served as Micro-observer, General Election to KLAC 2021, April 2021.
3. Served as Micro-observer for Counting, General Election to Lok Sabha 2019, April 2019.
4. Served as Micro-observer, General Election to Lok Sabha 2019, April 2019.
5. Served as Micro-observer, General Election to KLA-2016, May 2016.
6. Served as Observer for JEE (Main) - April, 2014, April 2016.
7. Served as Observer for UGC NET Exam - June, 2015, December 2015.
8. Served as Counting Officer for State Assembly Election, 2011.

Committee Member – International Conference

1. International Conference on Research in Technology, Entrepreneurship, Management and Social Science (ICRTEMS-2020), 15th - 16th May, 2020, Organized By Saveetha School of Management (SSM)
2. Fourth International Conference on Advances in Materials Science (ICAMS- 2020)
3. Advisory Committee Meember - International Conference on Advances in Material Science 2020, NIT Raipur.
4. National Advisory Committee - International Conference on Chemical, Bio & Environmental Engineering (CHEMBIOEN-2020) during February 13-14, 2020, NIT Jalandhar.

Institute Level

1.   Head, Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Calicut, India from 20.07.2010 to 31.07.2012; 01.02.2016 to 01.04.2016; 26.08.2016 to 26.08.2018.

2.   Selection Committee Member, Faculty Recruitment – 2018, 2019.

3.   Senate Member, NITC from 26.08.2018 onwards.

4.   Warden – First Year Hostels (A & PG1) from July 2013 to July 2014.

5.   Selection Committee Member, Adhoc Faculty Recruitment from 2012 onwards.

6.   Selection Committee Member, Adhoc Technical Staff Recruitment from 2007 onwards.

7.  PhD Interview Board Member – Mathematics and Chemistry Departments in 2018 and2019.

8.   Convener – Wardens Level Anti-Ragging Squad from July 2013 to July 2014.

9.   Convener – Anti ragging squad, Ragam 2016.

10. Member in the Financial Advisory Committee to The Director, NITC from November 2011 to July 2012.

11. Invitee Member in Senate, NITC from July 2010 to July 2012, February 2016 to March 2016 and August 2016 to April 2018.

12. Convener, Seating Arrangement Committee – Convocation, October 2012.

13. Member-General Arrangements Committee – Convocation, December 2013.

14. Member-Registration Committee – Convocation 2009.

15. Member-Food Committee – Convocation 2007, 2008.

16. Member in the Board of Academic Council, NITC from November 2011 to July 2012.

17. Member in the Board of Post Graduate Studies, NITC from July 2010 to October 2011.

18. Member in the Board of Under Graduate Studies, NITC from July 2010 to October 2011.

19. Member in Academic Quality Management Council, NITC, 2008-2009.

20. Adjunct Faculty in Department of Management Studies January 2008 to July 2012.

21. Coordinator of the new M.Tech program in Chemical Engineering.

22. Coordinator of the new B.Tech program in Biotechnology.

a.         Prepared the proposal for the Biotechnology program

b.         Designed the curriculum for Biotechnology

23. Participated in the development of new MBA program.

24. Strengthening of UG programs – Report submitted to Kadkodkar Committee, 2012 – NIT System Review.

25. Convener – seating arrangement – Convocation October 2012.

26. Antiragging squad – NITC Hostels – 2008 to 2012.

27. Faculty Coordinator for Tathva07 and Tathva08.

Department Level

1. Academic Quality Monitoring Committee Member from August 2020 onwards.
2. Departmental Monitoring Committee Member for conducting online exams 04.08.2020-14.08.2020.
3. Departmental Monitoring Committee Member for conducting online exams for Final Year B.Tech, 15.06.2020-24.06.2020.
4. NBA Coordinator from January 2019 onwards.
5. Internal Committee for Adhoc Faculty Interview 28.06.2019.
6. Purchase Committee member from 2007 onwards.
7. Squad member – Department exams.
8. Ph. D Coordinator from 2007 to 2010.
9. Chairman and Coordinator - M.Tech Project Evaluation Committee from 2016-2017.
10. B.Tech Project Coordinator from 2008-2010, 2012-2014, 2014-2015 and 2018-2019.
11. Class Committee Chairman and Faculty Advisor for 2015 Batch M.Tech Students.
12. Class Committee Chairman – twice in 2008, 2009; once in 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015.
13. Faculty Advisor for all semesters from 2008-2010, 2012-2016 and 2018-2019.
14. Coordinator – Seminar, 2012-2013.
15. Designed the Curriculum and Syllabi for B.Tech Chemical Engineering program.
16. Revised the Curriculum and Syllabi for B.Tech Chemical Engineering program, 2010 and 2017.
17. Faculty Coordinator, Association of Chemical Engineering, NITC, India from 2008 to 2010.
18. Faculty Coordinator, IIChE Students Chapter, NITC, India, from 2008 to 2010.
19. Industrial visit to Travancore Cochin Chmicals, Cochin Minerals & Ratiles Ltd. and Sud Cheme, Kochi on 15.03.08.
20. Guided the students for their Value Education and Environmental Project Works.
21. Coordinator for the Inauguration of Association of Chemical Engineering.
22. Coordinator for the inauguration of IIChE Students Chapter in collaboration with IIChE, Kochi Regional Centre.
23. Chairman for one-day workshop on Recent Trends in Experimental and Computational Techniques in Chemical Engineering. 

In A. C. College of Technology, Anna University, Chennai

1. Additional Chief Superintendent of Examinations.
2. Coordinator for Renewable Energy Club – ACT, Chennai, India.
3. Deputy presiding officer for GATE 2007 – ACT, Chennai, India.
4. Recognized as a Supervisor for guiding Ph.D. and M.S. (by Research) Scholars of National Institute of Technology in the area of “CHEMICAL ENGINEERING”.
5. Review committee member for PG project works.
6. Purchase in charge for DST – FIST and TEQIP.

Email                : siva@nitc.ac.in

Office Room     : 204 B, Faculty room, First floor

Office Phone    : 0495 2285406

Office Address : Chemical Engineering Department, NIT Campus P.O., NIT Calicut