Chemical Engineering Faculty

Faculty Identified for B. E.

Dr. Vinod Kallur - Associate Professor and Head

Dr. Vinod Kallur, Associate Professor and Head

Experience	Teaching – 22 years
Qualification	B E M Tech Ph D
Area of Interest	Computational Chemical Engineering
Date of joining RVCE	20.04.1999

Email ID

vinodkallur@rvce.edu.in

Projects Guided

UG projects: 15
PG projects: 5

Publications

National Journals	Nil
International Journals	03
National Conference	01
Itmernational Conference	02

Professional Memberships

Life Member, Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers
Life Member, Indian Society for Technical Education

Awards

Honoured by RSST for PhD completion

Dr. M. A. Lourdu Antony Raj - Professor

Dr. M. A. Lourdu Antony Raj, Professor

Qualification	B.E. (Annamalai University) M. Tech. (IIT Madras) Ph.D. (Bangalore University)
Experience	Teaching: 37 years Research : 17 years
Area of Interest	Reaction Engineering Transfer Operations
Date of joining RVCE	10 March 2004
Email ID	lourduantony@rvce.edu.in

Projects Guided

Ph.D. projects: 6 completed; 1 in progress

PG projects: 10
UG projects: 15

Experience Details

34 years Teaching for UG, Chemical Engineering; 17 years Teaching for PG, Chemical Engineering. (Served SIT Tumkur for 22 Years).
5 years Teaching UG, Pharmacy Engineering and 2 years Teaching MBA.
Guide for two students (Faculty) for PhD (completed).
Guide for 1 M.Sc. student (completed).
Guiding five faculty members for their PhD in different areas of Chemical Engineering.
Head of the Department of Chemical Engineering at R V College of Engineering from 10 Mar 2004 to 17 Jan 2011.
Controller of Examinations of R V Autonomous System from 18 Sept 2008 – 24 Feb 2012.
Organizer, Faculty Development Programmes. Sponsors: ISTE/AICTE.
Organizer, five conferences and seminars.

Professional Body/Committee Membership

Life Member, Indian Society for Technical Education.
Life Member, Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers.
Member, Education and Examination Committee of IIChE Calcutta, 1995-1996.
Member, Executive committee of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, Bangalore Regional Center, 2001-2002 and 2002-2003.
Treasurer, Executive Committee, Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, Bangalore Regional Center, 2004-2005.

Publications

National Journals	04
International Journals	31
National Conferences	28
International Conferences	06

Books Published / IPRs/ Patents

Patents: published – 02, granted – 01

Interaction with Outside World

Awards

Honoured by His Holiness Sri Sri Shivakumara Swamiji, President of Siddaganga Education Society, five times for conducting free coaching classes for deserving students during the services at SIT.
Honoured by RSST January 2008 for international publications.
Recipient of Academic Excellence award of RSST in 2007 and 2010.
Honoured by RSST in 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2020.

Academic Boards Membership

As Chairman

Board of Examiners, Chemical Engineering (B.E.), Bangalore University, 2002-2003.
Board of Studies, R.V.C.E. Autonomous Scheme.
Board of Examiners, R.V.C.E. Autonomous Scheme.
Class Monitoring Committee, RVCE.

As Member

Board of Examiners, Chemical Engineering (B.E.), Bangalore University, 1995-96 and 2004-2005.
Member, Board of Examiners, Visvesvaraya Technological University, 2007-09.
Member, Board of Studies, Chemical Engineering (M.Tech.), Bangalore University, 1994-2004.
Member, LIC committee, Visvesvaraya Technological University.
Academic Council, R.V.C.E. Autonomous Scheme.
Board of Studies, Chemical Engineering, SIT Autonomous Scheme.
Board of Examiners, Chemical Engineering, SIT Autonomous Scheme.
Board of Examiners, Chemical Engineering, MSRIT Autonomous Scheme.
Board of Studies, Chemical Engineering, MSRIT Autonomous Scheme.
Academic Advisory Committee, Chemical Engineering, Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering.
Board of Studies, Industrial Engineering chemistry(PG), Kuvempu University 2005-2006.
Board of Examiners, Industrial Engineering Chemistry (PG), Kuvempu University 2001-2002 and 2003-2004.
Treasurer, Executive Committee, Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, Bangalore Regional Center, 2004-2005.
Chairman, Board of Examiners, Chemical Engineering (B.E.), Bangalore University, 2002-2003.
Member, Executive committee of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, Bangalore Regional Center, 2001-2002 and 2002-2003.
Member, Education and Examination Committee of IIChE Calcutta, 1995-1996.

D. Ranganath - Associate Professor and Dean Placement

D. Ranganath, Associate Professor and Dean Placement

Qualification	B.E. (Bangalore University) M.Tech. (Bharathiar University)
Experience	Teaching: 27 years Industry: 1 years
Area of Interest	Environmental Engineering Herbal Drug molecules Renewable Energy
Date of joining RVCE	29 September 1994
Email ID	ranganathd@rvce.edu.in
Projects Guided	UG projects: 5 PG projects: 4

Publications

National Journals	01
International Journals	02
National Conferences	04
International Conferences	01

Professional Memberships

Life Member, Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers
Member, Society for Environmental Science

Interaction with Outside World

Consultancy Activities

Fullerene Chemicals, Pune
Magou Products, Malur
Biogen Extracts Pvt. Ltd. Bengaluru

Consultancy Projects

Development of biological treatment of pharmaceutical industrial waste at CIPLA.

Awards

Won the prestigious Motorola Scholar Award 2011-12 of Motorola Solutions Foundation USA for the project ‘Studies on biofuel from algae using Sewage Water as Source of Nutrient’.
Won Best Innovative Project 2011-12 of EDCell RVCE for their DST and NSTEDB project “Catalytic Cracking of Plastic Waste to Fuel Oil”
Modi Foundation Award

Interaction with Professional Institutions

MNRE
DRDE Gwalior

Dr. Basavaraja R.J. - Associate Professor

Dr. Basavaraja R.J, Associate Professor

Qualification	B.E. (V.T.U. Belgaum) M. Tech. (V.T.U. Belgaum)
	Ph.D. (I.I.T. Madras)
Experience	Teaching: 15 years
Area of Interest	Combustion Energy Computational Fluid Dynamics
Date of joining RVCE	11 August 2006
Email ID	basavarajarj@rvce.edu.in
Projects Guided	UG projects: 1 PG projects: 05

Publications

National Journals	02
International Journals	04
National Conferences	Nil
International Conferences	05

Professional Memberships

Life Member, Indian Society for Technical Education

Life Member, Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers

Interaction with Outside World

Awards

GE Ecomagination Excellence Award, 2015, for Ph.D. thesis “Future-ready design of a high-efficiency gas-fired power plant based on chemical-looping combustion”
II prize for project “Design and Fabrication of Fluidised Bed Dryer”, VTU project model exhibition, Belgaum, 2003.
Honoured by RSST in 2015 for PhD completion

Interaction with Professional Institutions

Resource person for Energy and Combustion, SIT Tumkur

Dr. P.L. Muralidhara - Assistant Professor

Dr. P.L. Muralidhara, Assistant Professor

Qualification	B.E. (Bangalore University) M.E. (Bangalore University). Ph.D. (V.T.U.)
Experience	Teaching: 22 years Industry:3.5 years
Area of Interest	Lubricants
Date of joining RVCE	5 July 2007
Email ID	muralidharapl@rvce.edu.in
Projects Guided	UG projects: 8 PG projects: 08 PhD : 01 (guiding)

Professional Memberships

Life Member, Indian Society for Technical Education
Life Member, Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers

Publications

National Journals	03
International Journals	09
National Conferences	03
International Conferences	03

Interaction with Outside World

Experience Details

Department IIChE coordinator for Bengaluru region.

Awards

Best Teacher Award in MVJ college of Engineering during 2003 and 2004.
Honored by RSST for PhD completion

Interaction with Professional Institutions

Member, Board of Examiners, Visvesvaraya Technological University, 2008 and 2011
Member, Board of Examiners, Bangalore University, 2000
Examination Coordinator, Bangalore University, 2003 – 2007
Tabulator, Bangalore University, 2004 – 2006
Examination Squad, Visvesvaraya Technological University, 2001, 2004 and 2006
Deputy Chief – Examinations, Visvesvaraya Technological University, 2005, 2007 and 2011

Dr. Vidya C. - Assistant Professor

Dr. Vidya C, Assistant Professor

Qualifiaction	B E M.Tech Ph D
Experience	Teaching: 20 years. Industry: Nil Research: 05 years
Area of Interest	Nanobiotechnology Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics Biochemical & Reaction Engineering
Date of joining RVCE	8 August 2007
Email ID	vidyac@rvce.edu.in

Projects Guided (in RVCE)

Sl.No	Level of Programs	Number
1	UG	09
2	PG	05

Publications

National Journals	06
International Journals	11
National Conferences	Nil
International Conferences	2

Professional Memberships

Life Member, Indian Society for Technical Education
Life Member, Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers

Interaction with Outside World

Awards

Best Project Award for “Controlled release fertilisers”, IIChE, BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore, 2005.
Honored by RSST for PhD completion
Honored by RSST for publishing article in Scopus indexed journal

Interaction with Professional Institutions.

Member, BoE, Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bengaluru

Dr. Rajalakshmi Mudbidre - Assistant Professor

Dr. Rajalakshmi Mudbidre, Assistant Professor

Qualification	B.E. (V.T.U. Belgaum) M. Tech. (N.I.T. Surathkal) Ph.D. (Oakland University, Michigan)
Experience	Teaching: 11 years Research: 4 years
Area of Interest	Fate and Transport of Chemicals Analytical Methods Alternative Energy in Transportation.
Date of joining RVCE	27 July 2011
Email ID	rajalakshmim@rvce.edu.in

Funded Projects

Ongoing

PI, (Co-PI: Dr. Sham Aan, Dr. R. Suresh). Spatial distribution of Uranium and associated water quality parameters in Bangalore Urban, Bangalore Rural, Ramanagara, Kolar and Chikmagalur districts in Karnataka (sanction No: 36(4)/14/36/2016-BRNS), Board of Research in Nuclear Science, Fund amount: Rs. 27,00,000 (2016-2019).

Completed

Transesterification of Pongamia oil using ionic liquids, Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology Fund amount: Rs. 9,000; 2015
Transesterification of Pongamia oil using solid catalysts Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology Fund amount: Rs. 5,000; 2014

Projects Guided

UG projects: 3
PG projects: 3
PhD: 02 (guiding)

Publications

National Journals	Nil
International Journals	03
National Conferences	Nil
International Conferences	03

Curricular Achievements

Provost Graduate Research Award, Oakland University, Michigan, USA, 2008.
Adjunct Faculty, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Health and Environmental Chemistry, Oakland University, Michigan, USA, 2008-09
Adjunct Faculty, Department of Chemistry, Macomb Community College, Michigan, USA, 2007-08.
Research Excellence Award, Oakland University, Michigan, USA, 2005-06.
Graduate Student Scholarship, Oakland University, Michigan, USA, 2004-05.
Research Associate: Geology Lab, Wayne State University, Michigan, USA, 2004-07.
Research Associate: Health and Environmental Chemistry Lab, 2004-07; Bio-Inorganic Lab, Oakland University, Michigan, USA, 2004.
Research Associate: Microbiology Lab, Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, 2002-03.

Professional Memberships

Life Member, Indian Society for Technical Education

Dr. Manjula Sarode - Assistant Professor

Dr. Manjula Sarode, Assistant Professor

Qualification	B.Tech. (Sri Venkateswara University) M.Tech. (Sri Venkateswara University) Ph.D. (Mysore University)
Experience	Teaching: 09 years Industry: Nil Research: 05 years
Area of Interest	Separation Technology Unit Operations
Date of joining RVCE	17 August 2011
Email ID	manjulasarode@rvce.edu.in

Projects Guided

PG projects: 05
UG projects: 08

Publications

National Journals	Nil
International Journals	09
National Conferences	04
International Conferences	04

Interaction with Outside World

Achievements

CSIR-Junior Research Fellowship (GATE) award CSIR, 2004.

Interaction with Professional Institutions

Reviewer in Elsevier journal

Ujwal S. Meda - Assistant Professor

Ujwal S. Meda, Assistant Professor

Qualification

B.E. (S.I.T. Tumkur)
M.S. (TU/e, The Netherlands)
Professional Doctorate in Engineering (TU/e, The Netherlands)
Doctor of Philosophy (VTU)

Experience	Teaching: 7 years Industry: 3 years Rearch: 9 years
Area of Interest	Process and Product Design Bulk Solids Handling Alternate Fuels and Fuel Cells Process Integartion, Modeling and Simulation
Date of joining	29.08.2012
Email ID	ujwalshreenagm@rvce.edu.in

List of Funded projects

Development of geopolymer composites for enhanced mechanical properties and to subside air pollution by the addition of nanoparticles with emphasis on achieving content uniformity Worth Rs. 69.8 Lakhs funded by Nano Mission, Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India.

Projects Guided (in RVCE)

Sl.No	Level of Programms	Number
1	UG	11
2	PG	07

Publications

National Journals	Nil
International Journals	05
National Conferences	Nil
International Conferences	01

Patents Published:

1. Method and System for developing a sensor to detect hydrogen

Application number: 201641012578

Inventors: Ujwal Shreenag M, Akshay Kulkarni, Abhinav Bajaj, Aditya Kulal, Karthik S S

Filing Date: 11.04.2016

Patent Published: 13.10.2017

2. Method and system to develop a polymer – hydrogel – metal oxide composite based sensor to detect and quantify hydrogen gas

Application number: 201841013768

Inventors: Ujwal Shreenag M, Lourdu Antony Raj, Shripathi ramakrishnan, Maitri, A R Phani

Filing Date: 11.04.2018

Patent Published: 18.10.2019

Achievements and Awards

Resource person for NBA accreditation, R.V. College of Engineering
Masters Program Scholarship (2005 – 2007), Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands.

Anupama V. Joshi - Assistant Professor

Anupama V. Joshi, Assistant Professor

Qualification	B.E. (V.T.U. Belgaum) M. Tech. (V.T.U. Belgaum) P.G. Diploma, IPR (NLS B‘lore)
Experience	Teaching: 3 years Industry: 4 years
Area of Interest	Computational Fluid Dynamics Chemical Process Design
Date of joining RVCE	3 September 2015
Email ID	anupamavj@rvce.edu.in

Projects Guided

UG projects: 3 (ongoing)
PG projects: –

Publications

National Journals	Nil
International Journals	01
National Conferences	01
International Conferences	Nil

Interaction with Outside World

Awards

Project “Noble Metal Ionic Catalytic Converter with Thermal Energy Storage System” won First Prize at GO GREEN – BAJA SAE INDIA 2016.

Faculty Identified for M. Tech.

Dr. R. Suresh - Professor; Associate Dean (PG Studies)

Dr. R. Suresh, Professor; Associate Dean (PG Studies)

Qualification	B.E. (C.I.T. Coimbatore) M. Tech. (C.I.T. Coimbatore) Ph.D. (V.T.U.)
Experience	Teaching: 35 years Industry: 1 year Research: 13 years
Area of Interest	Energy, Environment Nanomaterials
Date of joining RVCE	27 May 1985
Email ID	sureshr@rvce.edu.in

List of Funded Projects

Sl. No.	Project Title	Funding Agency	Amount Rs	Tenure if on-going	Duration if completed
1	Synthesis of Hydrazine using cyclone reactor	AICTE, New Delhi.	9,00,000		2 years
2	Development of Bio-fibre reinforced Sandwich structure	Ministry of Environment and Forests	9,85,000		2 years
3	Permeability and filtration studies on ceramic filters	B H EL, CTI, Bangalore	8,50,000		2 years
4	Fabrication and characterization of fiber metal laminates for gun barrel application using filament winding method	Armament Research Board, D R D O, New Delhi	10,00,000		2 years
5	Design and synthesis of metal based sensitizers for nanocrystaline TiO₂ Solar Cells	Naval Research Board, D R D O, New Delhi	10,00,000		2 years
6	Heat and Mass Transfer studies on Electroless gold plating bath	LRDE,DRDO	5,40,000		2 years
7	Feasibility Studies on the use of various biomasses in the existing 100 kW biomass plant at R V CE	GE India Ltd	1,55,000
8	Development of Nano material and optically enabled front surface and back contact tailored, enhanced efficiency of solar cells	DST	4,88,67,400

Projects Guided (in RVCE)

Sl.No	Level of programs	Number
1	UG	50
2	PG	10

Publications

National Journals	09
International Journals	21
National Conferences	16
International Conferences	08

Interaction with Outside World

Academic Boards Chair positions

Chairman, Board of Examiners, Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum 2010-2011
Chairman, Board of Studies, R V College of Engineering, Autonomous Scheme 2009-present.

Professional Body/Committee Membership

Member, Consent Committee, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board, Bangalore in 2009.
Member, Organizing Committee, 64th Annual Session, CHEMCON 2011 in association with Indian Chemical Engineering Congress, M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore, 27-29 December, 2011.

Interaction with Professional Institutions

Joint collaboration for Solar Cell project with Manipal University and Hindustan High Vacuum company
Joint project on Biomass gasification with GE India Ltd.
Joint projects with CTI , BHEL
Training resource person for LRDE, DRDO
Interaction with companies (AkzoNobel, Cipla, K-Pack), and institutions (CNSE, IISc)
Member of Doctoral Committees, Karunya and Anna Universities, Coimbatore

Achievements

Training Resource person for Chemical Engineering staff of LRDE, DRDO, Bangalore.

Books Published / IPRs/ Patents

Books published: 01

Professional Memberships

Life Member, Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers
Life Member, Indian Society for Technical Education

Awards

Honoured by RSST for Ph.D. completion

Dr. Jagadish H. Patil - Associate Professor

Dr. Jagadish H. Patil, Associate Professor

Qualification

B.E. (Karnatak University)
M.Tech. (Mangalore University)
Ph.D. (V.T.U.)

Experience

Teaching: 19 years

Research: 06 years

Area of Interest

Biomethanation of Organic wastes
Chemical Plant Design

Date of joining RVCE

19 September 2003

Email ID

	jagadishhpatil@rvce.edu.in
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Projects Guided (in RVCE)

UG projects: 05
PG projects: 06
Ph D : 05 (guiding)

Publications

National Journals	Nil
International Journals	41
National Conferences	1
International Conferences	11

Interaction with Outside World

Achievements/Awards

Appointed as Chief Examiner of KRLMPCA-CET 2009-2010.
Honored by RSST on 26 Jan 2014 for obtaining PhD from VTU, Belgaum.
Honored by ISTE-RVCE Chapter on 27th September 2014 for obtaining doctoral degree from VTU, Belagavi.

Experience Details

Reviewer for International Research Journal of Agricultural Science and Soil Science (IRJAS), ISSN: 2251-0044.
Reviewer for International Research Journal of Microbiology (IRJM), ISSN: 2141-5463.
Reviewer for International Research Journal of Agricultural Sciences, ISSN: 2167-0447.
Member of Scientific Technical Committee and Editorial Board on Chemical, Biological, Medical & Environmental Sciences.
Editorial Board Member of Scientific Board of Chemical, Civil, Agricultural and Environmental Engineers.
Member of Scientific Technical Committee and Editorial Board on Engineering and Technology .
Editorial Board Member of Technopublications.
- 2013
Invited for talk on “Biomethanation of organic waste’ at SIT Tumkur on 24 Jun 2013 for a TEQIP sponsored six days faculty development program.
Coordinator for ‘Earth Day’ Environmental Awareness and Project Exhibition program, organized jointly by RVCE, The Indian Entrepreneur(TIE) and Indian Institute of Habitat and Sustainability at RVCE, Bangalore on 20 Apr 2013.
- 2012
Delivered an invited talk on “Garbage to gold” at SSKMITI Gadag on 17 Dec 2012 for the faculty development workshop.
Delivered an invited talk on “Process equipment design” at SIT Tumkur on 3 Dec 2012.
Delivered an invited talk on ‘Computer applications in chemical engineering’ at SIT Tumkur on 3 Dec 2012.
Obtained financial assistance from VTU to present the international paper ‘Kinetics of anaerobic digestion of water hyacinth, poultry litter, cow manure and primary sludge: A comparative analysis’, 5th International Conference on Environmental and Computer Science ICECS 2012, Phuket, Thailand, 1-2 Sept 2012.
Obtained financial assistance from RSST to present the international paper ‘Kinetics of anaerobic digestion of water hyacinth using poultry litter as inoculum’ at 1st Journal Conference on Environmental Science and Development (JCESD), Bangkok, Thailand during 7-8 Apr 2012.
Delivered an invited talk on ‘Biomethanation of water hyacinth’ at IIT Guwahati on 12 Jan 2012 for a QIP short term course on Integrated Solid Waste Management.

Professional Memberships

Life Member, Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers
Member, Indian Society for Technical Education
Life member of Asia-Pacific Chemical, Biological& Environmental Engineering Society (APCBEES) Member No.：200590
Senior Member of Institute of Research Engineers and Doctors Member No.：SNM1005942
EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBER of World Academy of Science and Technology
Chief Examiner, KRLMPCA-CET, 2009-2010
Member of reviewers committee of IICBE (International Institute of Chemical, Biological & Environmental Engineering).
Editorial Board Member of World Academy of Science and Technology Member ID.: WAST-EBM-003.
Member of International Innovative Scientific & Research Organization (IISRO) Member ID.: 2013 – 1202.
Editorial board Member of Scientific Board of Chemical, Civil, Agricultural and Environmental Engineers
Member/ Reviewer International Academy of Arts, Science & Technology (ISAET)
Members/Reviewer, International Institute of Science Engineering and Managaement Technical Committee.
Member of Scientific Technical Committee and Editorial Board on Engineering and Technology
Editorial board Member of Technopublications
Editorial board Member of Chemical Engg: An International Journal (CEIJ)
Editorial board Member of International Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology (IJRET)
Editorial board Member of International Journal for Innovative Research in Science and Technology (IJIRST)
Editorial board Member of International Journal for Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology (IJIRSET)
Editorial board Member of Journal of Advanced Engineering Research (JAER)
Scientific Program Committee member of Universal Researchers in Environmental and Biological Engineering.
Coordinator, ‘Earth Day’ Environmental Awareness and Project Exhibition program, organized jointly by RVCE, The Indian Entrepreneur(TIE) and Indian Institute of Habitat and Sustainability at RVCE, Bangalore on 20 Apr 2013.
Invited talk, IIT Guwahati, QIP short term course on Integrated Solid Waste Management, on 12 Jan 2012.

Vinutha Moses - Assistant Professor

Vinutha Moses, Assistant Professor

Qualification	B.E. (Bangalore University) MSc Engineering by Research (V.T.U.)
Experience	Teaching: 13 years Industry: 2 years
Area of Interest	Polymer Science Reaction Engineering Bioremediation
Date of joining RVCE	6 September 2016
Email ID	vinuthamoses@rvce.edu.in

Projects Guided

UG: 06

PG: 03

Book published

Natural Polymer derivatives, Blends and composites volume II, chapter 8, composites based on Natural polymers, pp,119-156

patent : 01 (Filed)

Publications

National Journals	02
International Journals	14
National Conferences	Nil
International Conferences	03

Professional Memberships

Life Member, Institute of Engineers