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Department of Biotechnology Anna University

Dr. S. Renganathan


Professor, Department of Biotechnology


Anna University, Chennai 600025

091 44 2235 9145, 9003263532


srenganathan@annauniv.edu      rengsah@rediffmail.com









Education

Degree Institution Major Subject Year
B.Tech ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 1988 - 1992
M.Tech ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 1992 - 1994
Ph.D ANNA UNIVERSITY CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 2001 - 2006)

Experience

Period Designation and Address Nature of
Aug 2014 - Till date Professor, Department of Biotechnology, A.C.Tech Campus, Anna University,Chennai-600 025 Teaching and Research
Dec 2012 – Aug 2014 Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, A.C.Tech Campus, Anna University,Chennai-600 025 Teaching and Research
Dec 2009 – Dec 2012 Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, A.C.Tech Campus, Anna University, Chennai-600 025 Teaching and Research
Aug 2008 – Dec 2009 Senior Lecturer, Department of Chemical Engineering A.C.Tech Campus, Anna University, Chennai-600 025 Teaching and Research
Aug 2004 - July 2008 Lecturer, Department of Chemical Engineering A.C.Tech Campus, Anna University, Chennai-600 025 Teaching and Research
Jan 2001 - July 2004 Teaching Research Associate, Department of Chemical Engineering A.C.Tech Campus, Anna University, Chennai-600 025 Teaching and Research
Jan 1999 - Dec 2000 Lecturer, Arunai Engineering College Teaching and Research
May 1996 - Jan 1999 Engineer, South India Viscose India Limited, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu Engineer
April 1995 - April 1996 Trainee Engineer, NEPA Limited, Madhya Pradesh, India Trainee


Guest Lecture and Invited Lectures


Invited Lecture presented on the topic “Extraction of Biodiesel from Marine Macroalgae” at Two day national seminar cum conference entitled 'Application of Green Technology for Separation of Bioproducts’ in Sree Sastha Institute of Engineering and Technology, Chennai on 2nd September 2015.
Invited Lecture presented on the topic “Biosorption of Industrial Waste Water” at All India Seminar on ‘Environmental & Economic Impact on Sustainable Development’ organised by Department of Biotechnology, Adhiyamaan College of Engineering, Kumudepalli, Hosur on 12th February 2016.
Invited Lecture presented on the topic “Biodiesel Production from Marine Macro Algae” at International Conference on ‘Technology Development on Agriculture, Energy and Environmental Engineering for Green World (ICTDAEEGW’15)’ organized by the Department of Biotechnology, Vivekananda College of Engineering or Women, Thiruchengode, on 18th February 2014.
Invited Lecture presented on the topic “Treatment of Textile Dyes Using Biosorportion and Bioaccumulation ” at International Conference on ‘Technology Development on Agriculture, Energy and Environmental Engineering for Green World (ICTDAEEGW’15)’ organized by the Department of Biotechnology, Vivekananda College of Engineering or Women, Thiruchengode, on 19th February 2015.
Invited Lecture presented on the topic “Biodiesel Production from Marine Macro Algae” at Renewable energy club workshop organized by Department of chemical enginnering, Adhiyamaan College of Engineering, Kumudepalli, Hosur on 5th January 2015.
Invited Lecture presented on the topic “Prospects and Challenges in Fermentation and Downstream processing” at Short Term Training Course organized by the Department of Biotechnology, St.Joseph’s College of Engineering and sponsored by Department of Biotechnology, Government of India on 6th December 2014.
Invited Lecture presented on the topic “Prospects and Challenges in Fermentation and Downstream processing” at Short Term Training Course organized by the Department of Biotechnology, St.Joseph’s College of Engineering and sponsored by Department of Biotechnology, Government of India on 6th December 2014.
Invited Lecture presented on the topic “Biosorption of Textile dyes from Aqueous Waste Stream at national Seminar on “Recent Trends and Challenges in Phytochemistry and Biosorption" (RTCPB 16) organized by Department of Chemistry, Kongu Engineering College and sponsored by DBT on 4th March 2016.
Invited Lecture presented on the topic “Adsorption and Separation Process” as guest lecture organized by Department of Biotechnology, Karpaga Vinayaga College of Engineering and Technology on 10th January 2015.
Invited Lecture presented on the topic “Heat and Mass Transfer” at Faculty Development Training Program organised by Department of Mechanical Engineering, University College of Engineering Kancheepuram Sponsored by Centre for Faculty Development Anna University, Chennai on 21st June 2015.
Invited Lecture presented on the topic “Mass Transfer II” at Faculty Development Training Program organized by the Department of Biotechnology, Sree Sastha Institute of Engineering and Technology, Chennai during the period from 16th June 2015.
Invited Lecture presented on the topic “Mass Balance and Energy Balance for Heat Transfer and Mass Transfer Equipments” at Anna University on 4th December 2015, organised by Department of chemical Engineering, A.C.Tech. Campus for Faculty Development Training Program.
Invited Lecture presented on the topic “Production of Biodiesel from Marine Macro Algae” at Government College of Technology, Coimbatore on 1st April 2015, organised by Department of Biotechnology for Faculty Development Training Program.
Invited Lecture presented on the topic “Production of Biodiesel from Marine Macro Algae and Treatment of Textile Dyes Using Biosorption and Bioaccumulation Techniques” held at Coimbatore Institute of Technology on 27th November 2014, organised by Department of Chemical Engineering for Faculty Development Training Program.
Invited Lecture presented on the topic “Impact of marine algae on biofuel production” at Madha Engineering College, Chennai on 2nd March 2015 organised by Department of Biotechnology for Faculty Development Training Program.
Invited Lecture presented on the topic “Production of Biodiesel from Marine Macro Algae” in 7th International Conference on Technology Development on Agriculture, Energy and Environmental Engineering for Green World at Vivekananda College of Engineering for Women, Thiruchengodu on 20th Feburary 2018 organised by Department of Biotechnology.