RAMACHANDRAN K Teaching Fellow Department of Applied Science & Technology A.C.Tech Anna University Chennai- 600 095, TN, India Contact Number : +91-9791110949 E-mail : ramactech@gmail.com ______________________________________________________________________________ OBJECTIVE : To Secure a Challenging Position Where I can Effectively Contribute My Skill as a Chemical Engineering Professional. ______________________________________________________________________________ EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Thesis submitted (2014) Anna University Chennai, TN, India. M.Tech. Petroleum Refining and Petrochemicals, June 2011 Anna University Chennai, TN, India. B.Tech. Chemical Engineering, April 2008 Anjalai Ammal Mahalingam Engineering College, Anna University Chennai, TN, India. Diploma in Chemical Engineering, April 2005 Thanthai Roever Polytechnic College, Perambalur, TN, India. Additional Qualification Post Graduate Certificate Program in “Petroleum And Natural Gas Flow Measurements And Control Technique”, Aug 2008 Fluid Control Research Institute (Govt. of India), Palakkad, Kerala, India. EXPERIENCE 1. Teaching Experience Position : Teaching fellow University : Anna University Period : June 2014 to till Subject Handling : Process Calculation Petroleum Engineering Position : Visiting Faculty (B.Tech) University : Anna University Period : June 2012 to April 2013 Subject Handled : Chemical Process Calculation Mass Transfer Chemical Reaction Engineering 2. Industrial Experience Designation : Sr. Engineer (Production) Plant : Production of H2 and H2O2 (Hydrogen peroxide) Employer : Asian Peroxide Ltd., sullurpet, Andhra Pradesh, India. Period : Dec 2011 to Oct 2012. Company profile : Hydrogen production by steam reforming and Hydrogen peroxide by auto oxidation process. Designation : Production Engineer Plant : Poly Iso Butene (PIB) Company Name : Kothari Petrochemicals Ltd., Chennai, Tamilnadu, India. Period : June 2011 to Nov 2011. Company profile : Manufacturing of Poly iso butene from LPG. AREA OF INTEREST & RESEARCH Bio-fuels, Biodiesel Catalyst synthesis fuel applications Extraction process and kinetics PUBLICATIONS 1. K. Ramachandran, T. Suganya, N. Nagendra Gandhi, S. Renganathan, Recent developments for biodiesel production by ultrasonic assist transesterification using different heterogeneous catalyst: A review, Renew. Sust. Energy. Rev. 22(2013) 410-418. Impact factor: 6.018. 2. Kasirajan Ramachandran, Pandian Sivakumar, Tamilarasan Suganya, Sahadevan Renganathan. Production of biodiesel from mixed waste vegetable oil using an aluminium hydrogen sulphate as a heterogeneous acid catalyst. Bioresource Technol. 102 (2011) 7289–7293. Impact factor: 4.75. 3. Ramachandran Kasirajan, Sivakumar Pandian, Suganya Tamilarasan, and Renganathan Sahadevan. Lipid extraction from natural plant source of Adenanthera pavonina using mixed solvent by superheated extractor. Korean J. Chem. Eng., 31-3 (2014), 509-513. Impact factor: 1.059. 4. Tamilarasan Suganya, Ramachandran Kasirajan, Sahadevan Renganathan. Ultrasoundenhanced rapid in situ transesterification of marine macroalgae Enteromorpha compressa for biodiesel production. Bioresource Technol. 156 (2014) 283–290. Impact factor: 4.75. COMPUTER SKILLS Proficient in MS-Office (Word, Excel & Power Point) Windows XP PERSONAL PROFILE Father’s name : Mr. M. KASIRAJAN Date of birth : 30 June 1985 Nationality : Indian Marital status : Single Permanent address : No.656, Iyyappan Street, Udayanatham (Po), Udaiyarpalayam (Taluk), Ariyalur (District), Tamilnadu, India- 612 902. DECLARATION I hereby declare that the information furnished above is true to the best of my knowledge and conscience and I look forward to serve in your esteemed organization. Yours faithfully (Ramachandran K)