Prof. Pushpavanam's Research League

.... PUSHing the frontiers of Science


Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Madras

Career Profile

2017 onwards YBG Varma Chair Professor
IIT Madras, Chennai
2000 - 2017 Professor
IIT Madras, Chennai
1997 - 2000 Associate Professor
IIT Madras, Chennai
1995 - 1997 Associate Professor
IIT Kanpur, Kanpur
1989 - 1995 Assistant Professor
IIT Kanpur, Kanpur
1989 (June - October) Research Associate
Tata Energy Research Instiute, New Delhi

Academic Profile

Ph.D. (1989) University of Florida
Gainesville, U.S.A.
M.S. (1985) University of Florida
Gainesville, U.S.A.
B.Tech. (1984) IIT Madras
Chennai, India.

National Contributions

Member of Scientific Advisory Committee, Center for High Technology for two years

Interactions with other Industries/Labs/Institutes

Visiting Professor, VakGroep Wiskundige Analyse, University of Ghent, Campus Sterre, Belgium, several visits of two to three months since 2009
Visiting Scientist at Max- Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems, Magdeburg, Germany 2000-2001, Several visits of durations varying from two- three months to a year over the past twelve years.
Visiting Professor at University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, May’96 - July’96 on Fullbright Fellowship.
High Level Summer Consultancy at Mysore Acetate and Chemicals Company Limited, Mandya, May 15-July 15, 1994.
Visiting Scientist at Centre for Mathematical Modelling and Computer Simulation, CMMACS, NAL, Bangalore; May 15 - July 15, 1990.