Administrative Profile
| 2001 onwards | Director |
| IIT Madras, Chennai | |
| 1995 - 2001 | Dean, Academic Courses |
| IIT Madras, Chennai | |
| 1997-1998 | Dean, Academic Research (additional charge) |
| IIT Madras, Chennai | |
| 1991 - 1994 | Head of the department |
| Department of Chemical Engineering | |
| IIT Madras, Chennai |
Professional Background
| 1984 onwards | Professor |
| IIT Madras, Chennai | |
| 1981 - 1984 | Associate Professor |
| IIT Madras, Chennai | |
| 1972 - 1981 | Assistant Professor |
| IIT Madras, Chennai | |
Visiting Appointments
| 1990 Summer | Visiting Professor |
| RWTH, Aachen, Germany | |
| 1991 Summer | Thermodynamics Expert |
| AspenTech, Cambridge, Ma, USA | |
| 1990 - 1991 | Visiting Professor |
| University of Colorado | |
| 1990 - 1991 | Visiting Scientist |
| NIST, Boulder, Colorado, USA | |
| 1990 Jan | DSA Fellow |
| UDCT, Bombay | |
| 1983 Summer | Visiting Professor |
| RWTH, Aachen, West Germany | |
| 1982 - 1983 | Visiting Associate Professor |
| Princeton Univ., NJ, USA | |
| 1976 Jan-May | Visiting Assistant Professor |
| IIT Kanpur | |
Academic Profile
| Ph.D. (1972) | University of Florida |
| Gainesville, Florida, USA | |
| M.E. (1969) | University of Florida |
| Gainesville, Florida, USA | |
| B.Tech. (1967) | A.C. College of Technology |
| University of Madras, Chennai, India | |