Education Qualification

Ph.D. National Geophysical Research Institute CSIR, 2006

Expertise

Ocean Engineering

Experience

Associate Professor Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, 2012 - Present

Honours and Awards

• Society of Petroleum Engineers – Outstanding Faculty Award, 2013
• Albert Einstein Medal of Honor from Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, USA section, 2013
• Fellow, Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, USA Section, 2013
• Led SPE-IIT Madras Student Chapter as Faculty Advisor to secure SPE International Gold Chapter Award in 2016

Significant Positions

• Syndicate Board Member of Petroleum Engineering at Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU), Hyderabad
• Syndicate Member of Board of Studies in Geology (Common) of University of Madras
• Faculty Advisor of Society of Petroleum Engineers – IIT Madras Student Chapter
• Society of Petroleum Engineers, International R&D Committee Member (2013-2016)
• Guest Editor (along with Prof. Michael Fraim), Journal of Unconventional Oil and Gas Resources (Special Issue), Volume 6, 2014