Department of Biotechnology Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Brief biography

Dr. Vignesh Muthuvijayan is a Chemical Engineer by training. He received his BTech in Chemical Engineering from A. C. Tech, Anna University, Chennai. He went on to pursue his Master’s degree in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering at University of Maryland, Baltimore County and his PhD in Chemical Engineering at Oklahoma State University. He also worked as a post-doc at Johns Hopkins University. After spending about 8 years in the United States, he moved back to India to join the Department of Biotechnology at IIT Madras in October 2011. His research interests are in the area of biomaterials and their applications.

Courses taught

• BT1020 Material and Energy Balances / CH1020 Process Calculations
• BT5130 Tissue Engineering
• BT5430 Drug Delivery
• BT4121 Biomaterials Laboratory