Govindan Sundararajan

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Govindan Sundararajan
Born (1953-12-11) 11 December 1953 (age 70)
Andhra Pradesh, India
OccupationMaterials engineer
Awards
Surface Engineering and Ballistics.[1][2] The Government of India honoured him, in 2014, by awarding him the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, for his contributions to the fields of science and technology.[3]

Biography

Govindan Sundararajan was born in Andhra Pradesh on 11 December 1953.

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras in 1976, followed by master's degree (MS) in 1979 and doctoral degree of PhD from the Ohio State University, Columbus, USA in 1981.[2][4] He returned to India the next year to start his career as a scientist with the Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory (DMRL), in 1982.[4] In 1997, he joined the International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI) as its Director[5] and currently holds the position.[2][4]

Legacy

GTX-35VS Kaveri

Sundararajan is credited with extensive research on

tribological behavior of materials and composites.[1] An expert in specialty coatings, Govindarajan's research findings have assisted in developing advanced thermal spray coating for the Kaveri Engine Programme (GTRE GTX-35VS Kaveri).[4] He has been instrumental in the establishment of many advanced research facilities such as the ARCI Center for Laser Processing of Materials, ARCI Surface Engineering Division, Center for Fuel Cell Technology, Chennai and the ARCI Centre for Sol-Gel Nanocomposite Coatings, all of which bear testimony to Govindarajan's design and fabrication abilities.[4] It was under his leadership, the Advanced Materials Technology Incubator (AMT), an ARCI venture which at present, is home to five companies, was established. He is reported to have been successful in commercializing the technologies on behalf of ARCI, all the five companies under the Incubator programme being beneficiaries of technology transfer from ARCI.[4]

Govindarajan is credited with many inventions for which he holds 5 patents.[6][7][8]

  • Lingamaneni Rama Krishna; Nitin Pandurang Wasekar; Govindan Sundararajan (14 October 2009). "Process for continuous coating deposition and an apparatus for carrying out the process" (Press release). International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI). Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  • Lingamaneni Rama Krishna; Nitin Pandurang Wasekar; Govindan Sundararajan (17 August 2012). "Process for Continuous Coating Deposition and an Apparatus for Carrying Out the Process" (Press release). International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI). Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  • Lingamaneni Rama Krishna; Nitin Pandurang Wasekar; Govindan Sundararajan (14 October 2009). "Process for Continuous Coating Deposition and an Apparatus for Carrying Out the Process" (Press release). International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI). Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  • Lingamaneni Rama Krishna; Alexander Vasilyevich Rybalko; Govindan Sundararajan (2 August 2002). "Process for forming coatings on metallic bodies and an apparatus for carrying out the process" (Press release). International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI). Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  • Lingamaneni Rama Krishna; Alexander Vasilyevich Rybalko; Govindan Sundararajan (2 August 2002). "Process for forming coatings on metallic bodies and an apparatus for carrying out the process" (Press release). International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI). Retrieved 1 November 2014.

Sundararajan has attended many seminars and conferences where he has delivered keynote addresses.[4][9] He has also published several articles, over 170 in number,[4] in national and international peer reviewed journals.[10][11][12][13]

Awards and recognitions

Govindan Sundararajan is a winner of many awards and honours including the Government of India honour of

Republic Day Honours.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "SS Bhatnagar Prize". SS Bhatnagar Prize. 1994. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d "Indian Academy of Sciences". Indian Academy of Sciences. 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Padma 2014". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. 25 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Indian Institute of Science". Indian Institute of Science. 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  5. ^ "International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials". International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials. 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  6. ^ "Patent Buddy". Patent Buddy. 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  7. ^ "Fresh Patents". Fresh Patents. 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  8. ^ "Justia Patents". Justia Patents. 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  9. ^ "speech" (PDF). Ceramics.org. 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  10. ^ Ibram Ganesh; Susana M Olhero; Aurora B Araújo; Maria R Correia; Govindan Sundararajan; José M F Ferreira (2008). "Chemisorption of phosphoric acid and surface characterization of As passivated AlN powder against hydrolysis". Langmuir. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  11. doi:10.1111/j.1551-2916.2010.03885.x
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  12. doi:10.1016/j.apsusc.2013.12.140
    . Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  13. S2CID 137592983
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Further reading

External links

  • "Speech" (PDF). Ceramics.org. 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2014.


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