- 21 January, 2025
- Contact Us
- Webmail
- New Mail
- Skip To Main Content
- Screen Reader Access
- ONECSIR
Dr. C. Anandharamakrishnan, Director, CSIR-NEERI, Nagpur
 |
Dr. C. Anandharamakrishnan, has taken over the charge as the Director of CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur. He is also serving as Director CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram. Prior to this, he served as Director of the National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM), Thanjavur (an Institute of National Importance; formerly known as Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology (IIFPT)) from 2016. He obtained B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering from A.C.Tech, Anna University, Chennai, and completed M.Tech at Anna University, Chennai. He has done his doctoral research in Chemical Engineering at the Loughborough University of United Kingdom. |
|
Dr. C. Anandharamakrishnan, is a renowned scientist and academician with a vast expertise in the fields of Food Processing and Agro Processing. He is an active researcher with more than two decades of experience in research and administration. His research endeavours are well documented in the form of 216 impact factor-publications with an average impact factor of 5.310 and an h-index of 64, three International patents, twelve Indian patents, one commercialised patent. He is also the author and editor of 18 books and 125 book chapters published by coveted publishers. He has supervised 17 Ph.D. theses and more than 50 bachelor’s and master’s theses. He has been an invited speaker for 210 talks in national and international conferences, convocation addresses and panel discussions. He has transferred 17 technologies to various industries and has provided handholding support to more than 150 food processing start-ups and enterprises to facilitate product innovation and revenue growth. Dr. C. Anandharamakrishnan was the Chairman of the capacity building and research program of the centrally sponsored PMFME Scheme implemented by the MoFPI. Under this scheme, about 73 incubation facilities have been established all over the country with the support of NIFTEM-Thanjavur and more than 3000 beneficiaries were trained under this scheme as a part of One District One Product program. Dr. C. Anandharamakrishnan is the elected Fellow of National Academy of Sciences (FNASc), Fellow of National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS), Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), Fellow of Royal Society of Biology (FRSB), Fellow of Association of Food Scientists and Technologists (India) AFST(I), Fellow of Indian Chemical Society and the Institute of Engineers (FIE). He was awarded the Kerala Academy of Science Honorary Fellow Award in 2023. He is a member of several professional committees of autonomous bodies under Govt. of India. He serves as the Associate Editor of Food and Bioprocess Technology and International Journal of Food Engineering. Also, he is the Editorial Board Member of various reputed journals including Journal of Food Process Engineering, Sustainable Food Processing etc. Dr. C. Anandharamakrishnan has recently been honored by the Hon'ble President of India with the highest recognition award in the field of science, technology and innovation, 'Rashtriya Vigyan Shri’ 2024 Puraskar, for the distinguished contributions to the Agricultural Science sector. He also received the Recognition Award in Agricultural Engineering & Technology from National Academy of Agricultural Science for 2021-2022. He was awarded the prestigious ‘ICAR – Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Award for Outstanding Research in Agricultural Sciences – 2019’. He was awarded Tata Innovation Fellowship 2019-20 by DBT, Government of India. He was also awarded the National Design Award 2019 for outstanding contribution by The Institution of Engineers, National Design and Research Forum. He is also the recipient of the prestigious NASI-Reliance Industries Platinum Jubilee Award 2018 and the AIFPA Special Platinum Jubilee Award for Development of Food Processing Technology & Innovation 2018. |
