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Organizing Committee

Distinguished leaders and advisors guiding iSAEST-14

Chief Patron, Patron & Chairman

Dr. (Mrs) N. Kalaiselvi
Chief Patron

Dr. (Mrs) N. Kalaiselvi

Secretary, DSIR & Director General, CSIR
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
Anusandhan Bhawan, New Delhi
Prof. Umesh V. Waghmare
Patron

Prof. Umesh V. Waghmare

Secretary
Department of Science & Technology, New Delhi
Dr. K. Ramesha
Organizing Committee Chairman

Dr. K. Ramesha

Director
CSIR - Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Karaikudi

Conference Secretariat

Dr. B. Subramanian
Secretary, SAEST

Dr. B. Subramanian

Scientist-G
CSIR-CECRI, Karaikudi
Dr. M. Pandiaraj
Joint Secretary, SAEST

Dr. M. Pandiaraj

Scientist-E
CSIR-CECRI, Karaikudi
Dr. C. Sivakumar
Treasurer, SAEST

Dr. C. Sivakumar

Scientist-F
CSIR-CECRI, Karaikudi

Organizing Committee Members

Dr. J. Mathiyarasu

Dr. J. Mathiyarasu

Scientist-G
CSIR-CECRI, Karaikudi
Prof. Annamalai Senthil Kumar

Prof. Annamalai Senthil Kumar

Senior Professor
VIT, Vellore
Mr. Rajesh M Badhe

Mr. Rajesh M Badhe

Chief General Manager (PC, Hydrogen & HSE)
Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Faridabad
Mr. VK Soni

Mr. VK Soni

Head (Projects and New Initiatives)
Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd., Gujarat
Dr. A. S. Prakash

Dr. A. S. Prakash

Scientist-G
CSIR-CECRI, Chennai Unit
Dr. S. P. Mohapatra

Dr. S. P. Mohapatra

GM (R&D)
National Research & Technology Center, Bhubaneswar
Er. G. Balaji

Er. G. Balaji

Head - Technology (Automotive and Industrial)
Amara Raja Energy & Mobility Limited
Dr. Ing. Yashodhan Pramod Gokhale

Dr. Ing. Yashodhan Pramod Gokhale

Vice President, Battery Technology
R&D, SW Centre
Dr. D. Jonas Davidson

Dr. D. Jonas Davidson

Scientist-G
CSIR-CECRI, Karaikudi
Dr. Santoshkumar D Bhat

Dr. Santoshkumar D Bhat

Scientist-G
CSIR-CECRI, Chennai Unit
Dr. V. Ganesh

Dr. V. Ganesh

Scientist-G
CSIR-CECRI, Karaikudi
Shri. M. Arun Manikanda Bharathi

Shri. M. Arun Manikanda Bharathi

Administrative Officer
CSIR-CECRI, Karaikudi

Sub-Committee Chairmen

Leading the working committees for iSAEST-14

Dr. M. Sathish
Chairman, Souvenir Committee

Dr. M. Sathish

Scientist-F
CSIR-CECRI, Karaikudi
Dr. P. Ragupathy
Chairman, Technical Committee

Dr. P. Ragupathy

Scientist-F
CSIR-CECRI, Karaikudi
Dr. Sundar Mayavan
Chairman, Transport & Accommodation Committee

Dr. Sundar Mayavan

Scientist-F
CSIR-CECRI, Karaikudi
Dr. N. Lakshminarasimhan
Chairman, Stagemanagement & Publicity Committee

Dr. N. Lakshminarasimhan

Scientist-G
CSIR-CECRI, Karaikudi
Dr. R. Sindhuja
Chairman, Registration Committee

Dr. R. Sindhuja

Scientist-E
CSIR-CECRI, Karaikudi
Dr. P. Murugan
Chairman, Refreshment Committee

Dr. P. Murugan

Scientist-G
CSIR-CECRI, Karaikudi

Advisory Committee

Eminent scientists and experts guiding the symposium

Prof. Arumugam Manthiram University of Texas at Austin, USA
Prof. Frank Marken University of Bath, UK
Prof. Richard Compton Oxford University, United Kingdom
Prof. Jagjit Nanda Stanford University, California
Prof. Shtansky Dmitry Vladimirovich National University of Science and Technology "MISIS", Russia
Prof. Vijayamohanan K. Pillai Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Tirupati
Prof. S. Sampath Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Dr. N. Anandavalli CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre, Chennai
Dr. C. Anandharamakrishnan CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram
Dr. P. Thanikaivelan CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute, Chennai
Prof. U. Kamachi Mudali Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai
Prof. C. Retna Raj Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur
Dr. G.A. Pathanjali High Energy Batteries (India) Limited, Mathur
Dr. S. T. Aruna CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories, Bengaluru
Prof. Srinivasan Natarajan Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Dr. M. M. Shaijumon Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Thiruvananthapuram