Dr. V. Sivasubramanian is a Professor and Former Head of the Department of Chemical Engineering at NIT Calicut, Kozhikode. After completing his Masters in Petroleum Refining and Petrochemicals, he obtained his M.B.A. from IGNOU and his Ph.D. from Anna University. He has worked as Senior Plant Engineer in Tamil Nadu Industrial Explosives Limited. His research interests include fluidization engineering, wastewater treatment, biofuels, solid waste management and electrocoagulation. He has published several research articles in international journals and conference proceedings. He is a Fellow Member of FICCE and a Life Member of IIChE and GEPRA.
Dr. S. Subramanian is a Professor at the Department of Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. He has a Ph.D. in Metallurgical Engineering from Mysore University. He worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada and was a visiting scientist at the Lulea University of Technology, Lulea, Sweden. His research areas include mineral processing and environmental biotechnology. Dr. Subramanian is a Fellow Member of the Indian Institute of Metals and the Geological Society of India. He is a Life Member of the Electrochemical Society of India and the Indian Institute of Mineral Engineers. He is also the present Secretary for Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology.
