Dr P Subramanian, Ph.D.,

Field of specialisation

• Thermochemical conversion technologies
• Energy auditing and management

Research Interest

• Thermal gasification
• Liquid biofuels
• Energy auditing

Academic Background

• Ph.D.(Bioenergy)
• M.E. (Agro Energy and Power)
• B.E. (Agricultural Engineering)

Membership in Professional Bodies

• Life Member in Indian Society of Agricultural Engineering
• Life Member in Madras Agricultural Students Union
• Certified Energy Manager cum Auditor of Bureau of Energy Efficiency, GOI

Professional Experience

Teaching

Teaching undergraduate students for more than 21 years

Teaching post graduate students (M.Tech. and Ph.D.) for 15 years

Guided seven Post Graduate (M.Tech.) and one doctoral (Ph.D.) students for thesis work

Advisory committee member for post graduate and doctoral programme students

Served as Placement Officer for B.Tech. (Energy and Environmental Engineering) and B.Tech. (Agricultural Engineering) students

Served as Students’ Coordinator for B.Tech. (Energy and Environmental Engineering) and B.Sc.(Agriculture) students

Served as Students’ Ward Councilor for B.Tech. (Food Process Engineering), B.Tech. (Energy and Environmental Engineering) and B.Sc. (Agri.) students

Guided eleven batches of under graduate students for project work

Served as Member of University Board of Studies (Agricultural Engineering)

Served as Associate Professor (Education) and Academic Coordinator at Agrl. Engg. College & Res. Instt.

Served as Technical Editor for the Madras Agricultural Journal, TNAU, Coimbatore

Research schemes involved

Indian Council of Agricultural Research sponsored Energy Requirement in Agricultural Sector from 07.07.1997 to 03.01.2002

Indian Council of Agricultural Research sponsored Renewable Energy Sources – Operational Research Project and Nutrient Supply System from 09.04.2003 to 31.07.2004 and 01.04.2006 to 30.06.2009.

GOI-Ministry of Non-Conventional Sources sponsored National Biogas and Manure Management Programme from 03.09.2004 to 31.03.2006

Indian Council of Agricultural Research sponsored Development and Refinement of Biomass based Improved Chulha Retrofit to Drying Barn for Turmeric and Arecanut Processing from 01.04.2000 to 31.03.2003

Indian Council of Agricultural Research sponsored Techno-economic feasibility of pilot study biodiesel plants in collaboration with Non-Governmental Organisation from 01.12.2005 to 30.11.2007

Indian Council of Agricultural Research sponsored Improvement and Popularization of Biofuels from 28.06.2006 to 31.03.2007

Indian Council of Agricultural Research sponsored Experiential learning – Manufacture of Renewable Energy Technology and Production of Biofuels from 01.12.2006 to 31.03.2007

Ministry of New and Renewable Energy sources sponsored research and development project on Design and development of pilot scale ethanol production from cassava starch from 01.09.2008 to 31.08.2010

Indian Council of Agricultural Research sponsored Liquid Biofuels Technology from 01.07.2009 to 17.04.2013.

As consultant of Food and Agriculture Organization handled project on Study on Biofuel Production from Rice residue in India from 27.12.2007 to 30.11.2012.

Government of Tamil Nadu funded Part II State Plan Scheme on Adoption and development of existing gasifier system using Melia dubia as feed stock and estimation of biochar from the tree parts from 07.08.2010 to 06.08.2011.

UK-India Education and Research Initiative project on Production and Evaluation of Biochar Characteristics that Influence Greenhouse gas emissions from 01.04.2014 to 31.03.2016

Ongoing Research schemes

Indian Council of Agricultural Research – National Agricultural Research Fund sponsored Studies on thermal degradation of crop residues for kinetics, biopolymeric transitions and value-added products from 01.04.2019 to 31.03.2022

Indo-Ukraine R&D project Scientific and technical bases of creation of a complex of energy technology processing of biomass for obtaining substances with new properties and increasing their commercial value from 01.04.2019 to 31.03.2021 as Co-PI

Indian Council of Agricultural Research – NICRA sponsored Strategies for management of rice straw and microbial carbon use efficiency under changing climate from 2018 as Co-PI

Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Core Project funded Evolution of higher energy producing techniques for fuel and chemical generation from cashew nut by-products from 04.02.2019 to 03.02.2021

University Subproject Development of a frugal engineering thermal reactor for generating energy efficient Refuse and Biomass Derived Fuels from 01.08.2017 to 31.07.2019

Indian Council of Agricultural Research sponsored Energy in Agriculture and Agro-based Industries – Biochemical Conversion Technology from 18.07.2019 to till date.

Awards/Medals obtained 5

Membership in Professional bodies

Life Member in Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers

Life Member in Madras Agricultural Students Union

Certified Energy Manager cum Auditor of Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Government of India

Trainings, seminar and conventions attended

Trainings

International - 1, National - 23

Seminars/conventions attended - 7

Publications

17 International and 20 National research papers

2 International and 14 National seminar research papers

10 Technical Bulletin/booklets and 10 popular articles

Major research publications

Praba, P., S. Pugalendhi and P. Subramanian. 2015. Design and development of semi-indirect non-electric pyrolytic reactor for biochar production from farm waste. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 85(4): 585-91.

Mythili, R., P. Venkatachalam, P. Subramanian and D. Uma. 2014. Production characterization and efficiency of biodiesel : A review. Int. Journal of Energy Research. (Wiley Online Library)

Gitanjali, J., P. Venkatachalam and P. Subramanian. 2014. Development of high efficient combustion system for turmeric boiling. J. Environ. Res. Develop. 9(1): 64-71.

Mythili, R., P. Venkatachalam, P. Subramanian and D. Uma. 2013. Recovery of side streams in Biodiesel production process. Fuel 117, 103–108.

Mythili, R., P. Venkatachalam, P. Subramanian and D. Uma. 2013. Characterization of Bioresidues for biooil production through pyrolysis. Bioresource Technology 138, 71-78.

Subramanian, P., A.Sampathrajan and P.Venkatachalam. 2011. Fluidized bed Gasification of select Granular Biomaterials. Bioresource Technology 102, 1914–20.

Amuthan, G., P.Subramanian and P.T. Palanisamy. 2001. Modifications Made on Centrifugal Paddy Sheller for Sunflower Seed Shelling. Agricultural Mechanisation in Asia, Africa and Latin America. 32 (3), 51-53.

Subramanian, P. and A. Sampathrajan. 1999. Physical and Chemical Properties of selected weed species for Energy Production. Bioresource Technology 70, 51-54.

Other research publications

15 National articles; 2 International and 12 National seminar papers, 8 National seminar abstracts, 2 symposium papers and 9 popular articles