Professor
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Professor Rajarathinam (Raj) Parthasarathy is Professor of Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, RMIT University
Contact Details:
Email address: rajarathinam.parthasarathy@rmit.edu.au
Office Phone Number: +61 3 99252941
Educational Qualifications:
- PhD in Chemical Engineering, University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia, Supervisor: Laurate Professor Graeme Jameson, 1993
- MEng in Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, India, 1983
- BTech in Chemical Engineering, University of Madras, India, 1981
Career History:
At the RMIT University
- 2018 - Present, Professor of Chemical Engineering
- 2021 - Present, Deputy Director, Centre for Advanced Materials and Industrial Chemistry
- 2014-2016. Deputy Head (Head of Dept.) of Chemical Engineering
- 2014-2017, Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
- 2012-2014, Acting Director, Rheology and Materials Processing Research Centre
- 2008-2012, Program Director, Chemical Engineering
- 2003-2007, Higher Degrees by Research Coordinator, Chemical, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- 2001-2013, Senior Lecturer, Chemical Engineering
- 1996-2000, Lecturer, Chemical Engineering
At the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur:
- 1993-1995, Lecturer, Chemical Engineering
At the University of Newcastle, NSW
- 1992 - Research Associate, Chemical Engineering
Industrial experience:
- 1984-1988 Production Engineer, Oil & Natural Gas Corporation, India
Professional affiliations and contributions:
- Fellow, Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE), UK
- Member, Australian Society of Rheology
- Chair, Educations subject group, IChemE (UK), 2010-2012
- Co-Chair, 8th International Symposium of Industrial Mixing, Melbourne, 2014
- Member, Organising Committee, 15th Asia Pacific Confederation of Chemical Engineering Congress, Melbourne, 2015
- Assessor of Chartered Membership Applicants, IChemE, 2012-2020
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Professor, Chemical EngineeringRMIT University, Chemical & Environmental Engineering, Melbourne, Australia1 Jan 2018 - present
- Deputy Head of School (Chemical Engineering)RMIT University, School of Civil, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Melbourne, AustraliaApr 2014 - Aug 2016
NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Production EngineerBombay Offshore Project, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, India1984 - 1988
AVAILABILITY
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision
- Collaborative projects
- Industry Projects
- Membership of an advisory committee
- Join a web conference as a panellist or speaker