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Professor

Rajarathinam Parthasarathy

Professor

School of Engineering

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BIO

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 Engineering
    RMIT 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 Engineer
    Bombay 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

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