MEMORIAL LECTURES

MS. Swaminathan Memorial Lecture

Dr. C. Anandharamakrishnan, Director, CSIR- NIIST, Trivandrum 

Dr. Anandharamakrishnan is an Indian scientist and academician, having expertise in Chemical Engineering and Food processing. He is working as Director of CSIR – National Institute of Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, (NIIST) Trivandrum. Earlier, he served as Director of National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management, Thanjavur (NIFTEM-T) (Formerly known as Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology (IIFPT), Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu during the period April 2016-2022. He obtained B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering from A.C. Tech, Anna University, Chennai and completed M.Tech. at Anna University, Chennai. He has done his doctoral research in Chemical Engineering with Specialization in Food Engineering at Loughborough University of United Kingdom. During his Ph.D, he was awarded with prestigious Commonwealth Scholarship Programme of Government of United Kingdom. Anandharamakrishnan’s research activities are focused on scientific eminence, aiming on societal benefits with industrial relevance

M. S. VALIATHAN MEMORIAL LECTURE

Dr. Sanjay Behari, Director, SCTIMST Thiruvananthapuram

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Prof. Rajeev S Menon, Dept of Chemistry, University of Calicut, Kozhikode

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Engineering and Technology
Dr. Supriya Professor, Department of Electronics, CUSAT

Environmental Sciences
Dr. M K Ravivarma, Professor, NIT Calicut

Fisheries & Veterinary Sciences
Dr. Shoji Joseph, Principal Scientist, CMFRI

Health Sciences
Dr. Shijulal Nelson Sathi,  Scientist E-I, RGCB

Life Sciences
Prof. Jayachandran K, School of Biosciences, M.G. University

Mathematical and Statistical Sciences
Prof. A. Vijayakumar, Emeritus Professor, CUSAT

Physical Sciences
Dr. Narayanan Unni K N, Senior Principal Scientist CSIR – NIIST

Forestry & Wildlife
Dr. S.D. Biju, Professor, Department of Environmental Studies, University of Delhi,

Scientific Social Responsibility

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