Honors

 

 

For July 2018-July 2019

 

Adjunct Professor

 

Department of Chemical Engineering

 

Manipal Institute of Technology,

 

Manipal-576119

 

M.I.T is declared as Institute of Eminence by Govt of India.

 

 

 

Sponsored Research Projects/ Industrial Consultancy

 

Principal Investigator ; “Nisin as a Biopreservative in Ayurvedic Medicines” – Ongoing project Sponsored by  Kerala State Council for  Science, Tech. and Environment

Principal Investigator ; “Production of Biosurfactant using municipal Waste” – Completed project . Sponsored by  Kerala State Council for  Science, Tech. and Environment

Principal Investigator ; “Effect of Preservatives in Ayurvedic medicines”- Completed project Funded by  The Institute of  Engineers  (India)

Principal Investigator ; “Ethanol manufacture from Cellulosic waste for motor fuel blending”- Project sponsored by ANERT, India.

Principal Investigator “Microbial Spoilage of Ayurvedic Kashayam and lehayams “ – Completed Funded  by  Everest Pharma.

Co-Investigator  “Action of Spheranths  Indicus on Kidney  Stones” – Completed Project  Project funded  by Trinity Pharmaceuticals.

Co-Investigator “Antimicrobial studies of New KAPL® drug” – Completed Project Project funded  by Kerala  Ayurvedic Pharma Ltd.

 

 

Professional Experience

 

Adjunct  Professor  –MIT, Manipal

           Dept. of Chem. Engg.             September 2014-2016

 

Professor, Department  of Biotechnology,

           SCET, Kerala, India.             April 2014-  to date

 

Bioethics & IPR, Downstream Processing, Bioprocess

Research Activities for students. Counselling

University  course formulator andEvaluator

Research Coordinator, Care Keralam

           KINFRA  Park, Koratty.  Kerala  Sept.2008  – to date

 

Co-ordination  with research agencies for funding

Development of policy initiatives  with Government

Looking at IP and patent issues in Ayurveda

Setting a research agenda for the organization

Asst.Professor, Department  of  Biotechnology, SCET, Kerala, India.  Dec  2005-2007 : 2008- 2009

Risk Analyst   (India)-  Exclusive Analysis,  London 2008

Report  and analysis of Indian political scenario

Risk and forecasting for companies interested in India.

Senior Lecturer, Department of Biotechnology, Thrissur, Kerala, India.      2003- 2005

Senior  Production Engineer, EDL Breweries, India

Production scheduling, man and material management

Process parameter testing and control  1997- 2001

Junior Engineer, Empee Sugars & Chemicals (P) Ltd, Nellore  , Andhra Pradesh, India.      1994- 1995