PROFRMA FOR BIODATA

1.Name and full correspondence address

Dr.R.SOWMEYAN

Professor of Civil Engineering

Sri Vasavi Engineering College,

Tadepallidudam-534101 Andhra Pradesh

2.Email(s) and contact number(s)

sowmeyanr@gmail.com

M.No: 9486118956

3. Institution Sri Vasavi Engineering College

4.Date of Birth 24.09.1969

5. Gender (M/F/T) Male

6. Category Gen/SC/ST/OBC OBC

7. Whether differently abled (Yes/No) No

8. Academic Qualification (Undergraduate Onwards)

S.No Degree Year Subject University

1

B.E

1990

Civil Engineering

Annamalai University

2 M.E 1993 Environmental Engineering Annamalai University

3 Ph.D 2008 Environmental Engineering Anna University

9. Ph.D thesis title, Guide’s Name, Organization, Year of Award

Title: Performance Evaluation of Inverse Anaerobic Fluidized Bed Reactor for Treating

High Strength Organic Waste Water

Guide’s Name: Dr.G.SWAMINATHAN, Professor of Civil Engineering, National Institute of

Technology, Trichy, Tamilnadu, India

Organization: Anna University Chennai, Tamilnadu, India

Year of Award: 2009

10. Work Experience

Organization

Period Designation

From To

Sri Vasavi Engineering College,

Tadepallidudam, Andhra Pradesh

01.08.2017

Till Date

Professor

Gnanamani College of Engineering,

Rasipuram,Tamilnadu

1.6.2015

31.5.2016

Principal

Muthayammal College of

Engineering, Rasipuram,Tamilnadu

4.7.2013

30.5.2015

Professor & Head

Periyar Maniammai

University,Thanjavur (Formerly

Periyar Maniammai College of

Technology for Women), Tamilnadu

11.08.1994

15.6.2013

Professor &

Director

11. Professional Recognition/ Award/ Prize/ Certificate, Fellowship received by the

applicant

S.No Name of the Award Awarding Agency Year

1 Best Engineer Award-2016 Institution of Engineers(I),

Tamilnadu State Centre

2016

2 Out Standing Teacher Award Periyar Maniammai University,

Tamilnadu

2008

3 First prize in the State level students

project seminar cum exhibition

Tamilnadu State Council for

Science and Technology,

Chennai

2008

4 “Certificate of Merits” for producing

100% results

Anna University, Chennai,

Tamilnadu

1994-2013

12. Publications

Sl.

No.

Title of Paper

/Report/Book Author(s)

Name, Vol. & number

of Journal, and Year of

publication.

Page No.

From To

1. Electrokinetic

Remediation on

Heavy Metals

Contaminated Soils

R. Sowmeyan &

D. Thaiyalnayaki

Periyar R & D Journal,

Vol. 3 2005

01

05

2. Evaluation of

inverse anaerobic

fluidized bed

reactor for treating

high strength

organic wastewater

R.Sowmeyan &

G.Swaminathan

Bioresource

Technology,

2007,Elsevier

Publication

3877

3880

3

Performance of

Inverse Anaerobic

Fluidized Bed

Reactor For

Treating High

Strength Organic

Wastewater During

Start-Up Phase

R.Sowmeyan &

G.Swaminathan

Bioresource

Technology, 2008

Elsevier Publication.

6280

6284

4

Effluent Treatment

Process in

Molasses-Based

Distillery

Industries: A

Review

R.Sowmeyan &

G.Swaminathan

Hazardous Materials,

Vol:152,2007

Elsevier Publication

453

462

5 Effects of Carrier

Materials on

Inverse Anaerobic

Fluidized Bed

Reactor in Treating

High Strength

Organic

Wastewater

R.Sowmeyan &

D.Thaiyalnayaki

International Journal of

Environmental and

Analytical

Toxicology(ISSN:2161

-0525), Volume 2,

Issue 3,2012

6

Effectiveness of

Herbs in

Community Water

Treatment

R.Sowmeyan,

J.Santhosh and

R.Latha

International Research

Journal of

Biochemistry and

Bioinformatics

(ISSN:2250-

9941),2012

297

303

7

DEVELOPMENT

OF

SUSTAINABLE

NANO BASED

HERBAL

POTABLE

WATER SYSTEM

FOR RURAL AND

SEMI URBAN

AREAS

R.Sowmeyan &

P.Tamilchelvan

International Journal of

Innovative Journal in

Science, Engineering

and Technology

(ISSN:2319-

8753),Vol.2, 2014

325

332

8

STUDY OF

MUNICIPAL

SOLID WASTE

MANAGEMENT

AT THANJAVUR

CITY-PRESENT

PRACTICE AND

CHALLENGE

R.Sowmeyan

&

D.Thaiyalnayaki

The Asian Review of

Civil Engineering,

Vol.4, No.2, July–

December

2015(ISSN:2249-6203)

13

16

13. Details of Patents

NIL

14. Books/Reports/Chapters/General articles etc.

Sl.

No.

Title of Paper

/Report/Book Author(s)

Name, Vol. & number

of Journal, and Year of

publication.

Page No.

From To

1.

Urban

Environmental

Management

R.Sowmeyan

&

N.Ramachandran

Good Urban

Governance Campaign

– India Launch

Released by

Government of India

and

UNCHS(HABITAT)

234

240

2.

Environmental

Science and

Engineering

R. Sowmeyan

Periyar Publisher,

Chennai

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15. Any other Information (maximum 500 words)

(A) National Seminars/Summer & Winter Schools/Training Programmes organized

S.No Scheme Sponsoring Authority Year Amount

1. National Seminar on

Urban Environmental

Management

All India Council for

Technical Education, New

Delhi

February

2003

Rs.50,000/-

2.

Short Term Training

Programme on

Developing

Bioremediation

Technologies

Indian Society for Technical

Education-All India Council

for Technical Education,

New Delhi

August 2003 Rs.1,25,000/-

3. National Seminar on

Biodegradation of

Municipal and Industrial

Periyar Maniammai College

of Technology for Women

May 2004 Rs.50,000/-

Wastewater

4. Induction Training

Programme in

Environmental

Engineering

All India Council for

Technical Education, New

Delhi

June 2004 Rs.2,00,000/-

5. National Seminar on

Environment

Periyar Maniammai College

of Technology for Women

Sept 1997 Rs.30,000/-

6.

National Seminar on

Environmental Ethics

Periyar Maniammai College

of Technology for Women

October

2005

Rs.45,000/-

7

National Seminar on

Integrated Municipal

Solid Waste

Management

All India Council for

Technical Education, New

Delhi

April 2006 Rs.50,000/-

8 Staff Development

Programme on Collection

and Compliation of Data

on MSW and their

Analysis for Appropriate

Treatment and Disposal.

All India Council for

Technical Education, New

Delhi

July 2007 Rs.2,00,000/-

9

Workshop on Nano

Technology: Innovations

for Tomorrow’s World

Environment

Department of Science and

Technology, NewDelhi

&

Tamilnadu State Council for

Science and Technology,

Chennai

6-7 Aug.

2008

Rs.40,000/-

Rs.20,000/-

(Rs.60,000)

10 Two day Technical

symposium on

POWERS’09

Periyar Manaiammai

University

9-10,

Oct.2009

Rs.50,000/-

11

Two Day workshop on

Global Environmental

Changes and Disaster

Mitigation

Periyar Manaiammai

University

18-19,

Nov.2009

Rs.75,000/-

12 Masan Training

Programme

Ultra Tech Cements and

PMU

23-27,

Nov’2009

Rs 75,000/-

13

Three day Training

programme on Advanced

Surveying Techniques

using Remote Sensing,

GIS and Total Stations

Sokia, Chennai

3-5th

Feb’2010

Rs.50,000/-

14 Two day Technical

symposium on

POWERS’10

Periyar Manaiammai

University

11-12,

Oct.2010

Rs.50,000/-

15

Two day workshop on

Development for

Technology Transfer on

Climate Change

Adaptation and

Mitigation

All India Council for

Technical Education, New

Delhi

&

Ministry of Earth Sciences,

GOI, New Delhi.

19-20th

April,2011

Rs.1,50,000/-

&

Rs.1,15,000/-

(Rs.2,65,000)

16

World Environment

Day’12

Periyar Manaiammai

University in association

with Regional Meterological

Center, Chennai.

5.5.12

Rs 25,000/-

17

Indo-Russian workshop on

Environment and

Pollution Control

Technologies

Periyar Maniammai

University in association

with Indian-Russian

Chamber of Commerce and

Industries & Indian –

Russian Cultural and

Friendship Society

27.9.2012

Rs.50,000/-

18

Two day workshop on

Municipal Solid waste

for Renewable Energy

production

Sponsored by Ministry of

New and Renewable

Energy, Govt. Of India

19.11.12 and

20.11.12

Rs.50,000/-

19

Two day workshop on

Benefits and Risk of

nanotechnology for

Environmental

Sustainability

Sponsored by Ministry of

Earth Sciences,Govt. Of

India

19.12.12 and

20.12.12

Rs.50,000/-

20 Special Lecture

Programme on

“Monsoon: Success and

Failure

Organised by Centre for

Climate Change,PMU.

23.2.2013 Rs.25,000/-

21 Workshop on Research

Methodology

Organized by Muthayammal

College of

Engineering,Rasipuram

21.09.2013 Rs.75,000/-

22

Workshop on

Carbon Capture and

Sequestration: Potential

Environmental Impacts

Organized Department of

Civil Engineering,

Muthayammal College of

Engineering,Rasipuram

29.01.2014

Rs.85,000/-

23

Workshop on Renewable

Energy Production for

Rural Development and

Climate Initiative:

Experience, Strategies

and Technology

Development

Organized Department of

Civil Engineering,

Muthayammal College of

Engineering, Rasipuram

21.02.2014

Rs.55,000/-

24 Workshop on Climate

Change and its Impact

on Agriculture and Food

Security

Organized Department of

Civil Engineering,

Muthayammal College of

Engineering, Rasipuram

23.07.2014 Rs.50,000/-

25

All India Workshop on

Conceptual Framework

for Municipal Solid

Waste Management in

Ministry of New and

Renewable Energy, Govt.of

India

24.09.14 &

25.09.14

Rs.1,00,000

Developing Countries:

Future Challenges and

Possible Opportunities

26

Faculty Development

Programme on

Environmental

Engineering-II

Anna University, Chennai

14.12.15-

21.12.15

Rs.50,000/-

27

Workshop on Renewable

Energy Production for

Rural Development and

Climate Change

Adaptation & Mitigation

towards Sustainable

Development

Indian National Science

Academy, NewDelhi

12.4.16-

13.4.16

Rs.50,000/-

28 Workshop on Research

Methodology and Writing

Proposals for Funding

Department of Research &

Development , PRIST

University, Puducherry

Campus.

10.09.16

Rs.50,000/-

(B) Responsibilities

Research supervisor in Anna University Chennai, Periyar Maniammai University,

Thanjavur

&

(a) Appointed as Doctoral Committee Member by Bharathidasan University, Trichy.

(b) Acted as Chairman of Environmental Science Board and Chief of the Civil Engineering

Board in Anna University Examinations.

(c) Examiner and Questions Paper Setters (UG, PG and Ph.D) for the following reputed

Institutes.

➢ Tamilnadu Public Service Commissions

➢ Annamalai University

➢ Madurai Kamaraj University

➢ Government College of Technology, Bharathiar University

➢ A.C.College of Engineering and Technology(Autonomous), Karaikudi.

(d) Expert Member for Staff Recruitment in Oxford Engineering College, Trichy.

(E) Reviewer in Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Elsevier Publication

(F)Reviewer in Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology, Springer Publication.

(G) Reviewer in Journal of Environmental Management, Elsevier Publication

(H) Reviewer in Anaerobe, Elsevier Publication

(I) Reviewer in Water Research, Elsevier Publication.

(J) Reviewer in Process Biochemistry, Elsevier Publication

(K) Examiner in valuation of Ph.D Thesis

(L) Expert member in High level committee in Renewable Energy Board constituted

by Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirippalli, Tamilnadu.

(C) Membership of Professional Bodies

Life Member: Indian Society for Technical Education(ISTE), New Delhi

Fellow in Institution of Engineers (FIE), (India)

(D) Lectures Delivered as Resource Person

S.No Name of the

Programme Topic

Sponsoring

Agency Date &Venue

1

Short Term Training

Programme on

Developing

Bioremediation

Technologies

Anaerobic

Degradation

ISTE-AICTE

10th August,

2003,

PMCTW

2

Short Term Training

Programme on

Environment and

Industry

Bioreactor:

Technology of Total

Control

ISTE-AICTE 23rdMarch

2004,AAM

College of

Engg.,

Kovilvenni.

3

Induction Training

Programme in

Environmental

Engineering

Health Impacts of

Water Pollution

AICTE

11thJune

2004,PMCT

W

4

One Day Workshop on

Environment and

Pollution Awareness

Global Environmental

Issues

AICTE

13th August

2004,KCE&T

Viruthunagar

5

Short Term Training

Programme on Water

and Wastewater

Treatment

Appropriate Water

Purification

Technologies

ISTE-AICTE

26th

November

2004,PCPC,

Vallam

6 Innovative Practices for

Soil and Moisture

conservation with focus

on Traditional

knowledge for dry land

farming

Water Conservation

National

Afforestation

Eco

Development

Board

(MoEF,GOI)

Bangalore

23 Feb

2005,Salem

7 Invited Speaker Water Treatment

Process

AICTE-ISTE,

Organised by

PCPC,Vallam.

June 2005

8

Invited Speaker

Environmental

Pollution Control;

Impacts and Solutions

Periyar

Centenary

Polytechnic

College,Vallam

December

2005

9

National Level seminar

on Solid Waste

Management

Integrated Approach

on Municipal Solid

Waste Management

AICTE,NewDel

hi,Organised by

PCPC,Vallam.

April 2007.

10 One Day Workshop on

Research Promotion

Research Objectives

and Submission of

Research Proposals

R&D

Division,Periyar

Maniammai

University,

Vallam.

15.10.07

11 State Level Seminar on

Recent Trends in

Environmental

Biotechnology

Environmental

Bioremediation

Jamal

Mohamed

College (P.G &

Research

Department of

Zoology),

Trichy.

13th March

2008

12 State Level Seminar on

Recent Trends in

Environmental

Biotechnology

Valedictory Address Jamal

Mohamed

College(P.G &

Research

Department of

Zoology),

Trichy.

13th March

2008

13 Invited Speaker Recent Trends in

Environmental

Engineering

Organised by

PCPC,Vallam.

17th July 2008

14 Invited speaker Ways to reduce the

Global Warming

Sponsored by

Ministry of

Youth Affairs

and

Sports,PMU

Vallam.

24th July

2008

15 Invited speaker Importance of MSW Organised by

Rotary Delta

Thanjavur

15th August

2008

16 Invited speaker Say to No Plastic Organized by

the Department

of EEE,PMU

19th August

2008

17 Invited speaker Impacts of Pollution

on Environment

Organised by

Department of

Civil Engg.,

Pattukottai

Polytechnic

College,

Pattukottai.

26th August

2008

18 Invited –Chief Judge National level

Technical symposium

Dhanalakshmi

Srinivasan Engg

College

18th Sep’2009

19 Invited –Chief Judge National level

Technical symposium

SASTRA

University

26th Sep’2009

20

Presidential Address

One day Seminar on

Remote Sensing and

Watershed

Management

Centre for

Climate

Change,PMU

17th Nov.

2009

21

Invited speaker

Staff Development

Programme (Impact of

Climate Change on

Quality and Quality of

Water Resources)

Sponsored by

AICTE,

organized by

JJCET,Trichy

8.4.2010

22

Invited Guest

Inauguration of Civil

Engineering

Association

Arasu

Engineering

College

24.9.2010

23

Resource faculty

Two day workshop on

Development for

Technology Transfer

on Climate Change

Adaptation and

Mitigation

AICTE

sponsored

organized by

PMU

19.4.2011

24 Invited Guest One Day workshop on

Disaster Management

Govt. Boys

Hr.Sec.

School,Orathan

adu(NSS unit)

11.8.2011

25 Chief Guest Inauguration of Civil

Engineering

Association

Shivani

Engineering

College, Trichy

22.8.2011

26

Felicitation address

National conference on

Application of Nano

Technology in

Construction Materials

Sponsored by

DST,GOI,

organized by

PMU

26.8.11

27

Chaired a Session

Student Technical

Symposium

Periyar

Maniammai

University

29.9.11

28 Guest Lecture Club Inauguration in

Education Department

(Carbon Neutral)

Periyar

Maniammai

University

29.10.2011

29

Keynote Address

Role of Civil Engineer

in Nanotechnology,

Sustainable

development and

Environmental

Management

Coimbatore

Institute of

Technology,

Coimbatore

9.2.12

30

Key Note Address

Integrated Municipal

Solid Waste

Management

Sponsored by

AICTE and

Organized by

K.S.R.Engineeri

ng College,

Tiruchengode,

1.6.12

Tamilnadu

31

Presidential Address

World Environment

Day-12

Organized by

Center for

Climate

Change, Periyar

Maniammai

University

5.6.12

32

Key Note Address

World Environment

Day-12

Organized by

Institution of

Engineers,

Tiruchirappalli

Local Chapter,

Trichy

5.6.12

33

Inaugural Address

Inauguration of Civil

Engineering

Association

Organised by

Dhanalakshmi

Srinivasan

Engineering

College,

Perambular,Ta

milnadu

24.7.2012

34

Invited Guest

Guest lecture on

Climate Change and

its impacts

National Green

Corps and Eco

Club,Thanjavur

13.8.2012

35

Presidential Address

Civil Engineering

Symposium(PERT-12)

Periyar

Maniammai

University

12.10.12

36

Invited Guest

Importance of Solid

Waste management

Kamala

Subramanium

Higher

Secondary

School &

Matha High

School,

Thanjavur

10.10.12 and

11.10.12

37

Presidential Address

Two day workshop on

Municipal Solid waste

for Renewable Energy

production

Sponsored by

Ministry of

New and

Renewable

Energy,Govt.

Of India

19.11.12 and

20.11.12

38

Invited Guest

Faculty Development

Organised by

A.C.College of

Engineering and

Technolgy,Kara

ikudi

6.12.12

39

Resource Person

Energy Recovery from

Municipal Solid Waste

Tamilnadu

Agricultural

University,

Forest College

and Research

Institute,

Mettupalayam.

CMB

28.1.2013

40

Invited Guest

Biomethanation: A

better option for

Energy Recovery from

Municipal Solid Waste

Organised by

Department of

Environmental

Management,B

harathidasan

University,Tric

hy

28.2.2013

41

Invited guest

Climate Change:

Adoption and

Mitigation

Organized by

Department of

Environment,

Govt. of

Tamilandu is

association

Centre for

Climate

Change,PMU

25.3.2013

42

Invited guest

Energy for Rural

Development

Organized by

K.S.Rengasamy

College of

Technology(Au

tonomous),Tiru

chengode and

sponsored by

CSIR

23.08.2013

43

Resource Person

Writing a proposal for

seminar grant,

SDP,FDP and

Research Scheme

Organised by

R&D Cell of

Muthayammal

College of

Engineering,

Rasipuram

21.9.2013

44

Invited guest Development of

Entrepreneur Cell in

College

ICT ACT,

Chennai

19.10.2013

45

Resource Person

Role of Teacher in

Engineering Education

Organized by

Muthayammal

College of

Engineering,

Rasipuram in

Academic

Orientation

Programme

03.10.13

46

Resource Person

BIOMETHANATION

: A BETTER OPTION

FOR ENERGY

RECOVERY FROM

SOLID WASTE

Organized by

Department of

Mechanical

Engineering,

Muthayammal

College of

Engineering,

Rasipuram.

10.01.14

47

Resource Person

Climate Change and

Adaptation

Organized by

Department of

Civil

Engineering,

Muthayammal

College of

Engineering,

Rasipuram

29.01.14

48 Resource Person Extraction of Energy

from Solid Waste

Organized by

Department of

Civil

Engineering,

Muthayammal

College of

Engineering,

Rasipuram

21.02.14

49

Resource Person

Impact of Climate

Change on Agriculture

Organized by

Department of

Civil

Engineering,

Muthayammal

College of

Engineering,

Rasipuram

23.07.14

24.09.14

50

Resource Person

Sustainable

Management of

Municipal Solid Waste

Organized by

Department of

Civil

Engineering,

Muthayammal

College of

Engineering,

Rasipuram

51

Presidential Address

Seminar on Electrical

safety and Energy

conservation

Jointly

organized by

ICTACT,

Chennai and

Gnanamani

College of

Engineering,

Namakkal

15.07.15

52

Resource Person

FUNDING

OPPORTUNITIES

for Research &

Development

and SUBMISSION OF

PROPOSALS

Organized by

Gnanamani

College of

Engineering,

Namakkal

13.08.15

53

Felicitation Address

Entreprenship

Development

Programme

Jointly

organized by

ICTACT,

Chennai and

Gnanamani

College of

Engineering,

Namakkal

27.08.15

53 Presidential Address

Advance Leadership

Quality

Jointly

organized by

ICTACT,

Chennai and

Gnanamani

College of

Engineering,

Namakkal

10.8.15

54

Invited Guest

Environmental

Engineering-II(Sewage

Treatment)

Mount Zion

College of

Engineering and

Technology,

Pudukottai.

6.04.16

55

Resource Person

Writing Proposals for

Funding

PRIST

University,

Puducherry

Campus.

10.09.16