FACULTY MEMBERS AND THEIR RESEARCH AREAS

Dr.K.Ravichandran
Associate Professor and Head In-Charge Email ID: ravi@mitindia.edu Research Areas Polymer Blends and Composites Plastics and Rubber Processing Graphene - Elastomeric Composites Reinforcement of BioPlastics

Dr.B.Kothandaraman
Professor & Former Head - (2005 to 2008) Email ID: bkraman@mitindia.edu Research Areas Rubber modified thermosets In situ Generation of silica in polymer matrix by sol-gel process Free volume measurements Modification of natural rubber

Dr.V.Subrahmanian
Professor & Former Head - (2011 to 2012) Email ID: vsubbu@mitindia.edu Research Areas Short Fiber Reinforced Elastomers Design of experiments for compounding of rubbers Carbon Black Reinforcement

Dr.N.Natchimuthu
Professor & Former Head - (2008 to 2011) Email ID: nmuthu@mitindia.edu Research Areas, Polymer Blends Interpenetrating Polymer Networks Rubber Recycling, Rubber Compounding and Product Development, Reinforcement of Elastomers Polymer Synthesis Rubber Metal Bonding

Dr.L.S.Jayakumari
Assistant Professor Email ID: jaya@mitindia.edu Research Areas Polymer composites, Graphene synthesis High temperature resins Natural fiber composites

Dr.K.Elangovan
Assistant Professor Email ID: elangok@mitindia.edu Research Areas Rapid tooling Alternate material development for rapid tool

Mrs.D.Meenakshi
Teaching Research Associate Email ID: prasha05@gmail.com Research Areas In-situ generation of silica in epoxy nano composites

Mr.K.Sridharan
Visiting Faculty Email ID: sridharank_cad@yahoo.com Research Areas CAD Reverse Engineering Rubber product design

Mrs.P.Sudha
Teaching Fellow Email ID: sudha_mit@rediffmail.com Research Areas Rubber Compounding Product Cost Estimation Human Resource management

Silver Jubilee Year

21

1988-2013

ADMINISTRATIVE & TECHNICAL STAFFS

Mr. J. Ravichandra Babu Assistant

Ms. S.A. Greata Typist (SG)

Ms. K. Chitra Mech. Spl. Gr. C

Mr. S. Gunasekaran Mech. Spl. Gr. C (till Dec.2012)

Mr. R. Muruganandam Mech. and Gr. B

Mr. J. Abdul Rahiman Lab Asst.

Ms. R. Padmaja Professional Asst. II

Silver Jubilee Year

22

1988-2013

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
The Department is working on various research projects and 12 students are working for Ph.D programs in both Full-Time and Part-Time made. The Department also takes up collaborative projects with industries and research organization.
RESEARCH SCHOLARS

PLACEMENT
The students from First Batch to present are well placed and occupying very good position in Tyre Indutries, molded industries and in Research and academic organization. Some of the industries are as follows:

Apollo Tyres Ltd J.K.Tyres Ceat Tyres Ltd Jayashree Polymers group Hi Tech Carbon Ltd, TVS Motors Ltd,

Brakes India Ltd Fenner India Ltd Ford India Renault-Nissan Daimler India Ashok Leyland

TATA MOTORS HERO HONDA GE Plastics TVS Plastics Sundram Industries RESIL CHEMICALS Software industries like Infosys, Wipro, IBM, ACENTURE,TCS etc.,

HIGHER EDUCATION
Every year 10 to 40 % students write competitive exams such as GATE, GRE, TOFEL, and CAT and go for further studies in IITS or ABOARD.

ENTREPRENEUR
Alumni with rich industrial experience started their own industry and are very much successful and constantly interacting with the department.

Silver Jubilee Year

23

1988-2013

LIST OF ENTREPRENEUR
Mr S.Selvakumar(6th batch)-Entrepreneur(Tritech Engineers) Mr Thanikai Kumaran(passed out in 2002)-Entrepreneur Hypertech Elastomers Mr S.Gokulnathan(passed out in 1998)-Entrepreneur Molekule - silicone manufacture Mr D.Saravanan(passed out in 2001)-Entrepreneur-PU and latex products Mr Segu Mohd. Ismail (II batch)-latex entrepreneur-became a leading silicone based medical products, Chennai)

INDUSTRY INTERACTION
The Department has constant interaction with Rubber and Plastics industries. Industries support the students for Inplant Training, Industrial Visits, Design and Main Projects and delivering Guest Lectures and for collaborative projects. Feedbacks from industries are well taken for updating the subjects and laboratory practical's.

ALUMNI INTERACTION
Alumnus constantly interact with faculty and students and give suitable feedback with industrial updates for curriculum modifications, introduction of elective subjects and arrange for inplant training, projects and placements. Also alumni supports financially for students who are in need of financial support. Alumni are invited for delivering guest lecture and share their experience with respect to industrial scenario and higher education. Every year annual Alumni get together is arranged.

WORKSHOP, SHORT TERM COURSES, SEMINARS

The Department regularly organises short term courses, workshops, Faculty Training development Program and seminars for the benefit of industry, students and faculty. Tailor made short term training courses as per the industrial need are also organized.

ASSOCIATION ACTIVITIES
The students association called Association of Rubber Technologists (ART) was started in the year 1989 and re-christened as Society of Plastics and Rubber Technologists (SPART) in 2003. For the past twenty five years the students association is successfully organizing a national level technical symposium ELASTOPLAZ in the month of March to disseminate information about the changing scenario in industries and R&D Laboratories. The Association also helps the students to acquire personality traits by conducting Group Discussion, Mock Interviews and Personality Development Sessions.

First ART Inauguration 11th August 1989, Student Secretary Mr.Elamvazhuthi.K

First SPART Inauguration 1st August 2003 Student Secretary: Mr.Sudersan

Plastics Awareness Program Conducted throughout Tamil Nadu covering 50 schools

Silver Jubilee Year

24

1988-2013