Biofuels & Bioenergy

Biography

Prof. Praveen Kumar Ramanujam is currently is working as Head of the Department in Department of Biotechnology, Arunai Engineering College, Tiruvannamalai, Tamilnadu, India. He has published 18 research papers in renowned journals and 1 book. He was the chair for 1st International Conference on Bioenergy, Environment and Sustainable Technologies (BEST2013) and organized various national level symposiums and conferences. He is also the chair for 2nd International Conference on Bioenergy, Environment and Sustainable Technologies (BEST2015) which is going to be held during 28-31 January 2015. He served as International Scientific Advisory Committee member in “The 2012 Asian Biohydrogen and Bioproducts Symposium (ABBS)” conducted by Chongqing University, on November 9-12, 2012 in Chongqing, China. He has visited various countries including USA, Australia, China, Italy & Bangladesh to attend various conferences. He has chaired sessions and delivered invited talks in various International conferences which include “World Renewable Energy Congress – Australia 2013” and “International Conference on Advances in Biotechnology and Bioinformatics organized by Dr. DY Patil University– ICABB2013”. He had done provisional registration for patent for his work on “Production of Paper from Algae”. He is a life member in various professional societies which includes Biotech Research Society of India (BRSI), Indian Institute of Chemical Engineering (IICHE), International Forum on Industrial Bioprocesses (IFIBiop), Biogas Forum of India (BigFin), Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE), Engineers Without Borders, India (EWBIndia).Currently he is serving as Management council member in Biotech Research Society of India

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