| Name: Dr. K. Sankar |
| Designation: Assistant Professor |
| Office Address: Room No. 106, Project Lab, Ground Floor, Old building, Dept of Chemical Engineering, NIT Trichy – 620015. |
| Telephone (Direct) (Optional): 0431-2503105 |
| Email (Primary):shankark@nitt.edu, Email (Secondary):sankark26@gmail.com |
| Field(s) of Specialization: Process Control |
Nonlinear process control
Process modeling and simulation
PEM fuel cell systems
Non-conventional energy systems
| Examination | Board / University | Year | Division/ Grade | Subjects |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. | IIT Kharagpur | 2013 - 2019 | -- | Process Control in Chemical Engineering |
| MTech | NIT Trichy | 2008-2010 | First Class with Distinction | Process Control and Instrumentation |
| BTech | ACTech, Anna University | 2001-2005 | First Class | Chemical Engineering |
| Job Title | Employer | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assistant Professor | NIT Trichy | March 2020 | Till now |
| Adhoc Faculty | NIT Warangal | Jan 2012 | Dec 2013 |
| Adhoc Faculty | NIT Calicut | June 2011 | Dec 2011 |
| Assistant Professor | Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering | June 2010 | May 2011 |
| Lecturer | Pallavan College of Engineering | June 2006 | Sep 2008 |
| Position | Faculty/Department /Centre /Institution | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| NSS Program Officer | Institution | Sep 2020 | Till now |
| Innovation activity coordinator for the Institute Innovation Counsil | Institution | Nov 2021 | Till now |
| Committee head in recognised ses REC (social entrepreneurship, swachhta & rural engagement cell) action plan institution | Institution | Aug 2020 | Till now |
| Faculty Advisor for Tamil Mandram students club | Institution | Aug 2021 | Till now |
| Garden Club Member | Department | Sep 2020 | Till now |
| Work Load and Time Table committee member | Department | Jan 2021 | Till now |
| NBA accreditation committee member | Department | July 2020 | Till now |
| Faculty member in DPEC for MTECH PCI Projects | Department | July 2020 | June 2021 |
| Convener for departmental meeting | Department | Jan 2021 | Till now |
| Class committee chairman for BTech III year | Department | July 2021 | June 2022 |
| Faculty for certificate verification in PhD admission and convocation | Institution/Department | July 2020 | June 2021 |
| Guide for the summer internship projects (BTech, Chemical Engg, III yr students – 2) | Department | May 2022 | July 2022 |
| Position | Institution | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Question paper setter | Anna University | August 2020 | Feb 2021 |
| External Examiner for UG project | VIT Vellore | 10-06-2021 | -- |
| External Examiner for UG HT Laboratory exam | Anna University Tiruchirappalli | 14-03-2022 | -- |
| Guide for the summer internship projects | Anna University Tiruchirappalli - Trichy, Sastra University - Tanjavur, St. Joseph's College of Engineering – OMR, Chennai, Coimbatore Institute of Technology - Coimbatore, Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering - Bangalore, Birsa institute of technology sindri Dhanbad (Jharkhand), Adikavi Nannaya University Rajamahendravaram, Andhra Pradesh, | May 2022 | July 2022 |
| Question paper setter | Anna University | May 2022 | -- |
| External Examiner for UG MT Laboratory exam | Anna University Tiruchirappalli | 20-06-2022 | -- |
B.Tech: AY 2020-2021
BTech AY 2021-2022:
M.Tech AY 2020-2021:
M.Tech AY 2021-2022:
M.Tech AY 2022-2023:
| S. No. | Title of the Thesis | Guide / Co-Guide | Roll Number of Student |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nonlinear controller synthesis for boiler power generation system | Guide | 202219001 |
| 2 | Modelling of electrolysis for hydrogen production | Guide | 202119024 |
| 3 | Nonlinear control of PEM Water electrolyzer | Guide | 202220008 |
| 4 | Optimization of PEM fuel cell/electrolzer systems | Guide | 202120013 |
| 5 | Modeling and control of solid oxide fuel cell | Guide (on going) | 202221020 |
| 6 | Modeling and optimization (MI algorithm based) of SOFC. | Guide (on going) | 202121024 |
| 7 | Modeling and simulation of chloro-alkali electrolysis | Guide (on going) | 202121015 |
| S. No. | Name of Candidate | Title of Project | Year of award |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adithya Prakash (102117002), Rishabh Thakur (102117044) | Production of ethylene oxide from ethylene | 2021 |
| 2 | Saatvi Suresh (102117047), Kashi raman (102117046) | Ethyl Acetate Production by reactive distillation | 2021 |
| 3 |
Sudharshan P (102118063), Pranav Reddy Eriki (102118046) |
Production of Biodiesel from Industrial Spent Coffee Ground | 2022 |
| 4 | Aditi Patil (102118001), Anika Singh (102118006) | Manufacturing of Para-aminophenol from nitrobenzene | 2022 |
| 5 | M Priyadharsan (102119046), Banothu Manoj Kumar (102119011) | Dynamic modeling and simulation of PEM electrolyzer | 2023 |
| 6 | Mohit Barahate (102119044), Arpit Gupta (102119006) | Synthetic gas production by partial combustion | 2023 |
| 7 | Guru Vignesh A M (102119025) | Mathematical modeling and simulation of hydrogen storage system | 2023 |
Participated as Session Coordinators in INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE on Recent Technologies and Advanced Materials for Green Energy and Sustainable Environment ICRTAMGESE-2021 MARCH 12-13,2021 conducted by Department of Chemical Engineering, NIT Tiruchirappalli.
Participated as Session Co-Chair for the oral presentation under Process modeling and simulation topic in Online International Felicitation (in honor of Dr. N. Anantharaman) conference on “Environmentally Benign Processes, Products and Materials for Sustainable Ecosystem (EBPPM 2021), 19-20 November 2021.
| Name of the PhD Scholar | Title of PhD Thesis | Role(Supervisor/ Co-Supervisor) | Year of Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaushal Kishor Singh | Nonlinear controller synthesis | Co-Supervisor | On-going |
| Date (s) | Title of Activity | Level of Event (International/ National/ Local) | Role (Participant/ Speaker/ Chairperson, Paper presenter, Any other) | Event Organized by | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
22-09-2022 to 23-09-2022 |
FDP in Multi-Objective Optimization | National | Participant | VIT Vellore | Online mode |
| 10-08-2020 to 14-08-2020 | online training program on e-content development | National | Participant | NIT Trichy | Online mode |
| 25-12-2020 to 30-12-2020 | TEQIP sponsored one week FDP: Advanced rechargeable batteries from powder to power. | National | Participant | IIT Roorkee | Online mode |
| 01-02-2021 to 05-02-2021 | FDP program in System Engineering | National | Participant | MNIT Jaipur | Online mode |
| 16-06-2021 to 18-06-2021 | AICTE Training And Learning (ATAL) Academy Online Elementary FDP on "Engineering Optimization Techniques and its Applications (ENOTAA-2021) | National | Participant | Government College of Engineering Aurangabad | Online mode |
| 19-06-2021 to 23-06-2021 | AICTE- Margdarshan sponsored Five Day workshop on “Quality assurance in Technical and Higher Educational Institutions and interpretation of requirements of NBA Accreditation” | National | Participant | NIT Trichy | Online mode |
| 31-01-2022 to 04-02-2022 | Five days’ workshop on “Advanced industrial automation training for engineering education and research. | National | Participant | IIIT Trichy and INDWELL Mangalore | Online mode |
| 27-10-2018 to 02-11-2018 | AIChE Annual Meet: Paper title - Discrete-time nonlinear observer-based globally linearizing control of a PEM fuel cell” | International | Paper presenter | AIChE | Pittsburgh, PA, USA. |
| 08-12-2017 | Research scholar’s day at department of Chemical Engineering | National | Participant | IIT Kharagpur | Chemical Engineering Dept |
| 16-11-2013 To 17-11-2013 | International Conference on Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering | International | Participant/Volunteer | NIT Warangal | Chemical Engineering Dept |
| 03-09-2011 To 04-09-2011 | National level technical seminar on “Paradigm shift in chemical engineering with special reference to oil, refinery and gas sectors | National | Participant | Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering | Chemical Engineering Dept |
| 18-12-2010 to 19-12-2020 | International Conference SYMOPA-2010, Paper title: Modelling, Simulation and Control of Multivariable System: Boiler Power Generation Plant | International | Paper presenter | CDAC Trivandram | Control & Instrumentation group, CDAC Trivandram |
| 17-11-2009 | One day workshop on Polynomial Global Optimization & Constraint Propagation Techniques | National | Participant | NIT Trichy | ICE Dept |
| 13-07-2009 To 17-07-2009 | AICTE – MHRD sponsored FDP on “Chemical Systems Modeling & Simulation” | National | Participant | NIT Trichy | Chemical Engineering dept |
| 08-09-2004 | One day seminar on Recent Trends in Petroleum Engineering | National | Participant | ACTech, Anna University | Chemical Engineering dept |
| Topic | Date | Inviting Organization |
|---|---|---|
| Dynamics and control of proton exchange membrane fuel cells | 18-12-2020 | Pondicherry Engineering College |
| Type of Membership (Ordinary Member/ Honorary Member / Life Member ) | Organization | Membership No. with date |
|---|---|---|
| AIChE (Senior Member) | American Institute of Chemical Engineers, New York, United States. | Senior Member ID: 009902898002, from 11-09-2018 |
| IEI | The Institution of Engineers (India), Kolkata | Member: M-1708400, from 29-12-2020 |
| IIChE (Life member) | IIChE, Kolkata | Life member: LM-73146, from 26-12-2021 |
| Author(s) | Title of Paper | Journal | Volume (No.) | Page numbers | Year | Impact Factor of the Journal (Optional) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K Sankar, Amiya K Jana | Nonlinear control of a PEM fuel cell integrated system with water electrolyzer | Chemical Engineering Research and Design | 171 | 150-167 | 2021 | 3.739 |
| K Sankar, G Saravanakumar, Amiya K Jana | Nonlinear multivariable control of an integrated PEM fuel cell system with a DC-DC boost converter | Chemical Engineering Research and Design | 167 | 141-156 | 2021 | 3.739 |
| K Sankar, Augan K, Amiya K Jana | A proton exchange membrane fuel cell with an airflow cooling system: dynamics, validation and nonlinear control | Energy Conversion and Management | 183 | 230 – 240 | 2019 | 9.709 |
| K Sankar, Amiya K Jana | Nonlinear multivariable sliding mode control of a reversible PEM fuel cell integrated system. | Energy Conversion and Management | 171 | 541 – 565 | 2018 | 9.709 |
| K Sankar, Amiya K Jana | Dynamics and estimator based nonlinear control of a PEM fuel cell. | IEEE Transaction on Control Systems Technology | 26 | 1124 – 1131 | 2018 | 5.485 |
| K Sankar, Thakre N, Singh SM, Amiya K Jana | Sliding mode observer based nonlinear control of a PEMFC integrated with a methanol reformer | Energy | 139, | 1126 – 1143 | 2017 | 7.147 |
| Author(s) | Title of Abstract/ Paper | Title of the Proceedings | Page numbers | Conference Theme | Venue | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K Sankar, Amiya K Jana | Discrete-Time Nonlinear Observer-Based Globally Linearizing Control of a PEM Fuel Cell | AIChE annual meeting | -- | System and Process Control | David L. Lawrence Convention Center - Exhibit Hall B, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. | 2018 |
| K Sankar, Radhakrishnan TK, Valsalam SR. | Modelling, Simulation and Control of Multivariable System: Boiler Power Generation Plant | International Conference SYMOPA-2010 | 47-54 | Advanced Process Automation | Uday Samudra Leisure beach hotel, Kovalam, Trivandram | 2010 |
| K Sankar, Radhakrishnan TK, Valsalam SR | Modelling, Simulation and Control of Boiler power plant | ChEmference’10 | 49-51 | Process control and operation | Outreach 69 & 80 complex, IIT Kanpur | 2010 |
Dr. K. Sankar
Room No : 106, Project Lab, Ground floor, Old Building,
Department of Chemical Engineering,
National Institute of Technology
Tiruchirappalli - Tamil Nadu
India
Phone : 0431 - 250 3108
Email : shankark@nitt.edu,
