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University Research Council
Chairman
Prof. C. Muthamizhchelvan
Vice Chancellor
Vice Chairman
Director (Research)
Pro Vice Chancellor [M&HS]
Ex-Officio Members
Pro Vice Chancellor (M&HS)
Prof (Dr). Nitin M Nagarkar
Pro-Vice Chancellor i/c & Dean, Medical & Health Sciences.
Pro-Vice Chancellor [SHML]
Dr. A. Vinay Kumar
Pro-Vice Chancellor [SHML]
Registrar
Dr. S. Ponnusamy
SRMIST, Kattankulathur
Controller of Examinations
Dr. K. Gunasekaran
College of Engineering and Technology
SRMIST, Kattankulathur
Dean
Dr. Leenus Jesu Martin M
Faculty of Engineering & Technology
Dean
Dr. Shivganesh Bhargava
Faculty of Management
Dean
Dr. A. Duraiswamy
Faculty of Science and Humanities
Dean
Prof. P. Sree Sudha
School of Law
Dean
Dr. V. Chitra
College of Pharmacy
Dean
Dr. J. C. Helen Shaji
College of Nursing
Dean i/c
Dr. T. S. Veeragoudhaman
College of Physiotherapy
Dean
Dr. U. Ganapathy Sankar
College of Occupational Therapy
Chairperson
Dr. M. Arthanareeswari
School of Basic Sciences
Chairperson
Dr. M. Parani
School of Bio Engineering
Chairperson
Dr. M. Cheralathan
School of Mechanical Engineering
Chairperson
Dr. Revathi Venkataraman
School of Computing
Dean
Dr. M. Jawaharlal
College of Agricultural Sciences
Dean
Dr. N. Vivek
SRM Kattankulathur Dental College & Hospital
Dean
Dr. M. Sakthi Ganesh
[E&T], Ramapuram
Dean
Dr. C. V. Jayakumar
[E&T], Vadapalani
Dean
Dr. R. P. Mahapatra
Modinagar
Dean
Dr. K. Ravi
SRM Dental College, Ramapuram
Director
Dr. Karthikeyan
[Research], Ramapuram
Dean
Dr. R. Krishnamoorthy
[Research], Trichy
Dean
Dr. R. Jagadeesh Kannan
[E&T], Trichy
Members
Chair Professor
Prof. T. P. Singh
G.N. Ramachandran Chair Professor, SRM IST and Biophysicist, All Indian Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
Chair Professor
Prof. A. Ajayaghosh
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Chair Professor, SRMIST and Honorary Professor of AcSIR and J.C. Bose National Fellow, CSIR – National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram
Dean
Dr. Rajiv Janardhanan
[Medical Research]
Professor
Dr. N. Selvamurugan
Biotechnology
Professor & Chairperson
Dr. K. Vijayakumar
School of Electrical & Electronics Engineering
Head
Dr. Paromita Chakraborthy
REACH
Coordinator
Dr. R. C. Sathish Kumar
Coordinator [IIISM]
External Members
Prof. K. N. Ganesh
SERB National Science Chair and Former Director, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Tirupati
Dr. K. Ramesha
Director, CECRI, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu
Dr. K. Subramanian
Senior Vice President, Ashok Leyland, Chennai
Prof. Madhu Mutyam
Professor, Computer Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai
Prof. Sib Sankar Roy
Chief Scientists, AcSIR, CSIR – Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata.
Prof. Balasubramanian Sundaram
Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore
Prof. L. Pushpa Kumar
Professor of Law, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi, New Delhi
Dr. M. Kannadhasan
Professor, Finance & Accounts, Indian Institute of Management, Raipur
Dr. R. Brakaspathy
R &D Advisor, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai
Mr. KRS Narayan
Business Leader, Carbon Abatement Initiatives & Economic Intelligence, Reliance Industries Limited, Navi Mumbai
Member Secretary
Prof. B. Neppolian
Dean [Research]
Terms of Reference
- To work with Colleges/Schools/Departments to improve the existing research ecosystem, creating necessary human resource and PhD scholars, required infrastructure to enable SRMIST to be positioned at the forefront of national and international developments and shaping the future research agendas
- To suggest the priority areas of research in the Colleges / Schools / Departments particularly with reference to the role and responsibility of the Institute taking into account the facilities available in the Institute and expertise of the faculty members
- To promote collaboration and interdisciplinary research both internally and externally, nationally and internationally, to improve the quality of research at SRMIST. The University Research Council (URC) could advise and help the faculty members to establish collaboration with national laboratories and premier Institutions
- To advise on the development of strategic research partnerships with industries
- To oversee the development and delivery of appropriate staff development activities for researchers
- To oversee local implementation of national research activities of national importance, for instance, Clean energy initiative, Nanotechnology, Smart Cities, Cyber-Physical Systems, Waste to Energy etc. Also, the URC could suggest and guide in establishing Centers of Excellence (CoEs)
- To advise on and monitor the progress towards research grants received by the faculty members from the Government agencies, industries, etc
- To develop and review policies and practices to improve the quality, impact, and quantity of research activity, monitor implementation, and evaluate outcomes
- To approve procedures for allocating research funds and monitor their implementation.
- To formulate guidelines pertaining to the conduct of PhD and Post-Doctoral research programs offered by SRMIST on the lines prescribed by the UGC
- To support IP related activities of faculty members, researchers, and students; the Intellectual Property Cell (IPC) facilitates the patent filing process, spin-off provision, licensing the know-how, and industry liaison
