University Research Council

Fostering research has always been a priority at SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST) and to promote SRMIST as a research-driven institute of national importance. SRMIST has been supporting huge infrastructure for the researchers at SRMIST. High- performance computing facilities is one of the niche facilities offered by SRMIST, only privately funded institution created such facilities almost 5 years ago. 

Given its importance to the theoretical researchers, the facility is being expanded through cloud resources as well. A separate research building is dedicated to research namely Raman Research Park with full support from the SRMIST. Central Research Facilities (CRF) host state-of-the-art facilities aimed at serving both researchers from SRMIST and outsiders as well. 

The research activities in SRMIST include academic research, sponsored research, and industry consultancies. These activities are being carried out in the College of Engineering and Technology, Agricultural Sciences, Science and Humanities, and Medical Health Sciences, SRM Institute of Science and Technology. Thus, Research and Innovation happen in almost all streams in SRMIST.

Composition of the Committee

Chairman : Prof. C. Muthamizhchelvan, Vice Chancellor

Ex- Officio Members:

  1. Lt Col A. Ravi Kumar, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Medical & Health Sciences
  2. A. Vinay Kumar, Pro-Vice Chancellor, SHML
  3. S. Ponnusamy, Registrar
  4. K. Gunasekaran, Controller of Examinations
  5. T. V. Gopal, Dean[CET]
  6. Prof (Dr). Nitin M Nagarkar, Dean[Medical]
  7. Shivganesh Bhargava, Dean, School of Management Studies
  8. A. Duraiswamy, Dean, Faculty of Science and Humanities
  9. J. Vincent Comraj, Dean i/c, School of Law
  10. V. Chitra, Dean, School of Pharmacy
  11. C. Kanniammal, Dean, School of Nursing
  12. Veera Goudhaman, Dean i/c, School of Physiotherapy
  13. U. Ganapathy Sankar, Dean, School of Occupational Therapy
  14. D. John Thiruvadigal, Dean[Sciences]
  15. Dean , School of Bio Engineering
  16. D. Kingsly Jebasingh, Dean, School of Mechanical Engineering
  17. Revathy Venkatraman, Chairperson, School of Computing
  18. M. Jawaharlal, Dean, College of Agricultural Sciences
  19. N. Vivek, Dean, SRM Kattankulathur Dental College & Hospital
  20. M. Murali Krishna, Dean[E&T], Ramapuram
  21. C. V. Jayakumar, Dean[E&T], Vadapalani
  22. R.P. Mahapatra, Dean, Modinagar
  23. K. Ravi, Dean, SRM Dental College, Ramapuram
  24. Uppu Ramachandraiah, Dean[Research], Ramapuram
  25. N. Malmurugan, Director- Trichy
  26. R. Jagadeesh Kannan, Dean[E&T], Trichy

Members:

  1. T. P. Singh, G.N. Ramachandran Chair Professor, SRM IST and Biophysicist, All Indian Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
  2. 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
  3. Rajiv Janardhanan, Dean[Medical Research]
  4. N. Selvamurugan, Professor, Biotechnology
  5. K. Vijayakumar, Professor, EEE
  6. Paromita Chakraborthy, Head, REACH
  7. R. C. Sathish Kumar, Dean [IIISM]

External Members:

  1. K. N. Ganesh, SERB National Science Chair and Former Director, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Tirupati
  2. K. Ramesha, Director, CECRI, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu
  3. K. Subramanian, Senior Vice President, Ashok Leyland, Chennai
  4. Madhu Mutyam, Professor, Computer Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai
  5. Sib Sankar Roy, Chief Scientists, AcSIR, CSIR – Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata.
  6. Balasubramanian Sundaram, Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore
  7. L. Pushpa Kumar, Professor of Law, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi, New Delhi
  8. M. Kannadhasan, Professor, Finance & Accounts, Indian Institute of Management, Raipur
  9. R. Brakaspathy, R &D Advisor, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai
  10. KRS Narayan, Business Leader, Carbon Abatement Initiatives & Economic Intelligence, Reliance Industries Limited, Navi Mumbai

Member Secretary – Prof. B. Neppolian, Dean [Research]

Terms of Reference

  1. To work with Faculty/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
  2. To suggest the priority areas of research in the Faculty/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
  3. To promote collaboration and interdisciplinary research both internally and externally, nationally and internationally, to improve the quality of research at The University Research Council (URC) could advise and help the faculty members to establish collaboration with national laboratories and premier institutions
  4. To advise on the development of strategic research partnerships with industries
  5. To oversee the development and delivery of appropriate staff development activities for researchers
  6. 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)
  7. To advise on and monitor the progress towards research grants received by the faculty members from the Government agencies, industries, etc
  8. To develop and review policies and practices to improve the quality, impact, and quantity of research activity, monitor implementation, and evaluate outcomes
  9. To approve procedures for allocating research funds and monitor their implementation
  10. To formulate guidelines pertaining to the conduct of PhD and Post-Doctoral research programs offered by SRMIST on the lines prescribed by the UGC
  11. 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

Frequency of the Meetings

A minimum of two meetings shall be scheduled in a year (January and July of the academic year). Additional meetings may be scheduled on a need basis.

Quorum
The quorum for meetings shall be 1/3 of the membership.

Term of the membership
Nominated members shall serve for a term of two year