Dr. Malladi V. Pavan Kumar
Head of Department
Office Address:
Room 202F, Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Calicut.
Contact no:
+91(0)4952285410, +91(0)4952287353
Email ID:
Educational Qualifications
- PhD, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, 2008 (Thesis Supervisor: Dr. N. Kaistha)
- M.Tech, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, 2003 (Thesis Supervisor: Dr. D. Kunzru)
- B.Tech, College of Technology, Osmania University, Hyderabad, 2001
Research Interest
- Design, Modeling, Simulation and Control
- Control of Reactive Distillation Systems
- Process Heat Integration
- Non-linear Dynamics and Bifurcation analysis of A Chemical Processes
- Adsorption (Reactive & Non-Reactive)
Professional Experience
- Post-doc Fellow (Sep 2008 - Aug 2010), Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems, Magdeburg, Germany
- Project Associate (Jan 2008 - Aug 2008), Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, India
- Student Project Fellow (Apr 2007 - Dec 2007), Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, India
Membership in Professional Bodies
Life Member (LM-43788), Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE).
Responsibilities and Activities
Department Level
- Class committee chairperson, Semester V, B.Tech Chemical Engineering (Monsoon Semester 2012-2013)
- Department Time table in-charge (April 2012 onwards)
- A faculty advisor to students of the B. Tech program
- Committee member, recruitment of staff and faculty on ad-hoc basis (July 2011)
- Final year project review committee member, B.Tech Chemical Engineering (2010-2011)
- Prepared syllabi and curriculum for 2 courses (CH4052 Computers Applications in Chemical Engineering & CH4039 catalysis) in the revision of syllabi and curriculum of B.Tech Chemical Engineering (2010)
Institute Level
- Member, Anti-ragging squad
- Member, stock verification team in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, NIT Calicut (2011)
- Warden, Hostel E, NIT Calicut (July 2012 onwards)