May 4, 2020
Dr. B. Chitra – Associate Professor
chemical
B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering, Pondicherry Engineering College, (2005)
M.Tech. in Chemical Engineering, IIT Madras, (2007)
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Anna University, (2018)
Dr. B. Chitra, Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, was born on 13th April, 1984 in Pondicherry, India. She has 12 years of experience in teaching and her research area of interests are Nanomaterials & Nanofluids, heat transfer, modeling and simulation. She has qualified in GATE with a percentile of 97.88 and All India Rank of 120 in the year 2005. She has published many research Papers in Reputed International Journals. She is also a Life Member in Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE).
Funded Research Projects Details
1.Title : Experimental Investigation of heat transfer enhancement using stable nanofluids as coolant for automobile radiators
Amount : Rs. 5.50 Lakhs
Duration : 2014–2018 (Completed)
Funding Agency : SSN Trust
Investigators : Dr.C.Ravi Kumar (PI) & Dr. B. Chitra (Co-PI)
2. Title : Diversity of biosurfactant producing bacterial strain for enhancing aromatic amine degradation
Amount : Rs. 4.00 Lakhs
Duration : 2019–2022 (Ongoing)
Funding Agency : SSN Trust
Investigators : Dr. B. Chitra (PI) & Dr. P. Senthil Kumar (Co-PI)