Environmental Specialist
V. Balamurugan
Masters in Environmental science. Executed many STP & ETP projects
Dr. Salam Rajendra Babu
Dr. Salam Rajendra Babu
Resin technologist with 30 years experience in FRP Industries
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION
Master of Engineering (Environmental Engineering), Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India, 1993
Bachelor of Engineering (Civil Engineering), Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India, 1988.
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
FSM Alliance – Faecal Sludge Management Alliance, The Netherlands
OTHER TRAINING:
ADB Southeast Asia Development Symposium 2023: Imagining a Net Zero ASEAN 30 March 2023 Bali, Indonesia
The program on Industry and Environment Protection (PIEN) form 30th August to 10th September 1999 held at Osaka , Japan by the Association for Overseas Technical Scholarship(AOTS). Japan.
Training Program on Environmental & Social issues of Tamil Nadu Road Sector Project & Office Management
on 28th – 30th April 2003 at Anna Institute of Management, Chennai.
Rehabilitation Measures for the Tsunami Affected coasts of Tamil Nadu, Andra Pradesh, Kerala, Pondy Andaman & Nicobar Islands held at Indian Institute Of Technology, Chennai on 11th & 12th December 2006
4th International Conference on Environmental Education held at Centre for Environment Education, Ahmadabad on 24th – 28thNovember 2007.
Training Program on Tsunami Vulnerability Mapping from 17th – 20th March 2008 held at Ministry of Earth Science, Integrated Coastal and Marine Area Management (IGMAM) , Chennai.
Training Program on Environmental & Social Safe Guard Procedures of ADB held at Kolkata on 23 & 24th February 2009.
Bioplastics Conference attended:
1. K 2019 Bioplastic business breakfast conference Oct 2019 & Oct 2022 at Dusseldorf, Germany
2. European Bio Plastics conference at Berlin, Germany 5-7 Dec 2022
HONOURS AND AWARDS
Junior Research Fellowship – Govt. of India (Aug., 1985 – Feb.,1986)
M/S Coromandel Prodorite Fellowhship – I.I.T, Chennai (Feb., 1986 – Feb.,1988)
Junior Research Fellowship – Govt. of India (March, 1988-July, 1988)
Senior Research Fellowship – Govt. of India (August, 1988-July, 1993)
PUBLICATIONS
Published 13 papers in National and International Journals and many papers in Seminars and Symposiums.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Dec 2022 to present : Environment Specialist – TNIFMC – ADB project
March 2021 – present : Environment consultant ADB – Intermittent – PWD WRO Tamil Nadu
August 2017 Present “Environment consultant
Design & construction of Israel waste water and water treatment technology in Government &private projects
Design, planning and preparation of bid documents, market analysis. specification, marketing of solid waste management equipments, bio degradable products like carry bags/ trash bags, table wares Bio gas plants , etc.,
March 2016 July 2017 – Intermittent
POSITIONS HELD: Environment Consultant, TNRTP Tamil Nadu Rural Development Department, TN
January 20146 Feb 2016
POSITIONS HELD: Environment Consultant
FROM 2005 To 2013
EMPLOYER: Revenue Administration, Disaster Management and Mitigation Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, India
POSITIONS HELD: Environmental Specialist
FROM 2002 To 2005
EMPLOYER: Tamil Nadu Road Sector Project, Highways Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, India
POSITIONS HELD: Environmental Specialist
FROM 1995 To 2002
EMPLOYER: Enviro Services Pvt. Ltd
POSITIONS HELD: Director
AREA OF INTEREST
- Biochemical Process development
- Nonconventional Energy
- Sustainable Farming
- Nano Silica technologies
- Polymers and Composites
- Waste to wealth
- Electrochemical Process Scale-up
VISITING CONSULTANT
- M/S Windia Speciality Chemicals – Trichirapalli
- M/S. Winbro Chemicals – Trichirapalli
- M/S. Alcon Construction – Goa
- M/S. Pioneer Crop Science – Mysore
- M/S Altanol Technologies (P) Ltd. Mysore
- M/S. Vasavibala Resins (P) Ltd – Chennai
- M/S Arka Green Paint LLP, Chennai
- M/S Kiran Global Chem Limited – Chennai
- M/S Argus Concrete Solutions – Chennai
- M/S PTAL International FZE –Dubai
- Huber Enviro Care Private limited – Chennai.
ACHIEVEMENTS
- Installed the largest biomass gasification plant in INDIA for seed drying
- Installed the largest Corn Seed Dryer plant in INDIA
- Installed the largest floating doom anaerobic digester and provided technology for sustainable sago processing
- Installed the first continuous carbonization plant for coconut shell, bamboo and wood
- Installed the first chemical activated carbon plant in INDIA from saw dust
- Made the first sustainable waste plastic pyrolysis plant for the production of fuel oil
- Made the first geopolymer building in INDIA
- Made the first zero cement red mud concrete road in INDIA and
- First time in INDIA, developed the integrated immobilized enzyme technology for semi synthetic penicillin conversions.
OTHER POSITIONS
Correspondent :
Arka – The Green School, Andoor, Vendalicode Post, Kanyakumari, Tamilnadu, INDIA.