Alagappa College of Technology

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Alagappa College of Technology
Other name
ACT, A C Tech
Type Public
Established1944
Vice-Chancellor Dr.R.Velraj
Dean Arunprasath M C
Location
Chennai
,
Tamil Nadu
,
India

13°00′28″N80°14′20″E / 13.007906°N 80.238795°E / 13.007906; 80.238795
CampusUrban
Affiliations Anna Technological and Research University
Website Official website

Alagappa College of Technology is an educational institution located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India that offers higher education in engineering, technology and allied sciences. The college was established in 1944 and was integrated with Anna University in 1978 from University of Madras as a constituent part of Anna University within its Guindy Campus.

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History

Alagappa College of Technology was founded in 1944. Funds for its establishment was donated by philanthropist Dr. Alagappa Chettiar to Dr. A. Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar, Vice Chancellor of Madras University in 1943. Dr. Alagappa Chettiar expressed an interest in setting up a college that offered newer technology related courses like Chemical Engineering, Textile Technology, Apparel Technology, Industrial Biotechnology, Food Technology, Pharmaceutical Technology, Ceramic Technology, Leather Technology and also courses related to Nanoscience. As a token of appreciation for his generosity Madras University resolved to name the college as Alagappa College of Technology and also conferred on him an honorary degree of LL.D. at a special convocation.

Departments

There are six departments and two autonomous centres in Alagappa College of Technology.

Autonomous Centres

Department of Chemical Engineering

The Department of Chemical Engineering [1] was established in 1944 under the University of Madras. In 1978, the department was integrated with the newly formed Anna University. In the early days of the college research was carried out in the conventional areas of chemical engineering like absorption, adsorption, liquid-liquid extraction, and fluid dynamics. Over the years, the areas of research have moved in line with developments in the chemical process industries. The department focuses on areas like bioprocesses, modeling, nanofiltration, bioengineering and environmental systems.

The department offers two undergraduate courses:

It also offers three postgraduate courses:

The annual technical festival of the department is called Chemfluence. It features paper presentation sessions, lectures, video conferences and technical quizzes. [2] [3]

Department of Textile Technology

The Department of Textile Technology was established in 1945 under the University of Madras and was later integrated with the Anna University.

It offers two undergraduate courses:

It also offers a postgraduate course M.Tech in Textile Technology. PhD programmes are also available. For subjects related to Physics, Chemistry, Engineering Graphics etc., the common laboratories of the Chemical Engineering Department building are used, while the Textile Department also has its own laboratories like the Fabric Science Lab, Chemical Processing Lab, Weaving Lab, Spinning Lab, Knitting Lab, Garment Construction Lab, Computer-Aided Designing Lab, Quality Assurance and Testing Lab. The department houses a library with a variety of books on standard engineering subjects, textile technology, fabric science, pattern making, garment industries, textile merchandising and marketing, knitting, sewing, fashion illustration, and other topics, which are available to be borrowed during the weekends. [4]

Center for Biotechnology

The Center for Biotechnology [5] was established in 1987 in Anna University with financial support from the Department of Biotechnology, University Grants Commission and Anna University. The center has a building of about 1000 square metres sponsored by Southern Petrochemicals Corporation Limited at Taramani Campus with facilities for carrying out research in areas such as biotechnology, bioprocess technology, molecular biology, cell biology, and immunology.

The department offers 3 undergraduate courses:

It also offers 5 postgraduate courses:

The administrative building is located in the main campus at Guindy, and a separate academic complex offers teaching programs. The postgraduate program in Computational Biology is a network program conducted by Pondicherry University-Madurai Kamaraj University and anna University. It is the first of its kind in India started by DBT, India. It had been upgraded to M.Tech computational biology from the academic year 2014 in collaboration with Pondicherry university. [6] [7]

Department of Ceramic Technology

Anna University started an M.Tech Programme in Ceramic Technology in the Department of Chemical Engineering in 1990 with financial support of Rs.50 lakhs from M/s Carborundum Universal Ltd, Chennai. The Division of Ceramic Technology was formed in 1993. A B.Tech Programme in Ceramic Technology was started in 1996 with financial support of Rs.25 lakhs from M/s Carborundum Universal Ltd., Chennai.

Department of Applied Sciences and Technology

The Department of Applied Sciences was established in 2013. It offers a B.Tech course in Petroleum Engineering and Technology and an M.Tech course in Industrial Safety and Hazards Management.

Centre for Nanoscience and Technology

The Centre for Nanoscience and Technology was established at Anna University in 2005. The centre has been actively pursuing research in various aspects of nanoscience and technology including chemical, mechanical and biosynthesis of nanomaterials like semiconductor nanostructures, nanocrystalline thin films, carbon nanotubes and nanofibres, metallic nanoadhesives, polymer based nanocomposites and nanostructured ferroic materials.

The centre has been offering M. Tech. course in Nanoscience and Technology since 2008, which is supported by DST-Nanomission with a multi-disciplinary curriculum.

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References

  1. ↑ Department of Chemical Engineering
  2. ↑ "Engagements / Chennai : In Chennai Today". The Hindu . 24 February 2007. Archived from the original on 26 February 2007. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "Tamil Nadu / Chennai News : "Industrial boom will die if chemical engineers opt out of their field"". The Hindu . 21 February 2008. Archived from the original on 27 February 2008. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  4. ↑ "Anna University - Textile Department".
  5. ↑ Center for Biotechnology
  6. ↑ "M.Tech Bioharmaceutical Technology". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
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