Balasubramanian Viswanathan

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Balasubramanian Viswanathan
Born (1941-09-15) 15 September 1941 (age 82)
Alma mater IIT Madras
St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli
Known forcatalysis and material science
Scientific career
FieldsMaterials science and catalysis
Institutions IIT Madras

Balasubramanian Viswanathan also known as BV, is a highly accomplished Indian material scientist, an emeritus professor at IIT Madras [1] and husband of late Vijayalakshmi Viswanathan, the first woman financial commissioner of Indian Railways. [2] He is well known in the field of catalysis and material science and has been instrumental in setting up and running the first National Centre for Catalysis Research [3] at IIT Madras. He has authored more than 30 books with top publishers including Springer Publishing, John Wiley & Sons, Elsevier, covering various aspects of material science, catalysis, [4] nanotechnology, Energy, Fuel cells, CO2 reduction and has published more than 600 scientific journals. [1] He is considered to be an authority on catalysis and material science in the scientific world and has an H-index of 61 resulting from more than 14,000 citations. [5]

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Early life and education

Viswanthan was born in a small village located at the South of India called Kuthanoor in Tanjore district in Tamil Nadu State, India. He received bachelor's and master's degrees in chemistry from St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli, India (1958–1964). He earned his PhD degree at IIT Madras, India, in 1969. He was married to the late Vijayalakshmi Viswanathan and has a son who is a faculty member in the department of mechanical engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, United States. [6]

Research career

Prof. B.V joined Indian Institute of Technology, Madras as an associate lecturer in the chemistry department and moved up the ladder to a full professor in 1990. In addition to full teaching and research activities, he held various key administrative positions like the head of Materials Research Centre for two terms, head of the department of chemistry, 2001–2003, secretary to Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE), dean of students (1998–2001), chairman of the Indian Institute of Technology Joint Entrance Examination(IIT-JEE) organizing committee. He has been member of many scientific committees appointed by the government of India in the Department of Science and Technology (India) and Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE).

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  2. ↑ "First woman Financial Commissioner of Railways dead". The Hindu. 2 November 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "National Centre for Catalysis Research :: About Us". nccr.iitm.ac.in. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  4. ↑ "B.Viswanathan's Page". catalysis.chem.iitm.ac.in. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  5. ↑ "Balasubramanian Viswanathan - Google Scholar Citations" . Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  6. ↑ "Venkat Viswanathan-Mechanical Engineering - Carnegie Mellon University". cmu.edu. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  7. ↑ Viswanathan, B. (2016). Energy Sources: Fundamentals of Chemical Conversion Processes and Applications. Elsevier Science. p. 27. ISBN   9780444563606 . Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  8. ↑ Viswanathan, Balasubramanian; Subramanian, Vaidyanathan (Ravi); Lee, Jae Sung (23 August 2016). Materials and Processes for Solar Fuel Production. ISBN   978-1493945702.
  9. ↑ Viswanathan, B.; Aulice Scibioh, M. (2014). Photoelectrochemistry: Principles and Practices: B. Viswanathan, M. Aulice Scibioh: 9781842657126: Amazon.com: Books. ISBN   978-1842657126.
  10. ↑ Lakhi, Kripal S.; Viswanathan, B. (15 November 2013). Chemical Engineering: A Comprehensive Approach. ISBN   978-1842657560.
  11. ↑ Viswanathan, B.; Kannan, S.; Deka, R. C. (2010). Catalysts And Surfaces: Characterization Techniques: B. Viswanathan, S. Kannan, R. c. Deka: 9781842653159: Amazon.com: Books. ISBN   978-1842653159.
  12. ↑ Chakrabarty, D. K.; Viswanathan, B. (2009). Heterogeneous Catalysis. ISBN   978-1906574093.
  13. ↑ Viswanathan, B.; Aulice Scibioh, M. (2007). Fuel Cells: Principles and Applications. ISBN   978-1420060287.
  14. ↑ Viswanathan, B.; Sivasanker, S.; Ramaswamy, A.V. (2002). Catalysis: Principles and Applications. Narosa Publishing House. ISBN   9788173193750 . Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  15. ↑ Narayan, R.; Viswanathan, B. (1998). Chemical And Electrochemical Energy Systems. Universities Press (India) Pvt. Limited. ISBN   9788173710698 . Retrieved 8 January 2017.
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