Srinivasakannan Chandrasekar

Srinivasakannan Chandrasekar is a Professor in the Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering at Khalifa University's College of Engineering, with over 30 years of experience spanning academia, research, and the petrochemical industry. He has held faculty positions at University Science Malaysia, Curtin University, Monash University, and joined Khalifa University (formerly Petroleum Institute) in 2009, advancing to full professor by 2014.

• Education:
  • PhD in Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai
  • B.E. in Chemical Engineering, Annamalai University

Research Interests: Gas processing, catalysis, adsorption technologies, mineral processing, gasification, pyrolysis, combustion systems, microwave applications in chemical processes, and environmental solutions for solid waste, wastewater, and air pollution. His work emphasizes process modeling and simulation for industrial and energy applications.

Scientific Recognition: Recognized among the top 0.05% globally in ScholarGPS's 'Highly Ranked Scholars - Lifetime' category.

Teaching: Courses include Chemical Engineering Design Projects, Process Safety, Combustion, Heat Transfer, Mass Transfer, and Petroleum Refining. He supervises graduate students, including PhD candidates Adeel Iftikhar Ahmad and Asma Al Blooshi.

Collaborations: Holds an honorary professor position at Kunming University of Science and Technology, China, and contributes to the Center for Catalysis and Separation Research.