Dr. P. Asokan

Chief Scientist

Country Club Sydney, Australia
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pasokan@ampri.res.in

Name			Dr. Asokan Pappu (click here to download detailed CV)
Designation			Chief Scientist
Main Area of Specialization			Civil Engineering
Sub area of Specialization			Developing alternative building materials such as bricks, block, concrete, ceramics for application in tiles, panel, roofing, portions and architectural cladding Fly ash utilization in building materials, land reclamation and agriculture Development of composites materials Development of natural fibre-particulates-polymer composites (light weight, high strength and biodegradable composites) as substitute for timber and other related commercial products Recycling glass reinforced plastic waste in concrete and cement composites Solid wastes recycling in alternative building materials (bricks, block, concrete, ceramics and composite materials for application in tiles, panel, roofing, portions and architectural cladding)
Educational Attainments
Qualification Title		Specialization		Year	Division	University		Additional Information
Ph. D		Environmental science & Engineering.		2007	CPI 8.22	Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India
M. Tech		Public Health Engg. Environmental Engg & Planning		2000	I^st Division	Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal, India
B.E		Civil Engineering		1989	I^st Division	Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India
Fellowships/Memberships of Professional Societies Postdoctoral Fellowship, Loughborough University, the United Kingdom, 2007-2008 Sir CV Raman Research Fellow:2010-2011(National Fellowship, CSIR, New Delhi, India), Visiting Academic, the University of Waikato, New Zealand Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Fellowship-Washington State University, USA, 2014-2015
Name of Fellowship/Society							Year
American Society of Civil Engineers India Section							Member
Indian Environmental Association							Member
Materials Research Society of India							Member
The Institution of Engineers, India							Member
Coal Ash Institute of India							Member
Indian Association for Environmental Management							Member
AWARDS / RECOGNITIONS
S. No.	Details of Award / Recognition
1	National Award (Institutional Award). Ministry of Power, MOEF and TIFAC, DST, Government of India. For R&D work done in the area of fly ash utilization in the country in the area of building materials, agriculture and value added products, 2005.
2	Young Scientist Award. Madhya Pradesh Council of Science and Technology, Gov’t of Madhya Pradesh, India. Paper entitled “Improvement of the fertility of wasteland by the application of coal ash”. 1998.
3	The best poster presentation award. Indian Environmental Association (IEA), Mumbai. Non hazardous building materials from hazardous waste. Seventh Annual Conference “Advanced in Environmental Management and Technology”. 2005.
4	Six internal awards from Advanced Materials and Process Research Institute (AMPRI), Formerly Regional Research Laboratory, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) India for (i) The Best initiated project of Societal / Rural Impact, (ii) Highest External Cash Flow received from external sponsor (MOEF and BMTPC, Government of India), (iii) Best Completed Project entitled Setting-up of Technology Enabling Centre for manufacturing of Wood substitute products from industrial wastes.
5	The best poster presentation award. Reclamation of water sheds with bulk utilization of fly ash for sustainable agriculture. Conferred by Indian Society of Soil Survey and land Use Planning, Nagpur. 2008
6	The best poster presentation Award. Investigation of Fibre treatment on Fibre / matrix adhesion and physico-mechanical properties of sisal reinforced polyester composites. Conferred by Materials Research Society of India. 2011
7	Best Paper Award. Synthesis of biodegradable polymer polylactide (PLA) by ring opening polymerization using Tin catalyst. Conferred by National Institute of Technical Teachers’ Training and Research, Bhopal. 2012
8	The best paper Award: The best citation and the most cited paper between 2005 and 2008: Asokan, P., Saxena, M., Asolekar, SR., Solid Wastes generation in India and their recycling potential in building materials. Elsevier’s Jr. Building and Environment
9	The best citation: Asokan, P., Saxena, M., Asolekar, SR., Coal Combustion Residues- Environmental Implications and Recycling Potentials. This Paper has been selected by a Virtual Journal of Elsevier Science Press out of wide range of Elsevier journals on the basis of its potential to highlight interesting and important developments in the area of environmental sustainability. Virtual Journal of Environmental Sustainability, 3(3):2005.