Paul Ratnasamy

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Paul Ratnasamy
Born11 June 1942
FICCI
Award
Firodia Award
Om Prakash Bhasin Award
Bhangur Award
FIE Foundation Award
KG Naik Gold Medal, Life Time Achievement Award of the Petrotech Foundation

Paul Ratnasamy is an Indian catalyst scientist,

Indian civilian awards of Padma Shri.[5]

Biography

Paul Ratnasamy was born on 11 June 1942 in

Catholic University of Leuven where he stayed till 1972.[1][2][3][6] His professional career started at the Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP)[6] in 1972 where he worked till 1979. During this period, he secured a post graduate diploma in Industrial Administration and Management from the British Institute of Commerce in 1975[1] and had a stint at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich as the Senior Humboldt Fellow[4] under H. Knozinger.[2] Ratnasamy joined National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) in 1980 as the Head of the Catalysis Division, got promoted in 1995 as the Director of the institution and retired from there in 2002.[1][2][4][6] He also worked as the Professor of Biofuels at the J. B. Speed School of Engineering of University of Louisville for a period from 2009 till 2011.[3][4][7]

Achievements and positions

During his tenure as the director, NCL started the Catalysis Division as a dedicated facility for advanced research on the subject.[1][2] His contributions are also reported in the establishment of the National Centre for Catalysis Research, Chennai.[1][8]

Ratnasamy is credited with several scientific and technological innovations.

hydrodesulfurisation catalyst which are considered as valid models.[1] He is also credited with the synthesis and characterization of twelve molecular sieves.[1]

Ratnasamy has developed and patented a catalytic method for the production of

fatty acids.[10] The method deploys a technique where the hydrocarbons in the oils are unlocked by removing the oxygen and releasing it in the form of carbon dioxide, instead of in the form water, which requires the use of expensive hydrogen. This has been sourced by AliphaJet and marketed by them under the name, BoxCar™.[4][10]

Paul Ratnasamy is the holder of 150 patents including 35 US patents[4] and has published over 200 research papers in peer reviewed international journals.[1][4][6][11][12] He has served on the editorial boards of such international journals as Journal of Catalysis,[13] Applied Catalysis,[14] Catalysis Letters, Topics in Catalysis,[15] Cattech,[16] Zeolites[17] and Microporous and Mesoporous Materials.[1][6][18] He has attended many seminars and conferences and delivered keynote addresses on Catalysis[3][4] and has served as a consultant to many global companies.[6]

Ratnasamy is a former member of the council and the Ambassador at large of the International Zeolite Association during 2004-2006.[1][4][6] He is a founder member and former president of the Indo-Pacific Catalysis Association.[1] He is also a founder member of the Indian Catalysis Society[4] and an Emeritus Theme Leader at the Conn Center.[6]

Awards and recognitions

Ratnasamy, an

Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Award, Firodia Award, Bhangur Award, FIE Foundation Award.[1]

Catalysis Today, a peer reviewed journal, honoured Ratnasamy on his 70th birthday by dedicating their December 2012 issue to him.

Third World Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Sciences, India and the Indian National Academy of Engineering.[1]
Recently, the Petrotech Foundation had bestowed its Life Time Achievement Award (Category - R & D) for 2016 to Paul Ratnasamy.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "INSA". INSA. 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "NCL". CSIR. 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "InnoVidya". InnoVidya. 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Aliphajet". Aliphajet. 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Padma Awards. 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Conn Center". Conn Center. 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  7. ^ "Louisville - J.B. Speed School of Engineering". Louisville - J.B. Speed School of Engineering. 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  8. ^ "NCCR". NCCR. 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  9. ISBN 978-1-4684-6023-0
    .
  10. ^ a b "Conn AliphaJet" (PDF). Conn Centre. 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  11. ^ "ResearchGate". 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  12. ^ "Microsoft Academic Search". Microsoft Academic Search. 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  13. ISSN 0021-9517
    . Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  14. ^ "Applied Catalysis". Applied Catalysis. 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  15. ISSN 1022-5528
    . Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  16. ISSN 1384-6566
    . Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  17. ISBN 978-0-444-42568-3
    . Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  18. ISSN 1387-1811
    .
  19. ^ "Vasvik". Vasvik. 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2015.

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