Dr. S.T. Rajan

Dr.S.T.Rajan (76 yrs) was born in India in Karnataka, brought up in Tamilnadu and is a resident of Bhavnagar in Gujarat for the last 44 yrs. He speaks English, Kannada, Tamil, Hindi, and Gujarati. He graduated in Mechanical Engineering from Madras University in Tamilnadu, earned his PhD from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur in West Bengal, and holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Management from the Indira Gandhi Open University (IGNOU). He is a U.S. Fulbright Scholar, a Member of the International Solar Energy Society (ISES), Germany. He specializes in High Temperature Solar Thermal Energy and Sustainable Technologies for Remote and Rural Area Development. Currently, he is a Director and a Dean at the International Hindu University, Florida. USA. He is offering a course in Research Methodology, jointly with Dr.Sunitha Ranjan, for aspiring PhD scholars. He was recently awarded the title of “Kailash Ratna” by the Kailash Charitable Trust of Bhavnagar in Gujarat, recognizing and appreciating his five decades of Research, Academic, and Social Services.

 

Dr.S.T.Rajan’s 50+ years of services as a Researcher, Professor and Mentor spans his previous positions too, as a Deputy Director, CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Bhavnagar; Visiting Professor at  Marine Science Department, Bhavnagar University, Bhavnagar; Master of Technology Degree Project Guide at the M.S.University, Vadodara, Adjunct Professor at the Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar; Principal of Om Shanti Engineering College, Rajkot; Director of Dr Subhash Technical Campus, Junagadh; PhD guide at Shri JJT University, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan for three professors; Visiting Scientist, Uzbek Academy of Sciences, Tashkent in the Republic of Uzbekistan; Visiting Scientist in the Energy Department of the University of Houston, Texas USA and as a Faculty at the Sambalpur University, Sambalpur in Odisha, India. He has published 9 papers in international journals, presented 19 papers at international and national conferences, and holds two patents. Dr.Rajan’s deep interests and familiarity relate to Sanatan Dharma, Yoga, Vastu Shastra, Acupressure, Naturopathy, Ayurveda, and Tamil Siddha Therapy.