R. Shankar Subramanian

Professor Emeritus
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Complete Resume

B. Tech. - A. C. College of Technology, University of Madras, 1968
M.S. - Clarkson University, 1969
Ph.D. - Clarkson University, 1972

Research Interests

Transport and Interfacial Phenomena -- For details Click Here

Book

R. S. Subramanian and R. Balasubramaniam, "The Motion of Bubbles and Drops in Reduced Gravity," Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK (2001).

Recent Publications

R.S. Subramanian, "Motion of Drops on Gradient Surfaces," in Soft Matter Gradient Surfaces: Methods and Applications (Ed: J. Genzer), Wiley, New Jersey, pp. 407-429 (2012).

V. Pratap, N. Moumen, and R.S. Subramanian, "Thermocapillary Motion of a Liquid Drops on a Horizontal Solid Surface," Langmuir 24, 5185-5193 (2008).

N. Moumen, R.S. Subramanian, and J.B. McLaughllin, "Experiments on the Motion of Drops on a Horizontal Solid Surface Due to a Wettability Gradient," Langmuir 22, 2682-2690 (2006).

J.B. McLaughllin, S.S. Saravanan, N. Moumen, and R.S. Subramanian, "Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Drop Motion on Uniform and Non-Uniform Solid Surfaces," in IUTAM Symposium on Computational Approaches to Multiphase Flow (Eds. S. Balachandar and A. Prosperetti), Springer 2006, pp. 109-118.

R.S. Subramanian, N. Moumen, and J.B. McLaughllin, "Motion of a Drop on a Solid Surface Due to a Wettability Gradient," Langmuir 21, 11844-11849 (2005).

R.S. Subramanian, R. J. Larsen, and H.A. Stone "Stability of a Flat Gas-Liquid Interface Containing Non-identical Spheres to Gas Transport: Toward an Explanation of Particle-Stabilization of Gas Bubbles," Langmuir 21, 4526-4531 (2005).

Awards and Honors

1968: Dr. Alagappa Chettiar Medal (No. 1 in Senior Class), Dr. M.A. Gonvida Rao Memorial Prize, Mrs. Kanakammal Krishnaswamy Memorial Prize and G. Srinivasan Memorial Prize ; 1978: John Graham, Jr. Faculty Award (Research Prize, Clarkson); 1980: Dow Outstanding Young Faculty Award (ASEE); 1981: Distinguished Teaching Award (Clarkson), 1982: Certificate of Recognition (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory); 1984-1986: Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science; 1996: Outstanding Adviser Award (Clarkson); 2008, 2011: Omega Chi Epsilon Teacher of the Year Award (Clarkson), 2021: Distinguished Alumni Award, AC College of Technology, India, 1989: Fellow AAAS; 2005: Fellow AIChE

Courses Taught

Undergraduate	Graduate
Transfer Process fundamentals	Transport Phenomena
Fluid Mechanics	Chemical Engineering Analysis
Heat Transfer	Advanced Fluid Mechanics
Computer Programming	Advanced Chemical Engineering Analysis
Elementary Transport Phenomena	Special Topics in Fluid Mechanics

Updated December 2018