Faculty

Dr. S.P. Sivapirakasam

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Brief Profile:

Dr. S.P. Sivapirakasam is serving as a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, at NIT Trichy. -He did his BE in Mechanical Engineering from Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, and ME in Industrial Safety Engineering from REC (NIT) Trichy. Soon after his Master's, he joined the Steel Authority of India Ltd., (SAIL), Durgapur Steel Plant, as a Junior Manager (Safety) and served there for 2 and a half years. He completed his doctoral research in the area of energetic materials and process safety at the Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI) laboratory, CSIR, Anna University, Chennai. Dr. Sivapirakasam joined NIT Trichy during the year 2007 and since then held several positions and responsibilities at the Institute. He served as the Associate Dean (Administration/ Faculty Welfare) during 2009–2010, where he played a pivotal role in the administration of the hospital, guest house, security, shopping complex, and institute housekeeping. He was the Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering for 3 years during the period 2017-2020. During his headship, for the first time, the Mechanical Engineering Department received the award for the best department among the departments at NITT. He also served as the Chairman of Safety and Security Services, at NITT during 2020-2021. He has introduced several new theories and laboratory courses to the curriculum of the M.Tech. Industrial Safety Engineering program at NITT.

Dr. Sivapirakasam has sheer expertise across various domains in Industrial Safety Engineering, such as occupational health and hygiene, environmental pollution, ergonomics, risk analysis, pyrotechnics, human vibration analysis, and particulate emissions and control. He is a very prominent researcher with more than 100 papers published in reputed and peer-reviewed international journals. Besides, he has authored several books and book chapters with national and international publishers. He has guided 11 doctoral thesis, and more than 50 PG and UG dissertations. He has filed 10 patents, 4 of which have been granted. He was also the recipient of several research projects from various funding agencies, such as the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF); Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR); Armament Research Board (ARMREB), DRDO; Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC), ISRO; Department of Science and Technology (DST), the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), and ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC). He has carried out several safety consultancy projects as a lead person at various industries, such as the Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), Metal Powder Company (Mepco), Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), Trichy, Vetrivel Explosives Pvt. Ltd., Thuraiyur, WIMCO factory, Chennai, Shri. Saravana Industries Pvt. Ltd., Trichy, and an offsite emergency plan for Karur district.

Besides, Dr. Sivapirakasam has been conducting safety training, as an expert, for the working professionals at the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Kalpakkam for the past 7 years. He served as an expert member under the disaster management state crisis group for Karur District, Tamil Nadu and for the Government of Puducherry.

Area of specialization:

Industrial Safety Engineering

Professional experience:

Job Title	Employer	From	To
Professor	NIT Trichy	12.03.2018	Till Date
Associate Professor	NIT Trichy	30.04.2010	12.03.2018
Assistant Professor	NIT Trichy	30.04.2007	30.04.2010
* Earlier, had an industrial experience in Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) Durgapur steel plant as a Junior Manager for 2.5 years & had a teaching experience as a lecturer for the period about 6.5 years.

Educational qualifications:

Examination	Board / University	Year	Division / Grade	Specialization
Ph. D	CLRI - Anna University	January, 2007	NA	Mechanical Engineering
M.E	REC Trichy (NIT)	December, 1997	First Class	Industrial Safety Engineering
B. E	Bharathidasan University	July, 1996	First Class	Mechanical Engineering
12th	Board of Higher Secondary Examination	1992	First Class	Mathematics and Science
10th	Board of Anglo Indian School	1990	First Class	Mathematics and Science

Academic/Administrative Responsibilities within the University:

Position	Faculty/Department/Centre/Institution	From	To
Chairman, Safety and Security Services	Institution	Jan 2020	August 2021
Head of Department, Mechanical Engineering	Institution	Feb 2017	Jan 2020
Associate Dean (Faculty Welfare/Administration)	Institution	Jan 2009	September 2010

Academic/Administrative Responsibilities outside the University:

Position	Institution	From	To
Expert Member, Disaster Management state crisis group, Union Territory of Pondicherry recognized by Chief Secretariat (Environment)	Government of Pondicherry	January 2011	Till Date
Recognized Safety Auditor for conducting Safety Audit and Risk Assessment in the Industries	Institution of Inspector of factories, Government of Tamil Nadu	June 2009	Till Date
Bureau of Indian Standards committee member of panel CHD 07: P3	Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)	August 2021	Till Date

Awards, Associateships etc:

Year of Award	Name of the Award	Awarding Organization
2022	Best Innovator Award	NIT Trichy
2021	Best Performer Award	NIT Trichy
2019	Award for the Significant contribution in Research	NIT Trichy
2018	Award for the Significant contribution in Filing Patent	NIT Trichy
2018	Award for the Significant contribution in Research	NIT Trichy
2017	Award for the Significant contribution in Research	NIT Trichy

Details of Academic Work:

(i) Curriculum Development:

Basics of Mechanical Engineering (MEIR11), Engineering Graphics (MEIR12), Production Technology- (MEPC15), Introduction to Mechanical Engineering (MEIR15), Industrial Safety Engineering (MEOE14), Computer Aided Risk Analysis (ME652), Occupational Health and Hygiene (ME655), Industrial Hygiene and Ergonomics Laboratory (ME661), Industrial safety laboratory (ME658).

(ii) Courses taught at Postgraduate and Undergraduate levels Post Graduate:

Computer Aided Risk Analysis, Occupational Health and Hygiene, Industrial Hygiene and Ergonomics Laboratory, Industrial safety laboratory. Under Graduate: Basics of Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Graphics, Production Technology, Introduction to Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Safety Engineering.