Rajagopalan Vasudevan
| R Vasudevan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Tamil Nadu |
| Residence | India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Fields | Chemistry |
| Institutions | Thiagarajar College of Engineering |
| Alma mater | Madras University |
| Known for |
Waste Management Plastic Road |
Rajagopalan Vasudevan, is an Indian scientist who has worked mainly in waste management. He is currently a professor in Thiagarajar College of Engineering.[1] He developed an innovative method to reuse plastic waste to construct better, more durable and very cost-effective roads. This method will help in making roads much faster and also will save environment form dangerous plastic waste. The roads also show greater resistance to damages caused by heavy rains.[2][3][4][5] His road construction method is now widely used to construct roads in rural India[6]
Career
He obtained his Bachelor of Science degree and M.Sc degree from the Madras University in 1965 and 1967 respectively. He also earned his Ph.D from the same university in 1974. Later in 1975, He joined Thiagarajar College of Engineering as Lecturer and became Professor in 1998.[7]
Research
His research mainly deals with waste management specifically use Of waste plastics for road construction.
References
- ↑ Akash Kapur. "India's 'Plastic Man' Chemist Turns Litter Into Paved Roads - Businessweek". Businessweek.com.
- ↑ "Solution to plastic pollution". The Hindu. 10 March 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ↑ "India’s ‘Plastic Man’ and His Incredible Innovation". Logical Indian. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ↑ "Why India forgot its ‘plastic man’ and his incredible innovation?". Planet Custodian. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ↑ "Chennai professor R Vasudevan invents plastic monoblock technology?". The Economic Times. 3 January 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ↑ "Plastic Waste in Rural Roads Construction". PMGSY. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ↑ "R Vasudevan". Thiagarajar College of Engineering. Retrieved 29 September 2015.