Alagappa College of Technlogy | |
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Established | 1944 |
Type | Public |
Location | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India 13°00′28″N 80°14′20″E / 13.007906°N 80.238795°ECoordinates: 13°00′28″N 80°14′20″E / 13.007906°N 80.238795°E |
Campus | Urban |
Nickname | A C Tech |
Affiliations | Autonomous |
Website | Official Website |
Alagappa College of Technology is an educational institution that offers higher education in Engineering, Technology and allied Sciences. The college was established in 1978 by combining three technological departments of University of Madras as a constituent part of Anna University.
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History
While traveling by train during the 1940s, A. Lakshmanaswami Mudhaliar, Vice Chancellor of Madras University, had a casual conversation with Alagappa Chettiar and mentioned his interest of starting technology related courses in Chennai. The casual talk inspired the philanthropist, and he donated an amount of five hundred thousand Indian rupees for the formation of a college. This led to the establishment of Alagappa College of Technology.
Departments
There are five departments in Alagappa College of Technology.
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Department of Textile Technology
- Center for Bio-Technology
- Department of Ceramic Technology
- Department of Leather Technology
Department of Chemical engineering
The department of chemical engineering was established in 1944 under the University of Madras. In 1978, the department was transferred to the then newly-formed Anna University. The department which started with an undergraduate course in chemical engineering now offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in chemical, petroleum refining and petrochemicals, and environmental science and technology.
In the early days of the college research was carried out in the conventional areas of chemical engineering like Absorption, Adsorption, Liquid-liquid extraction, and Fluid Dynamics. Over the period of years the areas of research have moved in line with developments in the chemical process industries. The dpartment focuses on areas like Nanofiltration, Bioengineering and Environmental systems.
The department offers two undergraduate courses:
- B.Tech - Chemical Engineering
- B.Tech - Petroleum Refining and Petrochemical Technology
and three postgraduate courses:
- M.Tech - Chemical Engineering
- M.Tech - Petroleum Refining and Petrochemical Technology
- M.Tech - Environmental Science and Engineering
The annual technical festival of the department is called Chemfluence. It features paper presentation sessions, lectures, video conferences, technical quizzes and other events.[1][2]
Department of Textile Technology
The Department of Textile Technology was established in 1945 under the University of Madras. The department houses laboratories such as Spinning Lab, Weaving Lab, Chemical processing Lab, Quality Assurance and Testing Lab, Knitting Lab, Garment Lab and CAD Lab. It offers undergraduate and post graduate courses in Textile Technology and Apparel Technology.
Center for Bio Technology
The Center for Biotechnology was established in 1987 in Anna University with financial support from the Department of Biotechnology, University Grants Commission and Anna University. The center has abuilding of about 1000 square metres sponsored by Southern Petrochemicals Corporation Limited at Taramani Campus with facilities for carrying out research in biotechnology, Bioprocess technology, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Immunology, etc.
The Administrative building is located in the main campus at Guindy, and a separate academic complex offers teaching programs. The department offers undergraduate and postgraduate programs in industrial biotechnology, Food Technology and Pharmaceutical Technology. It also offers a postgraduate program in Computational Biology which is a network program conducted by Pondicherry University-Madurai Kamaraj University and nna University. It is the first of its kind in India started by DBT, India.
Department of Ceramic Technology
Anna University started a M.Tech Degree Programme in Ceramic Technology in the Department of Chemical Engineering in 1990 with financial support of Rs.50 lakhs from M/s Carborundum Universal Limited, Chennai. The Division of Ceramic Technology was formed in 1993. A B.Tech Programme in Ceramic Technology was started in 1996 with financial support of Rs.25 lakhs from M/s Carborundum Universal Ltd., Chennai.
Alumni
References
- ^ "Engagements / Chennai : In Chennai Today". The Hindu. 2007-02-24. Retrieved 2012-01-28.
- ^ "Tamil Nadu / Chennai News : "Industrial boom will die if chemical engineers opt out of their field"". The Hindu. 2008-02-21. Retrieved 2012-01-28.
External links
- College website
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Department of leather technology, at Central Leather Research Institute
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