Prof. Tarun Shah
Director (Academics)

Prof. Tarun Shah obtained his Master of Engineering (Elect.) from Gujarat University & also a Govt. of India recognized PG Diploma in Training & Development from ISTD, New Delhi.

Before joining PDPU in April 2011 as Director (Academics) he was Registrar
at D. D. University, Nadiad where his academic career started in 1984. In his career span of twenty seven years there, he worked as a Faculty in Electrical Engineering for eleven years. In addition, he managed the post of Controller of Examinations for the next twelve years and he resumed responsibility as Registrar for another four years. Besides his role as an administrator, he imparted there courses in Self Development as a part of the regular curriculum to undergraduate technology students for thirteen years. During his tenure as the Controller of Examinations he was also entrusted as Member Secretary to the Board of Management & the Academic Council, & also as the Prof. In-Charge for the Extramural Affairs of the University.

At PDPU he has been also entrusted to act as the Controller of Examinations since June 2011. Being engaged in administration of academia he endeavors to balance sensitivity & efficiency. Out of his otherwise constant schedule he has been also taking out time for a few developmental causes. He has been associated with a couple of non-profit social organizations in Gujarat. There are two rare books well supportive to Self Development, to his credit. He has been also involved as a member on the editorial board of a forty year old monthly Gujarati publication which is known for its critical thinking & liberalism of approach for a range of development issues of an individual & hence the society at large.

Prof. G. P. Karmakar, Director
School of Petroleum Technology

Dr.G.P.Karmakar completed his post-graduation in Petroleum Refining and Petrochemical Engineering from Institute of Petroleum and Gas, Ploiesti, Romania, M.Tech. in Petroleum Engineering from Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad and Ph.D. from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India.  He did his post-doctoral research at FSU, Jena, Germany, at Royal School of Mines, Imperial College, London and at FHL, Senftenberg, Germany.

After working at KDMIPE, ONGC, Dehradun, from 16th April, 1984 to 26th November, 1985, Dr. Karmakar worked as a Faculty Member in the Department of Petroleum Engineering, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, from 28th November, 1985 to 14th October, 2008. He worked as Professor in Petroleum Engineering at Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Raebareli,   from 15th October, 2008 to 10th December, 2009. From 11th December, 2009 he has been working as Professor in Petroleum Engineering at Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar, India.

He is recipient of UNESCO Scholarship (IPG, Ploiesti, Romania) in 1981-1982; DAAD Fellowship (FSU, Jena, Germany) in 2000-2001, British Commonwealth Fellowship (Imperial College, London, UK) in 2001-2002 and DAAD Fellowship (FHL, Senftenberg, Germany) in 2006-2007.

He is actively engaged in research in the area of Enhanced Oil Recovery using Polymers and Oilfield Waste Treatment using Polymers. He has published more than 41 research papers in national/international journals/conferences.

Dr. Karmakar independently conducted one week special course on “Advanced Reservoir Engineering & Reservoir Management” during 9-13 November, 2008 for ADCO executives at Abu Dhabi, UAE. He has also conducted many specialized courses for ONGC executives on Reservoir Engineering, Oil Mines Safety and Regulations, and Oilfield Economics.

Dr. Karmakar is a Member, Technical Editorial Committee, SPE Reservoir Engineering & Evaluation, Society of Petroleum Engineers, USA. He is also reviewer of SPE Reservoir Engineering & Evaluation, Society of Petroleum Engineers, USA, Carbohydrate Polymers, Elsevier B V., USA, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., USA, and Indian Journal of Chemical Technology, National Institute of Science Communication, (CSIR), New Delhi, India.

Dr. Karmakar has made scientific visits to Romania, France, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, UAE, UK and USA.

Dr. Karmakar is a Member of Society of Petroleum Engineers’ USA and Lifetime Fellow of the Institution of Engineers (India), and Life Member of various learned societies, which include the Mining, Geological and Metallurgical Institute of India, Materials Research Society of India, Indian Society for Technical Education, Tribology Society of India and Indian Institute of Public Administration.

Dr. H.B. Raghuvendra, Director
School of Technology

Prof .Raghavendra   completed his BE degree in Civil Engineering with distinction from University of Mysore in 1983. MS (research) degree is by IIT Madras in 1988 in the faculty of civil engineering. He did his Ph.D from   IISC Bangalore in 1996. He is the recipient of several scholarships of government of India during his student days. He was also selected for fellowship by university of Singapore. He completed his Masters degree from BITS Pilani in Software Systems in 2002.

He is having around 27 years of teaching and research experience. He has presented  around 40 technical papers in National and International Journals and conferences. Visited   abroad to present his technical  papers.  He is in the panel of referee’s for ICE Journals. He has delivered lectures at short term training programme conducted by   IISc,  Bangalore  and other premier institutions. He has guided many Masters and Ph.D   candidates.  He has been member of BOS and BOE of various universities.  He is in the governing council of technical institutions as vice-chancellor’s nominee.   He has also served as head department of Civil engineering and head centre for Planning and institution Development at Jawaharlal Nehru National College of Engineering under Vishweswarayya Technological University,  Belgaum. Dr. Raghavendra is a Fellow of institution of Engineers and Life member of several organizations like Indian Geotechnical Society, Indian Society for Technical Education etc. He is also a recognized Professional and charted   Engineer and valuer.

He is very active in consultancy in the field of geotechnical and structural engineering.  He has got special   interest in foundations on problematic soils and rehabilitation of structures. He has completed projects sponsored by AICTE and several Industries on utilisation of industrial waste as construction material.  At IIT Madras, he has worked in consultancy projects of ONGC and   Singareni Calories Limited. He is specialized in multistage triaxial tests. 

His present area of research includes impact of industrial waste on engineering behavior of soils, design   and analysis of reinforced soil foundations, ground improvement and rehabilitation of structures.  He has served as an expert committee (task force) member for various governmental and nongovernmental organizations. He was the member for quality assurance and monitoring committee of several   Karnataka  state corporations and served as committee member of KSPCB also. He has conducted several AICTE/World Bank sponsored training programmes  for Engineers of state and central government.  Organized   several   workshops and seminars for faculty,  civil engineers and consultants. He has served as coordinator for world bank   programme on rural sanitation and water supply projects.