T. C. Rao

Prof T C Rao with Prof A J Lynch
Prof. T.C. Rao with Dr. B.A. Wills during XXVI International Mineral Processing Congress held in New Delhi, India, in 2012.

T.C. Rao (born September 18, 1940) is an Indian mineral process scientist and researcher.

Education

In 1959, Rao received a Bachelor of Science with honours in geology from Andhra University in Waltair, India, with a Masters in Science in ore dressing from the university in 1960. This course in ore dressing began at Andrha University under the guidance of professor Calamur Mahadevan in 1954, and at that time was the only course in mineral processing in India.[1] In 1965, Rao completed a postdoctorate in mineral engineering from the University of Queensland, Australia.

Career

From 1967 to 1977, Rao was a lecturer and then assistant professor at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur.[2] From 1977 to 1989 he was head of the fuel and mineral engineering department and subsequently Dean of Academic and Research at Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad. From 1989 to 2000, he was director of the Advanced Minerals and Process Research Institute.[3]

He is a member of the general council of the Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad.[4]

He is a Council Member of the Indian Institute of Metals and the Mining, Geological and Metallurgical Institute of India. He is an Executive Council Member of Indian Institute of Mineral Engineering.[5] He was honoured as a fellow of Indian National Academy of Engineers in Coal and Mineral Processing Specialization.[6]

Honours and awards

  • National Metallurgist's Day Award, Govt. of India in 1985,[7] for the work carried out in coal washeries, industrial hydrocyclones and comminution circuits.
  • Basant Samman Award, 2007 .[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Mineral Engineering in India - Reflections" by Arun Kumar Biswas, Indian Institute of Mineral Engineers, 2012
  2. ↑ IIT Kanupur, India. List of retired faculty
  3. ↑ "Former Directors". Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute (AMPRI), Bhopal. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "Members of IIT (ISM) General Council". Indian Institute Of Technology (Indian School Of Mines), Dhanbad. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "Executive Council". IIME India, Mineral Technology. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  6. ↑ http://www.inae.in/fellows_sec_1.html#SECTION-VIII%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
  7. ↑ "National Metallurgist's Day Award, 1985" (PDF).
  8. ↑ "Basant Samman Award".
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