Experience from industry.
Perspective for the classroom.
Professors of Practice bring senior professional experience, industrial leadership and practical insight into the School’s academic environment.
Plant Operations
Materials
Research
connected to learning
Knowledge shaped by industry.
Shared with students.
The School’s Professors of Practice connect chemical-engineering education with experience from major process and metals industries.
Their published backgrounds span projects, engineering, plant operations, technology, research and organisational leadership.
Professional expertise.
Academic connection.
Industry leaders contributing experience from plant operations, metals, engineering, technology, research and management.
Dr. Chaturmukha Pattnaik
Industrial, Scientific and Management Professional
More than 35 years of industrial, scientific, research, development and management experience, particularly in major integrated steel plants in India and abroad.
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His published School profile covers projects, engineering and development, plant operation, technology and research.
Dr. Sanjay Sarkar
CEO & ED, IndoAsia Copper Ltd.
Listed by the School as an industry leader serving as CEO and Executive Director of IndoAsia Copper Ltd.
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The School’s current published listing identifies Dr. Sanjay Sarkar as CEO & ED of IndoAsia Copper Ltd.
Dr. C. Patnaik
Former General Manager, Essar Steel Ltd.
Listed by the School as a former General Manager of Essar Steel Ltd., bringing senior steel-industry experience.
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The School’s current published listing identifies Dr. C. Patnaik as Ex-GM, Essar Steel Ltd.
Mr. Sanjib Roy
Former Director (T & P), NALCO Ltd.
Listed by the School as a former Director (T & P) of NALCO Ltd., bringing senior experience from the aluminium industry.
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The School’s current published listing identifies Mr. Sanjib Roy as Ex-Director (T & P), NALCO Ltd.
Professional knowledge
translated into learning.
Professors of Practice strengthen the connection between chemical-engineering foundations and the realities of industrial projects, plant operations and organisational leadership.
Masterclasses and expert sessions
Professional insight into industrial technologies, operating decisions and sector practices.
Applied projects and case discussions
Real industrial contexts that illuminate constraints, trade-offs and implementation choices.
Professional mentoring
Guidance on careers, leadership, multidisciplinary work and professional expectations.
Industry–academia connection
Relationships that support curriculum relevance, interaction and collaborative opportunities.
Experience across the
industrial landscape.
The School’s published practitioners bring experience from projects, plant operations, metals, technology, research and management.
Projects & Engineering
Industrial projects, engineering development and implementation.
Plant Operations
Operational experience from major process and integrated industrial plants.
Steel & Metals
Professional perspectives from steel, copper and aluminium industries.
Technology & Research
Technology development, scientific work and research activity.
Industrial Management
Senior management and organisational decision-making experience.
Professional Leadership
Executive and functional leadership across major industrial organisations.