The Ministry of Science and Technology on Monday said that CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT) scientist Dr S Sridhar has been inducted as a Fellow of the prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), London for his research in the field of membrane technology. In his 26-year long career as a research scientist, he developed and transferred several technologies for chemical and allied industries, as well as made significant contributions to social welfare.
“His major career achievements include commissioning of several membrane pilot plants based on electrodialysis, nanofiltration, gas permeation and reverse osmosis with capacities ranging from 500-5000 litres/hr for solvent recovery, effluent treatment and gas purification in pharmaceutical, steel, textile, aroma chemicals and petrochemical industries,” the ministry said.
To combat COVID-19, Dr Sridhar developed new low-cost multilayer washable masks which were provided to over 6 lakh people, including school children and frontline workers. These masks generated a revenue of Rs 2 crore for the NGO and provided employment to 500 senior citizens and women self-help groups.
He has published 181 research papers in prestigious international journals with an H-index of 53. He has been ranked among the top 2 percent scientists worldwide by Stanford University, USA and Elsevier Science Publishers in 2021, 2022 and 2023. He has 15 patents, 4 books and 50 book chapters to his credit.
He has received 70 prestigious science awards, including the CSIR Young Scientist Award 2007, Scopus Young Scientist Award 2011, NASI Reliance Industries Platinum Jubilee Award 2013, VNMM Award from IIT-Roorkee in 2015, five CIPET National Awards from 2016 to 2020, Neena Saxena Excellence in Technology Award from IIT-Kharagpur in 2017, three HPCL NGIC Awards for 2019-21, seven IIChE Awards and ASSOCHAM Award 2023.