Area of Specialization

Programmable Logic Controller  and Process Automation

NAME

Sudhir Dattatraya Agashe

QUALIFICATION

· Thesis of PhD. Submitted to Pune University in October 2006.

· Diploma in Business Management April 2000.

· M.E. (E & TC) with specialization in Instrumentation (1998)

· B.E. (Instrumentation 1989)  

· Diploma in Electrical Engineering (1986)

Experience

Industrial 6 Yrs.

· 1989 - 92 : Inventa Controls and Systems Pvt. Ltd.

· 1992 - 94: Innovaters Systems

· 1994 - 95: Alfa Laval ( India ) Ltd

Teaching: 12 Yrs.

· 1995 - 99 : Lecturer in Instrumentation, C.O.E.P.

· 1999 - 2005 : Asst. Professor & Head Instrumentation & Control, COEP.

· 2005 - 2007 : Asst. Professor, Instrumentation & Control, COEP.

· 2007 till date Asst. Professor & Head of Department, Instrumentation & Control, COEP.

Training attended

· CEP at IIT, Bombay on “ Process Modelling, Data driven modeling and         advanced process control.”

· Basic practitioner of neuro linguistic programming.

· B & R Automation, Pune – PLC programming

· TTTI Bhopal, Pune extension centre – Developing teaching competencies.

· Isvor – Fiat Limited Torino ( Italy) 3 months.

Training conducted

· For chemical Engineers of “ Thermax Chemicals Pune

· Flow sensors and installation practices for Jost’s Engineers.

· With Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers – “ Latest trends in Process Instrumentation and Control.

Publications :

· “Model Predictive Control of Pilot Spray Dryer Unit Designed and implemented for an Educational     Institute”, IEEE workshop on Process Control at Vancouver, Canada.

· “MATLAB - the revolutionary tool for teaching and for control system Engineering”, IEEE sponsored “Global congress on Engineering and Technology” at Santos, Brazil.

· “Application of Neural Network to Process Control”, International conference on Instrumentation, INCON 2004.

· “Model Heat Exchanger Automation.” “Journal of Instrument Society of India.”

· “Identification of Dynamic behavior of Capacitive Pressure Sensor for improved Process Control performance”,  National seminar on Physics and Technology of Sensors,  NSPTS-10, 2004.

· “Smart Transmitter”, National seminar on Physics and Technology of Sensors,  NSPTS-10, 2005.

· Four papers presented at National Symposium on Instrumentation NSI organized by Instrument Society of India.

Patent

· Registered patent for the product “ Flow measurement and control systems for

· Solar water heater/ Air heater system.

Research Projects

· “Braille Printer”

· “ Energy meter”

Administrative attainments

· ‘ A ’ grade – NBA New Delhi.

· Shikshan Ratna – Wisitex foundation, Mumbai.

· Setting up of Industrial Automation training centre in collaboration with Emerson Process management, USA and Messung systems, Pune.

· INCON – 2004.

· Setting up of  Instrument Society of India, Pune chapter.