- Arvind Varma
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Arvind Varma Born October 13, 1947
Firozabad, IndiaResidence 
USANationality USAFields Chemical Engineering, Catalysis, Chemical Reaction Engineering, Combustion Synthesis Institutions Purdue University Alma mater University of Minnesota Doctoral advisor Neal Amundson Known for Reactor Theory, Novel Methods for Hydrogen Generation Arvind Varma (born in Firozabad, India on October 13, 1947)[1] is the R. Games Slayter Distinguished Professor and Head, School of Chemical Engineering at Purdue University.[2] His research interests are in chemical and catalytic reaction engineering, and new energy sources.
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Education and work
Dr. Arvind Varma is the R. Games Slayter Distinguished Professor and Head, School of Chemical Engineering at Purdue University. His research interests are in chemical and catalytic reaction engineering, and new energy sources. He has published over 260 archival journal research papers in these areas,[3] co-authored three books (Mathematical Methods in Chemical Engineering, Oxford University Press, 1997; Parametric Sensitivity in Chemical Systems, Cambridge University Press, 1999; Catalyst Design: Optimal Distribution of Catalyst in Pellets, Reactors and Membranes, Cambridge University Press, 2001) and co-edited two books. He is the founding Editor (1996–present) of the Cambridge Series in Chemical Engineering,[4] a series of textbooks and monographs published by the Cambridge University Press.
Professor Varma received his PhD degree from the University of Minnesota (1972). He has held Visiting Professorships at a number of institutions, including Caltech (Chevron Visiting Professor), Princeton, University of Wisconsin, University of Minnesota (Piercy Distinguished Visiting Professor), Univ of Cagliari, Italy (Visiting Chair Professor), IIT-Kanpur and UICT-Mumbai (Kane Visiting Professor; Golden Jubilee Fellow). He is the recipient of several awards for his research and teaching, including the R. H. Wilhelm Award (1993) of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and the Chemical Engineering Lectureship Award of the American Society for Engineering Education (2000). In 2008, he was named a Fellow of AIChE; the journal I&EC Research published a Festschrift in honor of his 60th birthday (Volume 47, No. 23, 2008); and he was named a Distinguished Chemical Engineering Alumnus (inaugural batch of 3) and Distinguished Alumnus of Panjab University.
Fellowships, Honors and Recognitions
- Honoree, Festschrift issue, I&EC Research (Volume 47, No. 23) 2008.
- Fellow, AIChE 2008
- Distinguished University Alumnus, Panjab University 2008
- Distinguished Chemical Engineering Alumnus (Inaugural batch of 3), Panjab University 2008
- Honoree, 60th Birthday sessions - I & II, AIChE Annual Meeting 2007[5]
- Technology and Innovation Award, Industry Week 2005
- Honorary Fellow (Inaugural batch), Indian Institute of Chem. Engrs 2001
- Research Achievement Award (Inaugural), University of Notre Dame 2001
- Chemical Engineering Lectureship Award, ASEE 2000
- Ernest W. Thiele Award, AIChE (Chicago section) 1998
- Burns Graduate School Award, University of Notre Dame 1997
- R.H. Wilhelm Award, American Institute of Chemical Engineers 1993
- Special Presidential Award, University of Notre Dame 1992
- College of Engineering Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award 1991
- Indo-American Fellowship, Fulbright Scholar Award 1988-89
- Fellow, American Institute of Chemists 1987
- NSF US-India Exchange Visitor 1982
Books
- Mathematical Methods in Chemical Engineering, A. Varma and M. Morbidelli, 690 + xvi pages, Oxford University Press, New York, 1997.[6]
- Parametric Sensitivity in Chemical Systems, A. Varma, M. Morbidelli and H. Wu, 342 + xvi pages, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, U.K., 1999; paperback 2005.[7]
- Catalyst Design: Optimal Distribution of Catalyst in Pellets, Reactors and Membranes, M. Morbidelli, A. Gavriilidis and A. Varma, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, U.K., 2001; paperback 2005.[8]
- The Mathematical Understanding of Chemical Engineering Systems: Selected Papers of N. R. Amundson, R. Aris and A. Varma (Editors), Pergamon Press, 829 pages, 1980.
- Chemical Reaction and Reactor Engineering, J. J. Carberry and A. Varma (Editors), Marcel Dekker, 1069 pages, 1987.
References
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- ^ "Oxford University Press: Mathematical Methods in Chemical Engineering: Arvind Varma". Us.oup.com. http://www.us.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/EngineeringTechnology/ChemicalEngineering/?view=usa&ci=9780195098211. Retrieved 2010-04-12.
- ^ "Parametric Sensitivity in Chemical Systems". Cambridge University Press. http://www.cambridgeuniversitypress.com/aus/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521019842&ss=exc. Retrieved 2010-04-12.
- ^ Catalyst design: optimal ... - Google Books. Books.google.com. http://books.google.com/books?id=PlwIDvPY7TgC&dq=catalyst+Design:+Optimal+Distribution+of+Catalyst+in+Pellets,+Reactors+and+Membranes,&printsec=frontcover&source=bn&hl=en&ei=9XbCS-TNMIyknQfEovm0Cg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CCUQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 2010-04-12.
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