Department of Ocean Engineering | Indian Institute Of Technology Madras , Chennai
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Dr. M.A.Atmanand

Visiting Professor

Email

atma@iitm.ac.in

  • Technologies for the extraction of Poly Metallic Nodules from deep sea.
  • Development of Power and Control Systems for deep water Submersibles for depths up to 6000 meters.
  • Development of allied technologies for Underwater vehicles, which have become mainstay all such projects in India
  • Power Generation modules for wave Energy and Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC)
  • Development of underwater Systems and components like motor, fibre optic connectors etc.
  • Establishment of electronic support facilities and tsunami early warning systems

  1. Received the Life time achievement award from IEEE Madras for 2021
  2. Received the Dr. D. Srinivasan Endowment Award for the year 2021, instituted by the Ocean Society of India (OSI), for outstanding contributions in the areas of Ocean Engineering and Technology
  3. Received the International Society for Ocean and Polar Engineers award in 2020.
  4. Received the prestigious MoES National Award of Excellence in Ocean Technology, in view of pioneering work done in the area of deep-sea technologies in 2020.
  5. Received the team National Research Development Corporation (NRDC) National Societal Innovation Award in 2018, for “Underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle for Polar and Shallow Water Research” in 2019
  6. Received the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Oceanic Engineering Society, Presidential Award in 2016
  7. Received the team National Geoscience Award in 2010 from the Ministry of Mines for the work on Remotely Operable Vehicle under the category of Oil and Natural Gas Exploration.
  8. Received the International Society for Offshore and Polar Engineers (ISOPE) Ocean Mining Symposium award in 2009.

  • 40 years of experience in the field of Ocean Science and Technology
  • October 2020 till date - Visiting professor at IIT, Madras
  • March 1997 to September 2020 in National Institute of Ocean Technology Chennai India, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India
  • February 1985 to March 1997 at Fluid Control Research Institute,Palghat, Kerala, India, Ministry of Heavy Industries, Govt. of India