Dr. Madhukar Onkarnath GARG
Present Designation:
President R&D , Reliance Industries LimitedAreas of Interest:
solvent extraction, Pinch Analysis, advanced control, simulation and modelling, petroleum refining and petrochemicals, circular economy, commercialisation of indigenous technologies
Specialisation:
solvent extraction, Pinch Analysis, advanced control, simulation and modelling, petroleum refining and petrochemicals, circular economy, commercialisation of indigenous technologies
Major Professional Contributions:
1st Dec 2017 onwards: President R&D (Refining and Pet Chem), Reliance Industries Limited
4 Jan to 30th Nov 2017 Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Bombay
14 Feb to 30 Sep 2016 Head Automotive Fuels and Lubricants Application Division and Director’s Research Division, IIP Dehradun
Feb to Aug 2015 Director General, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi
15th August 2003 Director
to 13th February 2016 CSIR- Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun.
23rd July 2007 to Director (Additional Charge)
5th August 2009 Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee
13th July 1998 to Head, Refining Technology Division
14th August 2003 Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun.
April 1994 to General Manager (Process Systems Services)
July 1998 Kinetics Technology (Technip) India Limited, New Delhi
Duties: Setting up a new Division. Commercialisation & execution of Process Systems Services projects in hydrocarbon industry
1982-94: Manager,Research and Development Department, Engineers India Limited, New Delhi
Duties: R&D for hydrocarbon industry
1981: Full time Tutor, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Melbourne.
Duties: Teaching and guidance of B.E. students
1978 80: Part time Tutor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Melbourne, Australia.
Duties: Teaching and demonstration to B.E. students
1976 78: Junior Engineer, Research and Development Department of Engineers India Limited, New Delhi.
(Awarded study leave for higher degree starting 19th November 1978).
Duties: Research & Development for refining industry
1975 76: Research Assistant in the Department of Chemical Eng. at I.I.T., Kanpur.
Duties: Teaching and guidance of B.E. students
Member of Committees / Professional Bodies
1. Advisory Committee on Road Map for Methanol Economy for long term energy Security of the country, DST, New Delhi Member
2. Research Advisory Council, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited Member
3. Scientific Advisory Committee, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas Member
4. Indian National Academy of Engineers Fellow
5. AICTE-INAE-National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur (HP) Distinguished Visiting Professor
6. Malviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur
Distinguished Visiting Professor
7. Birla Institute of Technology, Pilani, Goa Campus
Distinguished Visiting Professor
8. Editorial Board of (Microporous and Mesoporous) Journal Elsevier Member
9. Editorial Board of Journal of Advanced Manufacturing and Processing AIChE and Wiley Member
10. International Advisory Committee of International Solvent Extraction Conference (ISEC) Member
11. Bureau of Indian Standards ( PCD:3) Member
12. Bureau of Indian Standards (PCD:3.5) Chairman
13. Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers Life Member
14. Instrument Society of India Life Member
15. Indian Society of Analytical Scientists Life Member
16. Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani Adjunct Professor
17. Research Council of Naval Materials Research Laboratory, Defence Research Organization, Govt of India, Ministry of Defence, Ambernath Member
Consultancy Areas:
Petroleum Refining, Petrochemicals, Process Design, Modelling and Simulation, Process Integration and Advance Control
Sector Associated With:
R&D
Sectors Interested to Offer Service:
Industry (Private), Industry (PSUs), R&D Organizations, Government (including funding agencies), Entrepreneurs, Consultancy Firms
Professional Experience
Director-IIP, Dehradun. Honorary Professor of the University of Melbourne, Australia. Director General-CSIR, New Delhi. General Manager, Kinetics Technology India Ltd. New Delhi.
Keywords
Petroleum Refining, Petrochemicals, Process Design, Modelling and Simulation, Process Integration and Advance Control
Education
B.Tech ( LIT Nagpur), M.Tech (IITK), Ph.D ( Univesity of Melbourne)
Awards and Recognitions
2021 Jewel of Laxminarayan Institute of Technology (LIT) award 2021
2019 Kirkpatrick Chemical Engineering Achievement Award 2019 for innovative technology on Simultaneous Production of Benzene Gasoline from C-6 Heart Cut of FCC gasoline.
2019 TDB National Technology Day Award 2019 for successful commercialization of Process for Simultaneous Production of US Grade Gasoline and High Purity Benzene from FCC Gasoline at Reliance Refinery and Petrochemical Complex Jamnagar
2018 VASVIK 2017 Award in the category of Chemical Sciences and Technology for Development and Commercialization of large-scale Technologies
2018 Reliance Innovation Game Changer Award for commercialization of the Benzene Recovery Unit.
2017 ICC award for excellence in Process Design and Engineering (including Process Intensification) for Developing and Commercialization of Technology to Produce high quality low benzene gasoline.
2017 TDB National Technology Day Award 2017 for successful commercialization of Wax De-oiling Technology at Numaligarh Refineries Limited.
2016 CSIR Technology Award 2016 for Developing Wax De-Oiling Technology and its Commercialization at Numaligarh Refinery
2016 Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas Best Innovation Award in R&D on Technology for Simultaneous Production of US Grade Gasoline and High Purity Benzene from unprocessed C6 Heart Cut of FCC Gasoline
2015 Most significant CSIR Technology Award of the Five-Year Plan Period “Technology Development of Novel Catalyst Thoxcat ES”
2015 Special Invitee by Society for the Advancement of Chemical Sciences and Education (SACE) and Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) to deliver the 2015 Acharya P C Ray Memorial Lecture at IGCAR;
2014 CSIR Technology (Innovation) Award for “a Process for simultaneous production of US grade gasoline and high purity benzene from C6 heart cut of FCC gasoline”
2013 ICC D.M. Trivedi Lifetime Achievement Award for Contribution to Indian Chemical Industry (Education & Research) by Indian Chemical Council, Mumbai
2013 3rd National Award for Technology Innovation of Petrochemicals and Downstream Plastics Processing Industry by Min of Chemicals & Fertilizers, GOI, New Delhi
2013 Most Admired Organization in Oil & Gas sector” at National Energy Excellence Awards at National Energy Excellence Awards
2013 Letter of Award for the Progressive Development of International Relations in Global Industrial Safety Issues by GCE Group, Russia
2013 Prof R A Rajadhyaksha Memorial Lecture Award by ICT, Mumbai 2013
2012 C K Murthy Memorial Lecture Speaker Award during CHEMCON 2012 by IIChE
2012 OceanTEX 2012 Award for Excellence in Research & Development in the Downstream Oil Sector
2011 CSIR Technology Award for Business Development and Technology Marketing
2009 CSIR Technology Award for Physical Sciences including Engineering
2009 Member, Board of Governors of National Council for Cement and Building Materials for the year 2009
2009 Member, International Scientific Advisory Committee for Molecular Aspects of Catalysis Sulfides (MACS-V) Conference held in Denmark from May 30-June 3, 2010.
2008 Alkyl Amines Professor B D Tilak Chemcon Distinguished Speaker Award 2008 by Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers
2008 OCCEANTEX Leadership and Excellence Award for Outstanding Achievement in R&D and Innovation
2007 CSIR Technology Award for Innovation for the year 2007
2004 Uttaranchal Ratan-2004’ award
2001 CSIR Technology Award for “Development of Technology for Production of Food Grade Hexane using NMP as solvent” for year 2001.
2000 CSIR Technology Shield for development of NMP Based Refining Technology for simultaneous production of quality Lube Oil Base Stocks (LOBS) and high BMCI extract.
2000 Invitee to Gordon Conference on “Separation and Purification” held at New London, USA, Aug. 6-11, 2000.
1999 CSIR Technology Award for development of Propane Deasphalting Technology.
1981 Adjudged Best Ph.D. student by University of Melbourne and was appointed as a full-time faculty.
1973-74 MAHADEO DAJIBA MEMORIAL SILVER MEDAL for securing highest marks in Chemical Engineering.
1973‑74 NELP GOLD MEDAL for topping the list of successful students in the final B. Tech. examination.
1972‑73 L.I.T. ALUMNI ASSOCIATION PRIZE for standing first in 4th year of B. Tech. course.
1970,71,72,73 Institute Studentship for standing First in the class.
INAE Section Affiliated
IV: Chemical Engineering
Year of Election to Fellowship
2009
Year of Birth
1954
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