Dr N Manoharan Narayanasamy

Dr. N. Manoharan, presently serving as Director – Projects and International Affairs of Hindustan Group of Institutions has served as Vice Chancellor of Sathyabama University, Chennai and Pro Vice Chancellor of AMET University, Chennai. He is Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering with over 39
years of Teaching, Research and Administrative experience in Engineering College / University level. He has specialized in the area of Internal Combustion Engines, Thermography, Radiography, Materials, Micro Electronics and Nano Technology.

He has filed and published Twenty-Nine Patents with Two Patents granted in different areas of Engineering and Technology. He has published Three Hundred and Ninety-Four Technical papers in different National / International Journals / Conferences of various areas of research. He has
organized several Conferences, Seminars, Workshops, Symposia, Short-term and Long-term courses. He is a life Member / member of TWENTY-ONE Professional Societies.

He has served in various higher positions in different Organizations including Vice-Chancellor, Pro Vice Chancellor, Director, Dean, Principal and Professor. He has been nominated by the various GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Apex bodies to serve in the following on various capacity.

• MEMBER OF DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (DST) – NRDMS COMMITTEE to formulate guidelines for the conduct of Remote Sensing & GIS courses in Indian Institutes.
• MEMBER OF THE UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION (UGC) EXPERT COMMITTEE to assess the physical and academic infrastructure of Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU),
  Anantapur – December 2009.
• MEMBER OF SELECTION COMMITTEE OF BHAVINI (Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Ltd.,) Govt. of India, Kalpakkam for various Scientist and Executive posts.
• CONVENOR OF ANNA UNIVERSITY EXPERT COMMITTEE to assess the physical and academic infrastructure of Several Engineering Colleges in Tamil Nadu.
• BOARD MEMBER OF BOARD OF APPRENTICESHIP AND TRAINING, Ministry of Human Resources Development, Government of India.
• PRESENTLY SERVING AS NATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATION COUNCIL (NAAC) PEER TEAM CHAIRMAN to offer Grading and to assess the physical and academic infrastructure
  of Several Universities and Engineering Colleges in India.
• SERVED AS NATIONAL CO COORDINATOR for the DST – ICPS Networking Research Project on Digital Poompuhar.

He has served as Executive Council Member of Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) for four years and Chairman of Tamil Nadu & Pondy section of ISTE for two years. He has worked around 50 sponsored projects and organized to receive 59 sponsored projects from various Government of
India funding agencies. He has guided more than 200 Under Graduate Projects, 100 Post Graduate Projects and produced 12 Ph.D scholars in different areas of research.