Suresh Kumar Bhargava

Brief description

Distinguished Professor Suresh Bhargava is the Deputy Pro-Vice Chancellor (International research) and the founding Director of the Centre for Advanced Materials and Industrial Chemistry at the College of Science, Engineering and Health of RMIT University. He obtained his PhD from University of Exeter, United Kingdom in 1982 and was conferred DSc (Honoris Causa) by Rajasthan University, India in 2009 for his leadership and significant research advances in chemical technology which was presented by the then president of India.He is an elected fellow of six learned academies around the world including Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering and the National Academy of Sciences, India.Professor Bhargava is a world-renowned interdisciplinary scientist and is recognised for delivering research excellence that underpins significant industrial applications. His research has been cited more than 7665 times and his current h index is 44. As a passionate advocate in the application of technological science and engineering to innovation; he provides consultancy and advisory services to many government and industrial bodies around the world including BHP Billiton, Alcoa World Alumina, Rio Tinto and Mobil Exxon. He also sits at the independent board of directors of one of the Aditya Birla group of companies.During his distinguished career; Professor Bhargava was awarded many prestigious national and international awards including 2016 Khwarizmi International Award (KIA) by the government of Iran, 2015 CHEMECA medal (The most prestigious award in the chemical engineering profession in Australia and New Zealand), the most prestigious Indian National Science Academy’s P. C. Ray Chair (distinguished lecture series 2014), RMIT University Vice Chancellor’s Research Excellence Award (2006 and 2014), Applied Research award (2013), R. K. Murphy Medal (2008) by the Royal Australian Chemical Institute.He has also strived over the years to create solid and sustainable global research partnerships to improve and advance Science and Technology. The establishment of the Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT)-RMIT joint research centre which is jointly funded by the Government of India (CSIR) and RMIT University is one of the best examples for this.