T. C. Rao Explained

Tadimety Chakrapani Rao (18 September 1940 – 5 September 2023), also known as T.C. Rao, is an Indian mineral processing scientist and researcher.

Education

In 1959, Rao received a Bachelor of Science with honours in geology from Andhra University in Waltair, India, with a Masters in Science in ore dressing from the university in 1960. This course in ore dressing began at Andhra University under the guidance of Professor Calamur Mahadevan in 1954, and at that time was the only course in mineral processing in India.[1] In 1965, under the guidance of Professors Frank T. M. White and Alban J. Lynch,[2] Rao completed a postdoctorate in mineral engineering from the University of Queensland, Australia.

Career

From 1967 to 1977, Rao was a lecturer and then assistant professor at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur.[3] From 1977 to 1989 he was initially head of the fuel and mineral engineering department and was then appointed Dean of Research and Development at Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad.[4] From 1989 to 2000, he was director of the Advanced Minerals and Process Research Institute.[5]

He is a member of the general council of the Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad.[6]

He is a Council Member of the Indian Institute of Metals and the Mining, Geological and Metallurgical Institute of India. He is an Executive Council Member of Indian Institute of Mineral Engineering.[7] He was honoured as a fellow of Indian National Academy of Engineers in Coal and Mineral Processing Specialization.[8]

Honours and awards

Notes and References

  1. Mineral Engineering in India - Reflections by Arun Kumar Biswas, Indian Institute of Mineral Engineers, 2012
  2. In conversation with T.C. Rao, the "father of Indian minerals processing". MEI Blog. Wednesday 16 July 2014. http://min-eng.blogspot.com/2014/07/in-conversation-with-tc-rao-father-of.html Accessed 17 December 2018.
  3. http://www.iitk.ac.in/dofa/DOFA/alphafaculty.pdf IIT Kanupur, India. List of retired faculty
  4. AK Ghose, LK Bose (eds). Mining in the 21st Century: Quo Vadis?, Volume 1. 19th World Mining Congress, New Delhi. AK BALKEMA PUBLISHERS. . 2003.
  5. Web site: Former Directors. Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute (AMPRI), Bhopal. 11 September 2017.
  6. Web site: Members of IIT (ISM) General Council. Indian Institute Of Technology (Indian School Of Mines), Dhanbad. 11 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170911204422/http://iitism.ac.in/index.php/governing_body/general_council. 2017-09-11. dead.
  7. Web site: Executive Council. IIME India, Mineral Technology. 11 September 2017.
  8. Web site: INAE | Fellowship Sections 1 . www.inae.in . 22 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130127160956/http://www.inae.in/fellows_sec_1.html#SECTION-VIII . 27 January 2013 . dead.
  9. Web site: National Metallurgist's Day Award, 1985. 2013-07-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20130909210306/http://iim-india.net/images/31_12_2012_NMD_Awards_Winners.pdf. 2013-09-09. dead.
  10. Web site: IIME India, Mineral Technology. www.iimeindia.com.
  11. Web site: Basant Samman Award. 2013-07-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20131004043106/http://www.ismaa.in/ismaa-basant-samman-2007.php. 2013-10-04. dead.
  12. MEI Blog. Wednesday 17 October 2018. http://min-eng.blogspot.com/2018/10/its-official-prof-tc-rao-is-father-of.html Accessed 17 December 2018.

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