Editor
Dr. Arumugam Sakunthalai Ramadhas received his BE (1996) from Madurai
Kamaraj University, Madurai; his ME (1999) from Annamalai University,
Chidambaram; and his PhD (2007) from the National Institute of Technology
Calicut in mechanical engineering. He has published more than 25 research
papers in peer-reviewed international journals and spoken at conferences/
seminars, and contributed two chapters on biodiesel in the Handbook of PlantBased Biofuels (2008). He is a reviewer of reputed international journals in
the area of fuels and engines and a member of the Society of Automotive
Engineers, India, and the Combustion Institute of India. He has a decade of
experience in academia and industry. Presently he holds a position of Senior
Research Officer in the Engine Testing of Fuels and Emissions Department,
Research and Development Center of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd., India. His
research focuses on conventional and alternative fuels, gasoline additives,
engine technologies, and emissions.
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Dr. Arumugam Sakunthalai Ramadhas received his BE (1996) from Madurai
Kamaraj University, Madurai; his ME (1999) from Annamalai University,
Chidambaram; and his PhD (2007) from the National Institute of Technology
Calicut in mechanical engineering. He has published more than 25 research
papers in peer-reviewed international journals and spoken at conferences/
seminars, and contributed two chapters on biodiesel in the Handbook of PlantBased Biofuels (2008). He is a reviewer of reputed international journals in
the area of fuels and engines and a member of the Society of Automotive
Engineers, India, and the Combustion Institute of India. He has a decade of
experience in academia and industry. Presently he holds a position of Senior
Research Officer in the Engine Testing of Fuels and Emissions Department,
Research and Development Center of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd., India. His
research focuses on conventional and alternative fuels, gasoline additives,
engine technologies, and emissions.
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