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Preface; Contents; Editors and Contributors; 1 The Mind of an Engineer; Convergence of Engineering and Life Sciences; Engineers Have the Mind of a Polymath; Engineers in Innovative Ecosystem; Can a Good Engineer Become a Good Manager?; Engineering Needs Art; The Future; 2 Directed and Systematic Approaches Towards Sustainability in the Twenty-first Century; References; 3 Treating Challenges as Opportunities; 4 Mind to Chemical Markets: Engineering and Managing the Complex Journey; The Mind to Market Journey; Grey Engineering Terrains Created by System Complexities.
Reactor and Separation EngineeringKinetics, Modelling and Simulation of Reacting Systems; Process Intensification Opens New Engineering Terrains; Management Issues in Mind to Market Journey; Market Orientation; Knowledge Management; Stakeholding; Summary; Acknowledgement; 5 The Search for Meaningful Purpose: Reminiscences of an Indian Engineer; 6 An Engineer or a Scientist
A Perpetual Dilemma; Prelude; The Early Phase; The Journey Begins; On the Job; On the Roll; A New Chapter; The Realization; Epilogue; 7 Is an Engineer's Mind Different?; 8 Technology and the Global Community.
Bridge the DivideBuild a Sustainable Planet; Solve Problems of Social Inequality; 9 The Anatomy of Change; Changing Boundaries Between Physical and Biological Sciences; Integration of Biological Systems with Chemical Engineering Sciences; Looking Ahead; 10 India's Tryst with Destiny Establishment of the Highest Level of Engineering and Technology; Introduction; Involvement in the Development of Water Resources; Establishment of the Centre for Policy Studies at IIT Delhi; Advancing Technology in the Water Area in India; Conclusion; References; Further Readings.
11 Glimpses from a Lifetime in Teaching and ResearchThe First Two Years; At the University of Kalyani; At the University of Minnesota; Leaving the University of Minnesota; The Initial Period at IIT Delhi; At the University of Leeds; More to Come Later; In Conclusion; 12 My Four Decades in BARC; 13 Think to Do Something; 14 The Milestones of My Professional Life; 15 Reminiscing My Days at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Trivandrum; My Early Life and Education; Journey to Kerala; My First Assignment at TERLS; The Story of OBP Development at VSSC; OBP MKI; VAP; OBP MKII; The Background.
The ArchitectureThe System Software; OBP MKIII; The Architecture and Software; Epilogue; 16 Chasing a Dream; 17 My Eureka Moment; 18 My Reminiscences; The Early Life; My Professional Mission; On Science, Religion, and Society; References; 19 From `Nowhere to Somewhere'; 20 My Life in an Encouraging Educational and Professional Environment; Early Life; Schools in Parvatipuram and Bobbili; Secondary School at Sompeta; At Maharajah's College, Vizianagaram; Government Engineering College Kakinada (GECK); Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur; Ph. D. Research; Professional Life; Conclusion.
Reactor and Separation EngineeringKinetics, Modelling and Simulation of Reacting Systems; Process Intensification Opens New Engineering Terrains; Management Issues in Mind to Market Journey; Market Orientation; Knowledge Management; Stakeholding; Summary; Acknowledgement; 5 The Search for Meaningful Purpose: Reminiscences of an Indian Engineer; 6 An Engineer or a Scientist
A Perpetual Dilemma; Prelude; The Early Phase; The Journey Begins; On the Job; On the Roll; A New Chapter; The Realization; Epilogue; 7 Is an Engineer's Mind Different?; 8 Technology and the Global Community.
Bridge the DivideBuild a Sustainable Planet; Solve Problems of Social Inequality; 9 The Anatomy of Change; Changing Boundaries Between Physical and Biological Sciences; Integration of Biological Systems with Chemical Engineering Sciences; Looking Ahead; 10 India's Tryst with Destiny Establishment of the Highest Level of Engineering and Technology; Introduction; Involvement in the Development of Water Resources; Establishment of the Centre for Policy Studies at IIT Delhi; Advancing Technology in the Water Area in India; Conclusion; References; Further Readings.
11 Glimpses from a Lifetime in Teaching and ResearchThe First Two Years; At the University of Kalyani; At the University of Minnesota; Leaving the University of Minnesota; The Initial Period at IIT Delhi; At the University of Leeds; More to Come Later; In Conclusion; 12 My Four Decades in BARC; 13 Think to Do Something; 14 The Milestones of My Professional Life; 15 Reminiscing My Days at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Trivandrum; My Early Life and Education; Journey to Kerala; My First Assignment at TERLS; The Story of OBP Development at VSSC; OBP MKI; VAP; OBP MKII; The Background.
The ArchitectureThe System Software; OBP MKIII; The Architecture and Software; Epilogue; 16 Chasing a Dream; 17 My Eureka Moment; 18 My Reminiscences; The Early Life; My Professional Mission; On Science, Religion, and Society; References; 19 From `Nowhere to Somewhere'; 20 My Life in an Encouraging Educational and Professional Environment; Early Life; Schools in Parvatipuram and Bobbili; Secondary School at Sompeta; At Maharajah's College, Vizianagaram; Government Engineering College Kakinada (GECK); Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur; Ph. D. Research; Professional Life; Conclusion.