R Velraj appointed vice-chancellor of Anna University

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu governor Banwarilal Purohit on Tuesday appointed R Velraj as vice-chancellor of Anna University. He will hold the post for a period of three years from the date of assuming office.
Velraj, who has 33 years of teaching experience, is presently working as a professor at the Institute of Energy Studies, Anna University. He has also worked as director of the Institute of Energy Studies and director of Anna University-FRG Institute for CAD/CAM.
Velraj has published 193 research papers in indexed journals with H-index 52 and citations more than 10,000. He also guided 33 PhD scholars and has two patents to his credit.
Velraj served as a member of the board of studies, member of academic council in Anna University. He formulated three courses for the PhD programme in the department of mechanical engineering and introduced nine new courses for master of engineering and was involved in formation of two academic programmes for master of engineering at Anna University.

The university has been run by a three-member convener committee for the last four months after M K Surappa completed his tenure as vice-chancellor on April 11.