Dr. Vijayan Gurumurthy Iyer

Dr. Vijayan Gurumurthy Iyer b. 10  June 1964(57 years Old) , Mayuram, Tamil Nadu. 

Has passed Section ‘A’ and ‘B’ (Mechanical Engineering) examinations of Institution of Engineers (India)  in the years 1986 and 1990 respectively after passing three years Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from Ramakrishna Mission Technical Institute , Chennai during 1979-1982. Has got additional technical qualifications such as (i) Diploma in Production Management from Annamalai University in 1988 , Bachelor of General Law in 1993, (ii) Post Diploma in Automobile Engineering from Victoria Jubilee Technical Institute, Mumbai in  1992 and (iii) Master of Technology in Environmental Science and Engineering from Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad in 1997.  For being Ph.D. in Environmental Science and Engineering in 2003, he was awarded D.Sc.(Engg.) and LL.D. (Hon.) by The Yorker International University in 2010 and 2011 respectively.  He has enrolled himself in the Honorary Doctorate of Letters in International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, Great Britain in 2017. He was awarded Fellow of AIMA by All India Management Association, New Delhi in August 2007. Received Post-Doctoral Fellow (PDF) by World Science and Engineering Academy & Society (WSEAS), Greece in 17^th July 2006 and PDF elaborator in 01.09.2009 to 30 06.2010 for the Main Researcher, WSEAS Ecology and Ecosystems. 

Has been serving as Principal,  Professor , Chief Superintendent , Research Supervisor/ Ph.D.Guideship , Chief Co-ordinator (Entrepreneurship Development Cell) ,  and Dean (Research & Development), with effect from April 2001. 

Has served as Officer in Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)/Government of India Service with effect from 22.05.1985 to 10.02.1998 including Central Pollution Control Board, Central Research Police Force (CRPF-ITI) and Engineering Council of India.  Served as Professor in Institute of Technology, Haramaya University (FDRE), Alemaya Ethiopia, East Africa   since 17.01.2014 to 10.02.2015 .

He has more than 37 years’ experience in Research, Academics, Industry, Field Work, Consultancy Services, Training and Extension, Government, Educational and Private Organizations. Has been coordinating and counseling Diploma in Entrepreneurship and Business Development (DEBM) programme to 63 OLPE Learners conducted by Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India(EDII).