Prof. Dr. Er. S. Kamaraj
Founder & Director, International Institute of Renewable Energy
NERD Society, Coimbatore
C.V of Prof. Dr. Er. S. KAMARAJ, ex. Professor & Head, Department of Bio-energy, Tamilnadu Agricultural University and presently Director, International Institute of Renewable Energy,
NERD Society, Vadavalli, Coimbatore-641 041.
“Since 1984, our journey has been rooted in the belief that sustainable energy is not a privilege, but a right for every rural household. Through NERD Society, we have empowered thousands of families with clean energy solutions, technical skills, and a renewed sense of hope. This mission is more than lighting homes — it’s about transforming lives and nurturing self-reliant communities.”
— Mrs. K. Sathiajothi Kamaraj, Founder President
His Contributions
- 36 years of dedicated service in Tamilnadu Agricultural University (TNAU)
- 20 years of service in Professor Cadre itself
- Agricultural Engineering Gadgets released through TNAU
- 30 Schemes obtained for TNAU for the financial outlay of Rs. 24.42 crores
- 7 Awards/Medals including Gold Medals obtained
- Four thesis got University/National Awards
- 11 M.Tech students guided
- 10 Ph.D scholars guided
- 15 books written
- Published articles in 15 international/national journals
- Published more than 170 popular articles
- Attended 21 training including oversees training programmes
- Conducted 1,289 training programmes for various stake holders
- Staff Associate for 5 years
- 39,553 farmers trained
- 2,363 Govt./NGO staff trained
- 393 unemployed youth trained and self employed
- Served as Under-graduate co-ordinator for 9 years
- Served as Post-graduate co-ordinator for 26 years
- Twenty courses were offered for Under-graduate, post-graduate and PhD scholars
- National Service Scheme Co-ordinator for 4 years
- Social Service League Co-ordinator for 4 years
- Staff Associate for 5 years
- Modernization of Agricultural University farms were undertaken for Rs. 8.00 crore
- Corpus Fund created for Rs. 68.78 lakhs to help poor students
- Member in 11 Expert Committees of Central and State Governments
- New Course started as B.Tech in Energy and Environment Engineering
- Member in 11 Expert Committees of Central and State Governments
- Earn while learning programme launched for under-graduate students
- Served as Co-ordinator of Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India sponsored Biogas Training Centre
- Member in Board of Studies of Agricultural Engineering
- Member in Academic Council of Tamilnadu Agricultural University
- Member in Board of Studies of Madurai Kamaraj University
- Member in Board of Studies of Gandhigram Rural University
- Served as Biogas Expert in Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of UN
- Deputed to Syria as ITEC Expert from India and visited more than 15 countries
- Modernization of Agricultural University farms were undertaken for Rs. 8.00 crore
- Corpus Fund created for Rs. 68.78 lakhs to help poor students
- New Course started as B.Tech in Energy and Environment Engineering