Dean Research & Development

Prof. Dr. P. Chandrakumar is Dean of Research & Development and Associate Professor in the department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Mechanical & Construction, Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology. A qualified engineering professional turned to technology business incubation by chance, helping entrepreneurs for over a decade. An experience of a decade in TBI and academia. A founding team member of Vel Tech TBI, the technology business incubator at Vel Tech Chennai, and has been managing the incubator since 2010. Involved in 180+ startups incubated at Vel Tech TBI. Several of them have done excellently, most are active and running their businesses very well. Actively mentoring start-ups and innovators related to the Manufacturing domain. Prior to Vel Tech TBI has teaching experience of over 3 years in mechanical engineering.