Raj Rajagopalan

Raj Rajagopalan is a distinguished chemical engineer and academic leader currently serving as a Distinguished Professor at the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech) in Moscow, Russia.123 He has had a notable career in academia and research administration:

Academic Career

• Joined Skoltech as a Founding Faculty Fellow in May 20121
• Appointed Dean of Faculty at Skoltech in November 20121
• Served as Provost of Skoltech from 2013 to July 201512
• Continued as a Distinguished Professor at Skoltech after stepping down as Provost2

Prior Positions

• Program Chair of Chemical & Pharmaceutical Engineering at the Singapore-MIT Alliance, National University of Singapore (NUS)1
• Deputy Director of the NUS Graduate School for Integrative Sciences and Engineering1
• Head of the Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at NUS1
• Head of the Environmental Sciences and Engineering Program at NUS1
• Director of Middle East Affairs for NUS1
• Involved in establishing King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) from 2007 to 20121
• Faculty member in New York, Texas, and Florida for over 25 years1
• Program Director at the US National Science Foundation1

Research Focus

Rajagopalan's research activities center on:

• Colloid physics and complex fluids
• Liquid-state physics
• Biomolecular science1

He is also a co-author of a leading textbook on colloid and surface chemistry.1

Achievements

Rajagopalan's contributions to research and education have been recognized through awards and appointments to advisory boards and journal editorial boards by professional societies and government agencies from various countries, including the US, Canada, Singapore, Hong Kong, India, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, and Kazakhstan.1