Leo Samuel D.G.

#**-***, ***** ***, ********* Street, Singapore – 540 127.

Mobile: +65 92401315, +91-986*******; Email: adguiv@r.postjobfree.com ABOUT ME

An air-conditioning expert who has more than 4 years of post-doctoral work experience. Acquired a deep understanding of air-conditioning and related subjects and eager to use the skills for the benefits of society. A good team player who can coordinate a multidisciplinary team.

AREAS OF INTEREST

• Passive cooling • Heat exchanger design

• Energy-efficient air-conditioning • Heat transfer SOFTWARE SKILLS

• COMSOL Multiphysics • Matlab

• AutoCAD

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Disruptive Thermodynamics

Position: Senior Researcher Period: May 2019 – Till date

• Design and optimization of energy-efficient air conditioning system using MATLAB

• Build experimental setups, analysis of test results and suggestions for improvements

• Provide necessary advice to other team members on controls, sensors and design Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad Position: Assistant Professor Period: May 2018 – May 2019

• Taught non-conventional energy resources, heat and mass transfer, engineering graphics for B.Tech. students. Coordinated laboratory courses. Nanyang Technological University

Position: Research Fellow Period: July 2016 – May 2018

• Successful completion of a project entitled ‘Atmospheric water generator – Design, development and optimization under tropical climate of Singapore’

• Build an experimental facility and worked with an interdisciplinary team for the project on intelligent building automation and model predictive control (MPC)

• Written a few project proposals including a proposal for energy-efficient air- conditioning of Changi International Airport Terminal-5 Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Position: Junior Research Fellow Period: February 2016 – June 2016

• Built experimental facility and developed a CFD model for a DST project entitled

‘Passive cooling system for tropical climate - Concrete core cooling coupled with cooling tower’ and submitted periodic reports

Larsen and Toubro Limited

Position: Assistant Manager Period: July 2008 – July 2010

• Involved in construction of blast furnace at Vizag Steel Plant and coal conveyer at Simhadri Super Thermal Power Station

RESEARCH GRANT

Investigators : A Gurubalan, K Dharmasastha, Philip Cherian, Dixon David, DG Leo Samuel

Title : A comfortable low-energy building made using GFRG panels and provided with radiant cooling and desiccant systems Sponsoring Agency: Department of Science & Technology, Government of India, TATA Trusts and Lockheed Martin Corporation, U.S.A (IIGP 2.0) Year of Sanction: 2018; Duration: 1 year; Amount: INR 10,00,000 ACADEMIC RECORD

Degree Specialization College/ Institute

Year of

Passing

Percent/

CGPA

PhD. Thermal Indian Institute of

Technology Madras

2016 8.73/10

M.Tech. Construction technology

and management

Indian Institute of

Technology Delhi

2008 8.57/10

B.E. Mechanical Dr Sivanthi Aditanar

College of Engineering

2006 84.6%

Higher

secondary

Maths, Physics,

Chemistry and Biology

A.V.Rm.V. Matriculation

Higher Secondary School

2002 83.7%

Matriculation - A.V.Rm.V. Matriculation

Higher Secondary School

2000 79.7%

SKILLS AND QUALITY

• Self-motivation, reliable, trustworthy and team player

• Systematic and hardworking

• Skill to convert technical knowledge into a viable product and practical applications RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

Refereed Journals: 11 Conference: 11

Best Five Papers

1. D.G. Leo Samuel, S.M. Shiva Nagendra and M.P. Maiya (2013) Passive alternatives to mechanical air-conditioning of building: A review. Building and Environment, 66, 54-64, Impact factor (IF): 4.82.

2. D.G. Leo Samuel, S.M. Shiva Nagendra and M.P. Maiya (2017) Feasibility analysis of passive thermally activated building system for various climatic regions in India. Energy and Buildings, 155, 352-363, IF: 4.50. 3. D.G. Leo Samuel, S.M. Shiva Nagendra and M.P. Maiya (2018) Parametric analysis on the thermal comfort of a cooling tower based thermally activated building system in tropical climate-An experimental study. Applied Thermal Engineering, 138, 325-335, IF: 4.03.

4. D.G. Leo Samuel, K. Dharmasastha, S.M. Shiva Nagendra, M.P. Maiya (2017) Thermal comfort in traditional buildings composed of local and modern construction materials. International Journal of Sustainable Built Environment, 6(2), 463-475, IF: 3.48.

5. D.G. Leo Samuel, S.M. Shiva Nagendra and M.P. Maiya (2018) Cooling performance and indoor air quality characteristics of an earth tunnel cooled building. Mapan - Journal of Metrology Society of India, 33(2), 147-158, IF: 1.32. List of peer-reviewed journal publications - Google Scholar link: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=wvEx2qAAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao PERSONAL PROFILE

Date of Birth : 05 June 1985

Residence status: Singapore Employment Pass

Father’s Name : Rev. J. Devaraj Gnanasingh

Mother’s Name: Mrs A. Victoria

Nationality : Indian

Marital Status : Married

Wife’s Name : Mrs T. Lilly Thangamalar

Languages : English and Tamil

NAME AND ADDRESS OF TWO REFERENCES

1. Prof. M.P. Maiya

Professor,

Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning

Laboratory,

Department of Mechanical Engineering,

IIT Madras, Chennai.

adguiv@r.postjobfree.com

+91-44-225*-****

2. Prof. Shiva Nagendra

Professor,

Environmental and Water Resources

Engineering (EWRE),

Department of Civil Engineering,

IIT Madras, Chennai.

adguiv@r.postjobfree.com

+91-44-225*-****

Declaration:

I, D.G. Leo Samuel hereby confirm that the information given above is factual to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Place : Singapore

Date : 02

nd

September 2020 (D G Leo Samuel)

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