P. SOMASUNDARAN

La von Duddleson Krumb Professor
 Director, IUCRC for Advanced Studies in Novel Surfactants
Director, Langmuir Center for Colloids and Interfaces
Columbia University, New York, N.Y. 10027
Phone: (212) 854-2926
FAX: (212) 854-8362
E-mail: ps24@columbia.edu

 

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Awards, Appointments, and other Recognitions
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Research Interests

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Professional Experience

Awards and Recognitions

  • AIME Mineral Industry Education Award, St. Louis, Missouri, 2006
  • Keynote lecture at Centenary of Flotation Symposium, Brisbane, Australia, 2005
  • Invited speaker at Beijing General Institute of Minin and Metallurgy, Beijing, China, 2005
  • Keynote speaker at Cosmetic and Toiletries Magazine's Advanced Technology Conference, Berlin, Germany, 2005
  • Lead-off speaker at 3rd Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Conference, Mumbai, India, 2005
  • Plenary lecture at 10th International Mineral Processing Symposium, Cesme, Turkey, 2004
  • Opening keynote lecture at 11th National Conference on Surfactants, Emulsions and Biocolloids, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India, 2003
  • Distinguished speaker in Metal Science and Engineering, Penn State University, Pennsylvania, 2003
  • Sole US representative at IMPC Steering Committee, Cape Town, South Africa, 2002
  • Appointed Honorary professor at Wuhan Institute of Chemical Technology, July 2001
  • Keynote speaker and honorary Chair of the International Nanomaterials & Nanotechnology 1
  • Conference in Beijing, China. Also met Chinese President Jiang Zemin, July 200
  • Elected as foreign member to the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, 2000 
  • Foreign Member of Chinese Academy of Engineering, 1998
  • Chairman, Engineering Foundation Board, 1993 - Present
  • Frank F. Aplan Award, Engineering Foundation, 1992.
  • Honorary Research Advisor, Beijing General Research Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Beijing, China, 1991.
  • The State of New Jersey Senate Leadership Citation, 1991.
  • Plenary Lecture, 119th Annual AIME/SME Meeting, Utah, 1990.
  • Ellis Island Medal of Honor for Distinguished Americans, 1990
  • First Brahm Prakash Chair, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 1990.
  • Distinguished Alumnus Award, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 1989.
  • Honorary Professor, Central University of Technology, Changsha, China, 1988_1993
  • Plenary Lecture, XVIth International Mineral Processing Congress, Stockholm, Sweden, 1988.
  • Henry Krumb Lecturer Award, AIME, 1988
  • Honor Award, Association of Indians in America, 1988.
  • Robert Richards Award, Soc. of Min., Met. & Mnrl. Eng., 1987
  • A.E. Taggart Award, Soc. of Min., Met. & Mnrl. Eng., 1987.
  • Award of Excellence, V.H.P. of America, Inc., July, 1987
  • Award for Achievements in Applied Science, 2nd World Malayalam Conference, Washington, DC, August, 1985
  • National Academy of Engineering Member, 1985
  • Keynote lecture, Colloque_bilan "Interactions Solide_Liquide", Nancy, France, 1984.
  • Plenary lecture (presented in absentia) International Conf. on Recent Advances in Mineral Science and Technology, Johannesburg, 1984.
  • Plenary lecture, Pacific Region Meeting of Fine Particle Society, 1983.
  • Distinguished Member, Soc. of Min., Met. & Mnrl. Engrg., 1983
  • Mill Man of Distinction Award, Soc. of Min., Met. & Mnrl. Eng., 1983
  • Antoine M. Gaudin Award, Soc. of Min., Met. & Mnrl. Eng.,1982
  • Foreign Guest Lecturer at the Rehbinder Symposium, USSR Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 1981
  • Keynote lecturer at the Intern. Conf. on Complex Sulfides, Rome, 1980
  • Publications Board Award, Soc. of Min., Met. & Mnrl. Eng., 1980
  • Most Distinguished Achievement in Engineering (AINA), 1980
  • Keynote lecturer, Int. Symp. on Resources Engineering, Bombay, 1979
  • Plenary lecturer at the XIII Intern. Mineral Proc. Cong. Warsaw, 1979
  • Soc. of Min., Met. & Mnrl. Eng., Best Presentation Award for the paper, "Stabilization, Flocculation and Selective Flocculation of Mineral Suspensions Using Polymers" by G.C. Sresty, P. Somasundaran, and C.C. Gryte, 1978
  • Opening lecturer, Symp. on Colloid and Surface Chemistry of Mineral Flotation, Melbourne, 1977
  • University of Melbourne Fellowship Award at the School of Chemistry, University of Melbourne, 1977
  • Keynote lecturer at the Conference on Non_Renewable Resources, Bangalore, 1977
  • Prime Minister Nehru Scholarship for higher studies abroad, 1961
  • Tata Educational Award for higher studies, 1961
  • Merit Scholarship from Indian Institute of Science on the basis of rank in a nationally selected class of 24, 1960
  • Fellow, Institution of Mining and Metallurgy (London)

Grants

Grants and Awards from Department of Energy, National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, American Iron and Steel Institute, Amoco Production Company, Chevron Oil Field Research Company, Exxon Enterprises, Exxon Research and Engineering, Gulf Research and Development Company, International Nickel Company, Marathon Oil Company, Mobil Development Company, Shell Development Company, Standard Oil of Ohio, Texaco Inc., Union Carbide Corporation, and Union Oil Company.