Research & DevelopmentVision
To be a leading Maritime University with International Standards by providing the Best Research Infrastructure to the Researchers. SCOPUS / High Impact Factor publications through Research Projects is the Top Most priority of the University.
Mission
To Create World Class Research facilities in the University Campus to cater to the needs of Research Scholars for carrying out Quality Research. To foster Sponsored and Academic Research which advances the boundaries of knowledge and contributes to the betterment of Industries and Society.
The University has well established governance policies and research infrastructure to strive to make AMET as a Research Intensive Institution through various quality enhancement and sustainable initiatives. AMET promotes academic research leading to Ph.D., in 15 academic disciplines. AMET appointed full time Faculty with Ph.D., qualifications to guide Ph.D., scholars as per the Guidelines of UGC Ph.D., regulations 2016. AMET has more than 80 sophisticated laboratories, two exclusive research centers and seven specialized research laboratories with more than 126 major equipment to facilitate academic research. University has introduced Ph.D. programmes in all academic disciplines by following the guidelines of UGC (2009 Regulations and its amendments 2016).
Some of the salient accomplishments of research and academics by the University are presented below:
| 1 | Number of PhDs produced | 168 |
| 2 | Total Publications | 3382 |
| 3 | H-index of the University | 43 |
| 4 | I10 index | 250 |
| 5 | Cumulative Impact Factor | 1428 |
| 5 | No of Granted Patent | 35 |
| 7 | No of patents filed and published | 106 |
| 8 | No of books and chapters published | 856 |
| 9 | No. of Research Projects (Govt, Consultancy & Industry) | 135 |
The Genesis of Research and Development Cell (RDC) and Research Advisory Council (RAC)
The University has both the Centre for Academic Research and Centre for Sponsored Research and Publications each headed by separate Deans. Now in a letter by UGC dated 08-06-2022, it was advised that any research governing body existing or established in the University should be renamed as Research and Development Cell (RDC) as per UGC Guidelines. The Guidelines for Establishment of Research & Development Cell in Higher Education Institutions 2022 suggest that each Institution shall establish a Research and Development Council with defined objectives. The Research Governance will have a Research Advisory Council (RAC) headed by the Vice-Chancellor/Principal or his/her nominee as the apex body of RDC. The Director, nominated by the Vice-Chancellor among the distinguished researchers from the university, will head various committees to drive the governance. RDC may form multiple committees to smoothen its functioning with respective committee members nominated by the Director– RDC and approved by RAC. Hence, it is clear that a Research Advisory Council shall be established with nominated members under the chairmanship of the Vice Chancellor and Director RDC as Convener to govern the activities of RDC and its other committees.
In this context, the Academic Council of the University, in its meeting held on 24-08-2022 has approved the proposal of merging existing Centre for Research and Centre for Sponsored Research into a holistic Research and Development Cell (RDC). Dr D Velmurugan, Dean Sponsored Research and Publications has been nominated as Director for the Research and Development Cell. The Board of Research of the University shall be renamed as Research Advisory Council and the same shall be reconstituted with the members nominated by the Vice Chancellor.
Members of the Research Advisory Council (RAC)
| S.No. | Member of the Research Advisory Council | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prof. Dr.V.Rajendran, Vice-Chancellor, AMET University | Chairperson |
| 2 | Dr. Deepa Rajesh, Vice President (Academics), AMET | Special Invitee |
| 3 | Dr.William Selvamurthy, President, AMITY University, Former Chief Controller – R&D, DRDO | Member |
| 4 | Dr.T.Balasubramanian, Former Vice Chancellor, CARE Deemed to be University (Chettinad) Chennai | Member |
| 5 | Dr.Amitava Roy, Retired Scientist-G / Advisor, DST | Member |
| 6 | Dr.R.Venkatesan, Scientist G National Institute of Ocean Technology (Rtd), Chennai | Member |
| 7 | Mr.Vinay Kumar, Scientist F, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), Government of India, New Delhi | Member |
| 8 | Dr.S.Nallayarasu, Professor and Head, Department of Ocean Engineering, IIT Madras | Member |
| 9 | Shri.S.Vasudevan, Scientist G, Naval Physical Oceanographic Laboratory (DRDO), Kochi | Member |
| 10 | Dr.K.Kadirvelu, Scientist F, DRDO-BU Centre for Life Sciences Coimbatore | Member |
| 11 | Prof.Sudhir Varadharajan, School of Interdisciplinary Design and Innovation, IITDM Kanchipuram | Member |
| 12 | Capt.Gopal Srinivas, Principal DGS Courses and Dean Nautical Science, AMET | Faculty Representative |
| 13 | Dean Marine Engineering, AMET | Faculty Representative |
| 14 | Prof.T.Sasilatha, Dean Academics and International Relations, AMET | Faculty Representative |
| 15 | Dr.Anita R Warrier, Associate Professor and Head i/c, Department of Physics, AMET | Faculty Representative |
| 16 | Dr.CM.Ramakritinan, Professor and Head, Department of Marine Biotechnology, AMET | Faculty Representative |
| 17 | Dr.S.G.Ponnambalam, Dean Research And Development Cell, AMET | Convener |
| 18 | Dr.S.Priya, Dean-Academic, AMET | Special Invitee |
| 19 | Dr.M.Jayaprakashvel, Director IQAC, AMET | Special Invitee |
| 20 | Dr.R.Muthuezhilan, Registrar i/c, AMET | (Ex-Officio Member) |