Dr. Sunil S Bhagwat is the Director, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune and Professor of Chemical Engineering at the Institute of Chemical Technology (fka UDCT/UICT) where he was earlier the head of the Dept of Chemical Engg and Dean Academic Programmes. His group (over 45 Doctoral and 85 masters students completed) has successfully completed several research projects funded by government agencies and private companies in India and abroad. His group won the NOCIL award of IIChE in 2012 and the Bry-Air Asia award for HVAC in 2013. He was awarded Best Teacher Award in ICT several times and also Indian National Science Aacademy (INSA) Teacher Award in 2016. In 2019, the UDCT Alumni Association’s Distinguished Alumnus Award - Academic category, was bestowed upon him. He received the Indian Chemical Council - KV Mariwala award for Chemical Industry- Academia partnership 2022 and was elected Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering in 2023. He is also an active consultant to many chemical industries . He has over 100 international publications and over 80 national/ international conference presentations and 10 patents to his credit.
His area of Specialization is Interfacial Science, Artificial Neural Networks, Energy and Exergy Engineering.