Prof. Jitendra Prasad has joined as Dean & HOD of Petroleum Engineering department in December 2013. Prof Prasad is veteran petroleum industry professional with 34 years of experience in operations and R&D. He has worked in onshore as well as in offshore areas.
His areas of specialization include Petro-physics, Flow Assurance, Drilling, Cementation, PVT, Oil and Gas processing. Prof. Jitendra Prasad has worked in different regions of ONGC like Assam, Dehradun, Gujarat, Mumbai and Chennai. He has over 25 technical papers in National and International Conference/Journals to his credit. He is members of many professional bodies. He is also in various committees of SPE (Society of Petroleum Engineers). Currently he is Section Chairperson of SPE Chennai.
Prof. Prasad is widely travelled person. Have visited many countries to present papers, attend business meetings, trainings etc.
He is also been a decorated and veteran officer of Indian Territorial Army. He holds B.Tech. degree in Chemical Engineering from HBTI Kanpur and M. Tech. degree in Petroleum Engineering from ISM, Dhanbad.