Prof S C Misra

director.viz@imu.co.in

Director

Educational Qualifications B.Tech (hons) in Naval Architecture, 1970

Ph.D. in Applied Science (UK), 1976

Professional Experience:
University/Organisation Designation From To Nature of Experience
Hindustan Shipyard Design Engineer 1970 1979 Design work
Limited, Visakhapatnam
IIT Kharagpur Asst. Professor 1979 1989 Teaching at UG and PG levels,
short term courses, research and
industrial consultancy.
IIT Kharagpur Professor 1990 Feb -do-
2008
IIT Madras Visiting July 1998 June -do-
Professor 2000
Indian Maritime Univ., Director Feb 2008 Till Teaching, design and research
Visakhapatnam Campus date and administration

Field of Specialization: Naval Architecture and Ocean engineering,

Applied Hydrodynamics and Marine Design

After obtaining a degree in Naval Architecture, in the early 70s, Sri S C Misra had joined M/s
Hindustan Shipyard as a design engineer. In pursuit of higher education he went to UK and
obtained his Ph. D from University of New Castle upon Tyne, UK. He then joined the Indian
Institute of Technology, Kharagpur and took up teaching. He has been a Professor and Head of
the Department of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering till end February 2009, whence he
had taken over as Director of the National Ship Design and Research Centre, Visakhapatnam.

Currently he holds the post of Director of Indian Maritime University, Visakhapatnam Campus
(formerly known as the national Ship Design and Research Center), under the Ministry of
Shipping, Government of India. He had been teaching a wide variety of subjects at IIT
Kharagpur and his main areas of interest include ship design and production and experimental
hydrodynamics. He is involved in a number of sponsored research and industrial consultancy
projects. Since taking over as Director of Indian Maritime University, Visakhapatnam Campus,
he has started an undergraduate and postgraduate program in Naval Architecture and Ocean
Engineering. Under his leadership IMU Visakhapatnam Campus is moving towards becoming a
major centre for Ship design and research.