Assoc Professor Soumitri Varadarajan

Position

Deputy Dean Industrial & Interior Design

School /
Work Unit

Architecture & Design

Contact Details

+(61 3) 9925 0818

soumitri.varadarajan@rmit.edu.au

Location

88.6.

City Campus

College/Portfolio

Design & Social Context


 

Invited Positions

Adjunct Professor, Foshan University, Foshan, PRC

Adjunct Professor, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, PRC

Adjunct Professor, Ambedkar University, New Delhi, India

Research Fellow, National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, India

Education

PhD, 2003, The Life Cycle of the Object: A Case Study in Material Culture, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Train the Trainer, 1999, 2 Week Ecodesign Workshop, Delft Univerity of Technology (TU Delft), Netherlands

Diploma - Industrial Design, 1985, Advanced Entry Post-Graduate Program, National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, India

Bachelor of Engineering – Mechanical, 1982, Mysore University, India

Work Experience

Associate Professor, 2007 onwards, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia

Program Director – Industrial Design Program, 2003- 2006, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia

Associate Professor, 1994-03, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India

Visiting Professor, 1992-94, School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, India

Director, 1988-92, Product Design and Management, Ash Design (P) Ltd., New Delhi, India

Visiting Faculty, 1986-88, School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, India

Freelance Designer, 1986-94, New Delhi, India

Design Manager – Projects and Planning, 1985, Matrix Design Consultants Pvt Ltd, Pune, India

Awards

Program Innovation, University Award, 2005, Awarded to The Learner Centered Project, Industrial Design Program, School of Architecture and Design, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia

Innovation, Portfolio Award, 2005, Awarded to The Learner Centered Project, Industrial Design Program, School of Architecture and Design, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia

Indo-German Greentech Award for Environmental Excellence, 2001, Awarded to the Campus Recycling Programme, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India

Hindu Hitachi Scholarship Award, 1991-1992, Hitachi Research Centre (Tokyo) and Nippon Columbia (Denon, Shirakawa), Hitachi Ltd., Japan

GIA Award, 1996, British Council India - Travel Grant to tour Design Schools in UK

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