Siby Varghese Sr.

Scientist Siby Varghese Sr. Rubber Research Institute of India Rubber Board P.O. Kottayam Kottayam India 686 009 Biographical Sketch: Dr. Siby Varghese is a scientist of Rubber Research Institute of India and he received his doctorate in 1992 from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. He did his postdoctoral research (1996-1998) under the JSPS (Japan Society for Promotion of Science) postdoctoral programme at University of Tokyo, Japan in the area of radiation processing of polymers. For his scientific contributions he received the Kerala Young Scientist Award in 1993 and the Indian Young Scientist Award in 1996. His responsibilities include designing and leading of polymer projects of popular interest, trouble shooting of factory processes, conducting training programs for polymer students and entrepreneurs, supervision of students for PhD programme etc. In 2002, he has been selected for the famous AvH (Alexander von Humboldt) post-doctoral fellowship at Institute for Composite Materials (IVW), University of Kaiserslautern, Germany. He has 80 international publications and conducted several presentations in international level. He has 5 patents in his credit. His specific area of research interest includes polymer composites, blends, natural rubber nanocomposites, latex allergy, recycling etc