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{{Short description|Indian educational institution}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
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{{Infobox university
| name = Alagappa College of Technology
| native_name =
| image = https://images.app.goo.gl/jucdPnkQcPhwha5A9
| motto =
| established = 1944
| type = [[Public University|Public]]
| endowment =
| administrative_staff =
| faculty =
| vice_chancellor = Dr. Surappa<ref>{{cite web|title=VC Official Desk|url=http://www.annauniv.edu/vcdesk/vcprofile.htm|access-date=22 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130707151657/http://www.annauniv.edu/vcdesk/vcprofile.htm|archive-date=7 July 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| dean = Dr . S. Meenakshisundaram
| students =
| city = [[Chennai]]
| coor = {{coord|13.007906|80.238795|display=inline,title}}
| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| country = [[India]]
| campus = Urban
| other_name = A C Tech
| affiliations = [[Anna Technological and Research University]]
| website = [http://www.annauniv.edu/act/ Official website]
}}
'''Alagappa College of Technology''' is an [[education]]al institution located in [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]] that offers higher education in engineering, technology and allied sciences. The college was established in 1944 and was integrated with [[Anna University]] in 1978 from [[University of Madras]] as a constituent part of [[Anna University]].

==History==
Alagappa College of Technology was founded in 1944. Funds for its establishment in the amount of five hundred thousand Indian rupees was donated by philanthropist Vallal Dr. Alagappa Chettiar to Dr. A. Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar, Vice Chancellor of Madras University in 1943. Dr. Alagappa Chettiar expressed an interest in setting up a college that offered newer technology related courses. As a token of appreciation for his generosity Madras University resolved to name the college as Alagappa College of Technology, offering Chemical Engineering, Textile Engineering and Leather Technology, and also conferred on him an honorary degree of LL.D. at a special convocation.

==Departments==
There are six departments and two autonomous centres in Alagappa College of Technology.

* Department of Chemical Engineering
* Department of Applied science and technology
* Department of Textile Technology
* Center for Bio-Technology
* Department of Ceramic Technology
* Department of Leather Technology

Autonomous centres
* Crystal Growth Centre
* Centre for Nanoscience and Technology

===Department of Chemical Engineering===
The Department of Chemical Engineering<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150628195331/http://www.auchemicalengg.in/ Department of Chemical Engineering]</ref> was established in 1944 under the University of Madras. In 1978, the department was transferred to the then newly formed [[Anna University]]. The department which started with an undergraduate course in chemical engineering now offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in chemical, petroleum refining and petrochemicals, and environmental science and technology.

In the early days of the college research was carried out in the conventional areas of chemical engineering like [[Absorption (chemistry)|absorption]], [[adsorption]], [[liquid-liquid extraction]], and [[fluid dynamics]]. Over the years, the areas of research have moved in line with developments in the [[chemical process industries]]. The department focuses on areas like bioprocesses, modeling, [[nanofiltration]], [[bioengineering]] and [[Environment (systems)|environmental systems]].

The department offers two undergraduate courses:

* B.Tech - Chemical Engineering
* B.Tech - Petroleum Refining and Petrochemical Technology (discontinued in 2012)

It also offers three postgraduate courses:
* M.Tech - Chemical Engineering
* M.Tech - Petroleum Refining and Petrochemical Technology
* M.Tech - Environmental Science and Engineering

The annual technical festival of the department is called [[Chemfluence]]. It features paper presentation sessions, lectures, video conferences and technical quizzes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/02/24/stories/2007022416610300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070226230118/http://www.hindu.com/2007/02/24/stories/2007022416610300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-02-26 |title=Engagements / Chennai : In Chennai Today |date=2007-02-24 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2012-01-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/21/stories/2008022155140500.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080227152201/http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/21/stories/2008022155140500.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2008-02-27 |title=Tamil Nadu / Chennai News : "Industrial boom will die if chemical engineers opt out of their field" |date=2008-02-21 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2012-01-28}}</ref>

===Department of Textile Technology===
The Department of Textile Technology was established in 1945 under the [[University of Madras]]. It houses laboratories such as a [[Spinning (textiles)|Spinning]] Lab, [[Weaving]] Lab, Chemical Processing Lab, [[Quality Assurance]] and Testing Lab, [[Knitting]] Lab, [[Garment]] Lab and CAD Lab. It offers undergraduate courses in [[Textile]] Technology and [[Apparel]]. However, M.Tech is offered only for Textile Technology. PhD programmes are also available. The department houses a library with a variety of books on textile technology, knitting, sewing, fashion illustration, and other topics, which are available to be borrowed during the weekends.<ref>https://www.annauniv.edu/Textile/index.html</ref>

===Center for Biotechnology===
The Center for Biotechnology<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140814203215/http://www.annauniv.edu/Biotech/academics.html Center for Biotechnology]</ref> was established in 1987 in [[Anna University]] with financial support from the [[Department of Biotechnology]], [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] and [[Anna University]]. The center has a building of about 1000 square metres sponsored by Southern Petrochemicals Corporation Limited at [[Taramani]] Campus with facilities for carrying out research in areas such as biotechnology, [[bioprocess]] technology, [[molecular biology]], [[cell biology]], and [[immunology]].

The administrative building is located in the main campus at [[Guindy]], and a separate academic complex offers teaching programs. The department offers undergraduate and postgraduate programs in [[industrial biotechnology]], [[Food]] Technology and [[Pharmaceutical]] Technology. It also offers a postgraduate program in Computational Biology which is a network program conducted by Pondicherry University-Madurai Kamaraj University and anna University. It is the first of its kind in India started by DBT, India. And it is upgraded to M.Tech [[computational biology]] from the academic year 2014 in collaboration with Pondicherry university.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.annauniv.edu/Biotech/mcomp.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035927/https://www.annauniv.edu/Biotech/mcomp.html |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.btisnet.nic.in/DICpodu.asp |title=Archived copy |access-date=27 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220012/http://www.btisnet.nic.in/DICpodu.asp |archive-date=3 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Department of Ceramic Technology===
Anna University started a M.Tech Degree Programme in [[Ceramic]] Technology in the Department of Chemical Engineering in 1990 with financial support of Rs.50 lakhs from M/s [[Carborundum Universal Limited|Carborundum Universal Ltd]], Chennai. The Division of Ceramic Technology was formed in 1993. A B.Tech Programme in Ceramic Technology was started in 1996 with financial support of Rs.25 lakhs from M/s [[Carborundum Universal Limited|Carborundum Universal Ltd.]], Chennai.

===Department of Applied Sciences and Technology===
The Department of Applied Sciences was established in 2013. The only undergraduate course taught under this department is Petroleum Engineering and Technology, which is a self-supporting course.

===Centre for Nanoscience and Technology===
The Centre for Nanoscience and Technology was established at Anna University in 2005. The centre has been actively pursuing research in various aspects of nanoscience and technology including chemical, mechanical and biosynthesis of nanomaterials like semiconductor nanostructures, nanocrystalline thin films, carbon nanotubes and nanofibres, metallic nanoadhesives, polymer based nanocomposites and nanostructured ferroic materials.

The centre has been offering M. Tech. course in Nanoscience and Technology since 2008, which is supported by DST-Nanomission with a multi-disciplinary curriculum.

==Notable alumni==
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* [[C. Anandharamakrishnan]], Director, Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology, Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Tanjavur
* [[M. S. Ananth]], [[IIT Madras]]
* [[Viveck Goenka]], Indian Express Group
* [[Y. G. Mahendra]], Tamil and Malayalam actor
* [[G. V. Prasad]], Dr. Reddy's labs
* [[Thirumalachari Ramasami]], Secretary to Government of India, Department of Science and Technology
* [[N. Srinivasan]], [[India Cements]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.annauniv.edu/act/ Official website]

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