Our Advisors

Our Advisory Board brings together distinguished leaders from academia, industry, research, and entrepreneurship. Their strategic guidance, global perspective, and deep domain expertise help shape the vision, programs, and impact of OBU SkillTech & Innovation Centre.

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Prof. Chettiyapan Visvanthan

Emeritus Professor

Department of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, Mahidol University

P.O. Box 4, 58 Moo 9, Km. 42, Paholyothin Highway, Klong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120 Thailand

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Dr. Kirsten Heimann

Adjunct Associate Professor

Faculty of Science and Engineering

Southern Cross University, Lismore, Australia

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Dr. Purushotham Tukkaraja

Department of Mining Engineering & Management

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Rapid City, South Dakota, United States.

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Dr.Laurence A. Angel

Professor, Department of Chemistry

East Texas A&M University, Texas, United States

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Dr. Raj Kurup

Adjunct Professor, School of Engineering, Chemical Engineering, The University of Western, Australia.

CEO, Environmental Engineers International Pty Ltd.
Suite 2.01/16 Victoria Ave, Perth WA 6000, Australia

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Dr.Deepak Kumaresan

Consultant (Climate, Circular Bioeconomy & Agri-Biotech), Senior Fellow (Honorary), School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham.

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Mr.Samant Kumar

Portfolio Manager and Agile Program Manager

 Capgemini, Katy, Texas, USA

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