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{{distinguish|R. Vasudevan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox scientist
| name = Rajagopalan Vasudevan
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| birth_place = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| residence = [[India]]
| nationality = [[India|Indian]]
| field = [[Chemistry]]
| alma_mater = [[Madras University]]
| work_institution = [[Thiagarajar College of Engineering]]
| doctoral_advisor =
| known_for = [[Waste Management]]<br />[[Plastic roads]]
| prizes = [[Padma Shri]]
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'''Rajagopalan Vasudevan''', is an Indian scientist who has worked mainly in waste management. He is currently a professor in [[Thiagarajar College of Engineering]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/bw/articles/2014-07-10/indias-plastic-man-chemist-turns-litter-into-paved-roads|title=India's 'Plastic Man' Chemist Turns Litter Into Paved Roads – Businessweek|author=Akash Kapur|work=Businessweek.com}}</ref> He developed an innovative method to reuse plastic waste to construct better, more durable and very cost-effective roads. He thought up the idea of shredding plastic waste, mixing it with bitumen and using the polymerized mix in road construction. This method will help in making roads much faster and also will save environment from dangerous plastic waste. He also visited Mahatma schools on 15 April 2008. The roads also show greater resistance to damages caused by heavy rains.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/society/solution-to-plastic-pollution/article1506268.ece?homepage=true | title=Solution to plastic pollution | work=The Hindu | date=10 March 2011| access-date=29 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://thelogicalindian.com/story-feed/achievers/indias-plastic-man-and-his-incredible-innovation/?homepage=true | title=India's 'Plastic Man' and His Incredible Innovation| publisher=Logical Indian| date=17 July 2015| access-date=29 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.planetcustodian.com/2015/07/14/6019/why-india-forgot-its-plastic-man-and-his-incredible-innovation.html?homepage=true | title=Why India forgot its 'plastic man' and his incredible innovation?| publisher=Planet Custodian| date=14 July 2015| access-date=29 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-01-03/news/30584656_1_technology-roads-monoblock?homepage=true | title=Chennai professor R Vasudevan invents plastic monoblock technology?| publisher=The Economic Times| date=3 January 2012| access-date=29 September 2015}}</ref> His road construction method is now widely used to construct roads in rural India.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://pmgsy.nic.in/circulars/GPW.htm | title=Plastic Waste in Rural Roads Construction| publisher=PMGSY | access-date=29 September 2015}}</ref> He was awarded India's fourth highest civilian honour [[Padma Shri]] in 2018.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/6-padma-awardees-are-pride-and-joy-of-tamil-nadu/articleshow/62658549.cms | title=6 Padma awardees are pride and joy of Tamil Nadu | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=26 January 2018 | access-date=26 January 2018}}</ref>

== Career ==
He obtained his Bachelor of Science degree and M.Sc degree from the [[Madras University]] in 1965 and 1967 respectively. He also earned his Ph.D from the same university in 1974. Later in 1975, he joined Thiagarajar College of Engineering as Lecturer and became Professor in 1998.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://tce.edu/staff_profile/faculty/MSCAC/rvchem.html | title= R Vasudevan | publisher=Thiagarajar College of Engineering | access-date=29 September 2015}}</ref>

== Research ==
His research mainly deals with waste management specifically use of waste plastics for road and building constructions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2016/jun/30/plastic-road-india-tar-plastic-transport-environment-pollution-waste|title=Plastic roads: India's radical plan to bury its garbage beneath the streets|last=Subramanian|first=Sribala|date=30 June 2016|website=the Guardian|language=en|access-date=2018-08-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/09/the-man-who-paves-indias-roads-with-old-plastic|title=The man who paves India's roads with old plastic|last=Thiagarajan|first=Kamala|date=9 July 2018|website=the Guardian|language=en|access-date=2018-08-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-propertyplus/plastone-blocks-have-many-advantages/article2859036.ece|title='Plastone' blocks have many advantages|last=Annamalai|first=S.|date=2012-02-04|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-08-21|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* Thiagarajan, Kamala [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/09/the-man-who-paves-indias-roads-with-old-plastic "The man who paves India's roads with old plastic"] – [[The Guardian]], 9 July 2018

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