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{{Short description|Indian coastal engineer (born 1953)}}
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'''Vallam Sundar''' (born 30 March 1953) is an Indian [[professor]] of Coastal Engineering at the Department of Ocean Engineering of [[Indian Institute of Technology Madras]] (IIT Madras), [[Chennai]], India.

==Biography==

===Education and career===
Vallam Sundar studied [[Civil engineering]] at the [[College of Engineering, Guindy]], where he graduated in 1975. He completed his post-graduation in Hydraulics from [[Indian Institute of Technology Madras|IIT Madras]] in 1977 and received his [[doctorate]] in 1982 from the same institute.

Sundar started working at [[Anna University]] as Associate Lecturer. In 1981 he became a Scientific Officer at the Ocean Engineering Centre at IIT Madras and worked till 1987. In 1987 he became Assistant Professor of Coastal, Port and Harbour Engineering in the Ocean Engineering Centre at IIT Madras. During 2003–06, he served as the Head of Department of Ocean Engineering (IITM).<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.hydro.uni-wuppertal.de/fileadmin/bauing/hydro/aktuelles/CV_SUNDAR.pdf | title=CURRICULUM VITAE}}</ref>

===Current academic positions ===
Since 1996, Sundar is a [[professor]] of Coastal Engineering at Dept. of Ocean Engineering, IIT Madras <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.oec.iitm.ac.in/prof_Sundar_OnePageCV.html |title=Department of Ocean Engineering |access-date=8 January 2013 |archive-date=5 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130805151607/http://www.oec.iitm.ac.in/prof_Sundar_OnePageCV.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Memberships===
* Member, "The Institution of Engineers", Madras
* Member, "International Association of Hydraulic Research", The Netherlands
* Member, "Maritime Hydraulic Section of I.A.H.R.", The Netherlands
* Member, "The American Society of Marine Engineering", New York, USA
* Member, "American Society Of Mechanical Engineers", New York, USA
* Member, "American Society Of Civil Engineers", USA
* Member, European Union for Coastal Conservation
* Member, "Executive committee of Asia Pacific Division of International Association of Hydraulic Research", The Netherlands for 2003-2004
* Member, The Royal Institute of Naval Architects, London, U.K.

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