Reinforcing Environmental Sustainability with Constructive Utilization of Waste on Earth
About the Innovator
Mr. Rahul Nagpaul was a Marine Engineer, sailor/mariner, author, environmentalist, web designer and an innovator/ inventor.
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He was vastly experienced as Chief Marine Engineer, and was the Sr. Lecturer & Associated Professor at Tolani Maritime Institute (TMI). He was also the sole author of seven published articles, five conference papers, and two personal copyrights registered.
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Rahul used the knowledge gained in Marine Environmental Pollution Prevention & Protection, which at first led him to two unsuccessful Provisional Patents: 881/MUM/2008, dt.21/04/2008 & 55/ MUM/ 2012, dt.06/01/2012 (both were 'abandoned' due to unsatisfactory Material Test Reports of Prototypes, requiring further improvements).
After over 5 years of independent research and development, he started a cleantech start-up, RESCUW Earth. Rahul independently innovated two Pioneering Green Technologies for recycling solid wastes, and his dedication yielded to International Patents being published in Europe in November 2017.
This endeavor has been made possible by the skills & experience he gained in a decade-long career as a Marine Engineer, sailing on various types of Merchant Navy ships (including Oil Tankers), on different models of Engines & Machinery, and with Nationals from Seven (7) countries. Rahul widely traveled by land/air/sea, and also paid ship visit to over thirty (30) countries.
He also spent some time in manning & recruitment on shore, and being involved in practicing/enforcing pollution prevention as a part of Marine Environment Protection (MEP) with MARPOL regulations (MARPOL consists of International regulation for Prevention of Pollution by Oil, Noxious liquid substances, harmful substances in packaged form, Sewage, Garbage & Air Pollution).
His industrial exposure was followed with about an year long involvement in HRD, Ship manning & Recruitment during the critical period of transition, when STCW'78 was upgrading to STCW'95, and dealing with acute shortages of trained/certified officers (Nautical & Marine Engineering) for ship operations. Having experienced the variation in demands & importance of trained/certified officers (Nautical & Marine Engineering), he decided to contribute to the vital sphere of education, training, and knowledge sharing. He spent over a decade in gaining academic experience as a Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Marine Engineering. Out of this, more than half a decade long period involved focusing on the Information & Communication Technologies (ICT) learning methodologies on Simulator Systems (Nautical & Marine Engineering) and safety training with a focus on Innovation & improvising in Workshop Practicals.
Professional association & Memberships
Registered as an Expert,Consultancy Development Centre (CDC), Department of Scientific & Industrial research (DSIR), Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India on 5/27/2012 3:45:48 am.
Expert, Group of Experts on Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection (GESAMP).
Member of Institution of Marine Engineer (India) (IMarE(I)) - Pune, India
Chartered Engineer (C Eng)
Member of the following:
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Institution of Engineer (India)
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Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE)
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Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA)
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Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME)
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Premium member, GHGMI (USA)
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The LIONS Club International of Talegaon, Pune, India
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He successfully Planned, Deputed, Conducted, Co-ordinated & Completed at TMI up-gradation courses of the STCW, 1995 to STCW, 2010 (held twice in 2012 and 2013), involving over 450 students and 25 faculty members. STCW is the International Convention on 'Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping' for Seafarers as promulgated by International Maritime Organization (IMO).
He has been instrumental in testing/initiating courses after installation of New 'Engine Room Simulators' in Ocean Education & Research Centre (OERC), a Mumbai based Maritime Education & Training Institute, and also in Tolani Maritime Institute (TMI) based in Pune, India.
He was the sole author of eight (8) published articles, sole presenter of four (4) conference papers, designer of five (5) websites, and registered owner of two (2) copyrights in National & International Journal/periodicals, conferences/seminars & Copyright office respectively.
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After passing out from La Martiniere School, Lucknow, UP [La Martinière is a non-denominational private school in India (Kolkata & Lucknow) and in France (Lyon).)], he graduated in Marine Engineering with a First Division (1st class degree) from DMET (MERI) Kolkata, a Chief Engineer MEO Cl. 1 (Motor) certificate & a Dangerous Cargo Endorsement (DCE) for Oil Cargo (Management Level) from MMD, Directorate General of Shipping (DGS), Mumbai along with Environment Management course from IISc, Bengaluru.
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Besides the above, he has innovated/tested two (2) Environmentally Sound Technologies (EST), which are protected with the filing of two (2) Process Patents (under PCT) & one (1) Product Patent.