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K.S. Birdi Ph.D.

Professor K.S. Birdi received his undergraduate education in India (B.Sc. Hons. Chem.) from Delhi University, Delhi, India, in 1952. Later he then travelled to the U.S. for further studies, majoring in chemistry at the University of California at Berkeley. After graduation in 1957, he joined Standard Oil of California, Richmond. In 1959 he joined Lever Bros. as Chief-Chemist, Development Laboratory. During this period he became interested in surface and colloid chemistry, and joined, as assistant professor, the Institute of Physical Chemistry (Founder of institute: Professor J. Bronsted), Danish Technical University, lyngby, Denmark, in 1966. He initially did research on surface science aspects (e.g. thermodynamics of surfaces, detergents; micelle formation; adsorption; Langmuir-monolayers; biophysics).

During the early exploration and discovery stages of oil and gas in the North Sea, he became involved in Danish Research Science Foundation programs with other research institutions around Copenhagen, in the oil recovery phenomena and surface science. Later, research grants on the same subject were awarded from the European Union projects. These projects also involved extensive visits to other universities and an exchange of guests from all over the world. Professor Birdi was appointed Research Professor in 1985 (Nordic Science Foundation) and in 1990 was appointed to the Danish Pharmacy University, Copenhagen, as Professor in Physical Chemistry. Since 1999, Professor Birdi has been actively engaged in consultancy in both industrial and university projects.

Professor Birdi is a consultant to various national and international industries. he is and has been a member of various chemical societies, and a member of organizing committees of national and international meetings related to surface science. he has been a member of selection committees for assistant professor and professor, and was an advisory member (1985-1987) of the ACS Journal: Langmuir.

Professor Birdi has been an advisor for some 90 advanced student projects and various Ph.D. projects. He is the author of some 100 papers and articles (and a few hundred citations).

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