Ramasurbramaniam, Shankar is former Professor & Head of Department of Architecture and Planning, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India. His field of interest and work include Architecture and Settlement Planning with Special reference to Energy, Environmental and Ecological Aspects Sustainable Development and Traditional Knowledge Systems of India. Besides teaching and research at IIT Roorkee for 37 years, Prof R Shankar has been involved in various govt., non-govt and academic institutions as visiting professor, member of advisory and academic committees, and technical expert. He is now a visiting professor at IIT Roorkee.
