Alagappa College of Technology is an educational institution located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India that offers higher education in engineering, technology and allied sciences. The college was established in 1944 and was integrated with Anna University in 1978 from University of Madras as a constituent part of Anna University within its Guindy Campus. History Alagappa College of Technology was founded in 1944. Funds for its establishment was donated by philanthropist Dr. Alagappa Chettiar to Dr. A. Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar, Vice Chancellor of Madras University in 1943. Dr. Alagappa Chettiar expressed an interest in setting up a college that offered newer technology related courses like Chemical Engineering, Textile Technology, Apparel Technology, Industrial Biotechnology, Food Technology, Pharmaceutical Technology, Ceramic Technology, Leather Technology and also courses related to Nanoscience. As a token of appreciation for his generosity Madras University resolved to name the college as Alagappa College of Technology and also conferred on him an honorary degree of LL.D. at a special convocation. Departments There are six departments and two autonomous centres in Alagappa College of Technology. Department of Chemical Engineering Department of Applied Science and Technology Department of Textile Technology Center for Bio-Technology Department of Ceramic Technology Department of Leather Technology Autonomous Centres Crystal Growth Centre Centre for Nanoscience and Technology Department of Chemical Engineering The Department of Chemical Engineering was established in 1944 under the University of Madras. In 1978, the department was integrated with the newly formed Anna University. In the early days of the college research was carried out in the conventional areas of chemical engineering like absorption, adsorption, liquid-liquid extraction, and fluid dynamics. Over the years, the areas of research have moved in line with developments in the chemical process industries. The department focuses on areas like bioprocesses, modeling, nanofiltration, bioengineering and environmental systems. The department offers two undergraduate courses: B.Tech - Chemical Engineering B.Tech - Petroleum Refining and Petrochemical Technology (discontinued in 2012) It also offers three postgraduate courses: M.Tech - Chemical Engineering M.Tech - Petroleum Refining and Petrochemical Technology M.Tech - Environmental Science and Engineering The annual technical festival of the department is called Chemfluence. It features paper presentation sessions, lectures, video conferences and technical quizzes. Department of Textile Technology The Department of Textile Technology was established in 1945 under the University of Madras and was later integrated with the Anna University. It offers two undergraduate courses: B.Tech - Textile Technology B.Tech - Apparel Technology It also