FACULTY MEMBERS

Anshu Anand

Associate professor

anshu.anand[at]ch.iitr.ac.in

+91-1332-284863

Machine Learning, Computational physics, Particle Technology, Modeling the dynamics of particulate and powder systems, Multiphase flows, Fluidization

C. Balomajumder

Professor

chandrajit.balomajumder[at]ch.iitr.ac.in

01332-285321

Modelling and Design, Chemical Process Industry, Environmental Engineering, Industrial Pollution Abatement, Biochemical Engineering, Biological Waste Treatment, Bio Fuels, Bio conversion of Organic Materials

Ram Prakash Bharti

Professor

rpbharti[at]ch.iitr.ac.in

Room # 117 (Office) & 301 (CFDM Lab)

01332-285304

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD): , Convective Hydrodynamics of Non-Newtonian Fluids and Bluff Bodies Flows, Microfluidics:, Electrokinetic flow in microchannels, Experiments:, Flow visualization and characterization using PIV, Complex fluid rheological measurements, Development of Computational Complex Flow Solvers:, FVM, FEM, LBM and Meshless methods

Prakash Biswas

Head of the Department

prakash.biswas[at]ch.iitr.ac.in

+91-1332-285820

Design and synthesis of nanostructured materials as shape and size selective catalyst for the conversion of CO2 and methane to hydrogen/synthesis gas, Synthesis of metal organic frameworks (MOFs) catalyst for hydrogen production and CO2 capturing, DFT (density functional theory) calculations for catalyst design, Conversion of CO2 to methanol/olefins, Conversion of biomass derived oxygenates to valuable chemicals and fuels, Kinetic modeling, for heterogeneous reaction, Green catalytic process

Veeramani Chidambaranathan

Assistant professor

c.veeramani[at]ch.iitr.ac.in

+91-1332-285671

Multiphase Flow Simulations, Circulating Fluidized Bed Reactor

Taraknath Das

Associate professor

taraknath.das[at]ch.iitr.ac.in

01332284828

Heterogeneous catalysis and spectroscopy: Supported metal/metal oxide catalysis: synthesis, characterization and activity., Nano-materials: , Nano-material synthesis and applications in catalysis, Hydrogenation reaction, Oxidation reaction: CO2 hydrogenation and value-added chemicals. Also interested on reforming reaction of hydrocarbons, In situ Spectroscopy (FTIR): In situ adsorption and reaction studies (Operando spectroscopy), Hydrogen Energy: Production, Storage and Generation

Amit Kumar Dhiman

Professor

amit.dhiman[at]ch.iitr.ac.in

01332-285890

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics, Bluff Bodies, Heat Transfer, Nanofluids, Porous Media, Fire Research and Engineering, Safety

Palas Kumar Farsoiya

Assistant professor

palas.farsoiya[at]ch.iitr.ac.in

+91 1332 285382

Multiphase flows, BioFluid Mechanics, AI/ML and Physics Informed Neural Network (PINN) for Fluid Flows, Fluid-Structure Interactions, Computational Fluid Dynamics

Sumana Ghosh

Associate professor

sumana.ghosh[at]ch.iitr.ac.in

Experimental and numerical two-phase flow, Hydrodynamic Cavitation, Double emulsion, Wave energy converter

Prateek Kumar Jha

Professor

prateek.jha[at]ch.iitr.ac.in

1332284810

Molecular Simulations, Polymer Physics, Drug Delivery, Charged systems, Rheology, Computational Catalysis, Multiscale modeling

Shabina Khanam

Associate professor

shabina.khanam[at]ch.iitr.ac.in

01332-285157

Process Integration, Modeling and Simulation, Energy and water conservation in Sponge Iron Process, Thermal Power Plants, Coal Washeries, Supercritical Fluid Extraction, Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Natural Products such as Carrot seed, Turmeric root, Hemp seed

Shushil Kumar

Assistant professor

shushil[at]ch.iitr.ac.in

+91-1332-284944

Biomass conversion processes, Liquefaction of lignocellulosic biomass, Upgrading of bio-oil into advanced bio-fuels, Value added products from lignin or lignin rich feed-stocks, Development of bio-based materials and chemicals, Catalysis for green processes, Sustainable waste management, Green hydrogen from biomass

Vimal Kumar

Professor

vimal.kumar[at]ch.iitr.ac.in

1332-285694

Computational Modelling of Multiphasic Systems; Rheology of Complex Fluids; Interfacial Phenomena; Value-aided Products from Lignocellulosic Biomass;

Patit Paban Kundu

Professor

patit.kundu[at]ch.iitr.ac.in

01332244875

Fuel cells (Direct methanol fuel cell, microbial fuel cell), Waste management, Protein delivery, Catalaysts for fuel cells, Membranes for fuel cell,Polymer recycling and biodegradation, Tissue Engg

Prasenjit Mondal

Professor

prasenjit.mondal[at]ch.iitr.ac.in

+911332285181

Energy and environmental engineering, Water treatment, energy from biomass & wastes, separation processes, LCA, waste plastics management

Deepak Kumar Ojha

Assistant professor

dojha[at]ch.iitr.ac.in

+91-1332824945

Process Integration: Ammonia Synthesis, Methanol Synthesis from Coal and Biomass, Application of Separation Process, Biomass Conversion: Gassification, Torrifaction, Reactive Pyrolysis

K.K. Pant

Professor

kkpant[at]ch.iitr.ac.in

01332-285500

Heterogeneous Green Catalysis and Reaction Kinetics, Artificial Photosynthesis through photochemical and photoelectrochemical process, Hydrocarbon Conversion Processes, Biomass Conversion and Biofuel Production, CO2 conversion technologies Green Technologies for Sustainable Energy and Environment, Renewable fuels and chemicals production, Fuel from Waste Biomass and Waste plastic, Metal Recovery from electronic waste, Water Treatment and Residue Upgradation

B. Prasad

Professor

basheshwer.prasad[at]ch.iitr.ac.in

01332-285323

Biomass Energy, Pyrolysis and Gasification, Integrated Energy Systems, Hybrid Energy Systems, Industrial Wastewater Treatment, Petrochemicals, Dairy and Resin industries, Biochemical Energy Conversion, Fuel Alcohol Production and Usage in IC engines, Bio CNG, Carbon Dioxide Capture and Sequestration

N.Siva Mohan Reddy

Associate professor

n.reddy[at]ch.iitr.ac.in

+91-1332-284833

Biomass Conversions- Biofuels, Catalytic Gasification/Partial oxidation/hydrothermal liquefaction of biomass, Nanocatalysts and H2 , Green Synthesis of nanomaterials for biological applications, Therapeutics (CHIKV, Influenza & respiratory viruses), Sanitizers & Cleansing agents, Air Purifiers, Supercritical Fluid Technology, Adsorption/Extractions of Nutraceuticals in SCCO2, Hydrothermal Flame Oxidation of complex molecuels

Gaurav Sharma

Associate professor

gaurav.sharma[at]ch.iitr.ac.in

Fluid Mechanics, Hydrodynamic instability, interfacial flows, microfluidics

Ashwini Kumar Sharma

Associate professor

ashwini[at]ch.iitr.ac.in

+91-1332-284926

Mathematical modeling, Transport phenomena (e.g., fluid mechanics, heat and mass transfer), Energy systems, Electrochemical energy storage, Fuel cells, Batteries, Flow batteries, Mathematical analysis, Differential equations, Analytical and numerical solution, Nondimensionalization, Scaling analysis

Shishir Sinha

Professor

shishir[at]ch.iitr.ac.in

Director General, Central Institute of Petrochemical Engineering and Technology (CIPET) , Government of India

01332-285648

Blended Polymer Composits , Polymer Surface Modification, Nano Composites, Fire Retardant Composites, Ion Exchangers, Effluent treatment for tannery and textile wastewater

V.C. Srivastava

Professor

vimal.srivastava[at]ch.iitr.ac.in

Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

+91-1332-285889

Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Energy & Fuels, Separation, Catalysis, Pollution Abatement, Wastewater Treatment, Carbon-dioxide utilization, Nano-materials, Desulfurization.

Komal Tripathi

Assistant professor

komal.tripathi[at]ch.iitr.ac.in

222, Chemical Engg. Dept.

01332-28-5205

Catalysis (Carbon Capture; CO2 to Fuels/Chemicals; Biomass to Green Hydrogen/Syngas; Coal to Chemicals; Methane Upgradation; Renewable Energy driven thermal/non-thermal Plasma catalysis), Reaction Engineering (Reaction Kinetics, Reactor Design), Machine Learning (Descriptor Engineering; Catalyst Property Prediction; Reaction Mechanism Prediction; Data-Driven Catalysis; Feature Engineering; Active Site Identification), Electrochemistry (Electrochemical CO2 Reduction (CO2 RR); Green Hydrogen Production; Tailoring of Catalyst-Electrolyte Microenvironments), Green Engineering

Hari Prakash Veluswamy

Assistant professor

hariprakashv[at]ch.iitr.ac.in

01332-284930

Applications of gas hydrates - Gas storage, Energy recovery, Gas separation/enrichment, Carbon dioxide capture and sequestration, Water treatment/Desalination, Kinetics, phase equilibrium and morphology studies on hydrates, Air Pollution; Gas cleanup, Flue gas desulphurization, Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle

Ashish Yadav

Assistant professor

ashish[at]ch.iitr.ac.in

+91-1332-285265

Renewable Energy, Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion, Sustainable Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology, Electrochemical and Chemiresistive Sensors, Carbon Nanomaterials, Microbial Electrochemical Systems, Wastewater Treatment