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Nikhil Dhawan
Associate Professor
nikhil.dhawan[at]mt.iitr.ac.in
91-1332-284839
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Research
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Books
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Honours and Awards
Honors
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Teaching Engagements
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Students
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Research Interests
Mineral Processing, Extractive Metallurgy, Rare earth, Electronic waste recycling
BioSketch
Educational Details
University of Utah, USA
2013
PhD, Metallurgical Engineering
Professional Background
Professor
10 Mar 2025 - Present
IIT-Roorkee, India
Associate Professor
10 Aug 2020 - Present
MMED
Associate Editor
06 Mar 2023 - Present
Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy (TMS, Springer)
Associate Editor
24 Aug 2023 - Present
Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration, (SME, Springer)
Assistant Professor
30 Jan 2015 - 10 Aug 2020
IIT-Roorkee
Scientist
01 Apr 2013 - 15 Jan 2015
CSIR-Institute of Minerals & Materials Technology (IMMT)
Research
Projects
TOPIC START DATE FIELD DESCRIPTION FINANCIAL OUTLAY FUNDING AGENCY OTHER OFFICERS
Recycling of lithium ion batteries 01 Jan 2018 Li, Co Metal recovery 20 MHRD, MOEF
Microwave processing of discarded lithium ion batteries 01 Jun 2018 Waste management 23.4 MHRD, MOEF, UAY
Microwave Carbothermal Reduction of low grade iron ores 01 May 2016 Iron making 25 Lacs SERB
Recycling of printed circuit boards 01 Feb 2023 For metal values 10 DST Indo-Serbia
Beneficiation of silicate rocks for potash values 01 Sep 2016 Potash values 20 Ministry of Mines
Electronic waste management model to create livelihood for rural women 06 Jan 2022 Electronic waste Guidelines Drishtee Foundation




Books
New Horizons in Metallurgy, Materials and Manufacturing
Year: 2023 , ISBN: 978-981-19-5570-9
Multiple | Springer
Contribution: Editor ,
Collaborations
Mineral processing/ extractive metallurgy
CSIR- IMMT BHUBANESWAR
Mineral Processing
Tata Steel
Industrial Waste and electronic waste recycling
University of Leeds, UK
Publications

Scopus: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=25222833400

 

Honors And Awards
Honors
IIM and ASM International
2023
IIM-ASM Lectureship (North America)
IIT-Roorkee
2020
Institute Research Fellowship for Outstanding Young Faculty
TMS, USA
2023
AIME Rossiter W. Raymond Memorial Award
The Institution of Engineers
2021
IEI Young Engineers Award
IOM3, London
2021
Billiton Gold medal for the best paper published in Transactions C: Mineral Processing & Extractive Metallurgy
MEI, Global
2020
MEI Young Person's Award
PEC - Chandigarh
2008
Best undergraduate thesis award
PEC
2008
PECOSA scholarship
MemberShips
Indian Institute of Metals
01 Jan 2018 - Present
Life member
Indian Institution of Mineral Engineers
01 Jan 2014 - Present
Life Member
ISIJ
19 Sep 2019 - 18 Sep 2020
Member
Teaching Engagements
Teaching Engagements
Non Ferrous Metallurgy ( MTN-206 )
Autumn
Iron & Steelmaking ( MT-303 )
Autumn
Metal recovery and recycling ( MTN-319 )
Spring
Mineral Processing ( MT-314 )
Spring
Students
SuperVisions
Recycling of Printed Circuit Boards
12 Jul 2019 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Shaila Mir (PMRF)
Recycling of Lithium ion Batteries
01 Jan 2022 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Ganesh Shanker Bhandari
Recycling of Display screens
03 Jan 2022 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Rohit Gahlot
Extraction of metallic values from Indian red mud
06 Jul 2019 - 08 Feb 2023
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Shrey Agrawal (Faculty at IIT-BHU)
Recycling of discarded fluorescent lamps for recovery of rare earth values
07 Jan 2019 - 23 Dec 2022
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Neha Shukla (Currently faculty at IIT-Mandi)
Reduction of low grade iron resources
15 Jul 2022 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Anil Kumar
Recycling of printed circuit boards
02 Jan 2017 - 06 Oct 2021
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Amit Barnwal (Currently Postdoc Chalmers Sweden))
Processing of low grade banded iron ores
01 Jan 2016 - 02 Dec 2019
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Veeranjaneyulu Rayapudi (Currently Scientist-CMET Hyderabad)
Extraction of aluminum values from non conventional sources
24 Jul 2017 - 18 Jan 2022
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Ashwini Kumar
Miscellaneous
Events
Kinetics and Modeling of Iron-making Blast Furnace
31 Aug 2020 - Present
GIAN, MHRD
Recycling of compact fluorescent lamps for recovery of rare earth elements
01 Jan 2019 - Present
Extraction of rare earth elements from electronic waste
01 Jan 2019 - Present
Processing of low-grade iron ores
12 Sep 2019 - 16 Sep 2019
Visits
University of Belgrade, Serbia
2022-10-28
Research collaboration
Okhayama University, Japan
Invited lecture
IOM3 London
Invited lecture
Administrative Positions
Member DFSC
10 Aug 2020 - 18 Nov 2021
IIT-Roorkee
Member Secretary, DRC
02 May 2018 - 05 May 2021
MMED
Officer Incharge- Building
11 Mar 2021 - 03 Mar 2022
MMED
SPARK Internship Coordinator
16 Oct 2023 - 30 Jul 2025
IIT-ROORKEE, India