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Smitirupa Biswal
Assistant Professor
smitirupa.biswal[at]mt.iitr.ac.in
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Honors
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Research Interests
Extractive Metallurgy, Green Iron and Steelmaking, Critical Minerals, Wastes Valorization, Slag Chemistry, High Temperature Processes
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Educational Details
UNSW Sydney, Australia
2022
Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering
NIT Jamshedpur, India
2017
B.Tech(H), Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Professional Background
Assistant Professor
03 Mar 2026 - Present
IIT Roorkee, India
Associate Research Fellow
06 Jan 2025 - 30 Nov 2025
University of Wollongong, Australia
Researcher
24 Jun 2022 - 13 Dec 2024
UNSW SMaRT Centre, Australia
GET-Metallurgy
12 Jun 2017 - 24 Nov 2017
Hindustan Zinc Limited, India
Research
Publications
Microwave-assisted transforming of biosolids into engineered activated carbon employed for adsorption from wastewater
2024
Khayyam Nekouei R; Hajian-Foroushani M; Maroufi S; Sajjad SS; Akhter R; Biswal S; Bustamante H; Sahajwalla V | Elsevier
Journal: Journal of Cleaner Production Volumes: 467 ,
Never waste a crisis: Is leveraging the ‘cost of living crisis’ an opportunity for reducing overconsumption of clothing or just wishful thinking?
2024
Wesley C; Pahlevani F; Lemonnier A; Biswal S; Udayakumar S; Sahajwalla V | Elsevier BV
Journal: Resources, Conservation and Recycling Volumes: 203 ,
Correlative Analysis of Microstructural and Magnetic Characteristics of Dual-Phase High-Carbon Steel
2024
Sarmadi N; Pahlevani F; Udayakumar S; Biswal S; Pervez MF; Ulrich C; Chakraborty A; Bhattacharyya SK; Sahajwalla V | Wiley
Journal: Advanced Engineering Materials Volumes: 26 ,
Current technological options for recycling packaging waste: Challenges and opportunities in India
2024
Hossain R; Ghinangju BS; Biswal S; Schandl H; Sahajwalla V | Wiley
Journal: Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Energy and Environment Volumes: 13 ,
Reduction Behavior of Hematite-Biowaste Composite Pellets at Melting Temperature
2024
Biswal S; Pahlevani F; Wang W; Sahajwalla V | Wiley
Journal: Steel Research International Volumes: 95 ,
Degradation Kinetics of Automotive Shredder Residue and Waste Automotive Glass for SiC Synthesis: An Energy-Efficient Approach
2023
Hemati S; Biswal S; Pahlevani F; Udayakumar S; Sahajwalla V | MDPI
Journal: Crystals Volumes: 13 ,
Thermal Transformation of Secondary Resources of Carbon-Rich Wastes into Valuable Industrial Applications
2023
Hemati S; Udayakumar S; Wesley C; Biswal S; Nur-A-Tomal MS; Sarmadi N; Pahlevani F; Sahajwalla V | MDPI
Journal: Journal of Composites Science Volumes: 7 ,
An investigation into the minimum energy requirements for transforming end-of-life cotton textiles into carbon fibre in an Australian context
2023
Wesley C; Pahlevani F; Nur-A-Tomal MS; Biswal S; Sahajwalla V | Elsevier
Journal: Resources, Conservation & Recycling Advances Volumes: 17 ,
Recycling tannery solid wastes as an alternative carbon resource for ironmaking
2022
Nur-A-Tomal MS; Biswal S; Pahlevani F; Sahajwalla V | Springer Nature
Journal: Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management Volumes: 24 ,
Controllable design of defect-rich hybrid iron oxide nanostructures on mesoporous carbon-based scaffold for pseudocapacitive applications
2021
Mofarah SS; Khayyam Nekouei R; Maroufi S; Biswal S; Lim S; Yao Y; Sahajwalla V | RSC
Journal: Nanoscale Volumes: 13 ,
Synthesis of Value-Added Ferrous Material from Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) Slag and Spent Coffee Grounds
2021
Biswal S; Pahlevani F & Sahajwalla V | Springer Nature
Journal: JOM Volumes: 73 ,
A novel reforming approach of utilizing spent coffee grounds to produce iron
2020
Biswal S; Pahlevani F; Bhattacharyya SK; Sahajwalla V | Elsevier
Journal: Resources, Conservation and Recycling Volumes: 163 ,
Wastes as resources in steelmaking industry — current trends
2020
Biswal S; Pahlevani F; Sahajwalla V | Elsevier
Journal: Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry Volumes: 26 ,
Honors And Awards
Honors
UNSW Sydney, Australia
2022
UNSW Science Ph.D. Writing Scholarship
NIT Jamshedpur, India
2018
Bronze Medal
Indian Institute of Metals, India
2016
IIM Students' Prize