Prof. Kaustubha Mohanty

Professor

Key Research Areas :Biofuels, Biomass pyrolysis, Biological wastewater treatment, Heterogeneous catalysis, Microalgae biorefinery, Membrane based separations, Ionic liquid based separations, Waste management.

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S. No Post Held Organization Experience
1. Professor (HAG)  IIT Guwahati Since 15 September 2022
2. Professor  IIT Guwahati Since 15 September 2015
3.  Associate Professor  IIT Guwahati 15th February 2011 to 14 September 2015
4. Assistant Professor  IIT Guwahati 16th January 2006 to 14th February 2011
5. Sessional Lecturer McMaster University, Canada 2006
6. Postdoctoral Fellow McMaster University, Canada 2006
7. Postdoctoral Fellow Ben-Gurion University, Israel 2005


Data Regarding Research
  • Total no. of papers in Referred Journals: 225
  • Books (co-authored/co-edited): 05
  • Book Chapters: 25
  • Ph.D Supervision (Completed+Thesis Submitted): 27
  • Ph.D Supervision (Undergoing): 15
  • M.Tech/MS Supervision (Completed): 37
  • M.Tech/MS Supervision (Undergoing): 03
  • B.Tech Supervision (Completed): 34
  • B.Tech Supervision (Undergoing): 03
  • h-index*: 58
  • i10-index*: 172
  • Total Citations received*: 11047

(*Source: Google Scholar, as on 17-01-2025)
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Invited Talks

  • Fabrication and characterization of low-cost kaolin based tubular ceramic membrane for microalgal harvesting, IAAM Fellow Lecture, Advanced materials Congress, 23-25 SEP 2024, Jodhpur.
  • Microalgal based CO2 Fixation and Biochemical Production. Tata Steel R&D Centre, 20 SEP 2024.
  • Microalgae based Biorefinery with Circular Bio-economy, International Conference on Environmental Sustainability, Green Technologies, Innovation & Start-Up Ventures on and Beyond Earth, 12-13 SEP 2024, Sagar (MP).
  • Microalgae based Biorefinery with Circular Bio-economy, ICRABR 2023, SSSNIBE, Kapurthala.
  • Understanding the microalgae colloidal properties in their natural environment to improve their harvesting efficiency, ICNB 2023, IIT Gandhinagar.
  • Microalgae for Wastewater Treatment along with Biomass Valorization, 5th International Symposium on Materials, Electrochemistry and Environment – CIMEE23, Lebanon.
  • Microplastics in edible salts and their removal strategy, CHEMSMART22, NIT Rourkela, 17 December 2022.
  • Microalgal Biorefinery: A Sustainable Way to Produce Bioenergy and other Value-added Products, International Conference on Soft Matters (ICSM 2022), MNIT Jaipur, 13 December 2022.
  • Microalgal Biorefinery: Wastewater treatment coupled with bioenergy production, North-East Green Summit, NIT Silchar, 17 November 2022.
  • Microalgal Biorefinery: A Sustainable Way to Produce Bioenergy while Integrating Wastewater Treatment, BESCON 2022, Kolkata, 5 November 2022.
  • Microalgal Biorefinery: A Sustainable Way to Produce Bioenergy and other Value-added Products, Recent Advances in Engineering Sciences- ICRAES 2022, RIT Bangalore, 14 October 2022.
  • Renewable Energy for Sustainable Development: Indian Perspective, Honeywell Annual Symposium, New Delhi, 19 September 2022.
  • Microalgal Biorefinery: A Sustainable Way to Produce Bioenergy while Integrating Wastewater Treatment, ETBSD 2022, Korea University, Seoul, 5 July 2022.
  • Evaluation of a fast-swelling hydrogel as a draw solute for preparation of liquid tea concentrate using forward osmosis process, BIOSPECTRUM 2022, Tiruvalla, Kerala, 29 June 2022.
  • Microplastics in Sea Salt: Source, identification and removal, Emerging Contaminants Fate, transport Remediation Aspects, IIT Bombay, 22 February 2022.
  • Bioinspired Synthesis of Metal Nanoparticles and their Applications, 2nd International Conference on Nanomaterials in Biology 2021, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, 4 February 2022.
  • Microalgal biorefinery integrating wastewater treatment and bioenergy production, CHEMCON 2021, CSIR-IMMT, Bhubaneswar, 29 December 2021.
  • Wastewater treatment and bioenergy production using a microalgal biorefinery approach, BREECH 2021, CSIR-IIP, Dehradun, 3 Dec 2021.
  • Concentration of sugarcane juice using an HFFO membrane integrated with aquaporin proteins, IBA-IFIBIOP 2021, 14 September 2021.
  • Wastewater treatment and bioenergy production using a microalgal biorefinery approach, International Conference on COVID Challenge of Energy and Environment Management for Sustainable Growth of Process Industries (CCEEMSGPI-2021), Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur, 11 September, 2021.
  • Microalgal wastewater treatment and bioenergy production with a biorefinery approach, International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environmental Challenges (SEEC) 2020, 19 DEC 2020.
  • Co-pyrolysis of Waste Biomass and Plastic into Renewable Fuel, PyroAsia 2020, 11 DEC 2020.
  • Microalgal Biorefinery: Wastewater treatment coupled with bioenergy production, ACES 2020, IISER Bhopal, 28 FEB 2020.
  • Wastewater treatment and bioenergy production using a microalgal biorefinery approach, MNIT Jaipur, 20 FEB 2020.
  • Conversion of waste biomass and waste nitrile gloves into renewable fuel, PyroAsia 2019, IIT Madras, 12 DEC 2019.
  • Wastewater treatment and bioenergy production using a microalgal biorefinery approach, Pondicherry University, 11 DEC, 2019.
  • Microalgal wastewater treatment and bioenergy production with a biorefinery approach, 22 NOV, 2019.
  • Preparation and Application of Low-Cost Catalysts from Various Wastes for the Production of Energy and Chemicals, National Conference on New-Generation Materials for Energy Applications, Chennai, 22 OCT 2019.
  • Microalgal based Biofuels and Biorefinery, NIT Agartala, 14 AUG 2019.
  • Advanced Oxidation Process for Wastewater Treatment, NIT Agartala, 13 AUG 2019.
  • Microalgal Biofuels: Current Status and Future Prospects, International Conference on Green & Efficient Energy Technology and Materials (GEETAM-2019), CUJ, Ranchi, 8 March 2019.
  • Lignocellulosic Bioethanol: Recent Advances and Future Prospects, NIT Raipur, 26 October 2018.
  • Waste Biorefinery, Assam State Technological University, August 2018.
  • Microalgal based Biorefinery coupled with Enhanced CO2 Sequestration, CSIR-IMMT, Bhubaneswar, 13 July 2018.
  • CO2 Sequestration in a Microalgae biorefinery approach, University Institute of Engineering & Technology, Kurukshetra University, 25 March 2018.
  • Lignocellulosic Bioethanol & Biobutanol: Potential, Pretreatment Strategies and Future Prospects, University Institute of Engineering & Technology, Kurukshetra University, 24 March 2018.
  • Biosequestration of atmospheric CO2 in a Microalgal based Biorefinery, Department of Chemical Engineering, SVNIT Surat, February 2018.
  • Ionic Liquids as Green Solvents for the Treatment of Endocrine Disrupting Compounds using Liquid Membranes, Cambridge Summit, Cambridge, UK, 9 January 2018.
  • Bio-Oil from Thermo-Catalytic Conversion of Non-Edible Seeds, Department of Chemical Engineering, Assam Engineering College, Guwahati, 18 November, 2017.
  • An Insight into Biological Wastewater Treatment: Current status and Future prospects, Regional Conference of Waste Disposal and Management, National Green Tribunal, Guwahati, 9 September, 2017.
  • Ionic Liquids as Green Solvents for the Treatment of Endocrine Disrupting Compounds using Liquid Membranes, IIT Roorkee, 23 January 2017.
  • Extraction of Bisphenol A from aqueous solutions using supported ionic liquid membrane, EMN Meeting on Ionic Liquids, Bangkok, November 10-13, 2016.
  • Ionic Liquids as Green Solvents for the Treatment of Endocrine Disrupting Compounds using Liquid Membranes, SANICON 2014, 16-17 December, 2014, Defence Research Laboratory, Tezpur.
  • Bio-Oil from Thermo-Catalytic Conversion of Non-Edible Seeds, Venice Symposium 2014, Italy, 17 November 2014.
  • Lignocellulosic Bioethanol & Biobutanol: Potential, Pretreatment Strategies and Future Prospects, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Hyderabad, 19 June, 2014.
  • Applications of Liquid Membrane Technology in Wastewater Treatment, Indian Water Congress, Feb. 7, 2014, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat.
  • Lignocellulosic Bioethanol: Recent Advances and Future Prospects, Recent Advances in Bio-Energy Research, Nov. 22, 2013, Kapurthala.
  • Purification of humanized monoclonal antibody using membrane cascades, International Conference in Membranes, Sep. 17, 2011, Kottayam.
  • Global Warming: Engineering and Technology Solutions (Indian Perspective), Institute of Engineers, Guwahati Regional Centre, Jan. 30, 2010, Guwahati.
  • Membranes in Bioseparation, Guwahati University, March 14, 2009, Guwahati.
  • Environmental Biotechnology: Bioremediation of Heavy Metals, Guwahati University, March 14, 2009, Guwahati.