Education

• Ph.D. (Chemical Engineering), Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (2009)
• M.Tech. (Chemical Engineering), Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (2004)
• B.E. (Chemical Engineering), Jadavpur University (2002)

Research Interest

• Photocatalytic water treatment and water-splitting
• Nanoparticle for water purification and sensor development
• Electro-and bio-remediation of heavy metals
• Advanced oxidation processes
• Physicochemical water treatment techniques
• Extraction and separation of value added chemicals from natural sources

Experience

• Head, Centre for the Environment, IIT Guwahati, Feb 2024 onwards
• Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Guwahati, October 2018 onwards
• Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Guwahati, May 2014- September 2018
• Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Guwahati, February 2009-April 2014
• Senior Lecturer, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Guwahati, January 2008 to February 2009
• Visiting Fellow, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Delaware, USA, August 2011 to July 2012

• Head, Centre for the Environment (from Feb 2024)
• Vice-chairman, JEE(advance), (2020)
• Placement Coordinator, Departmental of Chemical Engineering (from July 2018)
• Member, SDC, Departmental of Chemical Engineering (from July 2018)
• Member, SDC, Centre for the Environment (from July 2018)
• Member, Space committee, Centre for the Environment (from July 2018
• Member, DUPC, Departmental of Chemical Engineering (from April 2018)
• DUPC Secretary, Departmental of Chemical Engineering (April 2015-March 2018)
• Faculty In-Charge, Analytical Laboratory, Departmental of Chemical Engineering (April 2010-July 2011)

Courses Taught

•     Refinery Process Design (UG+PG)
•     Chemical Process Calculations (UG)
•     Advanced Heat and Mass Transfer (PG)
•     Process Equipment Design-I (UG)
•     Process Equipment Design-III (UG)
•     Mass Transfer Operations (UG)

•     Petroleum Lab (PG)
•     Heat Transfer Laboratory (UG)
•     Mass Transfer Laboratory (UG)
•     Fluid Mechanics Laboratory (UG)
•     Mechanical Operations Laboratory (UG)
•     Engineering Drawing (UG)
•     Engineering Mechanics (UG)
•     Workshop Technology-I (UG)