Urbashi Bordoloi

Personal Information

Urbashi Bordoloi
PMRF scholar
Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati

urbashi@iitg.ac.in
urbashibordoloi7@gmail.com
+91-97068 70400
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About me

I am a research scholar in the School of Agro and Rural technology at the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati. I did my under graduation in Mechanical Engineering from Dibrugarh University Institute of Engineering and Technology. The zeal for interdisciplinary research brought me to the Centre for Rural Technology, IIT Guwahati, for my post-graduation. The strong thrive for work on renewable energy technologies started flourishing during my post-graduation, leading to my current research goals. I am a grantee of the estimable Prime Minister’s Research Fellows (PMRF) scheme provided by the Ministry of Education, Government of India.

Educational Qualification

2020-Present

PhD

(Ongoing)

Indian Institute of Technology,Guwahati
2018-2020

M. Tech

(Rural Technology)

Indian Institute of Technology,Guwahati
2012-2016

B. Tech

(Mechanical Engineering)

Dibrugarh University,Institute of Engineering and Technology

Experience

Teaching Experiences

Teaching Assistant duties outside IIT Guwahati

Bio and Solar Energy Technologies (EECC18102) at Assam Science and Technology University, July- December 2021
Energy, Ecology and Environment (EEPE18202) at Assam Science and Technology University, January- June 2022
Applied Thermodynamics I (ME181501) at Assam Engineering College, July- December 2022
Bio-Energy & Conversion Systems (PGET2103) at Central Institute of Technology, Kokrajhar, January – June 2023
Solar Energy and Conversion System at Central Institute of Technology, Kokrajhar, August – December 2023
Bio-Energy & Conversion Systems (PGET2103) at Central Institute of Technology, Kokrajhar, January – June 2024

Subjects taken as a Teaching Assistant at IIT Guwahati

Renewable Energy Systems (EN661)
Solar Energy Conversion Technology (EN 671)

Completed projects (As a mentor for B.Tech interns)

Design and development of a low-cost thermal cycling chamber to replicate the sub-tropical climatic conditions of India
Thermal performance investigation of PCM incorporated low-cost walls for thermal comfort in rural houses
Design of a solar-assisted dual-source heat pump (air-water) system for space cooling of one residential building (under NPTEL internship)
Feasibility study of solar BIPVT system based on different Indian climatic conditions (under NPTEL internship)

POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY

Centre Post Graduate Programme Committee member

Centre for Rural Technology,IIT Guwahati 2019-2020

Achievements

Selected for Prime Minister Research Fellowship (Direct entry channel)

Under Ministry of Education, Government of India, May 2020

Received Best Thesis Award for M Tech thesis from Center for Rural Technology

IIT Guwahati,2020.

Selected for an internship under Ishan Vikash Programme of the Ministry of Human Resource Development

Government of India

Received Oil Merit Scholarship by All India Limited, 2012

Topped in High School Leaving Certificate Examination (state rank 20), 2010.

Patent

Development of novel biocomposite form-stable phase change material from locally available biomass for thermal energy storage applications (Reference no. 202331021892), March 2023

Publications

Journal Publications

Synthesis and comparative analysis of biochar based form-stable phase change materials for thermal management of buildings

Urbashi Bordoloi, Dudul Das, Devarshi Kashyap, Deepak Patwa, Plaban Bora, Harrison Hihu Muigai, Pankaj Kalita

Article Journal of Energy Storage, Volume 55, Year November 2022

DOI: 10.1016/j.est.2022.105801

Energy-efficient biochar production for thermal backfill applications

Deepak Patwa, Urbashi Bordoloi, Anant Aishwarya Dubey, K Ravi, Sreedeep Sekharan, Pankaj Kalita

Article Science of The Total Environment, Volume 833, Year August 2022

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155253

Performance investigation of a rectangular spiral flow PV/T collector with a novel form-stable composite material

Dudul Das, Urbashi Bordoloi, Akash Dilip Kamble, Harrison Hihu Muigai, Ranjith Krishna Pai, Pankaj Kalita

Article Applied Thermal Engineering, Volume182, Year January 2021

DOI:10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2020.11603

A comparative study on synthesis and characterization of biochars derived from lignocellulosic biomass for their candidacy in agronomy and energy applications

Harrison Hihu Muigai, Urbashi Bordoloi, Rojimul Hussain, Karangat Ravi, Vijayanand S. Moholkar, Pankaj Kalita

Article International Journal of Energy Research, Year October 2020

DOI:10.1002/er.6092

A novel form stable PCM based bio composite material for solar thermal energy storage applications

Dudul Das, Urbashi Bordoloi, Harrison Hihu Muigaia, Pankaj Kalita

Article Journal of Energy Storage, Volume 30, Year August 2020

DOI:10.1016/j.est.2020.101403

Solar still distillate enhancement techniques and recent developments

Dudul Das, Urbashi Bordoloi, Pankaj Kalita, Robert F. Boehm, Akash Dilip Kamble

Article Groundwater for Sustainable Development, Volume 10, Year April 2020

DOI:10.1016/j.gsd.2020.100360

Experimental investigation of thermal cycling stability of biochar-based phase change materials for building applications

Article International Journal of Green Energy (Revision submitted)

Integration of Phase Change Material storage for enhancing thermal comfort in buildings: a review of technologies and recent advancements

Article Renewable and sustainable energy reviews (Submitted)

An Experimental Study on the Thermal Performance of biocomposite PCM bricks

(Under preparation)

Book Chapters

Heat Transfer Analysis in Solar Thermal Collectors

Pankaj Kalita, Dudul Das, Samar Das, Rabindra Kangsha Banik, Urbashi Bordoloi

Article Advances in Sustainable Energy, Year September 2021

DOI:10.1007/978-3-030-74406-9_9

Thermal Energy Storage Systems for Cooling and Heating Applications

Pankaj Kalita, Debangsu Kashyap, Urbashi Bordoloi

Article Energy Storage, Year August 2021

DOI:10.1002/9781119555599.ch5

The Promising Role of Thermochemical Conversion in Sustainable Power Generation

Rabindra Kangsha Banik, Samar Das, Urbashi Bordoloi, Hirakh Jyoti Das, Biraj Das, Shayaram Basumatary, Bitupan Das, Pankaj Kalita

Article Challenges and Opportunities of Distributed Renewable Power,Year 2024

DOI:10.1007/978-981-97-1406-3_4

Role of Solar Energy in the Development of the Indian Economy

Akash Dilip Kamble, Samar Das, Vijaya, Biraj Das, Urbashi Bordoloi, Puja Hazarika, Pankaj Kalita

Article Challenges and Opportunities of Distributed Renewable Power Year 2022

DOI:10.1007/978-981-97-1406-3_18

Conference Publications

Experimental investigation on the stability of biocomposite phase change materials for building applications

Urbashi Bordoloi, and Pankaj Kalita

In 2nd International Conference on Innovations in Clean Energy Technologies, 15th International Green Energy Conference, Springer Nature Switzerland, 137-147, Glasgow, UK, 2023

Enhancing thermal comfort in buildings through the integration of phase change material on the building envelope: a simulation study

Urbashi Bordoloi, Bitupan Das and Pankaj Kalita

In International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Green Technology 2023, Vietnam, IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (EES), 2024

Thermal performance investigation of biocomposite phase change material incorporated autoclaved aerated concrete bricks in a simulated environment