Education

• Doctor of Philosophy, Chemical Engineering 2011-2017

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, India

Title: Removal of heavy metal ions and organic pollutants from industrial wastewater using nanomaterials.

Mentor: Prof. J K Singh

• Master of Technology, Chemical Engineering 2007-2009

University College of Technology, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India

Title: Simulation of extractive and crude distillation units using aspen plus

• Bachelor of Technology, Chemical Engineering 2003-2007

University College of Technology, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India

Title: Production of ethylene and acetylene by cracking of light naphtha

Research Experience

Postdoctoral research associate, University of Wyoming Feb 2019 - Present

‒ Working on the Generalized van der Waals canonical partition function

‒ Proposing an engineering model which describes all the physisorption phenomena, including capillary condensation and hysteresis

Postdoctoral researcher, University of Texas at El Paso Dec 2017 – Nov 2018

Mentor: Prof. James Kubicki

‒ Analyze the mobility of toxic metals in natural environments

‒ Study sorption of strontium ions to the Barite–water interface using Classical molecular dynamics simulations

‒ Compare numerical and experimental (synchrotron X-ray scattering) results

Research Scholar, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Jul 2011– Jul 2017

Mentor: Prof. J K Singh

‒ Perform Classical Molecular Dynamics simulations on nanostructured materials

‒ Employ nanomaterials, such as single-walled carbon nanotube, graphene, graphene oxide, polymer grafted graphene oxide, and hexagonal boron nitride sheets, for separation of water from aqueous pollutants

‒ Analyze adsorption and separation mechanisms of heavy metal and organic pollutants

‒ Present the research findings at appropriate scientific conferences

Research Assistant, Osmania University, Hyderabad Jun 2007 – Jun 2009

Mentor: Dr. V. Ramesh Kumar

‒ Perform simulation of preflash, atmospheric column, and vacuum distillation units in a crude oil distillation plant using an Aspen Plus simulator

‒ Perform simulations for different mixed crude's: Dubai and Basara and Dubai and Bombay High

‒ Compare simulation results with experimental data available in the literature

Awards/Fellowships

• • Received Ministry of Human Resource Development fellowship (2007-2016)

The Ministry of Education, formerly the Ministry of Human Resource Development (1985–2020), is engaged in bringing world-classopportunities of higher education and research to the country so that Indian students are not finding lacking when facing an internationalplatform. It is responsible for the implementation and formulation of the National Policy on Education approved by the Union cabinet ofIndia and to ensure that it is implemented in letter and spirit. It provides the financial assistantship to the graduate students who havequalified Graduate Aptitude test in Engineering (GATE).

• • Awarded Department of Science & Technology international travel grant to attend 2016 AIChE Annual Meeting

The Department of Science and Technology (DST) is a department within the Ministry of Science and Technology in India. It was established in May 1971 to promote new areas of science and technology and to play the role of a nodal department for organising, coordinating and promoting Scientific and Technological activities in the country. It gives funds to various approved scientific projects in India. It also supports various researchers in India to attend conferences abroad and to go for experimental works.

Teaching Experience

• • Faculty, National Institute of Technology Warangal Jul 2010 – Jul 2011

  • Teaching Assistant, IIT Kanpur, India

- Undergraduate Laboratory (Unit Operations Lab) Jul 2012 – Dec 2012

- Introduction to Molecular Simulations Dec 2014 – Apr 2015

- Mass Transfer and its Applications Jul 2013 – Apr 2014

Synergistic Activities

• Coordinator for an undergraduate Unit Operation laboratory, IIT Kanpur Dec 2013 – Apr 2014

• Organizing committee member

‒ SERC school-cum-symposium on molecular simulations: Applications in Engineering Sciences. Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Kanpur, Kanpur, India Nov 27-30, 2012