Research Experience and Education Qualification
PhD: Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Maharashtra, India (January 2021)
● Topic: Design and Development of Litter Collection Unit for Urban Areas.
● Lab-scale and pilot-scale designing, development and fabrication of units
● Assessment of litter generation pattern in A and B class Cities
M. Tech: G. H. Raisoni, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India (August 2019 – June 2020)
● Topic: Studies on Treatment for Methane Emissions from MSW Landfill in Urban India.
● Lab-scale and pilot-scale (landfill reactor) study was performed to determine the biomethane potential from MSW landfill.
●Design and development of methane oxidizing biocover layer using local compost, biomining residue and gravel.
B. Tech: Brahma Valley, Nashik, Maharashtra, India (August 2016 – May 2017)
● Topic of Research: Water Audit for Trimbakeshwar Council.
● A case study on existing water supply network and thief connection in Trimabkeshwar, Maharashtra.
● Designing of water treatment plant, water supply network and elevated service reservoir for Kumbh mela, 2015
CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur, Maharashtra (June 2019 – December 2020)
• Project: Landfill Fire Control Mechanism through Integrated Approach (DST Project).
• Determination of ignition temperature of MSW for understanding surface and sub-surface landfill fire.
• Mathematical model to estimate spontaneous waste ignition time of MSW at landfill sites.
Balaji Plastic Private Limited, Vapi, Gujarat (Sep 2017 – May 2018)
• Project: Developing Pilot Scale Plastic Washing and Processing units.
• During the internship the plastic characterization was performed to determine its best recyclability and reusability of raw plastic collected from chemical industries.
■ Awarded as Best paper award in National Conference on Sustainable Waste Management Practices (SWAMP)- 2023 at SVNIT, Surat.
■ Awarded with “Shri Girish Vishnuprasad Desai Award” 2022 for Academic Excellence at IIT Bombay.
■ Awarded with prestigious Prime Minister Research Fellowship, 2021.
■ Awarded as Gold medal in M.Tech Environmental Engineering, 2020.
■ Awarded as Best oral presentation award at International Conference on Recent Trends in Civil Engineering (ICRTCE), 2017.
■ Won 3rd prize for Paper Presentation on “Water Audit for Trimbakeshwar Council” at International Conference on Recent Trends in Civil Engineering (ICRTCE), 2017.
■ Attended 4 days training program on “Greening the construction sector for C&D waste management and dust control” organized by Centre for Science and Environment, India (28th February to 3rd March 2023).
■ Attended 3 days residential training program on “Compressed biogas (CBG)- Potential, Technology, Policy, Operation and Economics” organized by Centre for Science and Environment, India (11-13 April 2023).
Guest Talks & Invitations
■ Invited as a participant 2-day at National Conclave for the release of report on "Methane Emissions from Dump Sites in India: Challenges and Opportunities" by Centre for Science and Environment, India (21st September 2023)
■ Delivered a talk on “Carrier opportunities in environmental engineering for undergraduates and postgraduates in Civil engineering” at Sanjivani College of Engineering, Kopargaon, India (14th August 2022).
■ Class representative of M. Tech. Environmental engineering class for 2 years (2018-2020).
■ Participated in Smart India Hackathon (2018).
■ Teaching Assistant for Environmental Engineering Laboratory at G.H. Raisoni. Nagpur (2019).
■ Teaching Assistant for Environmental Impact Assessment Course, Environmental modelling and Municipal solid waste management at IIT Bombay (2020).
