Rima Manik
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About
About
I am currently a PhD candidate in the Department of Civil Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (India) under the supervision of Dr. Seetha N.. My research revolves around understanding the fate and transport of nanoparticles and biocolloids in various aspects of porous media, be it soil, bacterial biofilm, plants, or a micromodel channel. In this context, I perform laboratory-scale experimental activities, characterization and mathematical modeling analyses, which involve rigorous numerical simulations and optimization.
I firmly believe the involvement of biology in porous media transport is inevitable and needs more focus on its subsequent studies. Thereby, my research focuses on addressing water quality challenges and work on its remediation.
Along with my research life, I have an eye for art and craft, which has been there since childhood, helping me see the beauty in every aspect of life and thus keeping me always curious and enthusiastic about new things in life.
Research Work
Research Work
Studying the interactions between nanoparticles and biocolloids in their co-transport in soil
Studying the influence of bacterial biofilms on the transport of nanoparticles in soil
Visual understanding of the interactions between bacterial biofilm and nanoparticles during transport in pore scale
Studying the root uptake and transport of contaminants through plants
Membership
Membership
Student Affairs Committee (SAC) Member of International Society for Porous Media (InterPore)
Student Member of InterPore
Student member of InterPore India Chapter
Student Member of the Association of Global Groundwater Scientists (AGGS)
Student Organizer of Hydraulics and Water Resources Engineering (IITH) group presentations
Student Admin of Hydraulics and Water Resources Engineering (IITH) social media handle
Former member of the Jyoti Welfare Association (2013-2017) and Smile Foundation (2007-2011)
Education
Education
Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad
Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad
Research Scholar (2021 onwards)
Member of Transport in Porous Media Lab
Hydraulics and Water Resources Engineering
Department of Civil Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Research Assistant (2020)
Department of Water Resources Development and Management
National Institute of Technology Silchar
National Institute of Technology Silchar
Master of Technology (2018-2020)
Water Resources Engineering
Department of Civil Engineering
Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College
Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College
Bachelor of Technology (2013-2017)
Department of Civil Engineering
Achievements
Achievements
InterPore Travel Grant Recipient for InterPore 2024 & InterPore 2025.
Best Paper Award recipient at 10th International Groundwater Conference (IGWC 2025) for the paper titled "Co-Transport of Engineered Nanoparticles and Bacteria in Water Saturated Porous Media".
CBSE Central Sector Scheme of Scholarship (CSSS) scholar for the period 2013 -2017 (awarded based on Class XII results).
Publications
Publications
Manik, R., Horta, M.J., Seetha, N., Fate and transport of engineered nanoparticles in the subsurface: Current understanding, challenges, and future scope. (Emerging Aquatic Contaminants, (pp. 129-172))
Conferences, Workshops & Trainings
Conferences, Workshops & Trainings
Manik, R. and Seetha, N., National Symposium on Porous Media Research 2025, IIT Hyderabad, poster presentation, "Effect of suspended bacteria and soil biofilms on the transport of ZnO nanoparticles in soil."
Manik, R. and Seetha, N., Interpore Annual meeting 2025, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, online presentation, "Effect of soil biofilms on the transport of ZnO nanoparticles."
Manik, R. and Seetha, N., 10th International Groundwater Conference (IGWC 2025), NIH Roorkee, paper presentation, "Co-Transport of Engineered Nanoparticles and Bacteria in Water Saturated Porous Media."
Manik, R. and Seetha, N., International Conference on Sustainable Urban Water Management in Fast-Growing Cities (SUWM 2024), BITS Hyderabad, paper presentation, "Co-transport of Engineered Nanoparticles and Bacteria in water-saturated porous media."
Manik, R. and Seetha, N., Interpore Annual meeting 2024, Qingdao, China, paper presentation, "Co-transport of engineered nanoparticles and bacteria in soil.”
Manik, R. and Seetha, N., Indian National Groundwater Conference (INGWC 2023), IIT Hyderabad, paper presentation, "Cotransport of nanoparticles and bacteria in saturated porous media- an experimental and modeling approach."
Attended the 2nd International Conference on Emerging contaminants in Water and Environment (ECWE 2023), PSG Coimbatore.
Manik, R. and Seetha, N., Second International Conference on Water Technologies (ICWT 2022), IIT Bombay, poster presentation, "Fate and Transport of Nanoparticles and E. coli In Porous Media."
Manik, R. and Narayanan, S., European Geosciences Union General Assembly Conference 2022, EGU22-9035 (EGU 2022), Vienna, Austria, online paper presentation, "Fate and transport of titanium dioxide nanoparticles in porous media."
Workshop on Optical Microscopy (2025) organized by IITH-Nikon COE and SATHI-CISCoM at IIT Hyderabad.
India Author Workshop (2024) by IOP Publishing Academy at IIT Hyderabad.
Author Workshop (2023) by Elsevier at IIT Hyderabad.
Scanning Electron Microscope workshop (2023) by JEOL at IIT Hyderabad.
Author Workshop (2023) by Clarivate at IIT Hyderabad.
Research Scholar workshop on nanoparticle and microplastic analysis (2023) by PSG IAS at PSG Coimbatore.
Workshop on Advanced training on FEFLOW (2022) held at National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI), Hyderabad.
Workshop on “Master the Publishing Process” (2022) by DST and ACS at IIT Hyderabad.
International webinar on “The Joy, Opportunities, and Challenges in Field Hydrological Research" (2020) by NIE Mysuru and IIT Guwahati.
SPARC sponsored International Webinar on “Mitigation of flood disaster due to hydrological extremes.”(2020).
National Webinar on “Need to tackle Water Extremes” by Centre for Water Resources Management, University of Madras (2020).
Workshop on “Recent Developments in Water and Geo-Environmental issues” (2019) at NIT Silchar.
Workshop on “Integrated Soil Water Modeling (ISWM 2019)” at NIT Silchar.
Vocational training from Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority on Waste Water Treatment and Water Supply (2016).
Vacation training from Durgapur Steel Plant on the working procedure of the plant (2016).
Teaching experience
Teaching experience
Teaching Assistant for Fluid Mechanics (CE2400) at Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IIT Hyderabad) (2022-2023).
Teaching Assistant for Engineering Graphics & Design (CE101) and CAD in Engineering (CE-1431) at the National Institute of Technology (NIT Silchar) (2019-2020).
Voluntary work
Voluntary work
Organized National Symposium on Porous Media Research 2025 (India InterPore Chapter) at IIT Hyderabad as a volunteer.
Volunteer for InterPore 2025 (virtual).
Organized Fifth Indian National Groundwater Conference 2023 at IIT Hyderabad as a volunteer.
Contact
Contact
If you would like to connect to discuss a potential research engagement, compare notes, or simply talk shop, I am available.
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