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Prof. P Hari Prasada Reddy

PhD (Indian Institute of Science )

Professor

Department of Civil Engineering

Room No:   +91-870-2462145
hari@nitw.ac.in Edit Profile Bio Sketch

Research Areas

 Geoenvironmental Engineering 

 Solid Waste Management 

 Water and Wastewater Treatment 

  • Courses Handled
  • Research IDs
  • Selected Publications
  • Project/Consultancy
  • Current PhD Students
  • Awards and Accolades
  • Additional Responsibilities
  • Waste Management Design Laboratory(CE36009)
  • Environmental Chemistry and Microbiology(CE36001)
  • Environmental Engineering-1(CE255)
  • Environmental Chemistry and Microbiology(CE5301)
  • Hazardous Waste Management(CE5852)
  • Waste Management Design Lab(CE5855)
  • ORC ID: 0000-0002-1763-3256
  • SCOPUS ID: 26641450600
  • Google Scholar ID: stgi2p0AAAAJ


  • Synergistic photoelectrocatalytic removal of ciprofloxacin using WO3-gC3N4 coated grafoil electrode: Insights into pH-driven kinetics and mechanism, By Shivani Rani, Venkateshwaran Gopal, Hari Prasad Reddy, Ambika Selvaraj, Elsevier, Chemical Engineering Journal, vol., pp.164063, 2025
  • Photocatalytic Treatment of Agricultural Runoff Water Using Bi2O3-ZrO2: A Novel Approach to Mitigating Persistent Organic Pollutants and Nutrient Contaminants, By Abhishek bagri, Venkateshwaran Gopal, P Hari Prasad Reddy, Mehdi Estili, Ambika Selvaraj , Elsevier, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, vol.13, pp.116620, 2025
  • Physicochemical and Energy Characteristics of Biochar and Hydrochar Derived from Cotton Stalks: A Comparative Study , By Prasanta Majee, Sudheekar Reddy Periyavaram, Lavakumar Uppala, P. Hari Prasad Reddy , Springer, BioEnergy Research, vol.18(20), pp., 2025
  • Enhancing Hydrothermal Carbonization of Food Waste with Landfill Leachate: Optimization, Methane Recovery, and Sustainable Energy Generation, By Sudheekar Reddy Periyavaram, K Bella, Lavakumar Uppala, P. Hari Prasad Reddy , ASCE, Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste, vol.28(4), pp.04024024, 2024
  • Thermal behaviour of hydrochar derived from hydrothermal carbonization of food waste using leachate as moisture source: Kinetic and thermodynamic analysis, By Sudheekar Reddy Periyavaram, Lavakumar Uppala, Srinivasan Sivaprakash, P. Hari Prasad Reddy, Elsevier, Bioresource Technology, vol.373, pp.128734, 2023
  • Hydrothermal carbonization of food waste: Process parameters optimization and biomethane potential evaluation of process water, By Sudheekar Reddy Periyavaram, K Bella, Lavakumar Uppala, P. Hari Prasad Reddy , Elsevier, Journal of Environmental Management, vol.347, pp.119132, 2023
  • Sorption Behaviour of Atrazine on Agricultural Soils of Different Characteristics: Equilibrium and Kinetics Studies, By Prasanta Majee, P Hari Prasad Reddy , Springer, Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy , vol., pp., 2023
  • Transforming granite and marble waste into nano‐calcium silicates_an eco‐friendly synthesis and comprehensive characterization, By Aravind T., P Hari Prasad Reddy , Springer, Environment, Development and Sustainability, vol., pp., 2023
  • Sorption desorption behaviour of Imidacloprid in agricultural soils of Deccan plateau of Southern India: kinetics and thermodynamic analysis, By Prasanta Majee, P Hari Prasad Reddy , Taylor & Francis, International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, vol., pp., 2023
  • Landfill leachate as an alternative moisture source for hydrothermal carbonization of municipal solid wastes to solid biofuels, By Venna S., Bhakta Sharma H., Hari Prasad Reddy P., Chowdhury S., Kumar Dubey B., Elsevier, Bioresource Technology, vol.320, Part B, pp.124410, 2021

Fly ash to control acid/alkali induced volume changes in soils

  • Role Principal Investigator
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor DST-SERB
  • Duration 36 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 2500000
  • Status Completed

Remediation of Acid/Alkali Polluted Soils Using Fly Ash

  • Role Principal Investigator
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor MHRD
  • Duration 12 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 330000
  • Status Completed


A Srinivasa Reddy

  • Area of Research: Study on Change in Particulate Matter Levels and their Impacts from Airport Development

G Aparna

  • Area of Research: Feasibility of using Nanomaterials to Improve the Performance of Clay Liners in landfills

Mahanti Bhargavi

  • Area of Research: Phytoremediation of Heavy Metal Contaminated Soils Combined with Hydrothermal Carbonization

Uppala Lavakumar

  • Area of Research: Life Cycle Perspective of Hydrothermal Carbonization of Biomass for Resource Recovery
  • Young Engineering Researcher Award – 2017
  • Young Engineer of the year 2011
  • Professor In-charge (Department Information) (July, 2023 - July, 2024)
  • Vice President (Technical)- Student Activity Centre (Continuing from June, 2023)
  • Member of Medical Advisory Committee (Continuing from May, 2023)
  • Convener of NBA Coordination Committee (December, 2020 - July, 2021)
  • Associate Dean (Academic-PhD) (June, 2020 - July, 2021)
  • Division Head (Water and Environment Division) (October, 2018 - October, 2020)
  • Associate Dean (Academic-PG) (July, 2018 - June, 2020)