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Prof. Murali Mohan Seepana

Associate Professor

Department of Chemical Engineering

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    • Journal(s): 35
    • Conference(s): 28
    • Book Chapter(s): 8
    • PhD: Current - 3  Awarded - 5
    • Event(s) Organized: Conference - 1  Workshop - 2  Symposium - 1  Short Term Course - 2

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    Research Areas

    Batteries
    Energy Materials
    Fuel Cells
    Hydrogen Generation Electrolyzers
    Membrane separations
    Wastewater Treatment
    EDUCATION QUALIFICATION
    Degree Institute Year
    Doctor of Philosophy Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) 2013
    Master of Technology Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) 2009
    Bachelor of Technology JNTU Hyderabad 2006
    COURSES HANDLED
    Course L-T-P Credit Degree Level
    Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics(CH1205) 3-0-0 3 UG
    Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics-I(CH204) 3-0-0 3 UG
    Electrochemical Energy Storage Systems(CH26002) 3-0-0 3 UG, PG
    Fuel Cells and Flow Batteries(CH313) 3-0-0 3 UG
    Fuel Cell Systems(CH5303) 3-0-0 3 PG
    Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics-II(CH251) 3-0-0 3 UG
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    PUBLICATIONS
    Journal(s)
    A Review on Corrosion Characteristics of Bulk Metallic Glasses, By Tirumala Rao Kotni, Muthu Kumar Sampath, Murali Mohan Seepana & Adarsh Kumar Arya, Springer Nature (ASM International), Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, vol.25, pp.13123, 2026
    Facile treatment of NiO under nitrogen for improved supercapacitor performances, By Naresh Koppula, Lavanya Thyda, S. Shanmugha Soundare, Joel K Joseph, S. Suneetha, S. Vijaykumar, S.Murali Mohan, R. Jayavel, Thangaraju Kuppusamy, Springer, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, vol.36, pp.1513, 2025
    Yucca-plant-like MgCo2O4 nanoneedle cluster arrays hydrothermally-grown on three-dimensional nickel foam for highly efficient supercapacitor performances, By Koppula, Naresh, Joel K. Joseph, Lavanya Thyda, S. Suneetha, Jitesh Pani, Hitesh Borkar, S. Vijayakumar,Murali Mohan Seepana, Pitchamuthu Amaladass, and Kuppusamy Thangaraju, Elsevier, Journal of Power Sources, vol.9, pp.661, 2025
    Experimental investigation to enhance the efficiency of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels by integrating phase change materials and nano-enhanced biochar: A techno-econo-environmental assessment, By Hari Banda, Sivan Suresh, Seepana Praveenkumar, Ravi Kumar Kottala, Murali Mohan Seepana, Elsevier, Renewable Energy, vol.26, pp.124341, 2025
    ZIF-8 decorated cellulose acetate mixed matrix membrane: An efficient approach for textile effluent treatment, By Surya Teja Malkapuram, Murali Mohan Seepana, Shirish H. Sonawane, Sandeep Kumar Lakhera, Edward Randviir, Elsevier, Chemosphere, vol.349, pp.140836, 2024
    Strategic Study on the Effect of Coagulation on Hydrodynamic Cavitation Treatment of Real-Time Textile Effluents, By Surya Teja Malkapuram, Shirish H Sonawane, Murali Mohan Seepana, ACS Publications, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, vol.63(14), pp.6194, 2024
    WO3 Nanoparticle/Biomass Derived N-Doped Activated Carbon Decorated with Polyaniline Nanofibers Ternary Nanocomposite for High-Performance Symmetric and Asymmetric Supercapacitor, By Bejjanki Dinesh, Murali Mohan Seepana, Kishant Kumar, and Sampath Kumar Puttapati, WILEY, ChemistrySelect, vol.9(36), pp.e202402504, 2024
    Silicon dioxide incorporated cellulose acetate‐mixed matrix membranes for Safranin‑O removal from aqueous solutions, By Dhongade, Suvarna P., Surya Teja Malkapuram, Shirish H. Sonawane, and Murali Mohan Seepana, Springer, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, vol.24, pp.35460, 2024
    Model based evaluation of three different A2O processes in the presence of carbon and metal dosages, By Sheik Abdul Gaffar, Murali Mohan Seepana, Seshagiri Rao Ambati, Springer Link, International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, vol.20, pp.6575, 2023
    Synthesis and Electrocatalytic Performance of TiO2 Supported on Carbon Nanoparticles Towards Positive Half-Cell Reaction of Hydrogen-1,4p-benzoquinone Flow-Battery, By Irshad U Khan, KS Rajmohan, Murali Mohan Seepana, IOPSCIENCE, Journal of The Electrochemical Society, vol.170, pp.070506, 2023
    Electrochemical activity of tungsten oxide doped carbon (WO3/C) catalyst for hydroquinone/benzoquinone redox flow battery, By Irshad U Khan, Murali Mohan Seepana, KS Rajmohan, Jay Pandey, Elsevier, Materials Letters, vol.353, pp.134355, 2023
    Synthesis of Proton Conducting and Highly Stable PWA-ZRP Doped Composite Membrane for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell, By Jay Pandey, Murali Mohan Seepana, ASME, Journal of Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage, vol.20(2), pp.020906, 2023
    The Sonocatalytic Activation of Persulfates on Iron Nanoparticle Decorated Zeolite for the Degradation of 1,4-Dioxane in Aquatic Environments, By Surya Teja Malkapuram, Shirish Hari Sonawane, Manoj P Rayaroth, Murali Mohan Seepana, Sivakumar Manickam, Jakub Karczewski, Grzegorz Boczka, MDPI, Catalysts, vol.13(7), pp.1065, 2023
    Control of anaerobic-anoxic-aerobic (A2/O) processes in wastewater treatment: a detailed review, By Abdul Gaffar Sheik, E.S. Tejaswini, Murali Mohan Seepana, A. Seshagiri Rao, Taylor & Francis, Environmental Technology Reviews, vol.12(1), pp.420, 2023
    Dye Decolorization by Rhodococcus ruber Strain TES III Isolated from Textile Effluent Wastewater Contaminated Soil, By Sapna Kumari, Mousumi Debnath, Shirish Hari Sonawane, Surya Teja Malkapuram, Murali Mohan Seepana, WILEY, ChemistrySelect, vol.7(30), pp.e202200421, 2022
    Model-based analysis of the effect of temperature in biological wastewater treatment plants for simultaneous removal of organic matter, nitrogen, and phosphorous, By Abdul Gaffar Sheik, Murali Mohan Seepana, Seshagiri Rao Ambati, CSIR-NIScPR, Indian Journal of Chemical Technology (IJCT), vol.22, pp.448, 2022
    Integrated supervisory and override control strategies for effective biological phosphorus removal and reduced operational costs in wastewater treatment processes, By Abdul Gaffar Sheik, VS Raghu Kumar Machavolu, Murali Mohan Seepana, Ambati Seshagiri Rao, Elsevier, Chemosphere, vol.287, pp.132346, 2022
    A novel robust Virtual Reference Feedback Tuning approach for minimum and non-minimum phase systems, By Suresh Kumar Chiluka, Seshagiri Rao Ambati, Murali Mohan Seepana, Uday Bhaskar Babu Gara, Elsevier, ISA Transactions, vol.115, pp.163, 2021
    Design of control strategies for nutrient removal in a biological wastewater treatment process, By Abdul Gaffar Shiek, VS Raghu Kumar Machavolu, Murali Mohan Seepana, Seshagiri Rao Ambati, Springer Link, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, vol.28, pp.12092, 2021
    A review on recent advances in the application of biosurfactants in wastewater treatment, By Surya Teja Malkapuram, Vikrant Sharma, Sarang P Gumfekar, Shirish Sonawane, Shriram Sonawane, Grzegorz Boczkaj, Murali Mohan Seepana, Elsevier, Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, vol.48, pp.101576, 2021
    Supervisory control configurations design for nitrogen and phosphorus removal in wastewater treatment plants, By Abdul Gaffar Sheik , Murali Mohan Seepana , Seshagiri Rao Ambati, WILEY, Water Environment Research, vol.1512, pp.1, 2021
    Design of Feedback Control Strategies in a Plant-Wide Wastewater Treatment Plant for Simultaneous Evaluation of Economics, Energy Usage, and Removal of Nutrients, By Abdul Gaffar Sheik, Eagalapati Tejaswini, Murali Mohan Seepana, Seshagiri Rao Ambati, Montse Meneses and Ramon Vilanova, MDPI, Energies, vol.14(19), pp.6386, 2021
    Synthesis of (Si-PWA)-PVA/PTFE high-temperature proton-conducting composite membrane for DMFC, By Aruna Pagidi, Murali Mohan Seepana, Elsevier, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, vol.45, pp.25851, 2020
    A New VRFT Approach for IMC-PID Feedback-Feedforward Controller Design based on Robustness, By Suresh Kumar Chiluka, Seshagiri Rao Ambati, Murali Mohan Seepana, Uday Bhaskar Babu Gara, Elsevier, IFAC-PapersOnLine, vol.53, pp.147, 2020
    Design of Fractional Order PID Controller Using Genetic Algorithm Optimization Technique for Nonlinear System, By Shivanky Jaiswal, Suresh Kumar Chiluka, Murali Mohan Seepana, G. Uday Bhaskar Babu, DE GRUYTER, Chemical Product and Process Modeling, vol.15, pp.20190072, 2020
    Design of VRFT Based Feedback-feedforward Controllers for Enhancing Disturbance Rejection on Non-minimum Phase Systems, By Suresh Kumar Chiluka, A. Seshagiri Rao, Murali Mohan Seepana, G. Uday Bhaskar Babu, DE GRUYTER, Chemical Product and Process Modeling, vol.15, pp.20190069, 2020
    Simultaneous Scheduling and Heat Integration of Batch Plants Using Unit-Specific Event Based Modelling, By Semal Sekhar Mummana, Murali Mohan Seepana, Ramsagar Vooradi, DE GRUYTER, Chemical Product and Process Modeling, vol.15, pp.20190070, 2020
    Performance Comparison of PEM Fuel Cell with Enhanced Cross‑Flow Split Serpentine and Single Serpentine Flow Field Designs, By Sheikh Abdulla, Murali Mohan Seepana, Venkata Suresh Patnaikuni, Springer, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, vol.45, pp.7691, 2020
    Synthesis of highly stable PTFE-ZrP-PVA composite membrane for high-temperature direct methanol fuel cell, By Aruna Pagidi, G. Arthanareeswaran, Murali Mohan Seepana, Elsevier, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (IJHE), vol.45, pp.7829, 2020
    Graphite Supported Silica Immobilized Phosphotungstic Acid Based Ion-Conducting Inorganic Membrane, By Jay Pandey, Murali M. Seepana, ASME, Journal of Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage, vol.16, pp.011004, 2019
    UNIT CELL MODELLING AND SIMULATION OF ALL VANADIUM REDOX FLOW BATTERY, By Murali Mohan Seepana, Sreedevi Samudrala, P. V. Suresh, Ramsagar Vooradi, DE GRUYTER, Chemical Product and Process Modeling, vol.13, pp.20170014, 2018
    Design and synthesis of highly stable poly(tetrafluoroethylene) -zirconium phosphate (PTFE-ZrP) ion-exchange membrane for vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB), By Murali M. Seepana, Jay Pandey, Anupam Shukla, Springer, Ionics, vol.23, pp.1471, 2017
    Zirconium phosphate based proton conducting membrane for DMFC application, By Jay Pandey, Murali Mohan Seepana, Anupam Shukla, Elsevier, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, vol.40, pp.9410, 2015
    Sustainable development with renewable energy resources: a review, By N.L. Panwar, V. Siva Reddy, Kumar Rakesh Ranjan, Murali Mohan Seepana, Pallavi Totlani, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, World Review of Science, Technology and Sust. Development, vol.10, pp.163, 2013
    Synthesis and characterization of PWA based inorganic ion-exchange membrane, By Murali M. Seepana, Jay Pandey, Anupam Shukla, Elsevier, Separation and Purification Technology, vol.98, pp.193, 2012
    Conference(s)
    Computational Studies on Binding Efficiency of Quinoline-Based Compounds to Therapeutic Targets By Anumandla Jyothipriya, Murali Mohan Seepana, S Srinath, 4th International Conference on New Frontiers in Chemical, Energy, and Environmental Engineering (INCEEE), 2025
    Pt-Based Bifunctional Catalysts with Co-Doping and CeO₂ Support for Enhanced Performance in Unitized Regenerative Fuel Cells By L. Jyothi, S Srinath, Murali Mohan Seepana, 4th International Conference on New Frontiers in Chemical, Energy, and Environmental Engineering (INCEEE ), 2025
    Review of Innovations and Challenges in Anode Materials for Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells By GURRAM RAGHAVENDRA REDDY, Veeresh Babu, Ravi P, Murali Mohan Seepana, 2nd International Conference on Recent Innovations and Developments in Mechanical Engineering (ICRIDME ), 2024
    Needle-Like Nanostructures and Mixed Storage Behaviour of Co3O₄ Electrode Materials for Improved Supercapacitor Applications By Naresh, Koppula, Vinay Pratap Singh Rajawat, Thyda Lavanya, Joel K. Joseph, S. Suneetha, Murali Mohan Seepana, and Kuppusamy Thangaraju, International Conference on Emerging Multifunctional Materials and Devices for Sustainable Technologies (IEMDST), 2024
    Copper Oxide Doped Carbon Catalyst for Anodic Half-Cell of Vanadium Redox Flow Battery By Irshad U. Khan, Tanmay Paul, Murali Mohan Seepana, International Conference on Chemical Materials and Electrochemistry (ICCME ), 2023
    A Novel WO3-Uio-66 Metal Organic Framework Based Electrocatalyst for AQS/BQDS Redox Flow Battery By Sumit Kumar, Irshad U. Khan, Murali Mohan Seepana, 3rd International Conference on New Frontiers in Chemical, Energy, and Environmental Engineering (INCEEE ), 2023
    Robust IMC-PID Controller Design Using VRFT: Theoretical and Experimental Investigation By Suresh Kumar Chiluka, Seshagiri Rao Ambati, Uday Bhaskar Babu Gara, Murali Mohan Seepana, 7th Conference on Advances in Control and Optimization of Dynamical Systems (ACODS), 2022
    Evaluation of effluent quality and operating cost in biological wastewater treatment plants with non-ideal sensors in the feedback control By Abdul Gaffar Sheik, Murali Mohan Seepana, Seshagiri Rao Ambati, International Conference on Innovative Trends in Hydrological and Environmental Systems (ITHES), 2021
    Carbon-based Electrocatalyst for Quinone based Redox Flow Battery By Irshad U. Khan, K.S. Rajmohan, Murali Mohan Seepana, 74th CHEMCON, 2021
    A New VRFT Approach for IMC-PID Feedback-Feedforward Controller Design based on Robustness By Suresh Kumar Chiluka, Seshagiri Rao Ambati, Uday Bhaskar Babu Gara, Murali Mohan Seepana, 6th Conference on Advances in Control and Optimization of Dynamical Systems (ACODS) , 2020
    Modeling and Simulation of Direct Methanol Fuel Cell using COMSOL By Abhishek Kumar, Murali Mohan Seepana, 2nd International Conference on New Frontiers in Chemical, Energy, and Environmental Engineering (INCEEE), 2019
    Production of acrylic acid through a non-petroleum based route By K. Joseph, C.Hephzibah, K. Vyshnavi, P. Roshin, S. Murali Mohan, K. S. Rajmohan, 2nd International Conference on New Frontiers in Chemical, Energy, and Environmental Engineering (INCEEE), 2019
    Recent advances in catalysis for conversion of plastic waste to fuels By Ramkishore E, Murali Mohan Seepana, Rajmohan K.S., 2nd International Conference on New Frontiers in Chemical, Energy, and Environmental Engineering (INCEEE), 2019
    Design of Fractional Order PID using Genetic Algorithm Optimization Technique for Nonlinear System By Shivanky Jaiswal, Seshagiri Rao, Murali Mohan Seepana, G.Uday Bhaskar Babu, 2nd International Conference on New Frontiers in Chemical, Energy, and Environmental Engineering (INCEEE), 2019
    VRFT based Controller Design for Non-Minimum Phase: Flexible Transmission System By Suresh Kumar Chiluka, Seshagiri Rao Ambati, Murali Mohan Seepana, Uday Bhaskar Babu Gara, 2nd International Conference on New Frontiers in Chemical, Energy, and Environmental Engineering (INCEEE), 2019
    Synthesis of Polysulfone (Psf) based Ultrafiltration Membrane for Oil-Water System By Aruna Pagidi, G. Arthanareeswaran, Murali Mohan Seepana, 2nd International Conference on New Frontiers in Chemical, Energy, and Environmental Engineering (INCEEE), 2019
    Simulation (BSM1-P) Studies on Oxygen Concentration with Variable Flowrates in Aeration Tank of Biological Wastewater Treatment Plant By Sheik Abdul Gaffar, A. Seshagiri Rao, Murali Mohan Seepana, 2nd International Conference on New Frontiers in Chemical, Energy, and Environmental Engineering (INCEEE), 2019
    Synthesis of Sulfonated Polyether Ether Ketone (SPEEK) based Composite Membrane for DMFC By Aruna Pagidi, Murali Mohan Seepana, 2nd International Conference on New Frontiers in Chemical, Energy, and Environmental Engineering (INCEEE), 2019
    Control strategies evaluation for bio-P module for activated sludge model no.3 By Abdul Gaffar Sheik, Murali Mohan Seepana, Seshagiri Rao Ambati, 11th international exergy, energy and environmental symposium (IEEES), 2019
    Simulation of Different Biological Nutrient Removal Processes using GPS-X By Abdul Gaffar Sheik, Murali Mohan Seepana, Seshagiri Rao Ambati, First International Conference on Energy and Environment: Global Challenges (ICEE), 2018
    A Comparative Study of Popular Tuning Methods for Quadruple-Tank Process: Experimental Identification By Suresh Kumar Chiluka, Ankur Kumar Bareliya, Seshagiri Rao Ambati, Uday Bhaskar BabuGara, Murali Mohan Seepana, INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ADVANCES AND CHALLENGES FOR SUSTAINABLE ECO SYSTEM (ICACSE ), 2018
    Synthesis and characterization of ZrP/PTFE membrane for energy devices By Aruna Pagidi, Murali Mohan Seepana, jay Pandey, First International Conference on Energy and Environment: Global Challenges (ICEE) , 2018
    Superiority of Enhanced Cross-Flow Split Serpentine Flow Field Design over Four Serpentine Flow Field Design in PEM Fuel Cell By Abdulla Sheik, Venkata Suresh Patnaikuni, Murali Mohan Seepana, First International Conference on Energy and Environment: Global Challenges (ICEE), 2018
    Simulation Study of Direct Methanol Fuel Cell for Optimizing the Cell Performance By Murali M Seepana, Nitin T, Aruna Pagidi, International Conference on Advanced Technology Innovation (ICATI), 2017
    Studies on Membranes for Direct Methanol Fuel Cell By Aruna Pagidi, Murali Mohan Seepana, Third international conference on membranes (ICM), 2015
    Modelling and Simulation of Vanadium Redox Flow Battery By Murali M Seepana, Sreedevi Samudrala, 67th CHEMCON, 2014
    Chemical stability studies on PC-PWA membrane for use in vanadium redox flow battery By Murali M Seepana, T. Bhagya Raju, Fasil Qayoom Mir, Anupam Shukla, 66th CHEMCON, 2013
    Synthesis and Characterization of inorganic ion-exchange membrane By Murali M Seepana, Anupam Shukla , 63rd CHEMCON, 2010
    Book Chapter(s)
    Advancing Thermo-Chemical Energy Storage Systems for Enhanced Efficiency in Concentrated Solar Power Applications By Santhosh Patekar, V Siva Reddy, Murali Mohan Seepana in The Principles of Green Energy and Technology: A Guide to Green Technology: Eco-Innovations, CRC Press (Taylor & Francis group), Edited Book, 2025
    Redox Flow battery: An Overview By Irshad U Khan, KS Rajmohan, Murali Mohan Seepana in Advanced Technologies for Rechargeable Batteries: Alkaline Metal Ion, Redox Flow, and Metal Sulfur Batteries, CRC Press (Taylor & Francis group), Edited Book, 2024
    Evaluation of Effluent Quality and Operating Cost in Biological Wastewater Treatment Plants with Non-ideal Sensors in the Feedback Control By Abdul Gaffar Sheik, ESS Tejaswini, Murali Mohan Seepana, Seshagiri Rao Ambati in Innovative Trends in Hydrological and Environmental Systems, Springer, Edited Book, 2022
    Fuzzy Logic Control of Active Sludge based Wastewater Treatment Plants By Abdul Gaffar Sheik, Murali Mohan Seepana and A. Seshagiri Rao in Soft Computing Techniques in Solid waste and Wastewater management, Elsevier, Edited Book, 2021
    Hybrid Treatment Technologies for the Treatment of Industrial Wastewater By Vikas S. Hakke, Murali Mohan Seepana, Shirish H. Sonawane, Anand Kishore Kola, and Ramsagar Vooradi in Water Pollution and Remediation: Heavy Metals , Springer, Edited Book, 2020
    Production of Biofuels from Algal Biomass By Murali Mohan Seepana, M Jerold, KS Rajmohan in Biochemical and Environmental Bioprocessing: Challenges and Developments, CRC Press (Taylor & Francis group), Edited Book, 2019
    Recent Advancements and Perspectives on Biological Degradation of Azo Dye By Rajmohan, K.S., Ramya, C. and Murali Mohan Seepana in Biochemical and Environmental Bioprocessing: Challenges and Developments, CRC Press (Taylor & Francis group), Edited Book, 2019
    Photochemical Removal of Pesticides: A Review By Mukhesh Goel, Murali Mohan Seepana in Materials Science Forum, Trans Tech Publishers, Switzerland, Edited Book, 2016
    Patent(s)
    HYDRODYNAMIC CAVITATION INTEGRATED CERAMIC MEMBRANE BASED WASTEWATER TREATMENT UNIT (Serial No. : 173553; Design No. : 385980-001)
    PROJECT / CONSULTANCY
    Tackling textile pollution using a 3D printed hybrid process
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Type: Research
    Sponsor: The Royal Society, UK
    Project Cost (INR): 1258000
    Date of Commencement: 30-03-2021   Date of Completion: 31-07-2024
    Duration: 40 Months
    Status: Completed
    Development and Demonstration of hydrogen redox flow battery using nonprecious electrocatalysts
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Type: Research
    Sponsor: SPARC, Ministry of Education (MoE), Govt of India
    Project Cost (INR): 4317813
    Date of Commencement: 15-03-2019   Date of Completion: 30-09-2023
    Duration: 54 Months
    Status: Completed
    Development and Demonstration of Pilot-scale Hybrid Wastewater Treatment System with Hydrodynamic Cavitation and Biosurfactant for Recycling of Textile Effluent
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator
    Type: Research
    Sponsor: IMPRINT-II, MoE, Govt. of India
    Project Cost (INR): 4142028
    Date of Commencement: 16-12-2019   Date of Completion: 30-06-2023
    Duration: 42 Months
    Status: Completed
    Studies on Electrodes for Redox Flow Battery
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Type: Research
    Sponsor: MHRD Research seed grant
    Project Cost (INR): 500000
    Date of Commencement: 07-01-2014   Date of Completion: 07-01-2016
    Duration: 24 Months
    Status: Completed
    RESEARCH FELLOWS / PhD STUDENTS
    Current PhD Students
    A. Jyothipriya
    Area of Research: Drug Synthesis & Delivery
    Akshayy Garg
    Area of Research: Adsorption of Binary Gas Mixture at Cryogenic Temperatures
    L. Jyothi
    Area of Research: Fuel Cells and Batteries, Co-Guide
    Previous PhD Students
    M. Surya Teja (2025)
    Area of Research: Hybrid Treatment Technology for Textile Wastewater, Co-Guide
    Irshad U Khan (2023)
    Area of Research: Development of non-nobel electrocatalysts for quinone based organic flow batteries
    Suresh Chiluka (2022)
    Area of Research: Design of Robust Controller via VRFT, Co-Guide
    Sheikh Abdul Gaffar (2021)
    Area of Research: Wastewater Treatment
    Aruna Pagidi (2020)
    Area of Research: Development of high-temperature composite membranes for DMFC
    CONFERENCE / WORKSHOP / SYMPOSIUM / SHORT TERM COURSE / FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
    Two-day national workshop on "Fuel cells and Flow batteries for sustainable energy systems
    11-Jul-2014 → 12-Jul-2014
    Event Type: Workshop
    Role: Coordinator
    Funding Agency: TEQIP (Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme)
    2nd International Conference on New Frontiers in Chemical, Energy, and Environmental Engineering (INCEEE 2019)
    15-Feb-2019 → 16-Feb-2019
    Event Type: Conference
    Role: Coordinator
    Funding Agency: External Fund Raised
    Indo-UK Symposium on Green Energy for Sustainable Development (On the occasion of 150 Years Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi)
    28-Aug-2020 → 28-Aug-2020
    Event Type: Symposium
    Role: Coordinator
    Funding Agency: SPARC
    International Workshop on Advances in Energy Technologies for Renewable-powered Future
    23-Sep-2021 → 24-Sep-2021
    Event Type: Workshop
    Role: Coordinator
    Funding Agency: SPARC
    GIAN Course on Circular Economy and Resource Recovery for Sustainability
    25-Jul-2022 → 29-Jul-2022
    Event Type: Short Term Course
    Role: Coordinator
    Funding Agency: Ministry of Education (MoE), Govt of India
    Diamond Jubilee Lecture Series
    01-Jul-2024 → 30-Jun-2025
    Event Type: Short Term Course
    Role: Coordinator
    Funding Agency: Diamond Jubilee Fund
    AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
    2025
    Technology Transfer of 'Hybrid Wastewater Treatment Technology for Textile processing Effluent' to M/s Prime Textiles
    2024
    Patent-Wastewater Treatment Unit, 2024
    2023
    Best Presentation Award, ICCME 2023, Canada
    2014
    Life Member-IIChE
    ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
    •  Member, Institute Ranking Committee (Continuing from July, 2024)
    •  Member, Mission LiFE Committee (Continuing from July, 2024)
    •  External DPC member for Biotechnology Department (Continuing from October, 2023)
    •  Professor in Charge Departmental Infrastructure (Continuing from July, 2023)
    •  Professor in Charge Material Synthesis and Applications Laboratory (PG) (Continuing from July, 2023)
    •  Coordinator, Asset tagging (Continuing from February, 2023)
    •  Deputy Chief Warden, NITW Hostels (January, 2023 - June, 2024)
    •  NBA Coordinator (Continuing from October, 2021)
    •  Faculty advisor for Chemical Engineering Association (ChEA) and IIChE student chapter NIT Warangal (June, 2019 - October, 2021)
    •  Member DAC-PG & R (Continuing from June, 2019)
    •  Member DAC-UG (Continuing from June, 2019)
    •  Placement and Internship coordinator (June, 2019 - July, 2023)
    •  Professor in Charge Timetable (Department) (June, 2018 - June, 2020)
    •  Warden NIT hostels (August, 2017 - November, 2020)
    •  Professor in charge Mass Transfer Laboratory (UG) (May, 2015 - October, 2021)
    •  Faculty advisor for IV B.Tech. Chemical Engineering (May, 2014 - November, 2018)
     Last updated on February 23, 2026