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    Prof. Murali Mohan Seepana

    Associate Professor

    Department of Chemical Engineering

    National Institute of Technology, Warangal - 506004, Telangana, INDIA

    : murali@nitw.ac.in : 0870-2462630

    Specializations:   Energy Storage and Energy Conversion Technologies; Wastewater Treatment; Membrane Synthesis & Separations   

    https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7456-9441

    https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?hl=en&user=0CHE0KkAAAAJ

    Career Profile

    • July 2022 - Till Date          -       Associate Professor, NIT Warangal
    • Oct 2013  - July 2022         -       Assistant Professor, NIT Warangal

    Academic Profile

    • Ph.D., Chemical Engineering (2013)       -Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India (IITD).
    • M.Tech., Chemical Engineering (2009)   -Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India (IITD).
    • B.Tech., Chemical Engineering (2006)    -JNTU College of Engineering, Hyderabad, AP, India (JNTUH).

    Course Taught Previously

    Current Semester

    • Fuel Cells Systems for M.Tech.- I SEM Sustainable Energy Generation and Storage Technologies (SEG&ST), 2023-24
    • Materials Synthesis and Electrochemical Analysis Lab for M.Tech.- I SEM Sustainable Energy Generation and Storage Technologies (SEG&ST), 2023-24

    Previous Semesters

    • Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics-2 for II B.Tech - II Sem Chemical Engineering, 2022-23
    • Fuel Cells and Flow Batteries for III B.Tech - I Sem Chemical Engineering, 2022-23
    • Mass Transfer Lab for III B.Tech - I Sem Chemical Engineering, 2022-23
    • Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics-2 for II B.Tech - II Sem Chemical Engineering, 2021-22
    • Fuel Cells and Flow Batteries for III B.Tech - I Sem Chemical Engineering, 2021-22
    • Mass Transfer Lab for III B.Tech - I Sem Chemical Engineering, 2021-22
    • Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics-2 for II B.Tech - II Sem Chemical Engineering, 2020-21
    • Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics-1 for II B.Tech - I Sem Chemical Engineering, 2020-21
    • Mass Transfer Lab for III B.Tech - I Sem Chemical Engineering, 2020-21
    • Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics-2 for II B.Tech - II Sem Chemical Engineering, 2019-20
    • Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics-1 for II B.Tech - I Sem Chemical Engineering, 2019-20
    • Mass Transfer Lab for III B.Tech - I Sem Chemical Engineering, 2019-20
    • Heat Transfer  Lab for II B.Tech - II Sem Chemical Engineering, 2018-19
    • Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics-2 for II B.Tech - II Sem Chemical Engineering, 2018-19
    • Mass Transfer Lab for III B.Tech - I Sem Chemical Engineering, 2018-19
    • Fuel Cell Technology (open Elective) for IV B.Tech - I Sem Chemical Engineering, 2018-19
    • Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics-1 for II B.Tech - I Sem Chemical Engineering, 2018-19
    • Heat Transfer  Lab for II B.Tech - II Sem Chemical Engineering, 2017-18
    • Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics-2 for II B.Tech - II Sem Chemical Engineering, 2017-18
    • Fluid and Particle Mechanics  Lab for II B.Tech - I Sem Chemical Engineering, 2017-18
    • Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics-1 for II B.Tech - II Sem Chemical Engineering, 2017-18
    • Mass Transfer Lab for III B.Tech - II Sem Chemical Engineering, 2016-17
    • Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics-1 for II B.Tech - II Sem Chemical Engineering, 2016-17
    • Fluid and Particle Mechanics Lab for II B.Tech - I Sem Chemical Engineering,  2016-17
    • Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics-2 for III B.Tech - I Sem Chemical Engineering, 2016-17
    • Heat Transfer  Lab for II B.Tech - II Sem Chemical Engineering, 2015-16
    • Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics-1 for II B.Tech - II Sem Chemical Engineering, 2015-16
    • Fluid and Particle Mechanics Lab for II B.Tech - I Sem Chemical Engineering, 2015-16
    • Industrial Safety and Hazard Mitigation III B.Tech - I Sem Chemical Engineering, 2015-16
    • Mass Transfer Lab for III B.Tech - II Sem Chemical Engineering, 2014-15
    • Process Equipment Design and Drawing for III B.Tech - II Sem Chemical Engineering, 2014-15
    • Membrane Technology for IV B.Tech - II Sem Chemical Engineering, 2014-15
    • Fluid and Particle Mechanics Lab for II B.Tech - I Sem Chemical Engineering, 2014-15
    • Industrial Safety and Hazard Mitigation III B.Tech - I Sem Chemical Engineering, 2014-15
    • Heat Transfer  Lab for II B.Tech - II Sem Chemical Engineering, 2013-14
    • Membrane Technology for IV B.Tech - II Sem Chemical Engineering, 2013-14

     

    Courses Currently Being Taught

    • Fuel Cells Systems for M.Tech.- I SEM Sustainable Energy Generation and Storage Technologies (SEG&ST), 2023-24
    • Materials Synthesis and Electrochemical Analysis Lab for M.Tech.- I SEM Sustainable Energy Generation and Storage Technologies (SEG&ST), 2023-24

     

    Publications
    S.No. Author Title Journal Name Vol. Page. Year.
    29 Surya Teja Malkapuram, Shirish Hari Sonawane, Manoj P Rayaroth, Murali Mohan Seepana, Sivakumar Manickam, Jakub Karczewski, Grzegorz Boczkaj The Sonocatalytic Activation of Persulfates on Iron Nanoparticle Decorated Zeolite for the Degradation of 1, 4-Dioxane in Aquatic Environments

    Catalysts, IF:3.97

    		 13 (7), 1065, 2023
    28 Irshad U Khan, KS Rajmohan, Murali Mohan Seepana Synthesis and Electrocatalytic Performance of TiO2 Supported on Carbon Nanoparticles Towards Positive Half-Cell Reaction of Hydrogen-1,4p-benzoquinone Flow-Battery Journal of The Electrochemical Society, IF:4.386 170, 070506, 2023
    27 Abdul Gaffar Sheik, E.S. Tejaswini, Murali Mohan Seepana, A. Seshagiri Rao Control of anaerobic-anoxic-aerobic (A2/O) processes in wastewater treatment: a detailed review Environmental Technology Reviews, IF: 0.793 12 (1), pp. 420-440, 2023
    26 Khan, Irshad U., Murali Mohan Seepana, K. S. Rajmohan, and Jay Pandey Electrochemical activity of tungsten oxide doped carbon (WO3/C) catalyst for hydroquinone/benzoquinone redox flow battery Materials Letters, IF: 3.574 p134355, 2023
    25 Jay Pandey, Murali Mohan Seepana Synthesis of Proton Conducting and Highly Stable PWA-ZRP-Doped Composite Membrane for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Journal of Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage, IF: 2.323 20(2): 020906, 2023
    24 Sapna Kumari, Mousumi Debnath, Shirish Hari Sonawane, Surya Teja Malkapuram, Murali Mohan Seepana Dye Decolorization by Rhodococcus ruber Strain TES III Isolated from Textile Effluent Wastewater Contaminated Soil Chemistry Select, IF:2.307 7, 1-9, e202200421, 2022
    23 Abdul Gaffar Sheik, Murali Mohan Seepana & Seshagiri Rao Ambati

    Model-based analysis of the effect of temperature in biological wastewater treatment plants for simultaneous removal of organic matter, nitrogen, and phosphorous

    		  Indian Journal of Chemical Technology, IF:0.76 29, p. 448-458; 2022
    22 AG Sheik, Murali Mohan Seepana, SR Ambati Model-based evaluation of three different A2O processes in the presence of carbon and metal dosages Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol., IF:3.519

     1-14,  2022

    https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-022-04306-5
    21 SK Chiluka, SR Ambati, SH Sonawane, Murali Mohan Seepana, UBB Gara Robust IMC-PID Controller Design using VRFT: Theoretical and Experimental Investigation IFAC-PapersOnLine, IS: 0.92   55 (1), 241-246; 2022
    20 Abdul Gaffar Sheik, Murali Mohan Seepana, Seshagiri Rao Ambati A model-based approach to study the effect of temperature in plant-wide biological wastewater treatment plants

    Journal of Water Chemistry and Technology,  Impact factor: 0.484

    		 44 (3), 182-190; 2022
    19 Abdul Gaffar Sheik, VS Raghu Kumar Machavolu, Murali Mohan Seepana, Ambati Seshagiri Rao Integrated supervisory and override control strategies for effective biological phosphorus removal and reduced operational costs in wastewater treatment processes

    Chemosphere, Impact factor: 8.943

    page 132346; 2022

     https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132346
    18 Surya Teja Malkapuram, Vikrant Sharma, Sarang P Gumfekar, Shirish Sonawane, Shriram Sonawane, Grzegorz Boczkaj, Murali Mohan Seepana A review on recent advances in the application of biosurfactants in wastewater treatment, Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments

    Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, Impact factor: 7.632

    48, P. 101576; 2021

    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seta.2021.101576
    17 Abdul Gaffar Sheik, Eagalapati Tejaswini, Murali Mohan Seepana, Seshagiri Rao Ambati, Montse Meneses, Ramon Vilanova Design of Feedback Control Strategies in a Plant-Wide Wastewater Treatment Plant for Simultaneous Evaluation of Economics, Energy Usage, and Removal of Nutrients

    Energies, Impact factor: 3.004
    14, 6386 ; 2021
    https://doi.org/10.3390/en14196386
    16 Suresh Kumar Chiluka, Seshagiri Rao Ambati, Murali Mohan Seepana, Uday Bhaskar Babu Gara A novel robust Virtual Reference Feedback Tuning approach for minimum and non-minimum phase systems ISA transactions, IF:5.911 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isatra.2021.01.018; 2021
    15 Abdul Gaffar Sheik, Murali Mohan Seepana, A Seshagiri Rao Supervisory Control Configurations Design for Nitrogen and Phosphorus Removal in Wastewater Treatment Plants Water Environment Research, IF:3.306 https://doi.org/10.1002/wer.1512; 2021
    14 Abdul Gaffar Shiek, VS Raghu Kumar Machavolu, Murali Mohan Seepana, Seshagiri Rao Ambati Design of control strategies for nutrient removal in a biological wastewater treatment process Environmental Science and Pollution Research, IF:5.19 28, pages12092–12106; 2021
    13 Sheikh Abdulla, Murali Mohan Seepana, Venkata Suresh Patnaikuni Performance Comparison of PEM Fuel Cell with Enhanced Cross-Flow Split Serpentine and Single Serpentine Flow Field Designs

    Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, Impact factor: 2.807
    45 (9), 7691-7703; 2020
    12 Aruna Pagidi, Murali Mohan Seepana Synthesis of (Si-PWA)-PVA/PTFE high-temperature proton-conducting composite membrane for DMFC International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (IJHE) Impact factor: 7.139 45 (48), 25851-25861; 2020
    11 Vooradi, Ramsagar, Semal Sekhar Mummana, Murali Mohan Seepana Simultaneous Scheduling and Heat Integration of Batch Plants Using Unit-Specific Event-Based Modelling

    Chemical Product and Process Modeling, IF:0.204
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cppm-2019-0070; 2020
    10 Suresh Kumar Chiluka, Seshagiri Rao Ambati, Murali Mohan Seepana, Uday Bhaskar Babu Gara Design of VRFT based feedback-feedforward controllers for enhancing disturbance rejection on non-minimum phase systems

    Chemical Product and Process Modeling, IF: 0.204

    		 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cppm-2019-0069; 2020
    9 Shivanky jaiswal, Seshagiri Rao, Murali Mohan seepana, G.Uday Bhaskar Babu Design of fractional order PID Controller using Genetic Algorithm optimization technique for nonlinear system

    Chemical Product and Process Modeling, IF: 0.204

    		 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cppm-2019-0072; 2020
    8 Aruna Pagidi, G. Arthanareeswaran, Murali Mohan Seepana Synthesis of highly stable PTFE-ZrP-PVA composite membrane for high-temperature direct methanol fuel cell International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (IJHE), IF: 7.139 45 (13), 7829-7837; 2020
    7 SK Chiluka, SR Ambati, Murali Mohan Seepana, UBB Gara A new VRFT approach for IMC-PID feedback-feedforward controller design based on robustness

    IFAC-PapersOnLine, IS: 0.92 

    		 53 (1), 147-152; 2020
    6 Jay Pandey, Murali Mohan Seepana Graphite Supported Silica Immobilized Phosphotungstic Acid Based Ion-Conducting Inorganic Membrane

    Journal of Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage (ASME), IF: 2.323

    16 (2019) 011004 (1-8)
    5 Murali Mohan Seepana, Sreedevi S, Suresh P V, Ramsagar V UNIT CELL MODELLING AND SIMULATION OF ALL VANADIUM REDOX FLOW BATTERY

    Chemical Product and Process Modeling, IF:0.204

    pages 1-11, 2018

    doi:10.1515/cppm-2017-0014; 2017
    4 Murali Mohan Seepana,  Jay Pandey,   Anupam Shukla Design and synthesis of highly stable poly(tetrafluoroethylene)
    -zirconium phosphate (PTFE-ZrP) ion-exchange membrane
    for vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB)    		 Ionics, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, IF: 2.961

    23(2017) 1471-1480

    DOI 10.1007/s11581-016-1967-8
    3  Jay Pandey, Murali Mohan Seepana, Anupam Shukla Zirconium phosphate based proton conducting membrane for DMFC application International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (IJHE), Impact factor: 7.139

    40 (2015) 9410 -9421

     
    2 N.L. Panwar, V. Siva Reddy, Kumar Rakesh Ranjan, Murali Mohan Seepana and Pallavi Totlani Sustainable development with renewable energy resources: a review World Review of Science, Technology, and Sust. Development, IF:0.63 10 (2013) 163-184
    1 Murali Mohan Seepana, Jay Pandey, Anupam Shukla Synthesis and characterization of PWA based inorganic ion-exchange membrane Separation and Purification Technology, IF:9.136 98 (2012) 193-198

     

     Books/Book Chapters
    S.No. Authors Title Publisher Vol. Page. Year
    6 AG Sheik, ESS Tejaswini, MM Seepana, SR Ambati Evaluation of Effluent Quality and Operating Cost in Biological Wastewater Treatment Plants with Non-ideal Sensors in the Feedback Control  Springer Innovative Trends in Hydrological and Environmental Systems, 645-661; 2022
    5 Abdul Gaffar Sheik, Murali Mohan Seepana and A. Seshagiri Rao Fuzzy Logic Control of Active Sludge based Wastewater Treatment Plants Elsevier Soft Computing Techniques in Solid waste and Wastewater management, 409- 422, 2021
    4

    Vikas S. Hakke, Murali Mohan Seepana, Shirish H. Sonawane,Anand Kishore Kola, and Ramsagar Vooradi

    Hybrid Treatment Technologies for the Treatment of Industrial Wastewater
     Springer
    		 Water Pollution and Remediation: Heavy Metals (pp. 211-241), 2020
    3 Seepana, M.M., Jerold, M. and Rajmohan, K.S. Production of Biofuels from Algal Biomass. Biochemical and Environmental Bioprocessing: Challenges and Developments, p.123 CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group 7, p.123, 2019
    2 Rajmohan, K.S., Ramya, C. and  Seepana, M.M

    Recent Advancements and Perspectives on Biological Degradation of Azo Dye. Biochemical and Environmental Bioprocessing: Challenges and Developments, p.17.

    		 CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group 2, p.17, 2019
    1 Mukhesh Goel, Murali Mohan Seepana
    Photochemical Removal of Pesticides: A Review
    		 Trans Tech Publishers, Switzerland Materials Science Forum, Vol. 855, pp. 127-138, 2016

     

     International Conferences: 24
    24.     Irshad U. Khan, Tanmay Paul, Murali Mohan Seepana, Copper Oxide Doped Carbon Catalyst for Anodic Half-Cell of Vanadium Redox Flow Battery, International Conference on Chemical Materials and Electrochemistry (ICCME 2023), July 10-11, 2023, Awarded Best Paper, Toronto, Canada.
    23.    Suresh Kumar Chiluka, Seshagiri Rao Ambati, Uday Bhaskar Babu Gara, Murali Mohan Seepana, Robust IMC-PID Controller Design Using VRFT: Theoretical and Experimental Investigation, IFAC: ACODS-2022, FEBRUARY 22-25, 2022, National Institute of Technology Silchar Assam, India.
    22.    Irshad U. Khan, K.S. Rajmohan, Murali Mohan Seepana, Carbon-based Electrocatalyst for Quinone based Redox Flow Battery, The Indian Chemical Engineering Congress, CHEMCON-2021, Bhubaneswar, 26th -30th  December, 2021. 
    21.    Abdul Gaffar Sheik, Murali Mohan Seepana, Seshagiri Rao Ambati, Evaluation of effluent quality and operating cost in biological wastewater treatment plants with non-ideal sensors in the feedback control, International Conference on Innovative Trends in Hydrological and Environmental Systems (ITHES), April 28-30, 2021, NIT Warangal.
    20.    Suresh Kumar Chiluka, Seshagiri Rao Ambati, Uday Bhaskar Babu Gara, Murali Mohan Seepana, A New VRFT Approach for IMC-PID Feedback-Feedforward Controller Design based on Robustness, IFAC-PapersOnLine (Elsevier), 53 (1), 147-152; 2020.
    19.    Abdul Gaffar Sheik, Murali Mohan Seepana, Seshagiri Rao Ambati, Control strategies evaluation for bio-P module for activated sludge model no.3, 11th international exergy, energy and environmental symposium (IEEES), July 14-18, 2019, SRM University, Chennai.
    18.    Aruna Pagidi, Murali Mohan Seepana, Synthesis of Sulfonated Polyether Ether Ketone (SPEEK) based Composite Membrane for DMFC, 2nd International Conference on New Frontiers in Chemical, Energy, and Environmental Engineering (INCEEE 2019), Feb 15-16, 2019, NIT Warangal, Telangana, India.
    17.    Sheik Abdul Gaffar, A. Seshagiri Rao, Murali Mohan Seepana, Simulation (BSM1-P) Studies on Oxygen Concentration with Variable Flowrates in Aeration Tank of Biological Wastewater Treatment Plant, 2nd International Conference on New Frontiers in Chemical, Energy, and Environmental Engineering (INCEEE 2019), Feb 15-16, 2019, NIT Warangal, Telangana, India.
    16.    Abhishek Kumar, Murali Mohan Seepana, Modeling and Simulation of Direct Methanol Fuel Cell using COMSOL, 2nd International Conference on New Frontiers in Chemical, Energy, and Environmental Engineering (INCEEE 2019), Feb 15-16, 2019, NIT Warangal, Telangana, India.
    15.    Aruna Pagidi, G. Arthanareeswaran, Murali Mohan Seepana, Synthesis of Polysulfone (Psf) based Ultrafiltration Membrane for Oil-Water System, 2nd International Conference on New Frontiers in Chemical, Energy, and Environmental Engineering (INCEEE 2019), Feb 15-16, 2019, NIT Warangal, Telangana, India.
    14.    Suresh Kumar Chiluka, Seshagiri Rao Ambati, Murali Mohan Seepana, Uday Bhaskar Babu Gara, VRFT based Controller Design for Non-Minimum Phase: Flexible Transmission System, 2nd International Conference on New Frontiers in Chemical, Energy, and Environmental Engineering (INCEEE 2019), Feb 15-16, 2019, NIT Warangal, Telangana, India.
    13.    Shivanky Jaiswal, Seshagiri Rao, Murali Mohan Seepana, G.Uday Bhaskar Babu, Design of Fractional Order PID using Genetic Algorithm Optimization Technique for Nonlinear System, 2nd International Conference on New Frontiers in Chemical, Energy, and Environmental Engineering (INCEEE 2019), Feb 15-16, 2019, NIT Warangal, Telangana, India.
    12.    Ramkishore E, Murali Mohan Seepana, Rajmohan K.S., Recent advances in catalysis for conversion of plastic waste to fuels, 2nd International Conference on New Frontiers in Chemical, Energy, and Environmental Engineering (INCEEE 2019), Feb 15-16, 2019, NIT Warangal, Telangana, India.
    11.    K. Joseph, C.Hephzibah, K. Vyshnavi, P. Roshin, S. Murali Mohan, K. S. Rajmohan, Production of acrylic acid through a non-petroleum based route, 2nd International Conference on New Frontiers in Chemical, Energy, and Environmental Engineering (INCEEE 2019), Feb 15-16, 2019, NIT Warangal, Telangana, India.
    8.    Suresh Kumar Chiluka, Ankur Kumar Bareliya, Seshagiri Rao Ambati, UdayBhaskar BabuGara, Murali Mohan Seepana, A Comparative Study of Popular Tuning Methods for Quadruple-Tank Process: Experimental Identification, INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ADVANCES AND CHALLENGES FOR SUSTAINABLE ECO SYSTEM (ICACSE 2018), December 6-8, 2018, NIT-T. 
    9.    Aruna Pagidi, Murali Mohan Seepana, Jay Pandey, Synthesis and characterization of ZrP/PTFE membrane for energy devices, First International Conference on Energy and Environment: Global Challenges (ICEE 2018), March 9-10, National Institute of Technology Calicut.
    8.    Abdul Gaffar Sheik, Murali Mohan Seepana, Seshagiri Rao Ambati, Simulation of Different Biological Nutrient Removal Processes using GPS-X, First International Conference on Energy and Environment: Global Challenges (ICEE 2018), March 9-10, National Institute of Technology Calicut.
    7.    Semal Sekhar Mummana, Murali Mohan Seepana, Ramsagar Vooradi, Direct heat integration of multipurpose batch plants using three index unit-specific event-based models, First International Conference on Energy and Environment: Global Challenges (ICEE 2018), March 9-10, National Institute of Technology Calicut.
    6.    Abdulla Sheik , Venkata Suresh Patnaikuni, Murali Mohan Seepana, Superiority of Enhanced Cross-Flow Split Serpentine Flow Field Design over Four Serpentine Flow Field Design in PEM Fuel Cell, First International Conference on Energy and Environment: Global Challenges (ICEE 2018), March 9-10, National Institute of Technology Calicut.
    5.    Murali M Seepana, Nitin T, Aruna Pagidi, Simulation Study of Direct Methanol Fuel Cell for Optimizing the Cell Performance, International Conference on Advanced Technology Innovation 2017 (ICATI 2017), Page No. 60, 25-28 June 2017, Samui, Thailand.
    4.    Aruna Pagidi, S. Muralimohan, Studies on Membranes for Direct Methanol Fuel Cell, ICM 2015, Page No. 54, 21-24 August 2015, Kochi, Kerala, India.
    3.    Murali M Seepana, Sreedevi Samudrala, Modelling and Simulation of Vanadium Redox Flow Battery, 67th CHEMCON, Page No. 394, 27-30 December 2014, Chnadigarh Regional Centre, Chandigarh, India.
    2.    Murali M Seepana, T. Bhagya Raju, Fasil Qayoom Mir, Anupam Shukla, Chemical stability studies on PC-PWA membrane for use in vanadium redox flow battery, 66th CHEMCON, Page No. 17, 27-30 December 2013, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai(ICT-Mumbai), India.
    1.    Murali M. Seepana, Anupam Shukla, Synthesis and characterization of inorganic ion-exchange membrane, 63rd  CHEMCON, Page No. 98, 27-29 December 2010, Annamalai University, Tamilnadu, India.   

    PHDs Supervised

    No. of Ph.D. guided: 03; Ongoing: 02

    S.No. Name of the Student Title of the Topic Status
    1 Pagidi Aruna     Development of High-Temperature Composite Membranes for Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFC) Awarded
    2 Sheikh Abdul Gaffar Development of Control Strategies for Enhanced Nutrient Removal in Biological Wastewater Treatment Plants Awarded
    3 Suresh Chiluka Data-driven robust controller design via virtual reference feedback tuning approach Awarded
    4 Irshad Development and Demonstration of Hydrogen Flow Battery On-going
    5 M. Surya Teja   Development of Hydrodynamic Cavitation-based Hybrid Treatment Technology for Textile Wastewater On-going


     M.Tech.

    S.No. Year Name of the Student Title of Topic Status
    12 2023-24 Sumit Kumar Development of Proton-conductive composite membrane for Vanadium Redox Flow Battery On-going
    11 2022-23 TANMAY PAUL Synthesis of MOF-based membrane for treating the textile effluent Completed
    10 2021-22 Abid Husen Tandel Shaikh Synthesis of Proton Exchange Membrane for the Redox Flow battery Completed
    9 2021-22 Pinkey Lodhi Development of relay feedback-based decisive control tools for wastewater treatment plants Completed
    8 2020-21 Likhita Y Development of control strategies for vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) Completed
    7 2019-20 Santosh Patekar Synthesis of non-precious electrocatalyst for vanadium redox flow battery Completed
    6 2019-20 Raghu Kumar Development of decision tools for biological wastewater treatment Completed
    5 2018-19 Abhishek Kumar Modelling and simulation of direct methanol fuel cell using COMSOL Completed
    4 2017-18  Abdul Muneer M  Fuzzy logic and PID control of distillation column using ASPEN PLUS and MATLAB (co-supervisor)  Completed
     3  2016-17 T Nitin Madhukarrao Simulation of direct methanol fuel cell for optimizing the cell performance  Completed
    2 2015-16 Kampalli Sagar Kumar Adsorptive studies on heavy metal ions of wastewater using activated carbon derived from cotton stems Completed
    1 2014-15 Samudrala Sreedevi Unit cell modeling and simulation of all vanadium redox flow battery using MATLAB Completed

     

    Workshops/Conferences

    International/National  Conferences and Workshops Organised

    Title Date
    5. 1 Week GIAN course on " Circular Economy and Resource Recovery for Sustainability" 25th - 29th July 2022
    4. International Workshop on Advances in Energy Technologies for Renewable-powered Future, conducted as part of the SPARC project 23rd -24th September 2021
    3. Indo-UK Symposium on Green Energy for Sustainable Development (On the occasion of 150 Years Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi), conducted as part of the SPARC project 28th Aug 2020 
    2. 2nd International Conference on New Frontiers in Chemical, Energy, and Environmental Engineering (INCEEE 2019) Feb 15-16, 2019
    1.  Fuel Cells & Flow Batteries for Sustainable Energy Systems  July 11-12, 2014

     

     

    Projects

    R & D Projects 

    S.No.  Project Title       Sponsoring agency     Amount (INR Lakhs)  Duration  in Years Status
    4 Tackling textile pollution using a 3D printed hybrid process (As PI) The Royal Society, UK 10.2 2 Ongoing
    3 Development and Demonstration of Hydrogen Redox Flow Battery using Non-Precious Electrocatalysts (As PI) Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration (SPARC) 43.17 2 Ongoing
    2 Development and Demonstration of Pilot-scale Hybrid Wastewater Treatment System with Hydrodynamic Cavitation and Biosurfactant for Recycling of Textile Effluent (As Co-PI) IMPacting Research, INnovation and Technology (IMPRINT-IIC.1), DST/SERB with MHRD  41.42 3 Ongoing
    1 Studies on Electrodes for Redox Flow Battery (As PI)   Research seed grant (MHRD)    5  2  Completed

     

    Awards and Honors

    • Best Presentation Award, Copper Oxide Doped Carbon Catalyst for Anodic Half-Cell of Vanadium Redox Flow Battery, International Conference on Chemical Materials and Electrochemistry (ICCME 2023), July 10-11, 2023, Toronto, Canada.

    • Delivered expert lecture in Five days’ Workshop on “Molecular Materials and Engineering” (SPARC sponsored workshop), Department of Chemistry, NIT Warangal, 27-31 March 2023. 

    • Delivered expert lecture in A Two-Week National Immersion Academic Program (NIAP) on Sustainable Chemical Process Technologies February 20 to March 06, 2023.

    • Session Chair, National Conference, SCHEMCON-2022 (18th Annual Session of Chemical Engineering Students Congress) was organized by the Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Warangal & Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers - Hyderabad Regional Centre (IIChE–HRC) on 23rd & 24th September 2022.

    • Guest Editor for Chemical Product and Process Modeling Journal.

    • Session Chair, International Conference on Material for Energy Storage and Conservation (MESC 2022), Energy Conclave 2022, organized by Energy Cluster, SoE at UPES Dehradun, 24th August 2022.

    • Delivered Expert Lecture in AICTE Sponsored Two Weeks Faculty Development Programme(FDP) on Renewable Energy Intervention In Industry, Commercial And Domestic Application, 15- 27th Feb. 2021, RGM College of Engineering and Technology, Nandyal.

    • Delivered Expert Lecture in AICTE Sponsored Two Weeks Faculty Development Programme(FDP) on Renewable Energy Intervention In Industry, Commercial And Domestic Applications, 14- 26th Dec. 2020,  RGM College of Engineering and Technology, Nandyal.

    • Delivered Expert Lecture in Indo-UK Researcher links workshop, 2nd -5th Dec 2020, IISER Pune.

    • Delivered Expert Lecture in one-week AICTE-ISTE sponsored refresher program, 23rd -27th July 2019, RGM College of Engineering and Technology, Nandyal.

    • Delivered Expert Lecture in one-week Faculty Development Programme on Green Chemical Technology and Application for Sustainable Developments in Chemical Industry on 4th - 9th December 2017, SSN College of Engineering, Chennai.

    Additional Responsibility

    Institutional

    • Deputy Chief Warden, Institute Hostels (Jan 2023 to till date)
    • Co-ordinator, Asset tagging (Feb 2023 - till date)
    • Warden, Institute Hostels (Aug 2017 to Nov 2018)

    Departmental

    • Professor in Charge (PIC), Departmental Infrastructure (July 2023 to till date)
    • PIC, Material Synthesis and Electrochemical Analysis Laboratory, PG (July 2023 to till date)
    • Member, Space reorganization (Feb 2023 to till date)
    • NBA coordinator (October 2021 to till date)
    • Internships/Placement coordinator (October 2021 to July 2023)
    • Member, DAC-PG Committee (June 2019 to till date) 
    • Member, DAC-UG Committee (June 2019 to till date) 
    • Faculty advisor for Chemical Engineering Association (ChEA) and IIChE student chapter NIT Warangal (August 2019 to October 2021)
    • Faculty-In-charge for Mass Transfer Laboratory (May 2015 to October 2021)
    • Faculty-In-charge for Time Table (June 2018 to June 2020)
    • Faculty advisor for IV B.Tech. Chemical Engineering (May 2014 to June 2018)
    • Core member, Departmental NBA team (Nov 2013 to till date)
    • Member, DAC-UG Committee (June 2014 to June 2016)