Prof. Ligy Philip
Room No:350
Third Floor, NAC II Building,
Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Madras
Third Floor, NAC II Building,
Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Madras
Email ID :ligy@iitm.ac.in
044-22574274
Alternative Email ID :ligy@civil.iitm.ac.in
Prof. Ligy Philip is Institute Chair Professor in Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Madras. She is a Fellow of National Academy of Engineers (FNAE) and Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC). For more than two decades, Prof. Ligy Philip has been contributing significantly to advancing the knowledge in the area of Environmental Engineering, and for the betterment of society through field and industry oriented projects. She has conducted high quality research on treatment of industrial effluents from highly polluting industries, bioremediation of contaminated soils and groundwater, novel processes for drinking water treatment, and sustainable management of waste. Technologies developed by her have been successfully utilized by several industries and NGOs. She has provided consulting services to a large number of industries in the area of pollution monitoring and control. Reputed international organizations such as Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation utilize her expertise in the area of sanitation. She has served as a member of many expert committees set up by National Green Tribunal, Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board and Kerala Pollution Control Board, and is member of several high-level committees of DST. She also has executed many socially relevant projects. Sustainable water and waste management projects are implemented in five villages. The technologies developed by her group were implemented in these villages.
Earned Degrees
Ph.D
Environmental Engineering,
Civil Engineering, 1998
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur,
Kalyanpur
Uttar Pradesh
208016
M.Tech
Environmental Engineering,
Civil Engineering, 1993
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur,
Kalyanpur
Uttar Pradesh
208016
B.Tech
Civil Engineering, 1990
M.G.University
Kottayam, Mahatma Gandhi University, Priyadarsini Hills, Kottayam, Kerala, India - 686560
Research Areas
| Water treatment and Rural Water Supply |
| Domestic and Industrial wastewater treatment with emphasis on wastewater reuse and recycling |
| Bioremediation of contaminated soils, air and water with heavy metals, pesticides and other hazardous organic compounds |
Professional Experiences
| 2009 – present | : | Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai,India |
| 2004 – 2009 | : | Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai,India |
| 2001 – 2004 | : | Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai,India |
| 1999 – 2000 | : | Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur,India |
| 1998 – 1999 | : | Visiting Faculty, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur,India |
| 1997 – 1998 | : | Senior Project Engineer, UNICEF sponsored project on Defluoridation of Water in Rural Areas Using Activated Alumina Technology, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Kanpur, Kanpur, India |