Research Interest(s) : wastewater treatment
Tentative Thesis Title : Emerging pollutants and micronutrients removal from water using algae-bacterial system

Research Interest(s) : Water and Wastewater Treatment
Tentative Thesis Title : Removal of Nitrate and other Oxyanions from water and wastewater using Ion Exchange Membrane Bioreactor (IEMB) technology

Research Interest(s) : Microbial bio remediation
Tentative Thesis Title : Engineered systems for in situ remediation of contaminated streams

Research Interest(s) : Industrial Waste water Treatment
Tentative Thesis Title : Heavy metals removal from industrial waste water with emphasis on nutrients recovery combined with reuse of treated wastewater

Research Interest(s) : Industrial wastewater treatment
Tentative Thesis Title : Industrial wastewater treatment using value added composites in hybrid advance oxidation process

Tentative Thesis Title : Sustainable Wastewater Management using Engineered Natural Systems

Tentative Thesis Title : Treatment of Paraben and Perfluorinated Compounds Contaminated Water using Pulsed Power Plasma Technology

Research Interest(s) : Wastewater Treatment and Resource recovery

Research Interest(s) : Wastewater Treatment and Reuse

Co-guide(s) : Murty B. S.
Research Interest(s) : Wastewater treatment and reuse
Tentative Thesis Title : Control and removal of harmful algal bloom and algal toxin- Disinfection by-products

Year of Graduation : April 2023 Thesis Title : Integrated treatment systems for resource recovery from secondary treated effluent to attain closed-loop water management (Best thesis in GE Ecomagination Excellence Award)

Year of Graduation : September 2022
Research Interest(s) : Wastewater treatment, Natural treatment systems, Process simulation models
Thesis Title : Removal of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products using engineered natural treatment systems

Year of Graduation : April 2021
Research Interest(s) : Advanced Oxidation process, Electrochemical techniques, physico chemical processes for wastewater and industrial wastewater treatment
Thesis Title : Industrial Wastewater Treatment Using Electrochemical Techniques
Organization: Assistant Professor, Dept. Of Civil Engineering, IITDH

Year of Graduation : March 2021
Research Interest(s) : Plasma technology for water and wastewater treatment
Thesis Title : Pharmaceutical wastewater treatment using pulsed power plasma technology
Organization: Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering,

Year of Graduation : May 2020
Research Interest(s) : Wastewater treatment, recycle and reuse, sustainability, bioremediation, socio-economic impact assessment
Thesis Title : Onsite household wastewater treatment systems for achieving zero liquid discharge

Year of Graduation : August 2020
Research Interest(s) : Solid Waste Management and Sanitation
Thesis Title : Septage management through composting and understanding the fate of emerging contaminants during treatment
Organization: Teaching Staff, Formal course center, WASH institute, Dindigul. Postdoc at UKZN Durban South Africa.

Co-guide(s) : Prof.T.Pradeep, Chemistry
Year of Graduation : December 2018
Research Interest(s) : Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOP) for water and wastewater treatment, Physico-chemical treatment of water and wastewater
Thesis Title : Removal Of Pharmaceutically Active Compounds From Treated Effluent Using Heterogeneous Photocatalysis Under Visible Light
Organization: Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, NIT Surathkal

Co-guide(s) : Murty B. S.
Year of Graduation : December 2018 Thesis Title : Transport of Bacteria in Saturated and unsaturated Porous media
Organization: Assistant Professor, B.S.Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai

Co-guide(s) : Prof.R.Sarathi, Electrical Engineering
Year of Graduation : February 2017
Research Interest(s) : Water and Wastewater Treatment
Thesis Title : Water Treatment Using Pulsed Power Technique (Best research Award)
Organization: Principal Scientist,Eurofins Environment Laboratories in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Year of Graduation : July 2017
Research Interest(s) : Water and Wastewater treatment
Thesis Title : Greywater treatment using horizontal, vertical, and hybrid flow constructed wetland
Organization: Assistant Professor, Sastra Deemed University

Year of Graduation : January 2017 Thesis Title : Biological treatment of wastewater contaminated with homocyclic and heterocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons discharged from Coal

Co-guide(s) : Murty B. S.
Year of Graduation : June 2017
Research Interest(s) : Biological Wastewater Treatment, Physico Chemical Treatment of Water and Wastewater, Removal of Emerging Contaminants, Advanced Oxidation Processes
Thesis Title : Fate of emerging contaminants in different water and wastewater treatment systems
Organization: Assistant Professor, IIT Delhi

Year of Graduation : April 2015
Research Interest(s) : Biological treatment of industrial effluents, Treatment of wastewater using Membrane bioreactor,Air quality management,Smart solid waste management using IoT,Synthesis of nano materials and development of advanced oxidation reactor for photocatalysis of pollutants under UV, visible and natural sunlight irradiation
Thesis Title : Development and performance evaluation of a Hybrid treatment system for the complete treatment of pharmaceutical wastewater
Organization: Associate Professor B.S.Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai

Year of Graduation : August 2014 Thesis Title : Coke oven wastewater treatment using Biological reactors combined with Photocatalysis (Best thesis in Green Sciences/Biological systems )
Organization: Associate Professor, Kalasalingam University

Year of Graduation : May 2014
Research Interest(s) : Decentralized wastewater treatment; Rural wastewater management; Bioremediation of polluted air/water streams
Thesis Title : Treatment of VOCs from paint industries using advanced oxidation and biofiltration. (GE award)
Organization: Scientist Wastewater Management ICRISAT Development Center Asia Program

Co-guide(s) : T.Swaminathan, Chemical Engineering
Year of Graduation : May 2014
Research Interest(s) : Environmental Biotechnology & Biological Treatment of Waste Gas
Thesis Title : Treatment of Dichloromethane contaminated air using biofilter, biotrickling filter and rotating biological contactors
Organization: professor, Annamalai University

Co-guide(s) : Murty B. S.
Year of Graduation : August 2012
Research Interest(s) : Environmental Biotechnology , Enzymology , Bioenergy , Sustainable Development
Thesis Title : Treatment of volatile organic compounds emissions from pharmaceutical industries using Biotrickling filters
Organization: Assistant Professor, NIT Rourkela

Year of Graduation : May 2011 Thesis Title : Removal of pesticides from drinking water using modified titania under UV, visible and solar radiation
Organization: Technical Officer, IIT Madras

Co-guide(s) : Murty B. S.
Year of Graduation : May 2011 Thesis Title : Remediation of Cr(VI) contaminated site in Ranipet, Tamilnadu using biological systems.

Co-guide(s) : K.Chandraraj, Biotechnology
Year of Graduation : May 2009 Thesis Title : Biotransformation and Biosorption of Cr (VI) from industrial wastewaters
Organization: R&D Manager at Good Earth Chemicals Pvt Ltd

Year of Graduation : May 2009 Thesis Title : Development of a bacterial consortium for the treatment of different groups of Pesticides.
Organization: Senior Principal Engineer, Saipem India

Year of Graduation : May 2008
Research Interest(s) : Water and Wastewater Treatment,Advanced Materials for Environmental Remediation,Sustainable Materials for Energy and Civil Engineering Applications,Reuse and Recycling of Materials,Toxicity Effect of Nanoscale Materials on Conventional Wastewater Treatment Processes
Thesis Title : Development and performance evaluation of various adsorbents for the removal of arsenic and fluoride from drinking wate
Organization: Assistant Professor, IIT Tirupati

Year of Graduation : May 2006
Research Interest(s) : Water and Wastewater Treatment by AOPs,Membrane (Bio)reactors,Biological Nutrient Removal from wastewater (A,nammox and SNAD),Bioremediation of Contaminated Systems,High-rate Composting of Solid waste
Thesis Title : Bioremediation of Endosulfan contaminated soils. (Best thesis in Green Sciences/Biological systems)
Organization: Associate Professor, IIT Madras

Co-guide(s) : Murty B. S.
Year of Graduation : May 2006
Research Interest(s) : Contaminant Fate and Transport Modeling, Bioremediation and Pore scale modeling of microbial transport, Microbial interactions in contaminated aquifers,EIA, Microfluidics and CFD simulations, Hydraulics, Hydrology, Hydrogeology, Hydro-climatology, Remote Sensing and GIS applications.
Thesis Title : Development of a transport / biotransformation model for Chromium (VI)
Organization: Professor, IIT Hyderabad

Year of Graduation : March 2003
Research Interest(s) : Biological water and wastewater treatment using mixed microbial culture, Adsorption, ion-exchange and electromembrane processes of water and wastewater treatment
Thesis Title : Treatment of Pesticide bearing Wastewaters using Anaerobic Technology
Organization: Professor, IIT Guwahati

Year of Graduation : March 2024 Thesis Title : CATALYTIC PULSED POWER TECHNOLOGY FOR TREATMENT OF TOXIC ORGANIC MICROPOLLUTANTS

Year of Graduation : July 2024 Thesis Title : INTEGRATED APPROACH FOR SIMULTANEOUS REMOVAL OF FLUORIDE AND NITRATE FROM GROUNDWATER: ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR LINKED WITH DEFLUORINATION UNIT

Co-guide(s) : Murty B. S.
Year of Graduation : May 2010 Thesis Title : Biotic and Abiotic remediation of Chromium contaminated aquifers using various bacterial isolates
Organization: Biocon, Bangalore