Prof. Chandan Mahanta

Courses Taught

  • Principles of Water Quality and EIA (PG)
  • Water Quality Lab (PG)
  • Environmental Engineering Theory (UG)
  • Environmental Engineering Lab (UG)
  • Contaminant Transport at Sediment Water Environment (PG)
  • Environment Technology and Sustainable Development (UG)
  • Environmental Management (UG, PG)
  • Engineering Geology (UG)
  • Engineering Geology Lab (UG)
  • Advance Geology of Soil and Sediment (PG)
  • Surveying (UG)
  • Surveying Lab (UG)
  • Seminar course (UG)


 

Research Guidance Experience

Ph.D. students supervised

20 students guided, 9 awarded

M.Tech. students supervised

50 students supervised

Visiting Scholars supervised partially

10 students - 5 France, 4 Sweden, 1  USA

   

 

Laboratories setup

Environmental Engineering Laboratory

Instruments installed:
1.Atomic absorption spectrophotometer
2. Rock cutting machine
3. Laser particle size analyzer
4. Selective ion electrode system
5. Ultra-pure water system
6. Centrifuge system
7. C-S analyzer
8. Ion chromatograph
9. Other minor equipment with computer interface.

Conducted environmental engineering laboratory course. Assisted PhD and MTech students to organise analytical set up and laboratory facilities in the environmental engineering laboratory


Engineering Geology Laboratory

In-charge Engineering Geology Laboratory. Purchase, installation and maintenance of the whole lab was involved.

Instruments installed:
1.Petrological Microscopes
2.Rock cutting Machine
3.Rock polishing machine
4.Field equipment like Brunton compass, hammers, picks, clinometers
5.Field Soil Analysis Kit
6. Hydrogeological equipment
7. Rock Mechanics equipment and tools
8. GIS hardware and software
9. Resistivity and GPR survey equipment use

 

Experience with scientific instruments

1. Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry (GBC, Philips, Varian) including Hydride Generator
2. Vapour Gas Analyser
3. Graphite Furnace and Flame-AAS
4. Microwave digestion system
5. Laser Particle Size Analyser (FRITSCH and Malvern)
6. CECIL and Varian Spectrophotometers
7. Carbon & Sulphur Analyser,
8. Ion Selective Electrode System
9. X-ray Diffractometry.
10. Scanning Electron Microscope
11. Digital Resistivity Meter
12. Centrifuge system and
13. Other minor instruments of environmental analysis.


Teaching materials

1. QIP CD Cell Project on Laboratory Manual development for Water Quality Experiments
2. QIP CD Cell Project on Lecture Notes on Water Quality Engineering and Management

 

Ph.D. Scholars Supervised

Name of the Student Thesis Title / Area

Rajib Kumar Goswami
(1999-2005)

Geotechnical and Environmental Performance of Residual Lateritic Soil Stabilised with Fly Ash and Lime (awarded)

Girija T R
(2002-2007)

Contaminant Flux modeling in effluent-dominated Bharalu River of Guwahati (awarded)

Bhupendra Barman
(2004-2009)

Particle size Control on Bed-load Trace Metal Flux along Sediment-Water Interface of Brahmaputra (synopsis seminar over, thesis being submitted)

L. Sailo
(2006-2011)

Inverse fate and transport modeling of arsenic in a part of the Brahmaputra flood plain (3rd year)

Sandip Mondal
(2006-2011)

Dissolution and leaching kinetics of arsenic as a tool for its removal techniques (3rd year)

Purabi Majumdar
(2007-2012)

Genetic Behaviour of Climate Change Resistant crops

Lalit Saikia
(2007-2017)

Climate Change Impact on monsoon & hydrological systems of Assam

Banasri Sarma
(2007-2012)

BMP application for contaminated sediments with optimization and GA

Rajib Lochan Deka
(2009-2012)

Climate Change in Brahmaputra Valley impact on Rice and Tea

Lichombam Menan Devi
(2016-ongoing)

Bio remidetion of Arsenic through microbial process

Lekshmi K
(2016-ongoing)

Study of biogeochemical and climatological impacts on spatial and seasonal variability of air-sea CO2 fluxes over Indian Ocean

Vivian Khashing
(2016-ongoing)

To be updated

Juna Probha Devi
(2017-ongoing)

Implications of and potential response to climate changes in Tawang river basin, Eastern Himalayas

Ujjwal Jyoti Dutta
(2017-ongoing)

To be updated

Abhishek Dixit
(2018-ongoing)

Riverine material trasnfer in Brahmaputra basin from Himalaya to Bay of Bengal

Sudeshna Gupta
(2018-ongoing)

Wetland management and Harmful Algal Blooms

Hamedari Marbaniang
(2018-ongoing)

To be updated

Langtuk Terang
(2018-ongoing)

Ecohydrology of protected areas

Sumantra Chaudhuri
(2018-ongoing)

Freshwater microplastic as emerging contaminant

Manish Rana
(2018-ongoing)

To be updated

 

M.Tech. Students Supervised

 

Name of the Student Thesis Title / Area

Surajit Mondal
(2005-2006)

WQI based Water Quality modeling in an Urban stretch of the Brahmaputra River near Guwahati

Tirthankar Jana
(2005-2006)

Physical Characteristics, Mineralogy and Sediment Transport Behaviour in the Brahmaputra River

Triptimoni Borah
(2006-2007)

Particulate Load Characteristics as Controlling Factor of Heavy Metal Distribution in the Brahmaputra River

Partha Pratim Barua
(2006-2007)

A GIS based Water Quality Information System of North Guwahati for Sustainable Management of Water Resources

Lalsangzela Sailo
(2006-2007)

Aquifer vulnerability and Risk Assessment in the Aizawl city of Mizoram

Christine Ash
(2006-2007)

Design of highland shelters for flood impacted communities in Brahmaputra floodplains

Daniel Norberg and Gustav Enmark
(2006-2007)

Arsenic mobilization and release processes in parts of the Brahmaputra floodplains

Abhijit Das
(2007-2008)

GIS based groundwater quality evaluation in the Darrang district of Assam

Basudev Biswal
(2007-2008)

Development of GIUH model for Ungauged river basins

Nani Rinyio
(2007-2008)

Sub-surface chemical fate and transport modeling in the IIT campus

Sunirmal Bhattacharyya
(2008-2009)

Environmental Management System Development for IIT Campus

Krishna Das
(2008-2009)

Evaluation of subsurface fluoride contamination pathways. Guidance provided to master students Dissertation of ISM, Dhanbad

V Subbarao
(2008-2009)

Hydrological modeling of an urbanized catchment with the help of GIS

Rajesh Paswan
(2008-2009)

Hydrogeochemical modeling of flouride bearing aquifers in part of Brahmaputra valley

Dontula Sri Prapoorna
(2008-2009)

Cumulative Downstream Impact of Lower Subansiri Hydropower Project, Arunachal Pradesh

Bakul Deb Barma
(2008-2009)

Groundwater contamination evaluation in affected parts of Agartala City, Tripura

N. Baviskar
(2009-2010)

Delineation of Iron bearing aquifers as Arsenic Sink

Pranjit Sil
(2009-2010)

Fluvial dynamics of small streams

Rajesh Ranjan
(2009-2010)

Rain water and Ground water Quality Coupling

Maia El Borei and Julia Guele
(2009-2010)

Solid waste management study for Guwahati city

Liselott Kutcher
(2009-2010)

Coupling of hydrochemical shift and seismic events in Assam region

Ankita Kakoti Das
(2009-2010)

Hydrological simulation and yield analysis of rice crop fields using AquaCrop model

Jyoti Choubey
(2009-2010)

Modeling the Influence of a Contaminated Stream on Adjoining Groundwater

Sandip Sathe Sampatrao
(2010-2011)

Characterization of borehole sediment profile in an arsenic affected aquifer regime

Bulli Langthasa
(2010-2011)

Evaluation of landfill site focusing on groundwater contamination potential due to leachate

Rahul Priyadarshi
(2011-2012)

Ecological engineering and management practices for conservation of urban river

Nitin Pandey
(2011-2012)

Eco restoration and conservation strategy and technology for an urban river

Abhijit Rout
(2011-2012)

Spatial hydrological modeling using GIS tool for an ungauged catchment

Vikash Singh
(2013-2015)

Modeling of sediment transport and evaluation of sand bar deposition

Swagatam Patnaik
(2013-2015)

Urban river restoration through infrastructure and social intervention

Ojaswini Chamarthi
(2013-2015)

Removal of arsenic through column and batch leaching treatment

Ejjada Meena
(2013-2015)

Characterization of Graphene for use in treatment of organic chemical effluents

Vimal Raj
(2014-2016)

Industrial use of river sands by enhancement of silica content

Kruti Jaruriya
(2014-2016)

Biochemical and Microbiological influence of redox conditions in arsenic dominated aquifers

Shayan Shafiq
(2014-2016)

Hydrological control of arsenic mobilization in clay capped aquifers

Anil Swain
(2014-2016)

Life cycle analysis of three small to large size drinking water treatment plants