Prof. Kaustubha Mohanty
Professor
Key Research Areas :Biofuels, Biomass pyrolysis, Biological wastewater treatment, Heterogeneous catalysis, Microalgae biorefinery, Membrane based separations, Ionic liquid based separations, Waste management.
- Phone No: +91 361 258 2267
- Email: kmohanty@iitg.ac.in
- Room No: 202
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| S. No | Post Held | Organization | Experience |
| 1. | Professor (HAG) | IIT Guwahati | Since 15 September 2022 |
| 2. | Professor | IIT Guwahati | Since 15 September 2015 |
| 3. | Associate Professor | IIT Guwahati | 15th February 2011 to 14 September 2015 |
| 4. | Assistant Professor | IIT Guwahati | 16th January 2007 to 14th February 2011 |
| 5. | Sessional Lecturer | McMaster University, Canada | 2006 |
| 6. | Postdoctoral Fellow | McMaster University, Canada | 2006 |
| 7. | Postdoctoral Fellow | Ben-Gurion University, Israel | 2005 |
| Data Regarding Research |
- Total no. of papers in Referred Journals: 225
- Books (co-authored/co-edited): 05
- Book Chapters: 25
- Ph.D Supervision (Completed+Thesis Submitted): 27
- Ph.D Supervision (Undergoing): 15
- M.Tech/MS Supervision (Completed): 37
- M.Tech/MS Supervision (Undergoing): 03
- B.Tech Supervision (Completed): 34
- B.Tech Supervision (Undergoing): 03
- h-index*: 58
- i10-index*: 172
- Total Citations received*: 11047
(*Source: Google Scholar, as on 17-01-2025)
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Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr. Puja Priyadarshini Nayak
Postdoctoral FellowEmail: pujapn.iitkgp@rnd.iitg.ac.in
Research/Project title: Hydrothermal carbonization of millet crop residue and activation of the hydrochar for advanced applications
Dr. Ankita Tagade
Postdoctoral FellowEmail: ankita1994@rnd.iitg.ac.in
Research/Project title: Development of advanced biofuels and bio lubricants from high lipid producing microalgal strain through HTL and Co-HTL process
Dr. Rahul Bose
Postdoctoral FellowEmail: rahulbose1610@rnd.iitg.ac.in
Research/Project title: Pilot scale application of Diatom in synthesis of magnetic nano-adsorbents to effectively removal of hazardous pollutants from aqueous medium.
Doctoral Fellow
Janaki Komandur
Doctoral FellowEmail: kjanaki@iitg.ac.in
Research/Project title: Hydrodeoxygenation of bio-oil produced from co-pyrolysis of biomass and plastic waste
Saptaswa Biswas
Doctoral FellowEmail: sapta174351006@iitg.ac.in
Research/Project title: Development of an innovative algal photobioreactor for high density cultivation and enhanced wastewater treatment
Anindita Das
Doctoral FellowEmail: anindita_das@iitg.ac.in
Research/Project title: Lignin valorization for the production of transportation fuel
Pooja Singh
Doctoral FellowEmail: pooja.s@iitg.ac.in
Research/Project title: Dairy wastewater treatment using Monoraphidium sp. KMC4 along with bio-oil production in a biorefinery manner
Suchetna Kushwah
Doctoral FellowEmail: k.suchetna@iitg.ac.in
Research/Project title: Integrated Macroalgae Biomass-based Biochar and Hydrochar Applications for Enhancing Biogas Production and Purification
Pikesh kumar
Doctoral FellowEmail: k.pikesh@iitg.ac.in
Research/Project title: 5-HMF Production from Biomass using Catalytic HTL
Shanku Pratim Borah
Doctoral FellowEmail: b.shanku@iitg.ac.in
Research/Project title: Low cost process development for the production of Levulinic acid from waste biomass: A Sustainable Approach for Biomass Valorization
Abhishek Kumar
Doctoral FellowEmail: abhishekk.cl@iitg.ac.in
Research/Project title: Design and Development of Biomass-derived Sustainable Porous Carbon for High Energy Density Batteries and High-Power Hybrid capacitors
Priti Kumari
Doctoral FellowEmail: priti.kumari@iitg.ac.in
Research/Project title: Development of a microalgae based biosensor for the detection of heavy metals
Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr. S. Saran
Postdoctoral FellowEmail: saran@iitg.ac.in
Research/Project title: Green synthesis of magnetically separable nanoparticles and its catalytic applications
Dr. Vasu Chaudhary
Postdoctoral FellowEmail: vasuch123@rnd.iitg.ac.in
Research/Project title: Catalytic hydrodeoxygenation of bio-oil produced from co-pyrolysis of agricultural residue and plastic waste
Dr. Satya Sundar Mohanty
Postdoctoral FellowEmail: satyasundar@rnd.iitg.ac.in
Research/Project title: Production of Bioenergy and Biopesticide from Agro-Based Industrial Wastewater using Microalgae in a Photobioreactor
Dr. Manash Jyoti Borah
Postdoctoral FellowEmail: manashjyoti90@gmail.com
Research/Project title: Development of advanced biofuels and bio lubricants from high lipid producing microalgal strain through HTL and Co-HTL process
Dr. D. Rammohan
Postdoctoral FellowEmail: rammohan.chemicalengg@gmail.com
Research/Project title: Catalytic hydrodeoxygenation of pyrolytic oil produced from co-pyrolysis of agricultural residue and plastic waste
Doctoral Fellow
Sanjeev Mishra
Doctoral FellowEmail: m.sanjeev@iitg.ac.in
Research/Project title: Microalgal wastewater treatment, enhanced biomass productivity, and biofuel conversion under a biorefinery approach
Current Placement: Post-doctoral Fellow, NTU, Singapore
Current Address: NTU, Singapore
Barasa Malakar
Doctoral FellowEmail: barasa@iitg.ac.in
Research/Project title: Harvesting of microalgae on low-cost substrates: Process optimization
Co-Supervisor: Prof. D. Das
Sachankar Buragohain
Doctoral FellowEmail: sachankar@iitg.ac.in
Research/Project title: Anaerobic digestion of lignocellulosic biomass for biogas production
Co-Supervisor: Prof. P. Mahanta
Current Placement: Center of energy
Sounak Bera
Doctoral FellowEmail: b.sounak@iitg.ernet.in
Research/Project title: Phenol degradation by free and immobilized bacterial consortia isolated from crude oil contaminated sites of Assam, India
Current Placement: Post-doctoral Fellow, Defence Research Laboratory, Tezpur
Current Address: Defence Research Laboratory, Tezpur
Bikashbindu Das
Doctoral FellowEmail: d.bikashbindu@iitg.ac.in
Research/Project title: Glycerol and D-Glucose Valorization to Biorenewable Platform Chemicals by Waste Red Mud Derived Catalysts
Current Placement: Post-doctoral Fellow, University of Calgary, Canada
Current Address: University of Calgary, Canada
Pranab Jyoti Sarma
Doctoral FellowEmail: s.pranab@iitg.ac.in
Research/Project title: Plant Microbial Fuel Cell
Current Placement: Centre for Energy
Madonna Roy
Doctoral FellowEmail: madonna.roy@iitg.ac.in
Research/Project title: Microalgae harvesting towards value added products
Current Placement: Centre for Energy
Munmi Bhattacharyya
Doctoral FellowEmail: munmi.2015@iitg.ac.in
Research/Project title: Co-gasification of low-rank Indian coal with biomass
Co-Supervisor: Prof. P. Mahanta
Current Placement: Centre for Energy
Harsh Vardhan
Doctoral FellowEmail: harsh.vardhan@iitg.ac.in
Research/Project title: Xylitol from low-cost substrate and process optimization
Co-Supervisor: Dr. S. Sasmal, NSUT, Delhi
Current Placement: Part-time Candidate, Department of Chemical Engineering
Om Prakash
Doctoral FellowEmail: om.arya@iitg.ac.in
Research/Project title: Biomass fractionation using subcritical water to value added chemicals
Co-Supervisor: Dr. I.D. Bhatt,
Current Placement: External Candidate, Department of Chemical Engineering
Naveenkumar A Yaranal
Doctoral FellowEmail: navee176107022@iitg.ac.in
Research/Project title: Identification, quantification and separation of microplastics from aquatic environment
Co-Supervisor: Prof. S. Senthilmurugan
Current Placement: Department of Chemical Engineering
Aanisha Akhtar
Doctoral FellowEmail: aanisha.akhtar@iitg.ac.in
Research/Project title: Fouling and cleaning studies of textile Effluent treatment and Sugarcane Juice Filtration for Inorganic membrane
Co-Supervisor: Prof. S. Senthilmurugan
Current Placement: Department of Chemical Engineering
Ananya Bardhan
Doctoral FellowEmail: anany176107102@iitg.ac.in
Research/Project title: Concentration of Tea extract using Forward Osmosis process
Co-Supervisor: Prof. S. Senthilmurugan
Current Placement: Department of Chemical Engineering
Dr. Somen Jana
Doctoral Fellow
Research/Project title: Composite Membrane Preparation, Characterization and Applications
Year of Complete: 2011
Co-Supervisor: Prof. M. K. Purkait
Current Placement: Dept. of Chemical Engg., Banasthali University, Rajasthan
Dr. S. Murugavelh
Doctoral Fellow
Research/Project title: Studies on Bioreduction of Cr(VI) using Environmentally Significant Microorganisms
Year of Complete: 2013
Current Placement: CO2 Research and Green Technologies Center, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), TN
Dr. S. Sasmal
Doctoral Fellow
Research/Project title: Simultaneous Production of Ethanol and Hydrogen from Agricultural Waste and Forest Residues Available in North-East India
Year of Complete: 2014
Co-Supervisor: Prof. V. V. Goud
Current Placement: Dept. of Biotechnology, Netaji Subhas University of Technology, Delhi
Dr. S. R. Pilli
Doctoral Fellow
Research/Project title: Extraction of Endocrine-disrupting Chemicals from Aqueous Solutions using Ionic Liquids: Theoretical Predictions and Experimentations using Supported Liquid Membrane
Year of Complete: 2014
Co-Supervisor: Prof. T. Banerjee
Current Placement: Dept. of Chemical Engg. & Technology, Jazan University, Jazan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Dr. K. P. Shadangi
Doctoral Fellow
Research/Project title: Thermal, Catalytic and Co-conversion of Non-Edible Oil Seeds to Pyrolytic Oil
Year of Complete: 2015
Current Placement: Affiliation: Dept. of Chemical Engg., Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT), Odisha
Dr. Samarpita Basu
Doctoral Fellow
Research/Project title: CO2 Sequestration using Novel Microalga Scenedesmus obliquus SA1 isolated from Bio-diversity Hotspot Region of Assam
Year of Complete: 2016
Current Placement: Earth System Science, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
Dr. Amrita Difusa
Doctoral Fellow
Research/Project title: Studies on Cultivation Strategies and Biodiesel Production from Selected Microalgae Species of North-East India
Year of Complete: 2016
Co-Supervisor: Prof. V.V. Goud
Dr. Himadri Sahu
Doctoral Fellow
Research/Project title: Preparation and Characterization of Bio-waste derived Metal Doped Heterogeneous Catalyst for the Production of Biolubricant
Year of Complete: 2017
Current Placement: Parala Maharaja Engineering College, Brahmapur, Odisha
Dr. Madhusmita Dash
Doctoral Fellow
Research/Project title: Bioethanol Production from Lignocellulosic Biomass available in North-East India through Biochemical Route with Focus on Pretreatment
Year of Complete: 2017
Co-Supervisor: Prof. V. V. Dasu
Current Placement: RA, IIT Bhubaneswar
Dr. Sanjukta Bhoi
Doctoral Fellow
Research/Project title: Dispersion and Dissolution of Coals in Ionic Liquids
Year of Complete: 2017
Co-Supervisor: Prof. T. Banerjee
Current Placement: Dept. of Chemical & Polymer Engineering, Tripura University, Agartala
Dr. Kulbhushan Samal
Doctoral Fellow
Research/Project title: Development of hybrid membrane process for various applications
Year of Complete: 2018
Co-Supervisor: Prof. C. Das
Current Placement: Madhav Institute of Technology and Science, Gwalior
Ranjeet Kumar Mishra
Doctoral Fellow
Research/Project title: Catalytic thermochemical conversion of biomass towards value added products
Current Placement: IPDF, IIT Madras
Deepesh Singh Chauhan
Doctoral FellowEmail: deepe176151004@iitg.ac.in
Research/Project title: Development of Microalgae- Mediated CO2 Capture & biorefinery for the production of biofuel and biochemical.
Ankit Agarwalla
Doctoral FellowEmail: agarwall@iitg.ac.in
Research/Project title: Process development for wastewater treatment using tubular ceramic membrane for a sustainable microalgal biorefinery
