Key Research Areas :Process Engineering – Solar pumps; Process-product engineering – Rural concrete applications of agricultural waste; Value-added and Low-cost food and functional food products; Product Design – Ayurvedic and Horticultural products; Waste to value products; Computational – AI & ML based studies of green house gas emissions and food science and technology data systems; Indian knowledge systems – Internal Security studies; Spirituality & Digital Media; Environmental Ethics; Vedanta and Science, Consciousness studies
Dr. Ramagopal V. S. Uppaluri
Professor (Equivalent to Higher Academic Grade)
Department of Chemical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati
Guwahati, Assam, India – 781039
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Email: ramgopalu@iitg.ac.in
Affiliation at IITG |
1. Department of Chemical Engineering
2. School of Agro and Rural Technology
3. Center for the Environment
4. Center for Indian Knowledge Systems
5. Center for Sustainable Water Research
Research/Project title: 1. Studies on Green Concrete 2. Innovative Food Formulations
Research/Project title: Formulation and Characterization of atta, aizong rice, pumpkin, raw papaya based ready to eat chips
Co-Supervisor: Dr. Pankaj Kalita
Research/Project title: Studies on amine functionalized zeolites for CO2 separation
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Ramagopal V.S. Uppaluri
Research/Project title: Solar PV for field applications in North-East India
Co-Supervisor: Dr. Sudip Mitra
Research/Project title: Studies on Heat, Microwave and Ultrasound based extraction of Bioactives from Lakadong Tumeric into Milk
Research/Project title: Biochar based pesticide mitigation in North-east India
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Ramagopal V.S. Uppaluri
Research/Project title: Studies on low cost technologies for green synthesis of silica and carbon nanoparticles from rice husk and their application in rural concrete systems
Research/Project title: Studies on Ksheerapaka Ayurvedic Formulations
Research/Project title: Prediction and forecasting of greenhouse gas and particulate matters emission in Guwahati city
Research/Project title: Dry Ayurvedic Extract for Sustained and Enhanced Bio-availability Traits
Research/Project title: Development of Green tea extract enriched functional food product
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Ramagopal V.S. Uppaluri
Research/Project title: Studies on Formulation and Characterization of Buckwheat, Foxtail, and Dried Raw Papaya based baked Cookies and Chips
Research/Project title: Studies on Dry Ayurvedic Extract Food Formulations
Research/Project title: Exploring Samyama: Spiritual and Consciousness Experiences Among Samyama Practitioners and Their Digital Engagement
Research/Project title: The Concept of Dharma in the Mahabharata: Ethical Dilemmas and Moral Considerations
Research/Project title: Wastewater Treatment
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Ramagopal V.S. Uppaluri
Research/Project title: Studies on carbon Pt-V and Ru-V bimettalic catalysts and microreactor technology for the green production of Lactic acid, 2,5-Furnadicarboxylic acid and 5-hydromethylfurfural
Year of Complete: 2024
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Ramagopal V.S. Uppaluri
Research/Project title: Bio-based synthesis of noble nanoparticles (Silver and Gold) using tea leaves for heavy metal sensing
Year of Complete: 2024
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Animesh Kr. Golder
Research/Project title: Alkali pre-treatment of grass biomass for bioethanol production
Year of Complete: 2024
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Ramagopal V. S. Uppaluri
Research/Project title: Formulation and optimization of functional tea beverage using tea cultivars of north-east India and Japan
Year of Complete: 2024
Co-Supervisor: Dr. Siddhartha Singha
Current Placement: Asst. Prof. - Sharda University, Noida
Research/Project title: Formulation and Characterization of ready to cook vegetable mix soup products
Year of Complete: 2024
Research/Project title: Formulation and Characterization of Unripe Papaya based Cookies.
Year of Complete: 2024
Research/Project title: Application of machine learning algorithms for large scale municipal solid waste management in Guwahati city
Year of Complete: 2023
Research/Project title: Multi-metal adsorption and cyclic desorption characteristics of Commercial Resins and Chitosan Derivatives
Year of Complete: 2023
Co-Supervisor: Dr. Lalit M. Pandey
Research/Project title: Production of Jeevamrutha bio-fertilizer using rural science and technology in North-East India
Year of Complete: 2023
Research/Project title: Refractance Window drying of Curcuma Longa, its Fortification and Gold Milk Development
Year of Complete: 2023
Research/Project title: Ultrasound assisted extraction of Bioactives from Horticultural Producers and their Encapsulation with Ion Gelation Method
Year of Complete: 2023
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Vimal Katiyar
Research/Project title: Catalytic and Non-catalytic co-pyrolysis of Delonix Regia and Butyl Rubber tube Waste: Kinetic and Thermodynamic Investigations
Year of Complete: 2023
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Ramagopal V. S. Uppaluri
Research/Project title: Real-time monitoring and optimization of the oil and gas well drilling process
Year of Complete: 2022
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Ramagopal V. S. Uppaluri
Research/Project title: Studies on PVA composite films for wound dressing applications
Year of Complete: 2021
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Chandan Das
Research/Project title: Preparation and Characterization of North-east India specific vegetable soup formulations
Year of Complete: 2021
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Latha Rangan
Research/Project title: Studies on Ceramic Membrane, Sonication and Hybrid Processes for the Clarification of Vegetable Juices and Extracts
Year of Complete: 2021
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Chandan Das
Current Placement: Institute of Chemical Technology-Indian Oil Odisha Campus, Bhubaneswar
Research/Project title: Optimality of Commercial Resins and
Functionalized Chitosan Derivatives for the
Recovery and Reuse of Pd(II) from Synthetic Electroless Plating Solutions
Year of Complete: 2020
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Animesh Kr. Golder
Current Placement: Chandigarh University, India
Research/Project title: Optimal design of multi-stage flash (MSF), reverse osmosis (RO), and hybrid MSF-RO seawater desalination processes using differential evolution algorithm
Year of Complete: 2016
Co-Supervisor: Dr. Amit Kumar
Research/Project title: Fabrication of low cost silver membranes for bacteriostatic and drinking water treatment applications
Year of Complete: 2015
Current Placement: ANITS, Visakhapatnam
Research/Project title: Fabrication of low cost dense palladium composite membranes for hydrogen energy applications
Year of Complete: 2015
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Anil Verma
Current Placement: UPES Dehradun
Research/Project title: Adsorption characteristics of activated carbon for the recovery of Ni (II) and Pd(II) from synthetic electroless plating solutions
Year of Complete: 2015
Current Placement: Assistant Professor, KK Wagh Edu. Soc. & Res., Nashik
Research/Project title: Preparation and characterization of low-cost ceramic membranes for juice clarification
Year of Complete: 2015
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Mihir Kr. Purkait
Research/Project title: Optimality of electroless plating processes for dense metal-ceramic composite membrane fabrication
Year of Complete: 2014
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Anil Verma
Current Placement: Senior Engineer, NEZONE Group
Research/Project title: Preparation and Characterization of low-cost ceramic membranes for ultrafiltration and microfiltration applications
Year of Complete: 2014
Co-Supervisor: Prof. G. Pugazhenthi
Current Placement: NIT Raipur
Research/Project title: Mass transfer enhanced electroless plating for nickel composite membranes
Year of Complete: 2011
Current Placement: Associate Professor, MANIT Bhopal
Research/Project title: Development of natural fiber reinforced polypropylene composites and their biodegradability studies
Year of Complete: 2010
Current Placement: Chemicals & Petrochemicals Advisory Forum at Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals
Research/Project title: Retrieval of parameters in heat transfer problems involving thermal radiation
Year of Complete: 2010
Current Placement: Professor - Mechanical, NIT Agartala
Research/Project title: Preparation and characterization of low cost ceramic membranes for ultrafiltration and microfiltration applications
Year of Complete: 2009
Current Placement: Associate Professor, ISM Dhanbad