Suraj Kumar Tripathy
Associate Professor
Suraj currently leads Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering Lab at KIIT School of Biotechnology. He has more than 15 years of experience in processing of nanomaterials for water treatment, heterogeneous catalysis and biomedical applications. He works closely with chemical and mineral industries for development of sustainable technologies for industrial waste management. He gives lectures on Unit operations, Chemical Thermodynamics and Plant Design.
Educational Qualification
- PhD Materials Science and Engineering (2010) Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, South Korea
- MSc Chemistry (2003)Ravenshaw Autonomous College, Cuttack, India
Course Expertise
Research Interests
Administrative Responsibilities
- Associate Dean (Academics)
- School of Chemical Technology
Awards and Achievements
- DST INSPIRE Faculty Award (2013), Department of Science & Technology, Government of India
- CSIR Nehru Fellowship (2012), Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, Government of India
- Graduate Research Fellowship (2007), Korea Research Foundation
- Reviewer for scientific projects in SERB, DST, BIRAC, NERC.
Professional Membership
- Life Member of the Powder Metallurgy Association of India
- Life Member of the Mining, Mineral, Metal & Materials Society of India
Projects & Collaborations
- Photocatalytic decontamination of waste water: Phase-II (2018-2022), supported by Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet), Sweden
- Mobilizing solutions for nitrogen recycling from air & water systems, UKRI GCRF South Asian Nitrogen Hub (2019-2024), UK Research and Innovation
Outreach Activity
Industry-university linkage and innovation