Dr. B. Chitra
Associate Professor
Department Of Chemical Engineering
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Dr. B. Chitra is a dedicated academician and researcher with over 18 years of teaching and research experience in Chemical Engineering. She holds a Ph.D. from Anna University (2018), an M.Tech. from IIT Madras (2007), and a B.Tech. from Pondicherry Engineering College (2005). Her research focuses on nanomaterials, nanofluids, heat transfer, modeling, and simulation. She has successfully led funded projects, including the experimental investigation of nanofluids for enhanced heat transfer and biosurfactant-based aromatic amine degradation. A prolific researcher, she has published extensively in reputed journals, authored book chapters, and guided numerous undergraduate, postgraduate, and currently guiding 3 Ph.D. scholars. Dr. Chitra is a life member of the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers and is committed to advancing sustainable engineering practices through innovative research and knowledge dissemination.
Qualification
B.Tech. – Chemical Engineering, Pondicherry Engineering College (2005)
M.Tech. – Chemical Engineering, IIT Madras (2007)
Ph.D. – Chemical Engineering, Anna University (2018)
Total Experience – 18 years
Research Interests – Nanomaterials & Nanofluids, heat transfer, modeling and simulation.
- Title : Experimental Investigation of heat transfer enhancement using stable nanofluids as coolant for automobile radiators
Amount : Rs. 5.50 Lakhs
Duration : 2014–2018 (Completed)
Funding Agency : SSN Trust
Investigators : Dr.C.Ravi Kumar (PI) & Dr. B. Chitra (Co-PI)
- Title : Diversity of biosurfactant producing bacterial strain for enhancing aromatic amine degradation
Amount : Rs. 4.00 Lakhs
Duration : 2019 – 2022 (Ongoing)
Funding Agency : SSN Trust
Investigators : Dr. B. Chitra (PI) & Dr. P. Senthil Kumar (Co-PI)
- Qualified in GATE with a percentile of 97.88 and All India Rank of 120 in the year 2005.
- Awarded Young woman in Chemical Engineering, Venus International Foundation, 2018.
- Chitra Boobalan, Sudha Ganesh and Parthiban Rangaswamy, Analysis of Liquid Cooling in Microchannels Using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Intech Open 2021.
- B. Chitra, K. Sathishkumar, N. Fedal Castro, and S. Srinivas, Thermophysical Properties Enhancement Using Hybrid Nanofluids and Their Synthesis and Applications, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2019.
- Fetcia Jackulin, Ponnusamy Senthil Kumar, Chitra Boobalan, Gayathri Rangasamy, Degradation of Remazol Brilliant Blue Dye Using Persulfate Activated by Fe3O4@PDA Nanoparticles: Kinetic Studies, Radical Determination, and Phytotoxicity Test, Langmuir, Q1, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c02476
- Sanchali Bose, P. Senthil Kumar, B. Chitra & Gayathri Rangasamy, Remediation of chlorpyrifos and methylene blue dye using biochar-modified Bacillus cell-immobilized alginate beads, Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, Q2, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-024-06126-8.
- Chitra Boobalan & Sathish Kumar Kannaiyan, Analysis of the performance of jacketed vessel using hybrid nanofluids in Aspen Plus, Indian Chemical Engineer, Q3, https://doi.org/10.1080/00194506.2024.2391875
- M Mubeena, S Mullai Venthan, B Chitra, P Senthil Kumar, Pradeep S Jakkareddy, Gayathri Rangasamy, Dai-Viet N Vo A critical review on synthesis and application aspect of venturing the thermophysical properties of hybrid nanofluid for enhanced heat transfer processes, Chemical Engineering Research and Design, Q2, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cherd.2024.08.027
- Simiyon Denisdon, Ponnusamy Senthil Kumar, Chitra Boobalan, Gayathri Rangasamy, Hydrothermally Synthesized rGO/MnO2/MoS2 Nanohybrids as Superior Bifunctional Electrocatalysts for Oxygen and Hydrogen Evolution Reactions, Langmuir, Q1, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c02192
- Qualified in GATE with a percentile of 97.88 and All India Rank of 120, 2005.
- Awarded Young woman in Chemical Engineering, Venus International Foundation, 2018
- Life Member in Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (LM-57085)