Dr. P. Senthil Kumar – Professor

May 4, 2020

Dr. P. Senthil Kumar – Professor

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Dr.P.Senthil Kumar
M.E., Ph.D.,
Head, Centre of Excellence in Water Research (CEWAR)

Professor

Email: senthilkumarp@ssn.edu.in/senthilchem8582@gmail.com

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Listed in Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher 2022 (Cross Field)

Listed in Top 1% Scientist reported by Elsevier and Stanford University, United States based on Scopus database, September 2022

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Listed in Top 1% Scientist reported by Elsevier and Stanford University, United States based on Scopus database, August 2021

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Listed in Top 1% Scientist reported by Elsevier and Stanford University, United States, 2020

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B.Tech. (Chemical Engineering), University of Madras (16^th rank), India, 1999-2003, (College Gold Medalist)

P.G. Diploma (Energy Auditing and Management), SISI, India, 2003

M.E. (Environmental Engineering), Anna University (1^st rank), India, 2004-2006 (University Gold Medalist)

Ph.D. (Environmental Engineering), Anna University, India, 2008-2011

Dr. P. Senthil Kumar, Head, Centre of Excellence in Water Research (CEWAR) and Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Chennai, India was born on 08^th May, 1982 in Madurai, Tamilnadu, India. He has a wide research experience in the fields of Water/Wastewater Analysis, Pollution Control Treatment Methods, Environmental Nanobiotechnology and Alternative Fuels. He has 16 years of teaching and research experience and 1 year of industrial experience. He holds one Indian Patent on “Shrimp Shell Waste into Biodegradable Grocery Bags”, 500+ International Journal Publications, 100+ book chapters and 100+ National/International Conference Publications. He also wrote one book titled “Modern Treatment Strategies for Marine Pollution” published by Elsevier. He has 18500+ citations with a Google Scholar h-index of 68+ along with i10 index of 310+. He has been awarded the Malaviya Memorial (Young Faculty) Award 2019, IEI Young Engineers Award 2017-2018, Hiyoshi Think of Ecology Award 2017, CTS Best Teacher Award and Many Young Scientist Awards. He is a recognized Anna University Research Supervisor to guide Ph.D./M.S. candidates. Under his guidance, 15 Ph.D. Scholars have completed, and 10 Ph.D. scholars are currently pursuing in the various fields of environmental and chemical engineering.

Area of Specialization:

Adsorption Separation Technology
Activated Carbon
Alternative Fuels
Advanced Oxidation Process
Biochar/Hydrochar
Chemical Reaction Engineering
Electrochemical Sensors
Environmental Engineering
Environmental Nanobiotechnology
Pollution Control
Wastewater Treatment

Patent Details:

Title: Shrimp Shell Waste into Biodegradable Grocery Bags
Owners/Inventors: Dr. P. Senthil Kumar and Dr. S. Suganya
Status: Published by The Patent Office Journal No. 46/2018 pp: 43307 on 16-11-2018

Industrial Consultancy Research Projects Details:

Title	: Development of effective catalyst for converting mixed waste plastics into liquid fuels
Amount	: Rs. 3.00 Lakhs
Duration	: 2019–2022 (On going)
Funding Agency	: Paterson Energy (P) Ltd., Chennai
Investigators	: Dr. P. Senthil Kumar (PI)


Title	: Treatability studies on the optimization of ozone and carbon dosages for the effective removal of contaminants from secondary treated effluent
Amount	: Rs. 10.10 Lakhs
Duration	: 2021 (On going)
Funding Agency	: Water & Effluent Treatment IC, L&T Construction, Chennai
Investigators	: Dr. P. Senthil Kumar (PI), : Dr. R. Parthiban (Co-PI) : Dr. M. Mahalakshmi (Co-PI)

Externally Funded Research Projects Details:

1.	Title	: Electrochemical sensing of sulfamethoxazole antibiotic in water at GO/ZnO Nanocomposites-modified electrode: Optimization and real time measurement
	Amount	: Rs. 63.23 Lakhs
	Duration	: 2021–2023 (On going)
	Funding Agency	: Department of Science and Technology, Technology Missions Division under Water Technology Initiative Programme
	Investigators	: Dr. P. Senthil Kumar (PI) : Dr. B.S. Sreeja (Co-PI)

2.	Title	: Development of sustainable magnetic carbon based nanocomposite films from agro waste and evaluate its application in removal of antibiotics from water
	Amount	: Rs. 0.70 Lakhs
	Duration	: 2019–2020 (On going)
	Funding Agency	: Institution of Engineers (India) [IEI]
	Funding Scheme	: IEI R&D Grant-in-aid Scheme
	Investigators	: Dr. P. Senthil Kumar and Ms. G. Prasannamedha

Internally Funded Research Projects Details:

1.	Title	:Rapid Removal of Heavy Metal Ions from Water / Wastewater Using Newly Prepared Low-Cost Adsorbent
	Amount	: Rs. 8.50 Lakhs
	Duration	: 2012–2014 (Completed)
	Funding Agency	: SSN Trust
	Investigators	: Dr. P. Senthil Kumar (PI) and Dr. K. Sathish Kumar (Co-PI)

2.	Title	: Novel Photo-catalytic Reactor for the Treatment of Industrial Effluents
	Amount	: Rs. 2.50 Lakhs
	Duration	: 2014–2017 (Completed)
	Funding Agency	: SSN Trust
	Investigators	: Dr. P. Senthil Kumar (PI)

3	Title	: A newly designed plate frame type electrochemical ion exchange system for the removal and recovery of toxic arsenic from aquatic environment
	Amount	: Rs. 4.50 Lakhs
	Duration	: 2018–2021 (Completed)
	Funding Agency	: SSN Trust
	Investigators	: Dr. P. Senthil Kumar (PI) and Dr. K. P. Gopinath (Co-PI)

4	Title	: Diversity of biosurfactant producing bacterial strain for enhancing aromatic amine degradation
	Amount	: Rs. 4.00 Lakhs
	Duration	: 2019–2022 (Completed)
	Funding Agency	: SSN Trust
	Investigators	:Dr. P. Senthil Kumar (Co-PI) and Dr. B. Chitra (PI)

5	Title	: Development of Optimized Carbon-Based Electrode for Electrochemical Detection of Sulfamethoxazole Antibiotic in Pharmaceutical Effluent & Natural Water Bodies
	Amount	: Rs. 6.00 Lakhs
	Duration	: 2019–2021 (Completed)
	Funding Agency	: SSN Trust
	Investigators	:Dr. P. Senthil Kumar (Co-PI) and Dr. Kilaru Harsha Vardhan (PI)

6	Title	: Study on simultaneous removal of nitrate and phosphate from aquatic environment using hydrothermally derived carbon: Synergistic effect and mechanism
	Amount	: Rs. 5.25 Lakhs
	Duration	: 2021–2022 (On going)
	Funding Agency	: SSN Trust
	Investigators	: : Dr. P. Senthil Kumar (PI)
7	Title	: Electrochemical impedence spectroscopic studies on effect of moisture content on double layer capacitance at hybrid electrolytes/glassy carbon electrode interface
	Amount	: Rs. 3.8 Lakhs
	Duration	: 2022–2025 (On going)
	Funding Agency	: SSN Trust
	Investigators	: Dr. P. Senthil Kumar (Co-PI) and Dr. Pachimatla Rajesh (PI)

Degree awarded

List of Ph.D Candidates Guided/Guiding:

Degree awarded:

Dr. U. Pearlin Kiruba, Thesis Title: ” Adsorption of toxic metal ions onto surface modified agricultural waste” (Viva date : 11-08-2016), completed.
Dr. A. Saravanan, Thesis Title: “Surface modified agro waste biomass with enhanced adsorption properties for heavy metal removal: An ecofriendly approach” (Viva date : 05-05-2017), completed.
Dr. R. Jothirani, Thesis Title: “Adsorption of basic dyes onto ultrasonic modified agricultural waste” (Viva date : 23-06-2017), completed.
Dr. T. Arumugan, Thesis Title: “Isolation and characterization of actinobacteria effective against multidrug resistant pathogens and their bioactive metabolites” (Viva date : 10-07-2018), completed.
Dr. S. Suganya, Thesis Title: “Carbon based hybrid nanocomposites in the redemption of wastewater pollutants” (Viva date : 12-12-2018), completed.
Dr. T. Sivakumar, Thesis Title: “Wastewater treatment using algae and utilization of grown biomass for bioethanol production” (Viva date : 06-03-2019), completed.
Dr. G. Manikandan, Thesis Title: “Modelling and analysis on the adsorptive removal of basic dyes from aqueous solution using surface modified agricultural waste” (Viva date : 05-08-2019), completed.
Dr. G. Sivaranjani, Thesis Title: “\Application of Digital Image Processing in Water Monitoring: Analysis of Water Quality and Algae” (Viva date : 15-10-2019) , completed.
Dr. P.R. Yaashikaa, Thesis Title: Molecular Characterization And Potential Application Of Selected Metal Resistant Bacteria With Agro Waste Material For Heavy Metal Removal (Viva date : 10-03-2020) , completed.
Dr. E. Gunasundari, Thesis Title: Bioremediation Of Toxic Pollutants By Algal Biomass (Viva date : 20-07-2020) , completed.
Dr. R. V. Hemavathy, Thesis Title: Adsorptive Investigation on Heavy Metal Removal from Aqueous Solution using Surface Treated Cassia fistula seeds (Viva date : 29-12-2020) , completed.
Dr. C. Femina Carolin, Thesis Title: Sustainable technique for the stimulation of selected aromatic amine remediation using lipopeptide biosurfactant (Viva date : 08-12-2021) , completed.
Dr. B. Senthil Rathi, Research Area: Removal of toxic arsenic from aqueous solution using electrodeionization technique (Viva date: 31-01-2022), completed.
Ms. Janet Joshiba, Thesis Title: Reclamation of harmful pollutants from aqueous solution using hybrid magnetic nano composites (Viva date: 12-08-2022), completed.
Ms. G. Prasannamedha, Thesis Title: Eradication of pharmaceutical contaminant from water using carbon based magnetic spheres – A sustainable approach (Status: Thesis Submitted).

Guiding:

Mrs. R. Sivaranjanee, Research Area: Synthesis and Characterization of Carbon Spheres for Wastewater Treatment (Status: Confirmation completed).
Mrs. J. Ambigadevi, Research Area: Heterogeneous photocatalytic degradation of organic contaminants in Effluent using nano ZnO (Status: Confirmation completed).
Mrs. S. Prathiba, Research Area: Development of Novel Integrated Biosorbents for the Removal of Heavy Metals in Aqueous Solutions (Status: Confirmation completed).
Mr. G. Bharath Balji, Research Area: Heavy metal treatability potential of the lignocellulosic composites derived from the bark of Delonix regia (Status: Course Work Examination).
Ms. G. Pooja, Research Area: Sustainable approach on the effective removal of toxic metals from Industrial wastewater using Flotation process (Status: Course Work Examination).
Mrs. S. Mahalaxmi, Research Area: Removal of Toxic Pollutant from Wastewater Using Polymer Nanocomposites (Status: Course Work Examination).
Mrs. Fetcia Jackulin C, Research Area: Advanced Oxidation Process For The Degradation Of Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons Using Zerovalent Iron (Status: Course Work Examination).
Mrs. Sanchali Bose, Research Area: Pesticide biodegradation (Status: Course Work Examination).
Mr. S. Denisdon, Research Area: Strongly Coupled Inorganic/Nanocarbon Hybrid Materials as Bi-functional Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen and Oxygen Evolution Reactions (Status: Course Work Examination).

DBT-TWAS Sandwich Postgraduate Fellowship

Mr. Patrick TSOPBOU NGUEAGNI, Research Area: Functionalization of a nano-hydroxyapatite derived from cattle horn: Application to the removal of Pb²⁺, Cd²⁺, Cu²⁺, Zn²⁺ ions from aqueous solution in batch and fixed-bed column

Institute: University of Yaounde I, Cameroon (2019-2020) (Viva date: 28-07-2022), completed.

List of Post-Doctoral Fellow (PDF)/ Junior Research Fellow (JRF)/Research Assistant (RA)/Junior Research Assistant (JRA)

S.No	Name of the Candidate	Category	Status
1	Dr. A. Saravanan	PDF	Completed
2	Dr. P.R. Yaashikaa	PDF	Completed
3	Dr. S. Suganya	PDF	Completed
4	Dr. A. Abilarasu	PDF	Completed
5	Dr. K. Thileep Kumar	PDF	Completed
6	Dr. K. Radhakrishnan	PDF	Completed
7	Dr. P. Nethaji	PDF	Completed
8	Dr. M. Ramya	PDF	Work in progress
9	Dr. G. Padmalaya	JRF	DST Project
10	Dr. K. Krishnakumar	JRF	DST Project (Completed)
11	Ms. G. Pooja	JRF	L&T Project (Completed)
12	Mrs. Sanchali Bose	RA	Completed
13	Mr. K.B. Sasidhar	RA	Completed
14	Dr. N. Elavarasan	JRF	DST Project
15	Dr. V. Uma Shankar	PDF	Completed
16	Dr. K. Nirmala	PDF	Completed
17	Dr. G. Rajesh	PDF	Work in progress
18	Ms. P. Ajitha	JRA	Work in progress

UG/PG Research Projects Guidance:

UG/PG Students	Guided	Guiding	Funded Projects	Outcomes
UG	60	2	30 Nos. with the worth of Rs. 5 Lakhs	80+ Papers Published in an International Journals
PG	10	2	3 No. with the worth of Rs. 75000	25+ Papers Published in an International Journals

Academic/Research Laboratories Developed:

Chemical Reaction Engineering Lab
Environmental Engineering Lab
Sophisticated Instrumentation Lab
Electrochemical Sensor Lab

Honours and Awards Received:

Received “AICTE National Technical Teachers Award (NTTA-2022)” from Ministry of Education, Government of India during Shikshak Parv 2022, inaugural conclave organized by Ministry of Education, CBSE, AICTE and Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship in New Delhi on 6^thSeptember 2022.
Received “Malaviya Memorial (Young Faculty) Award 2019” of the Biotech Research Society, India, at the opening session of the XVII BRSI Convention of the Society being organized as the International Conference on Biotechnology for Sustainable Agriculture, Health and Environment (BSAEH-2020) at Jaipur, Rajasthan during April 4-8, 2021.
Received “IEI Young Engineers Award 2017-2018” in Environmental Engineering Discipline. The award consists of Plaque and Certificate which was presented at the Inaugural Session of the 33^rd National Convention of Environmental Engineers held at Dhanbad during August 24-25, 2017.
Received “Hiyoshi Think of Ecology Award 2017” with a Cash award of Rs. 25000/-, Plaque and Certificate from Hiyoshi Corporation, Japan and Hiyoshi India Ecological Services Pvt. Ltd., India in recognition of the pioneering spirit, dedication and outstanding research in the field of environmental conservation and protection in India (16^th September 2017).
Received “Young Scientist Award” with a cash award of 300 US$ from The Professor Venkatachalam Research Foundation, K.S.Rangasamy College of Technology, Tiruchengode during the International Conference on Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology which was held between 07-12-2015 and 10-12-2015. This award was given to him by the Nobel Prize Winner in Chemistry 1988, Prof. Dr. Robert Huber.
Received “Outstanding Researcher & Scholar Icon 2017″ under the research area of “Chemical Engineering” in recognition for the meritorious achievements rendered through research. This award was from Jupiter Scholar Awards for Excellence in Research Powered by Jupiter Publications Consortium^TM & Ingenious Cyberonics Private Ltd held at Liberty Park Hotel, Chennai (22^nd July 2017).
Received “Young Scientist Award” with Gold Medal, Certificate and Shield from Centre for Advanced Research and Design, Venus International Foundation (VIFRA 2015) for outstanding research activities in Environmental Engineering for the year 2015 (19^th December 2015).
Received “Young Scientist Award” with Certificate and Shield for outstanding research activities in Environmental Engineering for the year 2016 from Aufau International Awards 2016, organized by an International Journal titled “Chemical Science Review and Letters” held at Hotel Silver Palace, Salem (4^th June 2016).
Received “Young Scientist Award” with Certificate and Shield for outstanding research activities in Chemical Engineering for the year 2016 from PEARL Foundation, during the National Conference on “SMART SUMMIT” (10^th December 2016).
Received “Innovative Professional Award (Class 2) for contributions in the field of Engineering, Technology and Management Science for the year 2016 from Society of Professional Engineers (India) (28^th August 2016).
Received CTS Best Teacher Award for the year 2013 – 2014 for the excellent performance in Academic and Research activities.
Received SSN Best Researcher Awards for the years 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 & 2019.
Received SSN Best Researcher Awards to motive the UG/PG students to publish their research works in the reputed journals for the years 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 & 2020.
Received SSN Best Teacher Awards (Chemical) for the academic years 2008-2009, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20 & 2020-21.
Received Chellammal Agro project award for the project titled “Removal of dyes from industrial wastewater using agricultural waste: Cashew nut shell” from the Chellammal Trust, Chennai (Rs. 0.25 Lakh).
Received the TNSCST (Tamilnadu State Council For Science & Technology) students project grant titled “Cashew Nut Shell Liquid Extraction – Studies on Extraction and by-product recovery”.
Secured Gold Medal in ME degree, 1^rst rank in Anna University.
Secured Gold Medal in UG degree, 16^th rank in University of Madras.
Secured Gold Medal in HSC Exams, School first.
Secured GATE Score (361 & 90.32 percentile), All India Rank: 369 (Valid up to 2010).
Received Best Paper Award for most cited article in the year 2010 and 2011 from Elsevier Article Name: Adsorption of dye from aqueous solution by cashew nut shell: Studies on equilibrium isotherm, kinetics and thermodynamics of interactions, Desalination, Vol. 261 and 2010, pp. 52-60.
Received Most Cited Authors Award for top cited article in the year 2011 and 2012 from Elsevier; Article Name: Adsorption behavior of nickel(II) onto cashew nut shell: Equilibrium, thermodynamics, kinetics, mechanism and process design, Chemical Engineering Journal, Vol. 167 and 2011, pp. 122-131.
Received Best Paper Award for the research title “Experimental optimization for the adsorption of Zn(II) ions on surface modified Eucalyptus seeds: kinetic, mechanism, isotherm, thermodynamic and design approach” in an International Conference on Green Technology for Environmental Pollution Prevention and Control organized by Department of Chemical Engineering, NIT Trichy held during 27-29^th September 2014.
Received Best Article in 2018 Award from Springer Nature.
Won the runner place in district shuttle game at school level.
Received Man of the Match Award in SSN-DABC Staff Cricket Tournament, 2014.
Received Best Bowler Award in SSN-DABC Staff Cricket Tournament, 2014.
Received Man of the Match Award in SSN Staff Cricket Tournament, 2016.

Editorial Board Members for the Journals:

Associate Editor in “Desalination and Water Treatment” (IF: 1.273).
Associate Editor in “IET Nanobiotechnology” (IF: 2.05), IEEE Journal.
Associate Editor in “International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology” (IF: 3.519), Springer.
Associate Editor in “Ecological Processes” (IF: 4.394), Springer.
Associate Editor in ” Alexandria Engineering Journal” (IF: 6.626), Elsevier.
Academic Editor in “International Journal of Chemical Engineering” (IF: 2.729), Hindawi.
Academic Editor in “Sustainability” (IF: 3.889), MDPI.
Academic Editor in “Adsorption Science & Technology” (IF: 4.373), Hindawi.
Editorial Board Member in “Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery”, (IF: 4.05), Springer.
Editorial Board Member in Journal of Nanostructure in Chemistry”, (IF: 8), Springer.
Editorial Board Member in “Nanotechnology for Environmental Engineering”, Springer.
Editorial Board Member in “Toxicology and Environmental Health Sciences”, Springer.
Editorial Board Member in “Environmental Research Communications” (IF: 3.273), IOPscience .
Editorial Board Member in “Current Nanoscience”, (IF: 1.513), Bentham Science.
Associate Editorial Board Member in “Current Analytical Chemistry”, (IF: 2.374), Bentham Science.
Associate Editorial Board Member in “Recent Patents on Nanotechnology”, (IF: 2.321), Bentham Science.
Editor in “Current Indian Science”, Bentham Science.
Editor in “Water Practice & Technology”, (IF: 0.784), IWA Publishing.
Review Editor in “Frontiers in Soil Science”, Frontiers.
Review Editor in “Frontiers in Analytical Science”, Frontiers.
Review Editor in “Frontiers in Energy Research”, Frontiers.

Membership in Professional Bodies:

Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE), Membership Number: LM57365, Life Member
The Institution of Engineers (India), Membership Number: M-1572695, Life Member, Division: Environmental Engineering (EN)
The Biotech Research Society, India (BRSI), Membership Number: LM2282 (Life Member)
American Chemical Society (ACS), Membership Number: 31644050 (Community Member)
International Association of Engineers (IAENG), Membership Number: 63274, Life Member
Asia-Pacific Chemical, Biological& Environmental Engineering Society (APCBEES), Membership Number: 201960, Senior Member
Society of Toxicology (Life Member)
International Society for Environmental Information Sciences (ISEIS), Life Member
International Society of Intraoperative Radiation Therapy, Life Member
International Chemical Biology Society, Regular Member

Visiting Professor: