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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 17 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 23200+ citations with a Google Scholar h-index of 74+ along with i10 index of 384+. He has been awarded the AICTE National Technical Teachers Award (NTTA 2022), 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, 16 Ph.D. Scholars have completed, and 10 Ph.D. scholars are currently pursuing in the various fields of environmental and chemical engineering.

List of Ph.D. Candidates Guided/Guiding:

Degree awarded:

1. Dr. U. Pearlin Kiruba, Thesis Title: ” Adsorption of toxic metal ions onto surface modified agricultural waste” (Viva date : 11-08-2016), completed.
2. 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.
3. Dr. R. Jothirani, Thesis Title: “Adsorption of basic dyes onto ultrasonic modified agricultural waste” (Viva date : 23-06-2017), completed.
4. 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.
5. Dr. S. Suganya, Thesis Title: “Carbon based hybrid nanocomposites in the redemption of wastewater pollutants” (Viva date : 12-12-2018), completed.
6. Dr. T. Sivakumar, Thesis Title: “Wastewater treatment using algae and utilization of grown biomass for bioethanol production” (Viva date : 06-03-2019), completed.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. Dr. E. Gunasundari, Thesis Title: Bioremediation Of Toxic Pollutants By Algal Biomass (Viva date : 20-07-2020) , completed.
11. 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.
12. 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.
13. Dr. B. Senthil Rathi, Research Area: Removal of toxic arsenic from aqueous solution using electrodeionization technique (Viva date: 31-01-2022), completed.
14. Ms. Janet Joshiba, Thesis Title: Reclamation of harmful pollutants from aqueous solution using hybrid magnetic nano composites (Viva date: 12-08-2022), completed.
15. Ms. G. Prasannamedha, Thesis Title: Eradication of pharmaceutical contaminant from water using carbon based magnetic spheres – A sustainable approach (Viva date : 07-03-2023), completed.

Guiding:

1. Mrs. R. Sivaranjanee, Research Area: Synthesis and Characterization of Carbon Spheres for Wastewater Treatment (Status: Confirmation completed).
2. Mrs. J. Ambigadevi, Research Area: Heterogeneous photocatalytic degradation of organic contaminants in Effluent using nano ZnO (Status: Confirmation completed).
3. Mrs. S. Prathiba, Research Area: Development of Novel Integrated Biosorbents for the Removal of Heavy Metals in Aqueous Solutions (Status: Confirmation completed).
4. 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).
5. Ms. G. Pooja, Research Area: Sustainable approach on the effective removal of toxic metals from Industrial wastewater using Flotation process (Status: Course Work Examination).
6. Mrs. S. Mahalaxmi, Research Area: Removal of Toxic Pollutant from Wastewater Using Polymer Nanocomposites (Status: Course Work Examination).
7. Mrs. Fetcia Jackulin C, Research Area: Advanced Oxidation Process For The Degradation Of Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons Using Zerovalent Iron (Status: Course Work Examination).
8. Mrs. Sanchali Bose, Research Area: Pesticide biodegradation (Status: Course Work Examination).
9. 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).

UG/PG Research Projects Guidance:

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: 

• Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Vietnam
• Universidad de Tarapacá, Chile
• Lebanese American University, Byblos, Lebanon
• Taif University, Saudi Arabia
• Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia

List of Collaborating Institutes:

From India:

• Anna University, Chennai
• Government College of Technology, Coimbatore
• Alagappa University, Karaikudi
• Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI), Chennai
• Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSMCRI), Bhavnagar
• Stella Maris College for Women, Chennai
• Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal
• Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai
• SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai
• Bannari Amman Institute of Science and Technology, Sathyamangalam
• University of Kalyani, Nadia
• Lovely Professional University, Punjab 

From Abroad:

• Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA
• University of Nottingham Malaysia
• Universidad de Tarapacá, Chile
• Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Vietnam
• Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai
• Xi’an Jiaotong University, China
• Sohar University, Oman
• Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway