BITS Pilani, Chemical Engineering Department, Pilani Campus

08/11/2023

🎓🔬 Calling All Future Researchers: PhD Admissions (2nd Semester, 2023-24 Intake)! 🌟

Are you ready to take the next step in your academic journey?
Applications are now open for the Ph.D. program in Chemical Engineering, Second Semester, 2023-24 intake.

If you're ready to make a real impact through groundbreaking research, this is your opportunity.

Here's what you can expect:

🔬 Explore Cutting-Edge Research
💰 Receive a Fellowship of ₹34,000 to ₹37,000 per month
🌐 Get Support for Conference Attendance and Contingencies
📚 Benefit from a Nominal Fee Structure (Admission Fee: ₹10000/- and Semester Fee: ₹24,500)
👨🔬 Join a Vibrant Community of 25+ Ph.D. Students in the Department

📅 Application Deadline: 25th November 2023

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Discover your potential with the BITS Pilani, Chemical Engineering Department, Pilani Campus:

🔗 Department Webpage: [https://web.bits-pilani.ac.in/pilani/chemicalEngineering/ChemicalEngineering]

🔗 Research Areas:
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🔗 Department Brochure: [https://web.bits-pilani.ac.in/uploads/Chemical_Pilani/Brochure_Chemical_Engineering_BITS%20Pilani%20Pilani%20Campus.pdf]

For eligibility criteria and more details, visit: [https://web.bits-pilani.ac.in/uploads/Chemical_Pilani/PhD%20Admission%20Shortlisting%20criteria%201st%20Sem%202023-24.pdf]

🔍 Eligibility Criteria:

Minimum 60% or 6.0 CGPA in B.E./ B.Tech/ M.E/ M.Tech in Chemical Engineering or equivalent, such as Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Biotechnology, Energy Engineering etc.

OR

Minimum 60% or 6.0 CGPA in M.Sc./ PG Diploma relevant to Chemical Engineering such as Life Sciences, Physics, Nanotechnology, Polymer Science, Plastic Technology, Materials Science, Chemistry (Organic and Inorganic), Mathematics, etc.

Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to pursue a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering. Join us in expanding the frontiers of scientific knowledge and making a lasting impact!

24/05/2023

Applications are invited from interested and motivated candidates for the post of Junior Research Fellow(JRF)/ Project Associate-1 to work on the sponsored project by LightAtom Electrolyzer Pvt. Ltd., Maharashtra, India under the Supervision of Dr. Somak Chatterjee, Department of Chemical Engineering, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus, Rajasthan.

More Details : https://tinyurl.com/bdhpt22j

02/04/2023

The Department of Chemical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani – Pilani Campus, in association with the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE) Pilani Regional Centre, has successfully conducted the 5th Workshop on Analytical Instruments for Chemical and Environmental Engineers (WAICEE-2023) during March 28-29, 2023.

This workshop was inaugurated in J.C. Chaudhry NAB Auditorium by Prof. Sreedevi Upadhyayula, Class of 66 Chair Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Delhi, in the presence of Prof V Ramgopal Rao, Vice-Chancellor, BITS Pilani and Prof. Sudhirkumar V Barai, Director, BITS Pilani – Pilani Campus. Prof Sreedevi delivered a keynote address on Surface science in heterogeneous reactions and catalysis and explained how one could predict the activities of the catalysts simply by characterization using proper analytical instruments.

The workshop covered theory as well as a practical demonstration of Gas Chromatography (GC), High-Pressure Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), UV-VIS Spectrophotometer, Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrophotometer (FTIR), Thermal Gravimetric Analyzer (TGA), X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS).

The workshop included presentations by eminent researchers on ongoing research related to the use of these instruments. There were nine keynote lectures and seven practical demonstrations. The invited speakers include Dr Snehalkumar Parmar, Sr. Research Engineer, Reliance Industries Limited, Prof. Joysurya Basu, IIT (BHU), Prof. Subhashis Gangopadhyay, BITS Pilani and Sh. Vikram Singh Parihar, Chief Scientific Officer, Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board. Department of Chemical Engineering faculty members Prof. Suresh Gupta, Dr. Somak Chatterjee , Dr Srinivas Appari, Prof Smita Raghuvanshi, and Dr Krishna Etika covered the various technical aspects.

Besides our internal delegates, there was participation from Banasthali Vidyapith, MNIT Jaipur, Swami Keshavananda Institute of Pharmacy (SKIP) Bikaner and National Council for Cement and Building Materials (NCCBM) Faridabad. Total of 45 participants, 27 from outstation and 18 internal participants.

10/12/2022

Best Oral Contribution Award@2nd International Conference on Water Technology 2022 (ICWT 2022), held at IIT Bombay, India!

Recently,

Mr. Abhishek Anand, one of our departmental Ph.D. Scholar attended ICWT conference held at IIT Bombay from 01/12/2022 to 02/12/2022. He delivered a talk on "Performance evaluation of bacterial consortium for bio-mitigation of CO2+SO2 utilizing wastewater". We feel proud to announce that; Mr. Abhishek was awarded for Best Oral Contribution Award on the theme of Bio-Physical Remediation.

This research work can fulfill three significant demands of today's society. It can overcome the problems related to Water pollution, Air pollution, and Energy demands.

This research work would not have been possible without the endless support and guidance of Mr. Abhishek’s Ph.D. supervisors, Prof. Smita Raghuvanshi and Prof. Suresh Gupta of Chemical Department.

Hearty congratulations to Mr. Abhishek, Prof. Smita Raghuvanshi, and Prof. Suresh Gupta, for this remarkable achievement and research, carried out; on behalf of the whole chemical engineering department.

10/12/2022

Publication Update:

Recent articles published under the guidance of Dr. Pratik N. Sheth.

Following are their details:

Title: “Co-processing of petcoke and producer gas obtained from RDF gasification in a white cement plant: A techno-economic analysis” in International Journal of Energy, published by Elsevier.

DOI: https://lnkd.in/dAecQprw

Authors: Prateek Sharma, Pratik N. Sheth, and B.N. Mohapatra.

Many congratulations from the whole department.

10/12/2022

Publication Update:

A recent article published under the guidance of Dr. Priya C. Sande.

Following are their details:

Title: “Reinterpretation of the Geldart A powder classification based on Eulerian-Eulerian CFD simulation” in International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering, published by De Gruyter.

DOI: https://lnkd.in/g2GmD5Q9

Authors: Janani Kannan and Priya C. Sande.

Many congratulations from the whole department.

Geldart classified powders into four categories and assigned each category its own unique characteristic. Geldart A particles, being easily aeratable, show a unique feature of ‘Homogenous expansion’ before bubbling. In this work, an additional feature for the Geldart chart is proposed which adds...

13/11/2022

04/11/2022

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04/11/2022

Doctoral Program (Full/Part Time Ph.D.) Admissions is now OPEN:

Call for admission to the Ph.D. Programme in the Chemical Engineering Department of BITS-Pilani, Pilani Campus, Rajasthan for Second Semester, Academic Year 2022-23, is now open!

Following are some important links regarding the admissions 2023:

1. Link to online application portal (Click here to apply): https://lnkd.in/eckres3

2. Department of Chemical Engineering Webpage: https://lnkd.in/eyNxe-pP

3. Link to Research Areas for FULL-TIME Ph.D.: https://lnkd.in/eYdfM4HZ

4. Link to Research Areas for PART-TIME Ph.D.: https://lnkd.in/eE7V79Gh

5. Link to department brochure for more insights about our department: https://lnkd.in/eKUSrhwa

Deadline: November 21, 2022

Interested candidates can apply!

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04/11/2022

Publication Update:

Two new articles have been recently published under the guidance of Dr. Bhanu Vardhan Reddy Kuncharam.

Following are their details:

1. “Fabrication and testing of mixed matrix membranes of UiO-66-NH2 in cellulose acetate for CO2 separation from model biogas” in the Journal of Applied Polymer Science, by Wiley publisher.

DOI: https://lnkd.in/ePSwcw6Z

Authors: Priya Tanvidkar, Aditya Jonnalagedda, Bhanu Vardhan Reddy Kuncharam.

2. “Angular difference in human coronary artery governs endothelial cell structure and function” in the Journal of Communication Biology, published by Nature Portfolio.

DOI: https://lnkd.in/gyuNEZPz

Authors: Yash T. Katakia, Satyadevan Kanduri, Ritobrata Bhattacharyya, Srinandini Ramanathan, Ishan Nigam, Bhanu Vardhan Reddy Kuncharam & Syamantak Majumder.

Department would like to appreciate and congratulate all the members involved in conducting the research.

In silico and in vitro investigations reveal angular differences in the blood vessel branching points differentially alter the hemodynamics to impact endothelial structure and function.

04/11/2022

Publication Update:

Another latest article has been published in the Journal of Biomass and Bioenergy (Scimago Q1, Impact factor = 5.77) under the guidance of Dr. Pratik N. Sheth.

The experimental work is performed by Bhoopendra Pandey at Chemical Engineering Department, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus.

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In the present article, experimental studies are performed on Imbert downdraft gasifier using two different air distribution systems (two-nozzle and a…

04/11/2022

Late Post, Engineer's Day Celebrations!

On the occasion of Engineer’s day, which is celebrated on the 15th of September, the Chemical Engineering Department of BITS-Pilani, Pilani, organized a talk delivered by Dr. M.O. Garg (President, Refining R &D, Reliance Industries Ltd., Mumbai), followed by a poster presentation competition.

Department would like to thank Prof. Arvind Kumar Sharma for addressing the audience with a very informative presentation on Sir MV (Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, Indian Engineer) and for enlightening the role of chemical engineers.

Department announced 3 best poster awards.

A panel of 4 Faculty members- Prof. Pradipta Chattopadhyay, Prof. H. K. Mohanta, Dr. Mohit Garg, and Dr. Sarbani Ghosh constituted as judges for selecting the Best Posters out of the total 12 posters displayed.

Hearty congratulations to all the winners of the poster presentation who were awarded certificates and cash prizes.

Arnav Singh- ID- 2020A1PS1565P- Poster title: Design and manufacturing of a human-powered rover to traverse a simulated martian terrain at NASA HERC competition, Other authors- Rohith Botu, Atharva Sunder Ramdas, Kanva Kashyap, Samkit Jain, Dhruv Bharadwaj, Atharv Srivastava, Rishabh Khandelwal, Anisha Gupta.

Sushri Soumya Jena- ID- 2021PHXP0013P- Poster title: Opto-electronic Properties of n-Doped Conducting Polymer

Dharmesh Mishra-ID- 2020PHXF0069P- Poster title: CNT-based composite electrode material for metal detection in water, Other authors: Rajesh Kumar Bheema, Dr. Somak Chatterjee, Dr. Krishna C Etika

Department would also like to thank all the other Poster presenters for their active contribution and enthusiasm shown by them throughout the event.

Department would like to take this opportunity to thank the event coordinators, Dr. Jay Pandey and Dr. Amit Jain, for taking care of all logistics, Prof. Pradipta for coordinating the poster presentation competition, Dr. Mohit, Dr. Sarbani and Prof. Mohanta for acting as judges for the event.

Also, the department would like to thank the other faculty members and non-teaching staff for making this event a success.

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