keynote Speakers

Prof. K. K. Pant is currently the Petrotech (FIPI) Chair Professor and Dean Faculty at IIT Delhi. He also serves as Adjunct faculty at University of Saskatchewan in Canada, Joint Faculty at CRDT IIT Delhi and Honorary Faculty at University of Queensland in Australia. He is among the leading academicians in India who is working on cutting edge and futuristic technologies of national and international importance like coal to methanol conversion, e-waste and plastic management, hydrogen generation, CO2 capture and conversion, biomass valorization, etc., using catalysis and reaction engineering. His academic and industrial research experience spans over 30 years with 180+ publications having 9800 citations and numerous patents. He has successfully completed over 50 high impact projects and consultancies valued more than 500 million Indian Rupees from premier companies and government organizations. He has also been conferred twice with the prestigious Gandhian Young Technological Innovation (GYTI) award, besides several other honors such as CHEMCON distinguished speaker award, Herdilia Award by Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, thrice with Dr. A V Rama Rao award for best Ph.D. supervision, Dr. S. S. Deshpande Award, etc.

Dr. Muslum Demir is an assistant professor at Osmaniye Korkutata University, Osmaniye, Turkey. He was received his Ph.D. in Prof. Ram Gupta's lab at Virginia Commonwealth University (Virginia, USA) 2017. He received his M.S. in Chemistry from Rutgers University (USA) in 2013 and his B.S. from Cukurova University (Turkey) in 2008. His research focused on the development of biomass-derived carbon materials for energy storage, conversion water purification applications. He has published more than 17 peer-reviewed papers and attended prestigious conferences such as ACS, AICHE and ECS meetings

Prof. Banerjee’s is currently a Professor at Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institiute of Technology Guwahati since 2017. His group uses both Quantum Chemical and Molecular Dynamics methods to predict thermodynamic and transport properties of IL and DES. His interests lie in the COSMO based methods and Molecular Modelling Techniques which includes both classical MD and Reactive Force Field simulations (ReaxFF).Application area includes both renewable (alcohols) and non-renewable (coal and chemical hydrides) energy sources. He has also authored two books (CRC and Elsevier) and over 130 publications. His group has till date contributed around 900 data points related to the thermodynamic Data Points for IL and DES mixture and is now available in NIST. Overall he has guided 16 PhD and 22 Masters students where most of them are involved in the application of green solvents to energy and environmental domain. He is currently the Fellow of both Royal Society of Chemistry and Indian Chemical Society. He also serves in the Editorial Board of Fluid Phase Equilibria.

Dr. S Sakthivel is working on energy transition and decarbonization, with responsibility for the evaluation of emerging technologies and commercialization. He has experience in process engineering; technology analysis, screening and selection; techno-economic analysis; pilot setups; process hazard analysis; basic, applied and market research; and powder and science technology.

Dr. Suresh Kumar Singh is presently working as Professor & Head in the Department of Civil Engineering, MBM University Jodhpur, (Rajasthan) India. MBM University (Erstwhile M.B.M. Engineering College) is autonomous institution of Government of Rajasthan (India). Dr. Singh has joined this institution in 1992 and till date he is giving his services to this institution. He has also served as Government Analyst (air and water) for Department of Environment, Government of Rajasthan. Dr. Singh was appointed by Government of India as Expert Member in the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee ( Recommending Committee to grant Environmental Clearance to the projects) for Rajasthan (2011 to 2014 and for 2021 - 2024) . He has been associated in the implementation of various sewerage projects in the state of Rajasthan. He has also been associated in the establishment of various Common Effluent Treatment Plants for various industrial areas in the state of Rajasthan.

He has completed various research projects in collaboration to IIT Delhi, MNIT Jaipur, SMS Medical College Jaipur on effects of air pollution on respiratory and cardiovascular system.

Dr. Suresh Kumar Singh has published more than 70 papers in various international / national journals & conference proceedings and completed more than 180 consultancy project in the field of environmental engineering.