psingh.civ | Indian Institute of Technology (BHU)

Dr. Prabhat Kumar Singh

Professor

Department of Civil Engineering, IIT (BHU)

Phone No(s): 542 -2307016(29), +91-9958189771

Email: psingh.civ@iitbhu.ac.in

Area of Interest: Environmental Engineering

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Educational Qualification

S.N.	Exam.	Year	Board	Marks (%)	Division
1	Secondary	1978	Bihar School Examination Board, Patna	78	First
2	Higher Secondary	1980	University of Bihar, Muzaffarpur	85	First
3	B.Sc. Engineering (Civil)	1986	Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Aligarh	86	First (Hons.)
4	M.E. (Environmental Engg.)	1988	University of Roorkee (UOR), Roorkee (Now, IIT Roorkee)	88	First (Hons.)
5	Ph. D. (Civil Engg.)	2000	Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur	8.47/10	Awarded

Current Area(s) of Research:

1. Drinking Water Quality: Arsenic, Fluoride and Nitrate Contamination in ground water sources.
2. Environmental Decision Support System (EDSS) for Solid Waste Engineering and Management, Water for Development Planning, and Smart Cities
3. River Health Assessment and Restoration, Metallic contamination in river sediments and risk assessment, Emerging Pollutants (EPs).

Academic/Teaching Experience & responsibilities

S. No.	Post	Organization/ University	Duration		Experience (In Years and Months)
S. No.	Post	Organization/ University	From (Date)	To (Date)	Experience (In Years and Months)
1	Professor	Department of Civil Engineering, IIT (BHU) Varanasi	Jun 21, 2010	Present	12 Y 11 M
2	Reader/ Associate Professor	Department of Civil Engineering, IIT (BHU) Varanasi	Jun 21, 2004	Jun 20, 2010	6 Y

Post	Organization/ University	Duration		Experience (In Years and Months)
Post	Organization/ University	From (Date)	To (Date)	Experience (In Years and Months)
Head of the Department	Department of Civil Engineering, IIT (BHU) Varanasi	Mar 14, 2016	Dec 31, 2019	3 Y 9 M
Professor-in-charge & Wardenship etc.	Coordinator, Gandhi Technology Alumni Centre (GTAC), IIT (BHU).	Jul 21, 2012	Jun 30, 2015	3 Y
Member of Academic Council/Senate	IIT (BHU) Varanasi	June 21, 2010	Contd.	11 Y+
Member of Executive Council/BoG	UGC Nominee on Governing Body of KRSM College of Engineering, Kadapa (A.P.)	Nov. 2021	Contd.
Member of Professional/ Academic Bodies	Life Member, Indian Water Resources Society (IWRS) Roorkee Affiliate Member, ASCE Fellow, IEI	Dec 2002 Feb. 2022 Feb. 2022	Contd. Contd. Contd.	19+ Y
Govt. of Bihar	Resident Engineer, WRD, Govt. of Bihar, New Delhi	Jun 16, 2002	Jun 20, 2004	2 Y
Govt. of Bihar	Assistant Engineer	Jul 2, 1987	Jun 15, 2002	14 Y 11 M

Participation and contribution in relevant areas in higher education

	Organisation	Area of specialisation
External Expert, Doctoral Research Committee (DRC)	Department of Civil Engineering, N.I.T., Patna	Civil Engineering
Expert Member, Board of Studies (BOS)	Department of Civil Engineering, NIT, Patna Sri Ramshwaroop Memorial University (SRMU) Lucknow	Civil Engineering
M.Tech Thesis Evaluation and Oral Examinations	NIT Kurukshetra MNNIT Allahabad MMMUT Gorakhpur UPTU Lucknow	Environmental Engineering
PhD Thesis Evaluation and Oral Board Examination	MNNIT Allahabad NIT Patna IIT Guwahati Punjab Technical University (PTU) Chandigarh IIEST Shibpur IIT (ISM) Dhanbad MMMUT Gorakhpur VIT Vellore BITS Pilani BBAU Lucknow	Environmental Engineering

Involvement with formulation of academic programmes:

S. No.	Nomenclature of Innovative Academic Programmes formulated	Date of approval by Senate	Year of Introduction
1	Starting new M.Tech Program in "Geo-informatics Engineering" in Department of Civil Engineering, IIT (BHU) Varanasi.	May 31, 2017	2017
2	Starting New M.Tech Program in "Engineering Geoscience" in Department of Civil Engineering, IIT (BHU) Varanasi.	May 31, 2017	2017
3	Planning and processing the proposal for a new "Department of Architecture, Planning and Design" at IIT (BHU) Varanasi.	Jun 21, 2018	2019

CE-241 Environmental Engineering-I

CE-441 Environmental Engineering II

CE-585 Solid Waste Engineering and Management

CE-571 Design of Water Supply and Waste Water Collection System

CE-514 River Pollution and Control

CE-586 Environmental Impact Assessment and Auditing

AR-109 Environmental Science-I

Upcoming Conferences/Worskhops
Name of the Conference	Dates	Link
3rd International Conference on ‘River Health: Assessment to Restoration (RHAR 2023)	Oct. 12-14, 2023	https://conferences.iitbhu.ac.in/rhar/

Past Conferences/Worskhops
Name of the Conference	Dates	Link
2nd International Conference on ‘River Health: Assessment to Restoration (RHAR 2021)	Oct. 22- 23, 2021	http://businessnewsthisweek.com/news/iit-bhu-varanasi-organized-an-international-conference-river-health-assessment-to-restoration/
1st International Conference on ‘River Health: Assessment to Restoration (RHAR 2019)	Feb. 14-16, 2019	https://prev.iitbhu.ac.in/contents/institute/2018/event/conference/international_conf_civil.pdf
International Workshop on 'Varanasi as Water Smart City, IIT (BHU) Varanasi	Nov. 25, 2022	https://en.uit.no/project/springeuindia-eu/nyheter/artikkel?sub_id=794854
Ganga Rejuvenation Workshop sponsored by IC-Impacts - DBT - IIT (BHU)	Feb. 21-22, 2018	https://ic-impacts.com/training-hqp/2018-workshop-in-varanasi/

Total Publications : 42 (As Professor, after 2010)

Citations : 848 (06.03.2023)

h-index : 16

i10 index : 23

Publications 2012 onwards: Indicative list of 32

S. No.	Date	Title	Name of journal	Refereed journal or not	Number of Citations (where possible)
1	Dec 1, 2022	Pharmaceuticals in water as emerging pollutants for river health: A critical review under Indian conditions	Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety	Yes	7
2	May 24, 2022	Selection of factors affecting integrated municipal wastewater treatment and reuse network: an interpretive structural modelling (ISM) approach	Environment, Development and Sustainability	Yes	2
3	Nov 29, 2021	Reuse-focused selection of appropriate technologies for municipal wastewater treatment: a multi-criteria approach	International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology	Yes	8
4	Nov 15, 2021	Metallic contamination of global river sediments and latest developments for their remediation	Journal of Environmental Management	Yes	31
5	Oct 27, 2021	Engineered hyporheic zones: design and applications in stream health restoration-a review	Water Supply	Yes	4
6	Sep 18, 2021	Biochar Adsorbents for Arsenic Removal from Water Environment: A Review	Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology	Yes	30
7	Jun 2021	Sensitivity Analysis of the Smart City Environmental Sustainability Index (SCESI)	Nature Environment and Pollution Technology	Yes	3
8	Mar 2021	Application of Hydrous Bismuth Oxide for Arsenic Removal from Aqueous Solutions	Nature Environment and Pollution Technology	Yes	4
9	Jan 1, 2021	Evaluating the Environmental Sustainability of Smart Cities in India: The Design and Application of the Indian Smart City Environmental Sustainability Index	Sustainability	Yes	17
10	Oct, 2020	Energy and nutrient recovery from agro-wastes: Rethinking their potential possibilities	Environmental Engineering Research	Yes	25
11	July 15, 2020	Concurrent removal of nitrate, fluoride and arsenic by mixed hydrous bismuth oxide from water	Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology-Aqua	Yes	4
12	Mar 31, 2020	Identification of Indicators for Sustainable Urban Water Development Planning.	Ecological Indicators	Yes	6
13	Mar 31, 2020	Selecting Environmental Indicators for Sustainable Smart cities Mission in India	Nature Environment and Pollution Technology	Yes	7
14	Mar 31, 2020	A review of bismuth-based sorptive materials for the removal of major contaminants from drinking water	Environmental Science and Pollution Research	Yes	29
15	Mar 31, 2020	Assessment of Health of River Ganga at Varanasi, India	Nature Environment and Pollution Technology	Yes	7
16	Dec 6, 2019	Adsorptive properties of cation added Hydrous bismuth oxide on nitrate sorption	Journal of Water Chemistry and Technology	Yes	4
17	Dec 31, 2018	Towards Developing River Health Index	Ecological Indicators	Yes	57
18	Dec 31, 2018	Development of a Decision Making Tool for Selection of Wastewater Treatment Technology Based on Urban Water Reuse	International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology	Yes	9
19	Dec 31, 2018	Evaluation of Urban Water Balance Using Decision Support System of Varanasi City, India.	Nature, Environment and Pollution Technology	Yes	2
20	Dec 31, 2017	Adsorption of nitrate from ground water using Indian bentonite: fixed bed column study	International Journal of Engineering Research & Technology	Yes	6
21	Sep 18, 2017	Energy Value in Biomass and Plastic Components of Municipal Solid Waste	Matter: International Journal of Science and Technology	Yes	10
22	Nov. 7, 2016	Europium activated gadolinium sulfide nanoparticles	RSC advances	Yes	7
23	Jul 31, 2016	Kinetic and Equilibrium modelling of adsorption of cadmium on nano crystalline zirconia using response surface methodology	Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring & Management	Yes	22
24	May 19, 2016	Exploring untapped energy potential of urban solid waste	Energy, Ecology and Environment	Yes	45
25	Apr 22, 2016	The Potential of Bioenergy Production from Marginalised Lands and Its Effect on Climate Change.	Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability 4(1): 7–13, 2016	Yes	6
26	Jul 21, 2015	Synthesis of a novel adsorbent, hydrous bismuth oxide (HBO2) for the removal of fluoride from aqueous solutions	Desalination and Water Treatment, Taylor & Francis, 55 (3), 604–614	Yes	13
27	Jun 13, 2015	Novel Adsorbent Hydrous Bismuth Oxide for Removal of Nitrate from Aqueous Solutions	Journal of Hazardous Toxic and Radioactive Waste, ASCE, 19(2), 04014028-8	Yes	29
28	Mar 20, 2015	Kinetics and Equilibrium Modeling for Removal of Nitrate from Aqueous Solutions and Drinking Water by a Potential Adsorbent, Hydrous Bismuth Oxide	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Advances	Yes	55
29	Sep 30, 2014	Application of GIS in ground water quality mapping for Varanasi city	Journal of the Indian Chemical Society	Yes	-
30	Feb 28, 2014	Proposed Evaluation Methodology for Predicting Ground Water Contamination Potential from Storm Water Infiltration Activities	International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications	Yes	-
31	Dec 15, 2015	Application of a new adsorbent for fluoride removal from aqueous solutions	Journal of Hazardous materials	Yes	119
32	Aug 2, 2013	GIS based Environmental Decision Support System for Municipal Landfill Site Selection	Management of Env. Quality: An Int.l J. Emerald Publication.	Yes	21
33	Jul 7, 2013	Safe ground water: I, contamination of ground water of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India by nitrate, sulfates and alkalinity	Journal of The Indian Chemical Society	Yes	5
34	Mar 15, 2013	Wavelet based multiscale scheme for two-dimensional advection–dispersion equation	Applied Mathematical Modelling	Yes	4
35	Jul 6, 2012	The nutrients level in middle Ganga basin, India	J. of Applied Tech. Env. Sanitation	Yes	9
36	Mar 31, 2012	Preparation and Properties of Hydrous Bismuth Oxides for Nitrate Removal from Aqueous Solutions	Desalination and Water Treatment	Yes	14

Contribution to Books:

Sl. No.	Author (s)	Year of Publication	Title of Book	Complete Reference of Book	Citation of Chapter
1	Barkha Vaish, Abhijit Sarkar, Pooja Singh, Prabhat Kumar Singh, Chandan Sengupta & Rajeev Pratap Singh	2016	Recycling of Solid Waste for Biofuels and Bio-chemicals. Karthikeyan, O., Heimann, K., Muthu, S. (eds)	Prospects of Biomethanation in Indian Urban Solid Waste: Stepping Towards a Sustainable Future. Environmental Footprints and Eco-design of Products and Processes. Springer, Singapore. pp 1-29. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0150-5_1	13
2	Barkha Vaish, Pooja Singh, Prabhat Kumar Singh, Rajeev Pratap Singh	2017	Algal Biofuels: Recent Advances and Future Prospects	Biomethanation potential of algal biomass. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51010-1_16, pp 331-346. ISBN 978-331951010-1, 978-331951009-5	3
3	Barkha Vaish, Pooja Singh, Vaibhav Srivastava, Prabhat Kumar Singh, Rajeev Pratap Singh	2019	Emerging Energy Alternatives for Sustainable Environment (Eds) D. P. Singh, Richa Kothari, V. V. Tyagi	Municipal solid waste management in India: present status and energy conversion opportunities. pp. 277-304. CRC Press, 2019 ISBN 9780429058271	7

S. No.	Post/ Assignment	Organization/ Institute	Area of Assignment	Duration
S. No.	Post/ Assignment	Organization/ Institute	Area of Assignment	From	To	In Years & Months
1	Member, LEAP, BHU	NTU Singapore	Leadership in Academicians Program (LEAP), MHRD	Sep 6, 2019	Sep 12, 2019	7 days
2	Participant, 12 IWA International Conference	DECHEMA, Berlin, Germany	Water Reuse	Jun 15, 2019	Jun 20, 2019	6 days
3	Invited Expert	IC_IMPACTS Annual Research Meeting, UBC, Vancouver, Canada	Water Quality and River Health Studies	Jun 13, 2018	Jun 14, 2018	2 days
4	Invited Talk	Ecole des Mines de Saint- Étienne, France	Research collaboration in River Health Restoration	Jun 16, 2017	Jun 16, 2017	1 day
5	Research Collaboration	Alto University, Helsinki, Finland	Water Conservation in Residential Buildings.	Jun 12, 2017	Jun 12, 2017	1 day

National/International conferences:

I. National

S. No.	Date	Title of Conference or Institution	Title/Subject of presentation (if made)
1	Aug 31, 2022	Nadi Samagra Chintan, National Seminar, Irrigation and Water Resources Department, GoUP, Lucknow, August 31, 2022.	River Health Restoration: Lessons Learnt and Way Forward
2	July 23, 2022	One Day National Seminar on “River Assi Health Restoration”, Banaras Hindu University, July 23, 2022	Health Restoration of River Assi: Some Scientific Perspectives
3	Jan 11, 2018	India-EU Workshop, Vadodara	River- Aquifer-Hyporheic Zone Exchanges and River Health
4	Aug 10, 2017	International Conference on Recent Trends in Civil Engineering and Water Resource Engineering, Aug 10 – 11, 2017, Hyderabad, India.	Perspectives of River Health in India

II International

S. No.	Date	Title of Conference or Institution	Title/Subject of presentation (if made)
1	Feb 10, 2023	Uttar Pradesh Global Investors Summit (UPGIS) 2023, Feb 10-12, 2023, Lucknow, India	Bringing Global Sustainable Solutions for Clean Rivers in India through the Concept of Living Lab
2	Jan 19, 2023	2^nd International Conference on “Sustainable Materials and Practices for Built Environment”, Department of Civil Engineering, Manipal University Jaipur Jan. 19, 2023,	Towards Making Jaipur as ‘Water Smart City’
3	Nov. 25, 2022	International Workshop on 'Varanasi as Water Smart City, IIT (BHU) Varanasi	Visions for Varanasi as Water Smart City
4	July 08, 2022	IRP Review Meeting on River water quality: Fine-tuning of Biotic Indicators for River Health Assessment at University of Lyon, (France), July 08, 2022.	Effects of River-Aquifer Exchanges on Riverine Ecosystem Resilience to Global Change Comparative Approach of the Ganga and Rhône River Basin Networks
5	June 23, 2022	IWA Water Safety Planning Specialist Group (SG), International Conference for Water Safety”, Narvik, Norway (June 22-24, 2022).	Water and Sanitation Safety Planning for Varanasi –A case study in middle Ganga Basin (India)
6	Jun 15, 2019	12th IWA International Conference on Water Reclamation and Reuse, Berlin, Germany	Reuse focused water reclamation technology in urban areas: An analysis of Indian Scenario
7	Feb 14, 2019	International Conference on “River Health: Assessment to Restoration”	River Health Framework for Indian Scenario
8	Dec 19, 2018	Hydro 2018 International	Understanding River Health: Some observations on River Ganga near Varanasi and Patna
9	Mar 9, 2018	International Expert Workshop on River Health, March 9-11, 2018, AIT, Bangkok.	Health Assessment of River Ganga in Middle Zone: An Approach
10	Jun 13, 2018	IC-IMPACTS Annual Research Conference, Vancouver, Canada.	Mobilizing Canada-India Strengths to Address Social and Economic Challenges Through River Health Restoration
11	Jun 9, 2017	18th International Conference on Envirotech, Cleantech & Greentech (ECG)., Rome, Italy	Energy value in biomass and plastic components of municipal solid waste
12	Feb 25, 2017	International Conference on Incessant Ganga, WALMI, Patna.	A synoptic view of Ganga River Basin Management Plan (GRBMP) 2015 with special reference to Middle and Lower Segments.
13	Nov 30, 2011	2nd International Conference on Solid Waste Management, Kolkata, India.	Decision Support Tool for Segregation of Municipal Solid Waste Management
14	Jan 5, 2010	3rd International Perspective on Current and Future State of Water Resources, IWA and IIT Madras.	Permeable Reactive Barrier Technology for Ground water Denitrification in India.

S.N.	Client/Organisation’s name	Nature of project	Duration of project	Amount of grant (Rupees)
1	Department of Science and Technology (DST), GOI, New Delhi (PI)	Development of Bismuth based media for nitrate removal from water	Oct. 2008- Sept. 2011 (Completed)	Rs. 24.06 Lakh
2	IIT Consortium led by IIT Kanpur for Ganga River Basin Management Plan (GRBMP) (PI)	Environmental Quality and Pollution (EQP) monitoring of River Ganga in middle Ganga Basin from Allahabad to Patna	2010-2015 (Completed)	Rs. 10.0 Lakh
3	Project Varanasi component at IIT (BHU) under Project SANDHI of IIT Kharagpur funded by MHRD, GOI (PI)	Improving Solid Waste Management at IIT (BHU) and adopting the biodigestion system of Bhagwanpur Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) for Biogas production	2016-2018 (Completed)	Rs. 19.50 Lakh
4	Project Varanasi component at IIT (BHU) under Project SANDHI of IIT Kharagpur funded by MHRD, GOI (PI)	Adopting River Assi Catchment for Improved Environmental Management in Varanasi.	2016-18 (Completed)	Rs. 33.20 Lakh
5	Ganga Grams program, MHRD, GOI (PI)	Improvements of Environmental Sanitation of five villages along River Ganga	2016-18 (Completed)	Rs. 5.0 Lakh
6	Indo- EU Collaborative Research Project, funded by 'Horizon 2020' and DBT, GOI (PI)	Strategic Planning for Water Resources and Implementation of Novel Biotechnical Treatment solutions and Good Practices (SPRING) 2020	2020-2023 (Ongoing)	Rs. 71.28 Lakh
7	Indo- French International Research Project (Co-PI)	Effects of River-Aquifer Exchanges on Riverine Ecosystem Resilience to Global Change: Comparative Approach of the Ganga and Rhône River Basin Networks	2021-2026 (Ongoing)	Rs. 45 Lakh
8	Indo-Danish collaboration project, funded by Danish Embassy, New Delhi (Co-PI)	Bringing Global Sustainable Solutions for Clean Rivers in India through the Concept of Living Lab	Jan 16, 2023-Oct. 31, 2023 (Ongoing)	Rs. 59.45 Lakh

List key consulting assignments undertaken:

S. No.	Client/ Organisation’s name	Nature of assignment	Duration of assignment
1	Federal Agro Industries Pvt Limited, Dera Bassi, Punjab	Adequacy Report: Effluent Treatment Plant	3 months
2	Aligarh Smart City Project	Vetting of the Design and Drawings of Storm Water Drainage System within ABD area	6 months
3	M/S PARLE AGRO (P) Ltd, Varanasi Unit	Adequacy Report For The Effluent Treatment Plant (Etp) At M/S Parle Agro (P) Ltd, Varanasi	3 months
4	M/S HMA Argo Industries Ltd., Aligarh, UP	Effluent Treatment Plant and its Adequacy at HMA Agro Industries, Ltd., Aligarh	3 months
5	U.P. Waste Management Project (A Division of Ramky Enviro Engineers Ltd.)	Study of impact on groundwater quality and environmental for the TSDF site at Kumbhi village near Kanpur	6 months

Name of Programme	Awarded (No.) (Under-progress not to be included)
Ph.D	7 (Awarded) + 1 Submitted + 2 (Final Phase)
M.Tech.	36

Ph.D. Theses: 12
S. No.	Student Name	Thesis Title/Subject	Status	Supervisor/ Co-supervisor
1	Anurag Ohri (288252)	GIS Based Environmental Decision Support System for Municipal Solid Waste Management	Degree Awarded (2012)	Supervisor
2	Arun Lal Srivastav (317681)	Development of Inorganic Adsorptive Media for The Removal of Nitrate and Fluoride from Water	Degree Awarded (2013)	Co-supervisor
3	Satya Prakash Maurya (13061003)	Spatial Decision Support System for Integrated Urban Water Management	Degree Awarded (2019)	Co-supervisor
4	Barkha Vaish (351916)	Biomethanation Potential of Municipal Solid Waste Generated in Varanasi City and Agricultural Utilization of Slurry Produced	Degree Awarded (2020)	Co-supervisor
5	Sonali Saxena (14061006)	An Indicator Group Based Framework for River Health Assessment	Degree Awarded (2020)	Supervisor
6	Manish Ranjan (15061010)	Evaluation of Bismuth Based Inorganic Sorptive Media For Simultaneous Removal of Nitrate, Fluoride and Arsenic from Groundwater for Drinking Purpose	Degree Awarded (2021)	Supervisor
7	Shruti (15061502)	Decision Support System for Evaluating the Environmental Sustainability of a Smart City	Degree Awarded (2021)	Supervisor
8	Abhijit Debnath (17061001)	Metallic Contamination, Risk Assessment of River Sediments and Their Remediation Through Low Cost Biochar	On-going	Supervisor
9.	Ankit Tewari (17061501)	Groundwater Flow Management in Semi-Arid Regions	On-going	Supervisor
10.	Nitin Ranjan (18061008)	Effect of Emerging Pollutants on River Health	On-going	Supervisor
11.	Ria Ranjan Srivastava (18061012)	A Decision Support System for Appropriate Treatment Technology Selection for Integrated Water and Wastewater Management	Thesis Submitted (2023)	Supervisor
12.	Anurag Mishra (21061001)	SDSS for Hydrological Revival of Small Rivers	On-going	Co-Supervisor

M Tech students guided (both completed and ongoing): 38

Sl. No.	Name of the Student	Year of completion or start	Thesis Title	Supervisor or Co-Supervisor
1	Yadav Ramprakash Babulnath EN. 275575	2006	Environmental Impact Assessment Of Interlinking Of River Projects- A Case Study Of Ken Betwa Interlinking Project	Supervisor
2	Priyanka Kumari Singh (Enrolment No 295367) (Roll No 07S51012)	2006	Industrial Site Selection using Geographical Information System: A case Study of Varanasi	Co- Supervisor
3	Priyanka Mishra	2007	Environmental Evaluation Of Interlinking Of Rivers Using Remote Sensing And G.I.S. – A Case Study Of Ken-Betwa Interlink	Supervisor
4	Sayantani Pal (Enroment No. 283078)	2007	Solid Waste Management of Varanasi Using GIS and Remote Sensing	Co- Supervisor
5	Ramalingeswara Rao EN. 275578	2006	Effect Of Municipal Solid Waste Leachate On The Geotechnical Properties Of Soil	Co- Supervisor
6	Abhay Kumar Chandan EN 288508/ 06030325	2008	Nitrate Removal By Hydrous Bismuth Oxide Powder	Supervisor
7	Sugandha Mishra (Enrollment No 288516)	2008	Landfill Site selection for Solid Waste in Varanasi using Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System	Co- Supervisor
8	Rajesh Kumar Singh (Enrolment No 07-AU 665)	2008	Landfill Site Selection using Geographical Information System and Multi Criteria Decision Analysis- A case study of Varanasi City	Co- Supervisor
9	Shilpa Chandra (Enrolment No 281312)	2009	Geographical Information System Based Ground Water Quality Mapping of Varanasi District	Supervisor
10	Pooja (Enrolment No. 304875)	2010	Monitoring Ganga Water Quality at Varanasi for Bathing Purpose	Supervisor
11	Vivek Kumar Singh	2010	Analysis Of Pond Water In Varanasi	Supervisor
12	Chandan Gupta EN 302765	2010	Sludge Based Biogas Production – A Case Study of Bhagwanpur Sewage Treatment Plant, Varanasi	Supervisor
13	Swapnil Kumar Sharma	2010	Characterization of Grey water in BHU Campus and application of Chitin/ Chitason for its treatment	Supervisor
14	Vijay Vishwakarma	2010	Water Quality Analysis of IT-BHU Campus	Supervisor
15	Phani Bhushan Prasad EN. 07030320	2010	Effect Of Cationic Ligands On Nitrate Removal From Water By Bismuth Based Media	Supervisor
16	Ashutosh Kumar Singh Enrolment No 308625	2011	Study of Domestic Pollution Load in Rivers of Middle and Lower Ganga Basin	Supervisor
17	Amit Kumar Yadav Enrolment No 308603	2011	Performance Evaluation of Common Water Purifiers for Physico chemical Characteristics	Supervisor
18	Amit Kumar 10303EN024	2012	Effect Of Municipal Solid Waste (Msw) Leachate On Ground Water Quality	Supervisor
19	Dilip Kumar (Enrolment No 326743)	2012	Evaluation of Manganese and Titanium based Adsorptive media for nitrate and Fluoride removal from water	Supervisor
20	Alka Jaisawal 15062002	2017	Pollution Load Reduction From Assi Nala Using Bio-Enzyme	Supervisor
21	Subham Raj Jindal 15062034	2017	Performance Evaluation Of Bhagwanpur Stp And Application Of Food Waste As Feed Material For For Its Anaerobic Digester	Supervisor
22	Gaurav Kant 15062016	2017	Rural Domestic Solid Waste Characterization, Quantification And Management Plan Of Varanasi	Supervisor
23	Ashok Brijarniya 17062010	2019	Assessment Of Varuna River Health And Its Improvement Near Varanasi	Supervisor
24	Mohak Pant 17062020	2019	Removal Of Anionic Contaminants Using Iron Imgregnated Hydrous Bismuth Oxide (Ihbo1)	Supervisor
25	Shubham Mishra 17062045	2019	Iron Coated Hydrous Bismuth Oxide 2(Ihbo2) For Arsenic, Fluoride, And Nitrate Removal From Water’	Supervisor
26	Pawan Kumar 17062025	2019	Hydrodynamic And Water Quality Modelling Of A Stretch Of River Ganga Near Varanasi. Pawan Kumar	Supervisor
27	Shubham Soni 18062046	2020	Iron Coated Hydrous Bismuth Oxide 2(Ihbo2) For Chromiumand Arsenicremoval From Water	Supervisor
28	Jitesh Jareda 18062025	2020	Hydrous Bismuth Oxide 3 (Hbo3) And Hydrous Bismuth Oxide 4 (Hbo4) For Cadmium Removal From Water	Supervisor
29	Maanasi Tripathi 19062035	2021	Onsite Treatment Of Septic Tank Effluent Using Zero Valent Iron Permeable Reactive Barrier	Supervisor
30	Devesh Pratap Singh 19062021	2021	Source Segregated Sanitation System – Conceptualization, Design, Resource Recovery, And Comparison	Supervisor
31	Srishti Yaduvanshi 19062060	2021	Optimization of Arsenic, Fluoride and Nitrate Adsorption On Ihbo Using Response Surface Methodology And Taguchi Method	Supervisor
32	Khan Mohd Hasan Z A 19062038	2021	Study of River Assi Near Varanasi Using Gis & It’s Flow Augmentation Through Reuse Of Treated Wastewater	Supervisor
33	Akshay Bhardwaj 20062033	2022	Yellow Water: A Resource In Circular Economy	Supervisor
34	Krishav Kumar 20062038	2022	Energy Potential Of Refuse Derived Fuel From Msw: An Aspect Of Circular Economy	Supervisor
35	Rashmi Jaiswal 20062039	2023	Cost Benefit Analysis Of Anaerobic Digestion Of Used Flower	Supervisor
36	Shambhu Kumar 21062039	2023	Application of Zeolite-Based Adsorption System For Nitrogen Removal From Yellow Waters	Supervisor
37	Mayank Kumar (22062027)	Ongoing	Nitrogen Recovery from Human Urine	Supervisor
38	Mohsin Kamal (22062030)	Ongoing	Urban water balance forVaranasi as Smart City	Supervisor

S.N.	Membership of Societies and their names
1	Affiliate Member, American Society of Civil Engineers
2	Fellow, Institution of Engineers (India)
3	Life Member, Indian Water Resources Society, Roorkee

Dr Anurag Ohri- Currently serving as Professor, Department of Civil Engg., IIT (BHU) Varanasi
Dr Arun Lal Srivastav- Currently serving as Assistant Professor, Chitkara University, H.P.
Dr Satya Prakash Maurya- Currently serving as Assistant Professor, Dept. of CSE, Manipal University, Jaipur
Dr Manish Ranjan- Currently serving as Assistant Engineer, WRD, Gov. of Bihar
Dr Shruti- Currently serving as Assistant Professor, IIMT Meerut
Mr Shambhu Kumar- J.E., CPWD
Mr Akshay Bhardwaj- Asst. Engineer, HPPCL
Ms. Alka Jaiswal- Asst. Engineer, PWD UP
Mr Shubham Raj Jindal- Asst, Manager, Coal India
Mr. Gaurav Kant- Asst, Manager, Coal India
Mr. Ashok Bijarniya- Asst. Engineer, PWD Rajasthan
Mr. Shubham Soni- PGET, L&T
Mr. Shubham Mishra- Asst. Engineer, PWD Gujarat
Mr. Jitesh Jareda- MT, Coal India
Ms. Maanshi Tripathi- Ph.D. IIT Madras
Mr. Mohd. Hasan- Env. Consultancy, Mumbai

Dr. Prabhat Kumar Singh

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Evaluating the Environmental Sustainability of Smart Cities in India: The Design and Application of the Indian Smart City Environmental Sustainability Index

Energy and nutrient recovery from agro-wastes: Rethinking their potential possibilities

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