IIT (BHU), Varanasi Departmental Peer Review Self-Study Report
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1 IIT (BHU), Varanasi Departmental Peer Review Self-Study Report Date : 27.9.14 I. General 0.1 Name of Dept./School: Department of Chemical Engineering & Technology 0.2 Specializations The Department does not offer any specialization but there are thrust areas of research as given in appropriate subsections. 0.3 Introduction to the Department Department of Industrial Chemistry was established in 1921 at Banaras Hindu University. Subsequently, it was renamed as the Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology in 1956. The Department has established several benchmarks of achievements in teaching and research. It modernizes its programmes to impart education in upcoming areas of chemical engineering. The Department presently offers courses leading to B. Tech., M. Tech. and Ph. D. degrees in Chemical Engineering,. The Department also offers courses to undergraduate students of Department of Ceramic Engg., Department of Pharmaceutics, and postgraduate students of School of Materials Science and School of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science.In the new undergraduate curriculum, the department has been entrusted to offer a number of institute level courses either independently or jointly with outer departments. The research facilities of the department are utilized not only by other departments of the institute and BHU but also by other teaching institutions and research laboratories. The Department is one of the participating departments of the University in the Interdisciplinary Hydrogen Energy Centre.The faculty also guides inter departmental/ interdisciplinary projects and dissertations. The floor area of the department is 4,002 sq. meter. The department 18 laboratories, A Workshop, 7 lecture theatres, a 250 seat auditorium, a library having over 11,000 volumes of text and reference books and a textbook bank and internet facility. The Department also has a seminar room and a few instruction rooms and rooms for its faculty. The University Grants Commission, New Delhi has granted the Department the Status of Centre of Advanced Study in Chemical Engineering. The Department also enjoys the status of DST – FIST Sponsored Department. The Department enjoys an excellent rapport and professional interaction with various industrial organisations. Faculty members are engaged in high level consultancy work in industry, where as some others have projects funded by the industry. Besides these, the Department also provides know-how for process improvement/ development, raw 2 materials and products analysis, pollution monitoring facilities, etc to the industries in and around Varanasi. A Few Milestones in the History of the Department 1921: Established as Department of Industrial Chemistry 1935: Two year M.Sc. (Tech.) Degree course started. 1949: Four year Bachelor Degree Course in Engineering started 1956: Renamed as the Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology 1963: Two year Master Degree in Chem.Engg. started 1993: Special Assistance under SAP/ COSIST Programmes of UGC 1997: IFFCO Chair was granted by IFFCO Ltd, New Delhi 1999: UGC - Centre of Advanced Study 2004: DST-FIST (Level I) 2005 UGC - Centre of Advanced Study Phase II 2010: UGC – Centre of Advanced Study Phase III 2013: DST – FIST (Level I further for next 5 yrs) 0.4 Faculty ( Including Visiting and Emeritus) Since the department does not have any specialization only sub areas of research have been listed Name & EID Designation Date of first Qualification (If Sub-areas of research with stage Appointment Ph.D. year of award, name of University and title of thesis Professor 09.09.80 B.Tech. (Ch. Engg.), Process Engg., Transfer K.K. Srivastava M.Tech. (Ch. Engg.), Processes, Fluidization 13736 Ph.D. BHU Engg., Process & Product Design, Heat Transfer in Environmental Engg. Scrapped Surface Heat Exchangers Professor 29.07.81 B.Tech. (Ch. Engg.), Modeling& Simulation, A.K. Verma M.Tech. (Ch. Engg.), Multiphase Reactor 13744 Ph.D. (1985, IIT Design & Artificial Kanpur, Studies on Intelligence the Mechanism of Wall-to-Bed Mass Transfer in Liquid Fluidized Beds – A Single Particle Approach) Professor 18.02.84 B.Tech. (Ch. Engg.), Reaction Engg, A.S.K. Sinha M.Tech. (Ch. Engg.), Heterogeneous 13741 Ph.D. BHU Catalysis, Studies on Total Photocatalysis., Oxidation of Lean Electrocatalysts, Process Mixtures of n – Development, Hydrogen 3 Hexane in Air Energy, Nanotechnology Professor 09.09.80 B.Tech. (Ch. Engg.), Chemical reaction Engg. Ram Prasad M.Tech. (Ch. Engg.), & Catalysis, Process 13737 Ph.D. (1985, BHU, Design & Development, Studies on renewable Energy compression moulded copper based catalysts and their performance in dehydrogenation of ethanol) Professor 31.01.97 B.E., M.Tech. (Ch. Bio-remediation, Water B.N. Rai Engg.), Ph.D. (1991, Pollution control, Air 13746 BHU, Hydrodynamic Pollution control and and Heat and Mass Environmental Transfer Biotechnology Characteristics of Mechanically Agitated and External Loop Air Lift Contactors) Professor 31.01.97 B.E. (Ch. Engg.), Separation Processes ( Dr. P.K. Mishra M.Tech. (Ch. Engg.), Extraction & Membrane 13747 Ph.D. BHU, Separation), Wastewater Studies on Heat Treatment, Polymeric & Transfer in Free Ceramic Nanofibers Board Region of Fludized Bed Professor 13.02.97 B.Tech. (Ch. Engg.), Modeling& Simulation Dr. P. Ahuja M.Tech. (Ch. Engg.), Kinetics & 13748 Ph.D.(1996, BHU, Thermodynamics, “Experimental Energy & Polymer Studies and Technology Mathematical Modelling of Biomass Pyrolysis Kinetics) Associate 06.04.94 B.Tech. (Ch. Engg.), Polymer Technology, Dr. (Mrs.) V.L. Professor M.Tech. (Ch. Engg.), Transfer Processes, Yadav, 13745 Ph.D.( 2002,BHU, Chem. Reaction Engg, Ionic Mass Transfer Chemical Technology in a Bubble Column) Associate 13.04.98 B.Ch. Engg.), M.Ch. Industrial Pollution Dr. M.K. Mondal Professor Engg., Ph.D.( 2004, Control, Transfer 13749 BHU, Removal of Process, Chemical SO2 from simulated Reaction Engg., thermal power plant Modeling& Simulation stack gases) Process Optimization Associate 08-08-2002 B.Tech., M.Tech., Environmental Dr. R.S. Singh Professor Ph.D. (2007, BHU, Biotechnology, Process 16729 Studies on Supported Control, Bioremediation Film Bioreactor for of Waste Degradation of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) Associate 22-06-1998 B. Tech, M. Tech. Fruit and vegetable Dr. S.V. Singh Professor Ph.D. (2006, IIT storage and processing, 18210 Delhi, Adsorptive Adsorption removal of bitterness 4 from kinnow (Citrus reticulate Blanco) juice) Assistant 18.09.80 B.Sc. (Ch. Engg.), Process Control, Mr. A.C. Mohan Professor M.Sc. (Ch. Engg.) Polymer Technology 13742 Assistant 9.11.2005 B.E. (Chem. Engg.), Fuel cell, Renewable Dr. H. Pramanik Professor M.E.(Chem. Engg.), energy resources, 17500 Ph.D. (2008,IIT Reaction Engineering Delhi, Development of Direct Ethanol Fuel Cell) Assistant 15.5.2007 B.Tech., M.Tech., Heat Transfer, Liquid Dr.BhawanaVerma Professor Ph. D. 2012, Heat membrane separation, 18152 Transfer Studies in Biodiesel, Pyrolysis, Narrow Channel Liquid- Liquid Tubes Extraction Assistant 24.05.2007 M.Tech. (Chem. Process modeling and Mr.Durga Prasad Professor Engg.) simulation, Optimization A. techniques, Process 18151 dynamics and control, Process Equipment design. Assistant 07.09.1998 B.Tech., M.Tech., Chemical Technology, Dr.Pradeep Kumar Professor Ph.D. (2007, IIT Industrial Pollution 18479 Roorkee, Treatment Abatement. of textile Mill Wastewater) Assistant 2014 B.Tech., M.Tech., EnvironmentalCatalysis, Dr.Sweta Professor Ph.D. (IIT R, 2012) Reaction Kinetics, Polymer Blends, Diesel Exhaust Treatment Assistant 2014 B.E., M.Tech., Ph.D. Reaction Engineering, Dr.Jyoti P. Professor (IITK, 2010) Pyrolysis, Renewable Chakrawarti Energy, Modeling& Simulation S.N. Upadhyay Raja 1967 M.Sc. (1964) Ph.D. Industrial Waste Ramanna (Chem. Eng.,1969.) , Treatment, Transfer Fellow Banaras Hindu Process, Energy University Engineering, , Fluidisation Engg., Non- Newtonian Tech., Bioreactors, Photocatalysis Visiting 02.03.79 B.Sc. (Ch. Engg.), Mass & Momentum Surendra Kumar Professor M.Sc. (Ch. Engg.), Transfer, Separation 13732 Ph.D. (1977, BHU, Techniques, Non- Mass and Momentum Newtonian Transfer to Fluids,Transport Newtonian and Non- Properties, Energy Newtonian Fluids in Engg. CAD Particle - Fluid Systems) Visiting 2014 Dr.Pandey Faculty Visiting 2014 Dr.Girish Agrawal Faculty 5 SPECIFIC INDICATORS 1 Academic Programs 1.1 Undergraduate Name of Name of Duration Student Intake Number or % of Department Degree courses offered by the Department Chemical B.Tech. 4 Years 119 More than 70% Engineering Ceramic B.Tech., 4 Years 59 2 Courses Engineering Department of B.Tech., 4 Years 52 2 Courses Pharmaceutics 1.2 Integrated Dual Degree or Integrated Masters Degree Name of Name of Duration Student Intake Number or % of Department Degree courses offered by the Department Department of IMD 5 Years 10 3 courses Chemistry School of IDD 5 Years 10 3 courses Biochemical Engineering Ceramic IDD 5 Years 20 2 Course Engineering Mathematics IMD 5 Years 20 1 Course and Computing Department of IDD 4/5 Years 20 2 Course Pharmaceutics School of IDD 5 Years 20 1 Course Materials Science In addition, department offers courses to M. Sc. (Environmental Science) and M. Sc.(Biotechnology) Courses of Banaras Hindu University. 1.3 Post Graduate Name of Name of Duration Student Intake Number or % Department Degree of courses offered by the Department Department of M. Tech. In 2 Years 47 90 % Chemical Chemical Engineering Engineering 6 The department offers 3 – 4 courses as Open Electives each year for the PG students of other