Prof. Vimal Chandra Srivastava

Prof. Vimal Chandra Srivastava (emails: [email protected], [email protected]) is currently serving as a Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee, India. His major research interests are in Chemical & Environmental Engg., Wastewater Treatment, Desulfurization, Solid waste management, and Valorization of spent-adsorbents/catalysts/residues. He has authored >10 book chapters, >210 papers (>202 in ISI) in peer-reviewed journals, and more than 115 papers in conferences/seminars. He has received more than 11,050 citations (as per Scopus as of June 2021) with an h-index of 50. He has guided 16 Ph.D. thesis, 11 more are in progress. In addition, he has guided 50 M.Tech. Dissertations. Dr. Vimal has several sponsored and consultancy projects (>10) to his credit with a total overlay of more than Rupees Sixty million (6 crores). He has also organized 11 short-term courses sponsored by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), India and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). He was awarded the prestigious International award “Prosper.Net-Scopus Young Researcher Award 2010 – First Runner-up Prize” held at Tongji University, Shanghai, China, on 5 July 2010. This award is sponsored by SCOPUS, United Nations University, and the International Bureau of BMBF, Germany. Dr. V.C. Srivastava has been awarded numerous Top National Awards like “NASI-Scopus Award 2018” by the National Academy of Science, India (NASI) & Scopus, “INAE Young Engineers Award 2012” by Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) “INSA Young Scientist Medal 2012” by Indian National Science Academy (INSA) in the “Engineering Science Category” “IE Young Engineer Award 2013” by Institution of Engineers, India in the “Environmental Engineering” division “Amar Dye-Chem Award 2013”, “Hindustan Lever Benial Award for Outstanding Chemical Engineer of the Year 2020” “Sisir Kumar Mitra Memorial Award 2018” & “CSIR-NEERI Chemcon Distinguished Speaker (CDS) Award 2019” by Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE). Dr. Srivastava also received the “IIT Roorkee Outstanding Young Faculty Award 2017” (with Institute Research Fellowship). Dr. Srivastava is a Young Associate of INAE Member of American Chemical Society (ACS) Fellow of Institution of Engineers, India Life Member of National Academy of Science, India (NASI), IIChE, Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA) and Indian Society for Electro-Analytical Chemistry (ISEAC) and The Biotech Research Society, India (BRSI).
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