CURRICULUM-VITAE of DR. (Mrs.) SHASHI

CURRICULUM-VITAE OF DR. (Mrs.) SHASHI

NAME- Dr. (Mrs.) Shashi

DESIGNATION- Associate Professor, Chemical Engg. Department, I.I.T. Roorkee

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PH. - 01332-285672, 01332-285714

EDUCATIONAL DETAILS

s  B.E. (Chemical Engg.), University of Roorkee (now I.I.T. Roorkee), 1978 (1st division with Honours, 3rd position)

s  M.E. (Chemical Engg.), University of Roorkee (now I.I.T. Roorkee), 1980 (1st division with Honours, 1st position)

s  Ph.D. (Chemical Engg.), University of Roorkee (now I.I.T. Roorkee), 1994.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE (UNDERGRADUATE / POSTGRADUATE)

Employer / Post held / Period of Employment / Nature of Duties / Work
From / To
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee / Associate Professor / September 8, 2009 / Continuing till date
(4 years on
8th Sep, 2013) / Teaching and Research
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee / Assistant Professor / June 28,
2001 / September 7, 2009
(8 years, 2 months, 11days) / Teaching and Research

TOTAL EXPERIENCE

Teaching / 12 years 3 months
Research / 16 years 7 months

AWARDS / HONOURS

Awards

s  Received Thomason Memorial Gold Medal on B.E. Chemical Project entitled, “Techno-Economic Feasibility Report on Synthetic Detergent Manufacture” from the University of Roorkee in 1978.

s  Received Acharya P.C. Ray Award - 1978 (First Prize Gold Medal) on the above project from Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, Calcutta.

s  Received Merit Scholarship in all the four year of B.E. Chemical Degree course at University of Roorkee (1974-1978).

s  Received U.G.C. Fellowship during M.E. Chemical Studies (1978-1980).

s  Received U.G.C. Fellowship in Chemical Engineering and Technology (Direct awardee) from 12.11.1987 to 11.11.1991 during Ph.D. Programme.

Honours

s  Paper entitled “Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell Grade Hydrogen Production By Methanol Steam Reforming: A Comparative Multiple Reactor Modeling Study” (Journal of Power Resources, 243, 381, (2013) authored by Nisha Katiyar, Shashi Kumar, Surendra Kumar has been selected to be an excellent fit at Petrochemistry-2013 World Congress to be held on Nov. 18-20, 2013 at San Antonio, USA. The authors have received an honour to share the current research interests and scientific excellences, and to be a part of expert in this world congress.

s  Paper entitled “Comparative thermodynamic analysis of adsorption, membrane and adsorption-membrane hybrid reactor systems for methanol steam reforming” [International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 38, 1363, (2013)]authored by Nisha Katiyar, Shashi Kumar, Surendra Kumar, which has been selected one amongst few out of 5000 peer reviewed journals by Renewable Energy-Global Innovations (ISSN. 2291-2460) and published its abstract on its website http:// reginnovations.org/ for wider dissemination of this article.

s  Paper entitled “Artificial Intelligence based modeling and optimization of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) production process by using Azohydromonas lata MTCC 2311 from cane molasses supplemented with volatile fatty acids: A genetic algorithm paradigm”, authored by Mohd. Zafar, Shashi Kumar, Surendra Kumar, Amit K. Dhiman has been published in Bioresource Technology, 104, 631-341 (2012). The target selection team of Renewable Energy Global Innovation Ltd., Ontario, Canada has shown especial interest in this manuscript under renewable energy bioprocess sector. They have listed this manuscript on their site under Renewable Energy Global Innovation Series as important progress in renewable energy technologies.

s  Paper entitled “The Production of Syngas by Dry Reforming in Membrane Reactor using Alumina-supported Rh catalyst: A Simulation study” [International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering, 6, A-109, 1-39, (2008)] authored by Shashi Kumar et al. has received great popularity due to which Hariot-Watt University (Edinburgh) has invited us to work in their group in the area of CO2 separation from the flue gases. Besides, we have also been invited to contribute paper in 10th International Conference on CO2 Utilization 2009, to be held during May 17-21, 2009 in Tianjin, China.

s  Paper entitled, “A Comprehensive Model for Catalytic Membrane Reactor” [International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering, Vol. 4, A5, pp. 1-27, (2006)] authored by Shashi Kumar et al. has been rated as one of the Most Popular Top 10 Papers of International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering. Due to this reason, Berkley Electronic Press, publisher of the Journal, has allowed its free distribution through its Home Page under the title “Most Popular Articles”.

s  Paper entitled “Simulation of Catalytic Dehydrogenation of Cyclohexane in Zeolite Membrane Reactor” [International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering Volume-7, A-13, PP 1-39, (2009)] authored by Shashi Kumar et al. has been rated as one of the Most Popular Top 10 Papers of International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering. Due to this reason, Berkley Electronic Press, publisher of the Journal, has allowed its free distribution through its Home Page under the title “Most Popular Articles”.

s  Paper entitled, “Biodegradation Kinetics of Phenol and Catechol using Pseudomonas putida MTCC 1194”. This paper has been rated as one of the Most Popular Top 25 Papers during Jan-March 2005 of Biochemical Engineering Journal.

s  Paper entitled, “Performance Based Fire Safety Design: Estimation of Movement Time for Evacuation using EVACNET-4”, authored by Jawad Farooqui, Shorab Jain, Shashi, Surendra Kumar, M.P. Singh which appeared in the Proceedings of Fire Science and Technology - Research and its Implementations- Nov. 3-4, 2011 pp 147-161 has been translated in Italian Language by the University of Turni, Italy and it will be included in the book, “Fire Models and Algorithms”, being written by Prof. Luca Marino and Mr. Vincenzo Puccia.

s  Member of the International Advisory Committee of the Conference “International Conference on Membranes: Environmental and Biological Applications” held on Sept. 16-19, 2011 at Kerala, India.

s  Reviewer of INDO-US Science and Technology Forum, New Delhi.

s  Reviewer of following Peer Reviewed Foreign Journals: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Catalyst Today, Desalination, Biochemical Engineering Journal, Journal of Hazardous Materials.

s  Member, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, USA. (Membership No. 009900031267).

RESEARCH AREAS

s  Modeling and Simulation of Chemical Processes

s  Transfer Processes and Separation Processes

s  Chemical Reaction Engineering

s  Computer Aided Process and Plant Design

s  Physiochemical and Biological Treatment of Wastewater

s  Biochemical Processes

TEACHING ENGAGEMENTS (Subjects Taught)

At Undergraduate Level

s  Chemical Reaction Engineering

s  Transfer Processes

s  Transport Phenomena

s  Process Equipment Design

s  Chemical Kinetics

At Post Graduate Level

s  CAD of Mass Transfer Equipment

s  Chemical Reactor Analysis

s  Transport Phenomena

Ø  Also involved in the development and modification of the curriculum of B. Tech., M. Tech. (Chemical) and M. Tech. (Hydrocarbon Engineering) Dual Degree courses.

SPONSORED / CONSULTANCY PROJECTS HANDLED

Sponsored Projects Completed

s  Up-gradation of Biogas for Blending with Natural Gas, sponsored by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India, New Delhi; Total Outlay: Rs. 68.49 lacs.

s  Studies on the Development of an Efficient Heating System for Bio-gas Digesters, sponsored by Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources, Government of India, New Delhi; Total outlay : Rs. 14.00 lacs.

s  Development of High Rate Biomethanation Processes using Municipal and Industrial Wastes, sponsored by Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources, Government of India, New Delhi ; Total outlay : Rs. 7.85 lacs.

s  Development of Technology Packages and Simulation Model for Prediction of Plants Performance based on Evaluation of the Plants already established in the Field, sponsored by the Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources, Government of India, New Delhi; Total outlay : Rs. 20.20 lacs.

s  Development of Molecularly Different Macroporous Poly (Methyl Methacrylate) – Divinyl Benzene Based Ion Exchange Resin using Surface Modification Techniques, sponsored by the MHRD, Government of India New Delhi; Total Outlay: Rs. 10.30 lacs.

s  CFD Analysis of Aiding and Opposing Buoyancy Around Bluff Body, sponsored by the MHRD, Government of India New Delhi; Total Outlay: Rs. 4.25 lacs.

Sponsored Projects In Progress

s  Development of Fire Test Facility for Defining the Design Fire Environment Relevant for NPPs, sponsored by Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Mumbai; Total Outlay: Rs. 4 crores.

s  ANN Modeling of Large size Biogas Digesters, sponsored by PEDA, Chandigarh; Total Outlay: Rs. 3.10 lacs.

Consultancy Projects Completed

s  “Vetting of Report of Biogas Plants”, sponsored by M/s Everest Enterprises Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi; Total outlay : Rs. 0.90 lacs.

s  “Vetting of the Report of 1 MW Cattle Dung Based Power Plant”, sponsored by Bharat Green Energy Ltd., Dehra Dun; Total Outlay: Rs. 0.68 lacs.

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

International Peer Reviewed Journals / 43
National Journals / 1
International Conferences / 51

For details please refer to Appendix I.

Ph.D. THESIS SUPERVISION

Completed and Awarded

1.  Nisha Katiyar (2013): Modeling and Simulation on Methanol Reforming for Hydrogen Production.

2.  Mohd. Danish (2012): Analytical and Approximate Solution of Selected Chemical Engineering Models.

3.  Ms Deepika Arya (2012): Biodegradation Dynamics of Phenolic Waste Waters using Gliomastix Indicus MTC3869.

4.  Mohd. Zafar (2012): Microbial Production of Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) using Inexpensive and Renewable Materials.

5.  Gagnesh Sharma (2012): Development of Surface Modified Macroporous PMMA-DUB and PS-EGDM based Ion Exchanger.

6.  Mrs. Sheeba Jilani (2010): Modeling of Catalytic Reactor for Syngas Production by Dry Reforming of Methane.

7.  Ravi Kant Singh (2008): Studies on Adsorption and Bio degradation for the Removal of p-cresol from Industrial Waste-water.

In Progress

s  Ayushi Verma, Removal of Metal Ions from Wastewater.

s  Brajesh Kumar, Modeling of Membrane Reactor for Hydrogen Production.

s  Deepak Garg, Modeling and Simulation of Fuel Cell Process.

s  Satya Narayan Murthy Pudi, Hydrogenolysis of Glycerol.

s  Deepak Sahu, Experimental and Modeling Investigation on Liquid Fuel Fires.

s  Santosh Mishra, Studies of Alpha-Amylase Production by Agro-Substrates using Gliomastix Indicus.

s  R. S. Chimote, Studies on Liquid Hydrocarbon Fire Suppression.

M. TECH. THESIS SUPERVISION

Completed / 41
In Progress / 4

For details please refer to Appendix II.

ACTIVITIES / RESPONSIBILITIES

At Institute Level

s  Chief Warden, Sarojini Bhawan, from August 18, 2006 to February 28, 2012

s  Warden, Kasturba Bhawan, from June-December, 2006

s  Member, Institute Waste Management Committee

s  Workshop Convener, Workshop on Future Trends in “Chemical Engineering” held on 18th August 2012, Department of Chemical Engineering, I.I.T. Roorkee, Roorkee, U.K., India.

s  Joint Organizing Secretary, National Conference on “Fire Research And Engineering: Fire 2014” to be held during march 1 and 2 -2014, Department of Mechanical Engineering , IIT Roorkee, Roorkee ,U.K., India.

At Department Level

¨  Related to Laboratories

·  O.C. Reaction Engg. Research Laboratory, 2013

·  O.C. UG Lab II (Reaction Engineering and Control), since 2001

·  Involved in the development of UG II Lab of the department

¨  Related to Academic Programmes

·  O.C. M. Tech.; from 2003-2012

·  Member DRC; from 2001 - July 2008, and Jan. 2010-Dec. 2012

·  Member DAC; from Aug. 2008- Dec. 2010, from Jan. 2013 till date

·  Member of M. Tech. Admission Committee for sessions 2005-06, 2006-07

¨  Others

·  Acted as an Expert Evaluator for the papers of Chemical Engineering in Chemism-2001

·  Acted as an Expert Evaluator for the papers of Chemical Engineering in Cognizance-2002-03-04-05-06-09-10-11

APPENDIX I

List of Publications

International Foreign Peer Reviewed Journals

2013

1.  Nisha Katiyar, Shashi Kumar, Surendra Kumar, Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell Grade Hydrogen Production by Methanol Steam Reforming: A Comparitive Multiple Reactor Modeling Study Journal of Power Sources, 243, 381-391 (2013).

2.  Nisha Katiyar, Shashi Kumar, Surendra Kumar, Comparative Thermodynamic Analysis of Adsorption, Membrane and Adsorption-membrane Hybrid Reactor, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 38, 1363-1375 (2013).

3.  Nisha Katiyar, Shashi Kumar, Surendra Kumar, Thermodynamic Analysis for Quantifying Fuel Cell Grade H2 Production by Methanol Steam Reforming, Chemical Engineering and Technology, 36, 581 - 590 (2013).

4.  Shashi Kumar, Nisha Katiyar, Surendra Kumar, Snigdha Yadav, Exergy Analysis of Oxidative Steam Reforming of Methanol for Hydrogen Production: Modeling Study, International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering, 11 (1), 1-12 (2013).

5.  Shashi Kumar, Deepika Arya, Abhinav Malhotra, Surendra Kumar, Brajesh Kumar, Biodegradation of dual phenolic substartes in simulated wastewater by Gliomastix indicus MTCC 3869, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, Article in Press; JECE-107 (2013).

6.  Mohd. Zafar, Shashi Kumar, Surendra Kumar, Amit K. Dhiman, Hung -Buck Park Maintenance-energy dependent dynamics of growth and poly (3-hydroxybutyrate) [P(3HB)] production by Azohydromonas lata MTCC 2311 using simple and renewable carbon substrate, Brazilian Journal Of Chemical Engineering, Article in press: (2013).

2012

7.  Mohd. Danish, Shashi Kumar and Surendra Kumar, Exact analytical solution of a lumped model of the transient convective-radiative cooling of a hot spherical body in an environment, Chemical Engineering Communications, 199,1668-1682 (2012).

8.  Mohd. Danish, Shashi Kumar and Surendra Kumar, Exact analytical solution for the axial transport of solids in a rotary kiln, Powder Technology, 230, 29-35 (2012).

9.  Anil K. Dhussa, S. S. Sambi, Surendra Kumar, Shashi Kumar, Jitendra K. Prajapati, Simplified Simulation Model of a Biofilter used for the Removal of Hydrogen Sulphide from Biogas, Interantional Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering, 10, A-38
(2012).

10.  Mohd. Zafar, Shashi Kumar, Surendra Kumar, Amit K. Dhiman, Modeling and optimization of poly (3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) production from cane molasses by Azohydromonas lata MTCC 2311 in a stirrer tank reactor: Effects of agitation and aeration regimes., J. Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology, 39, 987-1001 (2012).

11.  Mohd. Zafar, Shashi Kumar, Surendra Kumar, Amit K. Dhiman, Optimization of polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) production by Azohydromonas lata MTCC 2311 by using genetic algorithm based on artificial neural network and response surface methodology, Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, 1(1):70–79 (2012).

12.  Mohd. Zafar, Shashi Kumar, Surendra Kumar, Amit K. Dhiman, Artificial Intelligence based modeling and optimization of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) production process by using Azohydromonas lata MTCC 2311 from cane molasses supplemented with volatile fatty acids: A genetic algorithm paradigm, Bioresource Technology, 104, 631-341 (2012).

2011

13.  Mohd. Danish, Shashi Kumar and Surendra Kumar, Exact solutions of three nonlinear heat transfer problems, Engineering Letters, 19 (3), 255 (2011).

14.  Shorab Jain, Shashi Kumar, Surendra Kumar, Numerical Studies on Evaluation of Smoke Control System of Underground Metro Rail Transport System in India having Jet Injection System : A Case Study, Building Simulation: An International Journal 4, 205-216 (2011).