Ramanujan fellow, IIT Roorkee, India
Rajneesh Singh, PhD, currently serves as a Ramanujan Fellow at the Department of Hydrology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT-R), India. With a strong background in civil engineering and environmental engineering, Dr. Singh has made significant contributions to the field of wastewater treatment and environmental remediation.
Profile
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Education 📚
Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (Environmental Engineering), Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar (IIT-BBS), India, 2019
M.Tech. (M.S.) in Agricultural Engineering (Aquacultural Engineering), Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT-KGP), India, 2014
B.Tech. (B.S.) in Agricultural Engineering, Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology (CSAUA&T), Kanpur, India, 2012
Experience 💼
Dr. Singh has held various research positions internationally, including:
Ramanujan Fellow at IIT-R, India
Postdoctoral Research Associate at Saint Anthony Falls Lab (SAFL), University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, USA
Postdoctoral Research Associate at Nebraska Water Center (NWC), University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA
Visiting Researcher at Nebraska Water Center (NWC), University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA
Research Interests 🔬
Rural sanitation
Agricultural reuse of wastewater
Bioremediation of wastewater
Stormwater treatment and management
Affordable technologies for wastewater treatment
Clogging estimation and prevention
Awards 🏆
Ramanujan Fellowship for Faculty-Fellow position at IIT Roorkee by SERB – GoI
Postdoc fellowship from Nebraska Environmental Trust, USA
Postdoc fellowship from Minnesota Dept of Transportation, USA
MHRD fellowship for pursuing PhD and M. Tech.
Publications Top Notes📝
Water Research (2024) – “Understanding the Role of Biofilms and Estimation of Life-span of a Tire Derived Aggregates based Underground Stormwater Treatment System”
Journal of Cleaner Production (2023) – “Leachability and Phosphorous Removal Potential of Tire Derived Aggregates in Underground Stormwater Chambers”
Environments (2023) – “Leaching Performance of Nanotechnology Induced High Arsenic Bearing Tooelite-like Mineral Nanowaste”
Clean Water (2022) – “Effects of Intermittent Feeding on the Performance, Life Span and Greenhouse Gas Emissions of a Vertical Flow Macrophyte Assisted Vermifilter”