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Vimal Chandra Srivastava

Also known as: V. C. Srivastava, Vimal C. Srivastava, V. Chandra Srivastava

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Institute of Technology Banaras Hindu University, Chaudhary Charan Singh University

ORCID iD 0000-0001-5321-7981

About

Prof. Vimal Chandra Srivastava (emails: [email protected], [email protected]) is currently serving as a Dean, International Relations & Professor of Chemical Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee, India.

His major research interests are Alternative Fuels, CO2 utilization, Desulfurization, Wastewater Treatment, Solid waste management, etc. He has authored >260 in ISI peer-reviewed journals, 8 patents, 16 book chapters, and >150 papers in conferences/seminars. He has received >16,400 citations (as per Scopus as of Dec. 2024) with an h-index of 65. He has supervised 22 Ph.D. thesis, and 17 more are in progress. In addition, he has supervised 56 M.Tech. dissertations. Prof. Vimal has handled several sponsored and consultancy projects (>15) with a total overlay of more than three hundred million INR (INR 30 Crore).

Prof. Vimal is currently Editor of the “Journal of Indian Chemical Society”, published by Elsevier; “Transactions of Indian National Academy of Engineers” and “Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series E, Chemical and Textile Engineering”, published by Springer. He has also Guest Edited Special Issues in Energy & Fuels, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, and the International Journal of Green Energy and Catalysts.

Prof. V.C. Srivastava has been awarded numerous Awards like “NASI-Scopus Award 2018”, “INSA Young Scientist Medal 2012”; “INAE Young Engineers Award 2012”; “Herdilia Award for excellent contribution in Chemical Engineering 2022”, “Hindustan Lever Award for Outstanding Chemical Engineer of the Year 2020”, “Prosper.Net-Scopus Young Researcher Award 2010 for whole Asia-Pacific region” etc. Prof. Srivastava received the IIT Roorkee Outstanding Young Faculty Award 2017 (with an Institute Research Fellowship).

Employment

  • Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Dean of International Relations
    2023 - Present
  • Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee G B Pant Institute Chair Professor
    2021 - Present
  • Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Head of Department
    2021 - 2023
  • Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Professor
    2019 - Present
  • Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Associate Professor
    2014 - 2019
  • Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Assistant Professor
    2007 - 2014
  • Institute of Technology Banaras Hindu University Assistant Professor
    2006 - 2007

Education

  • Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee PhD
    2003 - 2006
  • Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee M.Tech.
    2001 - 2003
  • Chaudhary Charan Singh University B.E.
    1997 - 2001

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (261)