Dr. Uma Sakthivel

About

Dr. Uma Sakthivel is an academic researcher and technical writer focused on sustainable civil engineering, innovative construction materials, and engineering education. She specializes in surveying methodologies and advanced estimation techniques, and plays a key role in developing curricula and laboratory manuals aligned with national education standards. Her research promotes eco-friendly infrastructure solutions—particularly the use of Palm Oil Fuel Ash and tea residue in construction—and is published in edited volumes and peer-reviewed journals. Uma is committed to strengthening engineering pedagogy through structured, interdisciplinary research that addresses environmental challenges.

Employment

• Gandhigram Rural Institute Guest Teacher
  2024 - 2025
• National Institute of Technology Karnataka Adhoc Faculty
  2023 - 2023
• JP Sky Homes Environmental Consultant
  2022 - 2023
• SVS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
  2011 - 2014
• SriGuru Institute of Tecnology Coimbatore Assistant Professor
  2010 - 2011
• Karpagam University Coimbatore Lecturer
  2009 - 2010

Education

• PALANIAMMAL HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL KALIYAPURAM HSC
  2002 - 2003
• VIVEKA MATRICULATION SCHOOL SIVAGIRI SSLC
  2000 - 2001

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (18)

• Enhancement of biogas production from cow manure through a higher dilution ratio and supplemental additives
  Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy 2026 DOI: 10.1063/5.0299803
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• Nanomaterials for Water Pollution Monitoring and Remediation
  Nanoremediation: Materials and Technologies for Environmental Cleanup-Vol-1 2025
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• Nanotechnology-Enabled Air Pollution Control: Advances in Nanomaterials and Their Environmental Impacts
  Nanoremediation: Materials and technologies for envieonmental cleanup. Volume-1 2025
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• A Review on Heavy Metal Adsorption Using Nanocomposites for Wastewater Treatment
  Springer Proceedings in Materials 2025 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-96-0755-6_26
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• Optimizing reaction configurations of sequential batch reactor (SBR) for nitrogen removal from wastewater
  Current Research in Green and Sustainable Chemistry 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.crgsc.2025.100493
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• Strategies for Quantifying Metal Recovery from Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE/E-waste) Using Mathematical Approach
  Process Integration and Optimization for Sustainability 2022 DOI: 10.1007/s41660-022-00250-6
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• Novel Approach on Energy Harvesting in Carbon Nanotube-Reinforced Composite Structure
  Springer Proceedings in Materials 2022 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-3297-6_13
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• STRATEGIES TO MEASURE THE RECOVERY OFVALUABLE METALS FROM WEEE GENERATION
  2021
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• Bio-Valorization of Physical and Chemical Pretreated Switchgrass on Volatile Fatty Acid Production
  Annals of Agricultural & Crop Sciences 2021 DOI: 10.26420/annagriccropsci.2021.1085
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• Influence of Diethanolamine on the Properties of Concrete, Corrosion Rate of Rebar and Renewable Energy Generation
  Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering 2021 DOI: 10.1007/s13369-021-05974-0
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