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ANURAG KANDYA

Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Indus Institute of Technology and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, L.D. College of Engineering, Nirma University

ORCID iD 0000-0001-8213-8852
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I am currently the Coordinator, Office of Environmental Engineering along its M.Tech program and working as Associate Professor at the Department of Civil Engineering of the School of Technology, Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar. I have pursued my PhD in the field of ‘Urban Micro Climate’ from IIT Delhi (2015), M. Tech in ‘Environmental Engineering and Management’ from IIT Delhi (2006) and B.E. in Civil Engineering from L.D. College of Engineering, Ahmedabad (1999).

I have a consolidated 21.5 years of teaching and research experience and have worked in institutes like IIT Delhi, ISRO Ahmedabad, CEE Ahmedabad, Nirma University Ahmedabad, Indus University Ahmedabad, CEPT Ahmedabad; credentials of authoring a book titled ‘Elements of Civil Engineering’, [IV Edition 2017, ISBN : 978-93-85039-07-2] which is now used as a text-book in many engineering colleges of India; 14 research papers in International Journals (https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=8KCAqToAAAAJ&hl=en) having 591 citations (h-index = 8, i-index = 7);35 research papers in International and National Conferences and have visited countries like Japan, USA, UK, Egypt, Greece, Ireland, Canada, France, Singapore and Thailand for scientific deliberations.

MY RESEARCH:

I am actively researching in the area of Urban Environment and have three major and five minor ongoing funded research projects and one data supported research project.

Major Project-1: Urban Air Quality Assessment using Satellite Data funded by Indian Space Research Organization, Ahmedabad.
Major Project-2: Moving towards Hygienized Organic Manure using Gamma Radiation funded by Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences, Department of Atomic Energy, GoI;
Major Project-3: Treatment of Ammoniacal Nitrogen From Industrial Wastewater in a Combined Electrochemical and Biological Process funded by Department of Science and Technology, GoI

Minor Project -1: Abetting Air Pollution through Intelligent Transportation System for Ahmedabad City,
Minor Project -2: Monitoring and Modeling heat moderating capability of a water body in an urban area
Minor Project -3: Feasibility of using Electrospun Nanofibers as a filtration media for Wastewater Treatment
Minor Project -4: Indoor Air Quality Monitoring & Modelling for few Buildings of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar,
Minor Project -5: Intelligent Dustbin for Food Waste Reduction in a mass eatery; sensitizing people using a real time alert system.

Data Supported Project -1: Impact of Urbanization on Human Thermal Comfort: A case study of cities of Gujarat supported by Indian Meteorological Department –Ahmedabad.

MY AREAS OF INTEREST:

Urban Micro Climate, Heat Islands, Building Energy Modelling, Air Quality Modelling, Satellite Meteorology, Green Transportation Systems, Ground Water Pollution Monitoring and Modelling, Decentralized Solid and Wastewater management, Wastewater Treatment, Traditional practises of Environmental Management, Technologies for achieving Sustainable Development Goals.

AWARDS WON:

I was conferred various awards for my scientific work like the

1. Best Poster Award - 2020 by ISRS and ISG
2.Summer Innovation Challenge – 2018 organized by Government of Gujarat, (2018)
3. ‘Visiting Fellow’ at Lamar University, Huston, Texas, USA under the International Exposure Program (2017),
4. ‘Best Paper Award’ by International Association of Urban Climate (2015),
5. ‘International Travel Grant’ by PanIIT Gujarat Alumni Association (2014) to represent PanIIT-GAA in the PanIIT-2014 Toronto Conference,
6. ‘Best Poster Award’ by Indian Climate Research Network (IISc Bangalore, IIT Delhi, IIT Madras and Centre for Science and Environment) (2012),
7. ‘International Travel Grant’ by International Association of Urban Climate (2012),
8. ‘Young Scientist International Travel Grant’ by Department of Science and Technology, Government of India (2011),
9. ‘Young Scientist Conference Support Award’ by the European Association for the Science and Air Pollution (EURASAP) (2011),
10. ‘Brightest Youth Climate Leadership Fellowship’ by the British Council in association with Hindustan Times and Artic Holdings (2010),
11. ‘Certificate of Appreciation’ by American Society of Civil Engineers (2010),
12. ‘Special Presenter Award’ by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, California, USA, (2009),
13. ‘Young Researcher Conference Award’ by International Association of Urban Climate (2009),
14. ‘Research Fellowship by Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)’ (2008-09) and by Council for Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)’ (2006-07),
15. ‘Scholarship’ from MHRD, Govt. of India (2004-06).

Under my mentorship, the Youth Club ‘Envirocrats of PDPU’ won the Green Campus Challenge 2016 under the aegis of Habitat Conclave jointly organized by Gujarat Institute of Civil Engineers and Architects (GICEA), Society for Environmental Protection (SEP) and School of Building Science and Technology (SBST) Connect.

Employment

  • Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University Associate Professor
    2021 - Present
  • Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University Assistant Professor
    2015 - 2021
  • Indus Institute of Technology and Engineering Assistant Professor
    2014 - 2015
  • Nirma University Assistant Professor
    2000 - 2014
  • L.D. College of Engineering Visiting Lecturer
    1999 - 2000

Education

  • Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Ph D
    2007 - 2015
  • Indian Institute of Technology Delhi M.Tech
    2004 - 2006
  • L.D. College of Engineering B.E.
    1995 - 1999

Projects & Funding

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Publications (17)