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Praveen LINGA

National University of Singapore, University of British Columbia, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, University of Madras

Research areas: Environmental Science · Environmental Chemistry · Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena · Offshore Engineering and Technologies · Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics

ORCID iD 0000-0002-1466-038X
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Dr. Praveen Linga is a Provost's Chair Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the National University of Singapore (NUS). He obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of Madras, his master’s degree from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, and his doctoral degree from the University of British Columbia.

Dr. Linga leads the Linga Lab@NUS, which endeavors to advance gas hydrate technology as a viable and effective solution to address the critical needs of clean and safe water, cleaner energy, and environmental stewardship, aligning with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of 6, 7, and 13. His team works on both fundamental and applied research aspects, focusing on developing methodologies and innovating on experimental process design to enhance the kinetics of hydrate formation and dissociation. Dr. Linga has published more than 235 peer-reviewed research articles, 5 patents, and has delivered more than 150 keynote/invited talks and seminars. His research has received more than 27,000 citations, with an h-index of 89 (Google Scholar).

Dr. Linga has received numerous accolades for his contributions to research and teaching. Among these are recognition by Clarivate in 2024 and 2018 as being amongst the World's Most Influential and Scientific Minds and Highly Cited Researcher in Engineering. NRF (National Research Foundation) Investigatorship Award in 2023 for his outstanding research contributions. He also received the Young Alumni Achievers Award in 2023, recognizing his remarkable achievements and contributions as an alumnus of IIT Kharagpur. In 2019, Dr. Linga was honored with the SCEJ Award for Outstanding Asian Researcher and Engineer by the Society of Chemical Engineers Japan for his distinguished work in chemical engineering. Dr. Linga’s exceptional contributions were further acknowledged with the NUS Young Researcher Award in 2017, recognizing his outstanding contributions to research as a young faculty member at NUS. Furthermore, he received the Donald W. Davidson Award at the International Conference on Gas Hydrates in Denver USA, in 2017, recognizing his outstanding contributions to the field of gas hydrates.

Dr. Linga has held various leadership positions, including Vice Dean for Industry, Innovation, and Enterprise and Vice Dean for Communications and Outreach in the College of Design and Engineering at NUS. Currently, he serves as an executive editor of the Energy & Fuels journal (ACS Publications). He is an invited member of the editorial boards of several journals, including Applied Energy (Elsevier), Advances in Applied Energy (Elsevier), Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering (Elsevier), Innovation Energy (Cell Press), and Technology Reviews in Carbon Neutrality.

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