Specialization

Regional Environmental Management Systems, EIA (Project level, Regional, & Strategic). Air Pollution Monitoring & Control

Research Interest

Has been in teaching profession for last 17 years.Has successfully completed Five R & D Projects and is presently co-ordinating two R & D Projects.

Specialization

Air and Noise pollution, Ergonomics.

Research Interest

Air Quality status, modelling and impact assessment in mining areas.
Noise Quality status, modelling and impact assessment in mining areas.
Ergonomics application to the problem in occupational health and safety in mines
Quality of Life based Socio-economic development Planning

DR SK MAITI has 17 years of teaching and research experience in the field of Environmental Science & Engg. He has established Environmental Ecology & Microbiology Lab in the Centre facilitates with sophisticated microscopes with image capturing & analysis system for Mycorrhiza studies. He has undertaken various consultancy and R&D projects sponsored by Coal S&T, MOC; MOEF in the area of bioreclamation of mined out areas, fly ash and other metallic waste, dust attenuation by tree, withering of trees in OB dumps etc. He has guided 1 Ph.D and 15 M.Tech students. 

Specialization

Ecology; Environmental microbiology; Biological Reclamation; Biological Waste Water Treatment, EIA.

Research Interest

Biological reclamation of mined out areas; Bioremediation of heavy metals in metallic waste; Biological wastewater treatment; Bioremediation of Fly ash; EIA.

Teaching at Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad from 16/08/2005 till date As Assistant Professor in Center of Mining Environment.

Specialization

Mining Environment, Underground Coal Mining, Shaft Sinking Mining Environment, Land Reclamation, Shaft Sinking, U/g Support Design, Mine Legislation and Safety, Intellectual Property Management.

Research Interest

Land Reclamation, Fly-ash Utilization, Mine Fill, Mine Closure.

Dr. S. K. Gupta is having more than 10 year research /teaching experience in the field of Environmental Science and Engineering and Mine Environment in different capacities at Indian Institute of technology (IIT) Bombay, Royal Bhutan Institute of Technology (RBIT), Phuensholing, and National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) Nagpur. He has received Young Scientist Award by American Academy of Science for the best research work. He has also developed Fluid Mechanics, Wastewater Engineering and Public Health Engineering Labs at ISMU Dhanbad and Royal Bhutan Institute of Technology.

Specialization

Water & Wastewater Engineering & Management.

Research Interest

Mathematical modelling and kinetic studies in biodegradation of industrial wastewaters
Design of Drinking Water and Effluent Treatment Plants
Treatment of Mine wastewater containing heavy metals
Fly Ash Management.
Assessment, generation & treatment of leachate from sanitary & secured landfills
Municipal Solid & Hazardous Wastes Management

Teaching at Centre of Mining Environment, Indian School of Mines University, Dhanbad as Assistant Professor from 14th February 2007. Earlier having more than five years of R & D experience as a Scientist under Environmental Management Group at Central Mining Research Institute ( Council of Scientific & Industrial Research), Dhanbad..

Specialization

Environmental Geology, Hydrogeology, Landuse Planning, Watershed Management, Noise Pollution.

Research Interest

Remote Sensing & GIS.

Dr. M. K. Jain is having about 10-year research /teaching experience in the field of Mining Engineering and Mine Environment in different capacities at IIT Kharagpur, Anna University Main Campus and NIT Rourkela. He has also contributed a lot towards maintenance of computer lab and departmental webpage of IIT Kharagpur and Anna University.

Specialization

Mine Environment, Material Handling, Mine Surveying.

Research Interest

Fly ash Utilization in Mining areas, Environmental Management, Air Pollution Environmental Aspects of Mining Industry, Remote Sensing & GIS

Dr. Alok Sinha is having 10 years of Industrial/Teaching experience in the field of Civil Engineering (Hydraulic Structures and Environmental Engineering) in various capacities at JP Industries, JK Tyres, SRMSCET, IIT Kanpur and HBTI. He has also contributed to research in the field of Zero-Valent Iron (ZVI) technology for in-situ remediation of groundwater contaminated with halocarbons. He has set up labs like Workshop, Kinetics of Machine, Dynamics of Machine at SRMSCET, Bareilly and upgraded the Environmental Engineering lab at HBTI, Kanpur.

Specialization

In-Situ Remediation of groundwater by ZVI Technology

Research Interest

Industrial waste water treatment, Groundwater Remediation, Groundwater modeling, Fate and transport of Contaminant in surface and sub-surface environment, Optimization Techniques.

Specialization

Environmental Ecology, Microbiology, Biogeochemistry 

Research Interest

Biogeochemistry of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, Biodiversity

Dr. Vipin Kumar is having more than 5 years research /teaching experience in the field of Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology in different capacities. Earlier having more than three years of R & D experience as a Research Associate in Referral Laboratory under Department of Biotechnology (DBT) Government of India, New Delhi. He has published more than 25 Research paper and articles in reputed national and International journal, published 2 chapters books. He is a life Member of IASc and Member of several Society and journals.

Specialization

Environmental Microbiology, Biotechnology, Bioremediation

Research Interest

Microbiology ,Biotechnology, Bioremediation, Bio-fertilizers and Bio-pesticides production and Quality testing, Isolation and Identification of Microbes, Solid waste management, Organic farming- composting, Fly ash Utilization, Biological reclamation of soil, wastewater treatment.