Dr. Guria is presently working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Petroleum Engineering, ISM University Dhanbad. Before joining ISM University, he has worked as: (i) R & D Engineer at Adarsh Chemicals & Fertilizers Limited (Udhna, Surat: March 1993 - January 1996); (ii) Process Engineer at Medicorp Technologies (I) Limited (Secunderabad: January 1996 – November 1996); (iii) Assistant Manager at Reliance Industries Limited (Hazira, Surat: November 1996 - December 1999) and (iv) Lecturer (Selection grade) at Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi [Department of Polymer Engineering: January 1999 (lecturer) – February 2009 (Lecturer, Selection Grade)].
He is currently involved in the research work in the field of (i) multi-objective optimization of industrial units e.g., forth flotation circuit optimization, desalination units, direct contact membrane distillation unit, effluent treatment units and polymerization reactors, (ii) alternative sources of petrochemical products from non-edible vegetable oils, (iii) fuel from plastics waste and (iv) reservoir fluid thermodynamics, and (v) enhanced oil recovery using functionalized nano-particles.
He has ten publications in peer reviewed international journals and one paper is under review. He has also presented four technical papers in national/international conferences. He received best IIME (Indian Institute of Metallurgical Engineer) paper award on beneficiation in 2005, Titled: Simultaneous Optimization of the Performance of Flotation Circuits and their Simplification Using Jumping Gene Adaptation of Genetic Algorithm (C. Guria, M. Verma, S.P. Mehrotra, & S. K. Gupta. Int J Min Proc, 27, 165-185, 2005).

Specialization

Process optimization, Chemical/Polymer reaction engineering, Specialty polymers

Research Interest

Multi-objective optimization, Alternative source of fuel, Hydrocarbon oxidation, Reservoir fluid thermodynamics, Enhanced oil recovery using functionalized nano-particles

Dr. Naiya is now working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Petroleum Engineering, ISM, Dhanbad. Before joining in ISM, he successfully completed his 1 year 9 months teaching job in the Department of Chemical Engineering, Durgapur Institute of Advanced Technology and Management, Rajbandh, West Bengal. In this period he also appointed as Guest Lecturer in the Department of Polymer Science and Technology, Calcutta University.
He has published 11 research paper in the reputed International Journal such as Chemical Engineering Journal, Journal of Hazardous Material, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Environmental Progress and Sustainable Energy. He has presented 20 papers in the National and International Conference.
He is currently engaged in the research work in the field of Adsorption, Waste water management, Water Pollution, Separation Process, Mass Transfer.

Specialization

Petroleum and Petrochemical Refinery Engineering, Reactor design, Fluid Mechanics, Environmental Engineering, Process heat transfer.

Research Interest

Waste water management, Adsorption, Membrane Separation, Non conventional energy sources, Chemical Reaction Engineering.

Vinay Kumar Rajak has done his B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering from Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology Nagpur. He is currently working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Petroleum Engineering at Indian School of Mines (ISM), Dhanbad, Jharkhand.

Specialization

Drilling Fluid, Thermodynamics, Power Plant Engineering, Fluid Mechanics, Work over and Stimulation.

Research Interest

EOR, Drilling Fluid, Separation of oil from oil-in-water Emulsion.

Ms. Archana, Assistant Professor of the Department of Petroleum Engineering has 4+ years of experience in Software Industry (Wipro Technologies).Ms. Archana, a Engineering graduate in Chemical Engineering from B.I.T Sindri has received her Master degree from IIT, Guwahati in Chemical Engineering (Specialisation: Petroleum Refinery Engineering). Before joining ISM Dhanbad, she has worked as, Solution Delivery Analyst in Wipro Technologies, Bangalore.

Specialization

Chemical Engineering Heat Transfer, Mass Transfer, Thermodynamics, Liquid Membrane

Research Interest

Application of Tracers in oil industry