Ajay Kalamdhad
Indian academician
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Ajay Kamaldhad is a professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati.[1] He is recognized for his contributions to environmental engineering, with a particular focus on solid waste management, water and wastewater treatment, mechanical composting, vermicomposting, and anaerobic digestion.[2]
- Government Engineering College, Jabalpur (B.E. in 2001)
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (M.Tech. in2003)
IIT Roorkee (PhD in 2008)
- Solid waste management
- Mechanical composting and Vermicomposting
- Anaerobic digestion
- Biosorption
- Water and Wastewater treatment
National Environmental Engineering Research Institute
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
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Early life and education
Ajay Kamaldhad completed his Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in Civil Engineering from Government Engineering College, Jabalpur, India, in 2001. He pursued his Master of Technology (M.Tech.) in Civil Engineering at Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, India, graduating in 2003. He obtained his Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Civil Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee in 2008.[1]
Academic career
Kamaldhad began his career as a Project Assistant at National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur in 2003. From 2004 to 2005, he was a Research intern in Physical Research Laboratory. He joined as a Lecturer at VNIT, Nagpur, in 2008 before joining IIT Guwahati in 2009 as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 2014 and later to Professor in 2019.[1] Kamaldhad has made contributions to teaching and research in environmental engineering during his tenure at IIT Guwahati.[3]
Research interests
Kamaldhad’s research primarily focuses on:
- Solid waste management.[4]
- Mechanical composting and vermicomposting
- Anaerobic digestion
- Water and wastewater treatment
- Biosorption
- Microbiology of composting
- Solid waste analysis[1]
He has worked on sustainable waste management practices and methods for wastewater treatment, contributing to the development of environmentally friendly technologies.[5]
Research contributions
Kamaldhad has authored publications in environmental management. He has also been involved in research projects from national agencies like the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), Department of Science and Technology (DST), and the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation (MDW&S), Government of India.[1]
Awards and honours
- ISTE- GSITS national award for best research by young teachers (below 35 years) of engineering colleges for the year 2012" from Indian Society for Technical Education.
- "IEI Young Engineers Award 2011-2012” in Environmental Engineering discipline from Institute of Engineers India.
- Member, Editorial Board, International Journal of Environmental Science, Integrated Publishing Association.
- Member, Advisory Board, Global Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, Grace and Peace Welfare Society, India.
- Member, Editorial Advisory Board, International Journal of Environmental Engineering Research (IJEER), Research Publishing Group, India.[1]