Civil Engineering Water Treatment

CONTACT Translational and Professional

Leadership Centre, GEC Barton

Hill

Thiruvananthapuram

Kerala

E-mail: ***********@*****.***

Website: https://www.linkedin.com/in/megha-t-s-

95b05912b

Phone: 009***********

INTRODUCTION I am a graduate research student focussed on harnessing nanotechnology tools and nanomaterials to address pivotal research problems in the waste water treatment, heavy metal sequestration and sustainable cleantech.

EDUCATION MTech (Research) Project August 2019 — Present MTech, Translational

Engineering

July 2018 — July 2020

BTech, Civil Engineering 2013 — 2017

IIT Madras

"Multi-Functional Approach towards heavy metal sequestration along with production of hydrogen"

My research focused on sequestration of heavy metals in industrial waste water. The existing methods only focused on separation of heavy metals like Cu/Pb/Cr using solution precipitation/adsorption/Ion Exchange methods. But most of these processes lack a multi-functional approach, making it economically unfeasible. In my investigation, I am sequestering Cu/other heavy metals in waste water as Al(0)@Cu. In this method we also isolate Al(0) NPs which is very difficult to obtain due to its unstable nature. These Al(0)@Cu NPs are then used for hydrogen production using a very simple solution method.

Thesis Advisor: Prof. Indumathi M Nambi, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Madras Translational research and Professional Leadership Centre (TPLC), GEC Barton Hill My minor graduate research focuses on sustainable environment engineering, renewable energy materials, and energy systems management. I worked on wastewater treatment techniques using biochar as a part of my graduate research advised by Prof. Suja at GEC Barton Hill, Thiruvananthapuram. Partly the projects investigate the relevance of biochar in wastewater treatment. And the other part deals with the design of constructed wetlands

Thesis Advisor: Prof. Suja Nair

University of Kerala

Undergraduate thesis was on" COMPARITIVE STRENGTH ANALYSIS OF BIOCONCRETE AND CONVENTIONAL CONCRETE ". The thesis discusses the usage of MICP that comes under the broader category of bio-mineralization, in re-mediating Megha TS

Megha TS 1

AISSCE, Central Board of

Secondary Education

2011 — 2013

AISSE, Central Board of

Secondary Education

2010 — 2011

cracks and fissures in concrete thereby increasing strength. Vishwabharathi Public School, Thiruvananthapuram

Graduated with highest distinction (83%)

Sree Chithira Thirunal Residential Central School, Thiruvananthapuram Graduated with the highest distinction(95%)

RESEARCH

INTERESTS

1. Heavy Metal Sequestration

2. Wastewater treatment using nanomaterials in Biochar and other 2D materials 3. Hydrogen production using Aluminium NPs

4. Synthesis of 2D materials/fillers for waste water treatment 5. Microbial Fuel Cells

6. Constructed Wetland Design and Feasibility.

REFERENCES 1. Prof. Indumathi M Nambi

Department of Civil Engineering

IIT Madras

E-Mail: *********@****.**.**

Tel: +91 - 44 - 2257 4289

2. Prof. Suja Nair

Head, TPLC,

GEC Barton Hill

E-Mail: ************@*****.***

3. R. Midhun Krishna

Technology Operations,

Grant Thornton Cyprus

E-Mail: ******.*******@**.**.***

Mob: +91-774*******

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