National Institute of Technology Rourkela

राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान राउरकेला

ଜାତୀୟ ପ୍ରଯୁକ୍ତି ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠାନ ରାଉରକେଲା

An Institute of National Importance

Faculty Profile

EXPERTISE INFORMATION

Research Group
  • Material Research, Energy and Environmental Engineering
Areas of Interest
  • Catalysis and Reaction Engineering
  • Electrochemical reduction of CO2
  • Oxygen Evolution Reaction (OER)
  • Hydrogen Evolution Reaction (HER)
  • Fuel Cells

Adhidesh S Kumawat Assistant Professor Grade-II

Chemical Engineering

kumawata@nitrkl.ac.in

15

PUBLICATIONS

3

DOCTORAL STUDENTS

8

CONTINUING EDUCATION

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Adhidesh S Kumawat

Assistant Professor Grade-II

Chemical Engineering

Room Number: CH-21

Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha, India - 769008

2019

Ph.D.
Chemical Engineering
IIT Bombay

2013

M.Tech
Chemical Engineering
IIT Bombay

2011

B.E
Chemical Engineering
Thapar University, Patiala, Punjab

Teaching Experience
  • Chemical Process Calculations,  NIT Rourkela,   03 Aug 2020 - 20 Nov 2020
  • Material Handling Lab,  NIT Rourkela,   03 Aug 2020 - 20 Nov 2020
  • Fuels and Combustion,  NIT Rourkela,   02 Mar 2020 - 30 May 2020

Total Publications: 15

A. S. Kumawat and Dr. A. Sarkar,"Electrochemical reduction of CO2 on Pb–Bi–Sn metal mixtures: importance of eutectics", SN Applied Sciences, vol.1, pp.317, Springer Nature, March 2019, 10.1007/s42452-019-0313-y       Article

A. S. Kumawat and Dr. A. Sarkar,"Synthesis of Catalytically Active Pb from PbS for Electroreduction of CO2 to Formate in Alkaline Medium", Advances in Energy Research, ch.30, vol.1, pp.297 - 307, Springer, Singapore, springer proceedings in energy 2020, 10.1007/978-981-15-2666-4_30       Inbook

A. S. Kumawat,"Employing Non-Noble Metals As Catalysts for CO2 Electroreduction", in ECS Meeting Abstracts, vol.ma2020-21, no.39, pp.1755, The Electrochemical Society, i04: renewable fuels via artificial photosynthesis or heterocatalysis 2020, 10.1149/MA2020-01391755mtgabs       Inproceedings

A. S. Kumawat,"Employing Non-Noble Metals as Catalysts for CO2 Electroreduction", ECS Transactions, vol.97, no.7, The Electrochemical Society 2020, 10.1149/09707.0699ecst       Article

SERB sponsored Karyashala : HIGH-END WORKSHOP ON ELECTROCHEMICAL INVESTIGATION TECHNIQUES Chemical Engineering (Workshop)
3rd Short term course On Electrochemistry – Fundamentals and Applications in Engineering (EFAE-23) Chemical Engineering (Short-term Course)
2nd Short Term Course on "Electrochemistry - Fundamentals and Applications in Engineering" Chemical Engineering (Short-term Course)
An International conference on Advances in Smart Materials, Chemical & Biochemical Engineering (CHEMSMART-22) Chemical Engineering (Conference)
4th Short term course on Corrosion and its control and characterization Chemical Engineering (Short-term Course)
3rd short term course on "Corrosion and its control and characterization" Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (Short-term Course)
3rd Short term course on Corrosion and its control and characterization Chemical Engineering (Short-term Course)
Electrochemistry – Fundamentals and its Applications in Engineering Chemical Engineering (Short-term Course)

  • CH1400 : Environment and Safety Engineering {Theory}
  • CH2211 : Chemical Process Calculations {Theory}
  • CH2410 : Fuels and Combustion {Theory}
  • CH2172 : Fluid Dynamics Laboratory {Practical}
  • CH4271 : Materials Handling Laboratory {Practical}
  • CH4902 : Research project-2 {Practical}
  • CH6171 : Advanced Chemical Engineering Laboratory {Practical}

Ph.D. Students [3]
Biosensor
Ajinkya Hariram Dabhade
Enrolled: Jul 2019
Continuing
Co-Supervisor
Electro catalysis
Singuru Rajesh
Enrolled: Aug 2021
Continuing
Supervisor
Electro Catalysis
Prakash Kumar
Enrolled: Jan 2023
Continuing
Supervisor