National Institute of Technology Rourkela

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Faculty Profile

EXPERTISE INFORMATION

Research Group
  • Mine Environment
Areas of Interest
  • Coalbed Methane, Carbon Sequestration, Shale gas adsorption & permeability

Santanu Bhowmik Assistant Professor Grade-II

Mining Engineering

bhowmiks@nitrkl.ac.in

12

PUBLICATIONS

1

DOCTORAL STUDENTS

1

CONTINUING EDUCATION

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Santanu Bhowmik

Assistant Professor Grade-II

Mining Engineering

Room Number: MN-220

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

2012

Ph.D.
CBM/Mining Engg.
IIEST, Shibpur

2003

M.E
Mining Engg.
IIEST, Shibpur

2001

B.E
Mining Engg.
IIEST, Shibpur

Teaching Experience
  • BTech Mining core subjects,  NIT, Rourkela,   24 Jun 2020 - Present
  • BTech. Mining core subjects,  UPES, Dehradun,   25 Jan 2016 - 12 Jun 2020
Post Doctoral Research Experience
  • Coalbed Methane reserve estimation for Indian Coalfield,  IIEST, Shibpur,   20 Aug 2015 - 20 Jan 2016
  • Shale gas adsorption,  IIEST, Shibpur,   07 Feb 2014 - 30 Jun 2015
  • Shale gas permeability,  University of Calgary, Canada,   13 Dec 2012 - 05 Dec 2013

Total Publications: 12

S. Bhowmik,"A study on the transient permeability behaviour of coal core under confinement", International Journal of Oil, Gas and Coal Technology, vol.37, no.2, pp.25, Inderscience Publishers (IEL) 2025, 10.1504/IJOGCT.2025.144532       Article

A. Roy, S. Bhowmik, and P. Dutta,"A study on the transient permeability behaviour of coal core under confinement", International Journal of Oil, Gas and Coal Technology, vol.37, no.2, pp.25, Inderscience Publishers (IEL) 2025, 10.1504/IJOGCT.2025.144532       Article

A. K. Gorai, S. Ram, Ram. M. Bishwal, and S. Bhowmik,"Sustainable and Innovative Mining Practices", Springer Proceedings in Earth and Environmental Sciences (SPEES), pp.626, Springer, November 2024, 10.1007/978-3-031-76614-5       EditedBook

D. Banerjee, A. Roy, S. Bhowmik, and P. Dutta,"Diffusion and diffusive permeability of an Indian coal to helium, methane, and CO2", Energy & Fuels, vol.38, no.22, pp.11, American chemical Society 2024, 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.4c04043       Article

A. K. Gorai, S. Ram, Ram. M. Bishwal, and S. Bhowmik,"Sustainable and Innovative Mining Practices", November 2024, 10.1007/978-3-031-76614-5       Proceedings

International Conference on Sustainable & Innovative Mining Practices (ICSIMP 2023) Mining Engineering (Conference)
  • Co-Coordinator
  • 16 Nov 2023 - 18 Nov 2023
  • Brochure

  • MN2206 : Mine Ventilation {Theory}
  • MN3005 : Mine Economics {Theory}
  • MN3109 : Coal and Mineral Processing Technology {Theory}
  • MN3207 : Coal and Mineral Processing Technology {Theory}
  • MN3208 : Mine Economics {Theory}
  • MN4223 : Eco-friendly Mining {Theory}
  • MN5244 : Coal Bed Methane {Theory}
  • MN5244 : Coal Bed Methane and CO2 Sequestration {Theory}
  • MN6002 : Project Management {Theory}
  • MN682 : Special Topics in Mining Engineering – II {Theory}
  • MN2074 : Mine Surveying Laboratory {Practical}
  • MN2702 : Mine Surveying Laboratory {Practical}
  • MN3273 : Coal and Mineral Processing Laboratory {Practical}
  • MN3703 : Coal and Mineral Processing Laboratory {Practical}

Ph.D. Students [1]
Enhanced Coalbed Methane and Carbon sequestration
Akash Kayal
Enrolled: Jul 2022
Continuing
Supervisor