EXPERTISE INFORMATION
Research Group
- Mine Environment
Areas of Interest
- Mine Ventilation
- Mine Water
- Mine Safety
Mahesh Kumar Shriwas Assistant Professor Grade-II, Mining Engineering
shriwasmk@nitrkl.ac.in
7
PUBLICATIONS1
SPONSORED PROJECTS13
CONSULTANCY PROJECTS7
DOCTORAL STUDENTS4
CONTINUING EDUCATIONPERSONAL INFORMATION
Mahesh Kumar Shriwas
Assistant Professor Grade-II
Mining Engineering
Room Number: MN-219
Department of Mining Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha, India - 769008
2014
Ph.D.
Mine Ventilation/ Mining EngineeringUniversity of Utah (USA)
2010
MS
Mine Ventilation/Mining EngineeringIndian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (India)
1996
B.E
Mining EngineeringGovernment Engineering College Bilaspur (India)
Teaching Experience
- Advanced Mine Ventilation, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, India, 14 Dec 2020 - Present
- Quantitative Methods in Mining Engineering, University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA, 09 Aug 2020 - 12 Dec 2020
- Mine Mechanization, Surface Environment, Mine Safety, Acharya Institute of Technology Bangalore, India, 10 Jul 2018 - 04 Jun 2019
- Mine Ventilation, Computer Applications in Mineral Industries, University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA, 02 Feb 2018 - 12 May 2018
Post Doctoral Research Experience
- Mine Ventilation, University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA, 09 Jun 2019 - 06 Jun 2020
- Mine Ventilation Monitoring and Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Spokane, USA, 20 Mar 2015 - 18 Aug 2017
Design and Development of UV-Assisted Self-Cleaning Filters Using Ceramic Membranes for Recycling Circulated Water Blowdown from Thermal Power Stations Other
- Co-Investigator
- 24
- Running Sponsored
Slope Stability of OC Dumps - Gare palma IV/8 Coal Mine Ambuja Cement Limited
- Principal Investigator
- 01 Nov 2022 - 31 Oct 2023
- Completed Consultancy
Scientific Study for the Determination of Specific gravity of Coal and Spontaneous Heating Susceptibility of Coal at Talabira II & III OCP, NLC NLC India Limited
- Co - Principal Investigator
- 03 Feb 2022 - 02 Jun 2023
- Completed Consultancy
Scientific Study for Designing Controlled Blasting Under Reg 196 (3) of CMR 2017 at Godavarikhani Coal Mine 2, 2/A & 5 of RG-1 Area Singareni Collieries Company Limited
- Principal Investigator
- 08 Nov 2021 - 30 Apr 2023
- Completed Consultancy
Scientific Study on Ground Vibrational Effects on Blasting at Ostapal Chromite Mine & its Control Mitigation Ferro Alloys Corporation Limited
- Principal Investigator
- 01 Nov 2021 - 30 Apr 2023
- Completed Consultancy
Designing, Planning, Continuous Supervision & Monitoring of the Total Drilling & Blasting Activities at Navi Mumbai International Airport site Navi Mumbai International Airport Limited
- Principal Investigator
- 01 Jan 2022 - 30 Apr 2023
- Completed Consultancy
Scientific Study on Blast-induced Vibration at Manoharpur Coal Mine Project Odisha Coal and Power Limited
- Principal Investigator
- 01 Mar 2022 - 01 Mar 2023
- Completed Consultancy
Scientific Study at Gare Palma IV/7 Coal Mine- Controlled Blasting Sarda Energy & Minerals Limited
- Principal Investigator
- 24 Nov 2021 - 24 Nov 2022
- Completed Consultancy
Scientific Study at Gare Palma IV/7 Coal Mine- Slope Stability Sarda Energy & Minerals Limited
- Principal Investigator
- 06 Oct 2021 - 06 Oct 2022
- Completed Consultancy
Scientific Study for Controlled Deep Hole Blasting at Tapin North OCP, Hazaribagh Area Central Coal Fields
- Principal Investigator
- 04 Aug 2022 - 04 Oct 2022
- Completed Consultancy
Scientific Study for Advice on Slope Stability Pit and Overburden Dumps of South Pit Extension and West Pit of NTPC Limited National Thermal Power Corporation Limited
- Principal Investigator
- 09 May 2022 - 08 Aug 2022
- Completed Consultancy
Technical Study at L&T Quarry Projects at Vadodra for Fragmentation Analysis & Controlled Fragmentation Analysis for TCO Project Smartchem Technologies Limited
- Principal Investigator
- 22 Mar 2022 - 31 May 2022
- Completed Consultancy
Vetting & Approval of Report on Study of Blast Induced Ground Vibration in Tunnel 14 RVNL's Sikkim Project Sonkar Mining & Environment Consultants
- Principal Investigator
- 25 Jan 2022 - 24 Mar 2022
- Completed Consultancy
Vetting & Approval of Drill Blast Design for Surface and Underground Excavations Sonkar Mining & Environment Consultants
- Principal Investigator
- 25 Jan 2022 - 24 Mar 2022
- Completed Consultancy
Total Publications: 7
G. D. Nookaraju, M. K. Shriwas, P. B, and R. Morla,"Assessment of occupational heat stress in mechanised underground metalliferous mines in India: Implications for ventilation and regulatory policy", Mining Technology, Sage 2026, View Details Article
M. K. Shriwas and C. Pritchard,"Workplace risk assessment and control of fires and explosions in underground coal mines", International Journal of Mining and Mineral Engineering, vol.11, no.3, pp.228-239, Inderscience Publisher 2020, 10.1504/IJMME.2020.109637 Article
M. K. Shriwas and C. Pritchard,"Ventilation Monitoring and Control in Mines", Mining, Metalurgy and Exploration, vol.37, no.4, pp.1015-1021 2020 Article
M. K. Shriwas and F. Calizaya,"Automation in detection of recirculation in a booster fan ventilation network", International Journal of Mining Science and Technology, vol.28, no.3, pp.513-517, May 2018, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmst.2018.04.009 Article
C., N., and M. K. Shriwas,"Risk assessment for the use of booster fans in underground coal mines", Mining Engineering, vol.66, no.3, pp.52-57 2014, View Details Article
Short Term Course on "Ventilation Planning & Design for Underground Mines" Mining Engineering (Short-term Course)
- Coordinator
- 19 May 2025 - 23 May 2025
- Brochure
Ventilation for Underground Mines: Concepts and Applications Mining Engineering (Workshop)
- Coordinator
- 15 Jan 2024 - 19 Jan 2024
- Brochure
Indian Knowledge Systems: Concepts & Applications School of Management (Workshop)
- Co-Coordinator
- 06 Nov 2023 - 12 Nov 2023
- Brochure
Challenges in Safety and Environmental Management in Mines (CSEMM – 2022) Mining Engineering (Conference)
- Co-Coordinator
- 17 Jun 2022 - 19 Jun 2022
- Brochure
- Advanced Mine Ventilation {Theory}
- Computational Subsurface Ventilation and Environment {Theory}
- Mine Ventilation {Theory}
- Mineral Resource Evaluation and Geostatistics {Theory}
- Statistics for Engineers {Theory}
- Value Education and Ethics {Theory}
- Mine Ventilation Laboratory {Practical}
Ph.D. Students [2]
Development of an MOF Based Spot Cooler for Thermal Comfort in Mine Environments
Tejavath Mohith NayakEnrolled: Jul 2026ContinuingCo-Supervisor
Development of Prediction Models for Estimation of Heat Stress Conditions in Underground Metalliferous Mines
Gadhi Durga NookarajuEnrolled: Jul 2022ContinuingSupervisor
Executive Ph.D. Students [5]
Mine Safety and Health
Chaturbhuja SahooEnrolled: Jul 2026ContinuingSupervisor
Optimization of Drilling & Blasting Techniques for Sustainable Mining of Gypsum Deposits
Anurag KinholkarEnrolled: Jul 2025ContinuingSupervisor
Development of Control Strategies to Limit Respirable Silica Dust in Opencast Coal Mines
Hemant Lal SahooEnrolled: Nov 2023ContinuingSupervisor
MINE ENVIRONMENT
Mohammad Matiur RahmanEnrolled: Sep 2023ContinuingSupervisor
Blasting Technology
Ajay Kumar JainEnrolled: Sep 2023ContinuingSupervisor
- PIC - Value Education