Pollution Control for Clean Environment--Volume 1: Proceedings of Icpcce 2023

Rajesh Roshan Dash is currently a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the School of Infrastructure at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar, India. He received his masters degree in environmental engineering from Motilal Nehru Regional Engineering College (MNNIT), Allahabad in 2001 and Ph.D. in environmental engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee in 2008. He teaches various courses in the Environmental Engineering discipline at both undergraduate and graduate levels. His research expertise includes physico-chemical, biological and natural treatment of domestic and industrial wastewater. Professor Dash has published more than 60 research papers in refereed journals and more than 70 articles in conference proceedings and as book chapters. He was granted a patent in 2022 for 'Single unit fixed bed reactor for simultaneous hetero-trophic nitrification aerobic denitrification adsorptive coupled denitrifying phosphate removal from wastewater.' He has successfully organized several conferences, and workshops and has carried out several research projects funded by the Department of Science & Technology (DST), DST Indo-EU, and the Ministry of Human Resource Development - Swachhta Action Plan (MHRD-SAP). He has guided 4 Ph.D. theses, 23 M.Tech. theses and is the guide for 4 ongoing Ph.D. theses. He is an active member of many central and state government advisory bodies related to rural water supply, wastewater treatment, and solid waste management.

Sankarsan Mohapatro is currently an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering in the School of Electrical Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar, India. He completed his B.E. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Biju Pattnaik University of Technology, Odisha. He holds an M.Sc (Engineering) and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India. He is a professor and teaches electrical engineering courses at both undergraduate and graduate levels. 'Industrial Application of High Voltage for Air Pollution Control' and 'Wastewater Treatment and Renewable Energy' are two areas in which Dr. Mohapatra has conducted an extensive study. Dr. Mohapatro has published 20 research papers in reputable publications and 27 articles in conference proceedings and as book chapters. He has led various research projects funded by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and the Odisha State Planning and Coordinating Council (P&C). He has supervised 19 master's theses and 1 doctoral dissertation and has additional 4 doctoral dissertations currently in progress. The Science and Technology Department of the Government of Odisha, India, has honored Dr. Sankarsan with the Odisha Young Scientist Award for his research contributions.

Manaswini Behera is currently an Associate Professor of Environmental Engineering in the School of Infrastructure, Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar, India. She received her master's degree in environmental engineering and management from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi and her Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. She has an extensive experience in the areas of 'wastewater treatment and reuse', 'waste management and bioenergy recovery using microbial fuel cell and bio-electrochemical systems' and 'developing cost-effective ceramic separators for fuel cells.' She has 32 conference presentations and proceedings contributions and has published 41 refereed articles in well-known journals. He also has published 2 books and 29 refereed book chapters. She has completed three sponsored research projects and is currently investigating the Indo-EU consortium project - SARASWATI-2.0 with the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. She has guided 4 Ph.D. research scholars, 15 projects of Master students andis currently guiding 4 Ph.D. scholars. She was granted a patent in 2022 for 'Earthen pot-based proton exchanger cum anode chamber and microbial fuel cell (MFC) obtained thereof.' In recognition of her research work, Dr. Manaswini was awarded the Odisha Young Scientist Award by the Science and Technology Department, Government of Odisha, India and the Best Young Scientist Award at the 11th International Conference in Challenges in Environmental Science and Engineering, 2018 at Bangkok. Dr. Manaswini is a member of several professional organizations and serves as an Associate Editor for the ASCE Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste.

Rajesh Roshan Dash目前是印度布巴內斯瓦爾印度科技學院基礎設施學院的土木與環境工程教授。他於2001年在阿拉哈巴德的莫蒂拉爾·尼赫魯區域工程學院（MNNIT）獲得環境工程碩士學位，並於2008年在魯爾基的印度科技學院獲得環境工程博士學位。他教授本科及研究生階段的各種環境工程課程。他的研究專長包括家庭和工業廢水的物理化學、生物和自然處理。Dash教授在同行評審的期刊上發表了超過60篇研究論文，並在會議論文集和書籍章節中發表了超過70篇文章。他於2022年獲得了一項專利，內容為「單元固定床反應器，用於同時進行異養性硝化、好氧脫氮、吸附耦合的廢水脫磷」。他成功組織了多個會議和研討會，並執行了多個由科學與技術部（DST）、DST印歐合作及人力資源發展部-清潔行動計畫（MHRD-SAP）資助的研究項目。他指導了4篇博士論文、23篇碩士論文，並目前指導4篇正在進行的博士論文。他是多個與農村供水、廢水處理和固體廢物管理相關的中央及地方政府諮詢機構的活躍成員。

Sankarsan Mohapatro目前是印度布巴內斯瓦爾印度科技學院電氣科學學院的副教授。他在奧迪沙的比朱·帕特奈克科技大學獲得電氣與電子工程學士學位，並在印度班加羅爾的印度科學院獲得電氣工程碩士（工程）和博士學位。他教授本科及研究生階段的電氣工程課程。Mohapatra博士在「高壓工業應用於空氣污染控制」和「廢水處理與可再生能源」兩個領域進行了廣泛的研究。Mohapatro博士在知名出版物上發表了20篇研究論文，並在會議論文集和書籍章節中發表了27篇文章。他領導了多個由科學與技術部（DST）和奧迪沙州規劃與協調委員會（P&C）資助的研究項目。他指導了19篇碩士論文和1篇博士論文，並有另外4篇博士論文目前正在進行中。印度奧迪沙州政府的科學與技術部因其研究貢獻授予Mohapatra博士奧迪沙青年科學家獎。

Manaswini Behera目前是印度布巴內斯瓦爾印度科技學院基礎設施學院的環境工程副教授。她在德里的印度科技學院獲得環境工程與管理碩士學位，並在卡哈拉格普爾的印度科技學院獲得環境工程博士學位。她在「廢水處理與再利用」、「利用微生物燃料電池和生物電化學系統的廢物管理與生物能源回收」以及「為燃料電池開發成本效益高的陶瓷分離器」等領域擁有豐富的經驗。她參加了32次會議並發表了相關論文，並在知名期刊上發表了41篇同行評審的文章。她還出版了2本書和29篇同行評審的書籍章節。她已完成三個贊助的研究項目，並目前正在與印度政府科學與技術部調查印歐聯盟項目 - SARASWATI-2.0。她指導了4名博士研究生和15個碩士生項目。