Brief CV

 Dr. R. SARAVANANE

  Associate Professor

 Environmental Engineering

Civil Engineering Department

Pondicherry Engineering College

  www.rsaravanane.com (or) www.civil.pec.edu

Qualification                                 : B.E.,  M.E., Ph.D.

Area of Specialization                     : Environmental Engineering

 Experience                                  : Teaching and R & D:     18 Years                                

                                                   Field/ Industry        :       2   years                      

Publications                :   Text BooK :      One

                                      Research Papers               Natl.               Intl.

                                               Journals                  14                   35

                                        Proceedings                   21                   76

                                                                                          Total:  146                

International Conference

Organised                                   :   One

International Workshop

Organized                                  :  One

Projects: Research and field

(Field/ Sponsored)                         :   Completed:   20

                                                      Ongoing    :  Four

Ph.D Guidance                          :      Completed:   5

                                                      Ongoing    :  4

M.Tech Guidance                       : 55 (Completed)                                   

Research Areas of Interest        :      (i) Biohydrogen production through Dark fermentation

(ii) Biological Fluidization  for Wastewater   Treatment (Recalcitrant and Pharmaceutical)

(iii) Membrane Bioreactor for Wastewater   Treatment (Recalcitrant and Pharmaceutical)  

(iii) Hazardous waste treatment and remediation of waste disposal sites

(iv) Decentralised Wastewater Treatment System   (DEWATS)

Field Work Experience                 : STP, ETP, DEWATS, RO, DM, Industrial Air  (Design and

                                                     Monitoring) pollution Control, Leachate treatment system,

                                                     EIA,  EMP, ERA, Biogas- methane utility system,   Spealised

                                                     Effluent treatment system for Pharmaceutical Industry

Potential Co-ordination Activities

• Environmental sustainability and management through technological innovation and application in semi-urban and rural areas.

• Solid waste management through integrated reuse and energy utilization

• Municipal and industrial waste to Energy conversion Routes

• Decentralised Wastewater Treatment System   (DEWATS)

• Bioremediation of waste disposal sites

• Disaster management in coastal areas

• Environmental Impact Assessment and risk management through state level Co-   ordination – Member, State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), MoEF, Department of Science and Technology & Environment, Government of Puducherry.

• Global warming and climate change mitigation - challenges through education and training

• Water resources augmentation through reuse and artificial recharge

• Technological innovation on Green Energy routes and water resuse sustainability

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