Lunawat Vardhman Manoj
PhD Student, Centre for Sustainable Technologies,
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Email: vardhmanl@iisc.ac.in
Profiles: LinkedIn
Lunawat Vardhman Manoj
PhD Student, Centre for Sustainable Technologies,
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Email: vardhmanl@iisc.ac.in
Profiles: LinkedIn
EDUCATION
2018 - M.Tech Civil Engineering
University of Pune
Specialisation:
Dissertation:
2017 - Civil Engineering
University of Pune
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
since Jan 2022: Doctoral researcher, Centre for Sustainable Technologies, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Biocarrier development, Valorisation of mineral waste, Biofilm processes, In-situ treatment
AWARDS & HONOURS
Swachhta Saarthi Fellowship from the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser, Government of India.
PUBLICATIONS
V. Lunawat, S. Gupta, S. Ramaswami, "Biological Treatment of Municipal Wastewater: Harnessing Steel-Slag as a High-Performance Media in Submerged Aerated Filters". IWA Biofilm Reactors Conference 2026, 16-19 March, 2026, Orange Beach, Alabama. (accepted)
V. Lunawat, S. Gupta, S. Ramaswami, "Biological treatment of municipal wastewater using submerged aerated filter with steel slag as media", in: 7th IWA International Conference on Eco-Technologies for Wastewater Treatment (ECO-STP 2025), 23-26th June 2025, Stockholm, Sweden.
V. Lunawat, S. Gupta, S. Ramaswami, "Biological Treatment of Municipal Wastewater: Harnessing Steel Slag as a High-Performance Media in Submerged Aerated Filters", in: RECYCLE 2025: 5th International Conference on Waste Management, 5-6th June 2025, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India. -- best oral presentation award
Lunawat, V.; Gupta, S.; Ramaswami, S. (2025) "Influence of biocarrier geometry in moving bed biofilm reactor process", 12th ASCE International Perspectives on Water and the Environment (IPWE) conference, 8-10 January 2025, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.