Dr.-Ing. Sreenivasan Ramaswami
Assistant Professor, Centre for Sustainable Technologies,
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Email: sreeni@iisc.ac.in || Phone: +91 (0)80 2293 2520 || Website: https://cst.iisc.ac.in/cst/sr.html
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EDUCATION
2018 - Doctor of Engineering (Dr.-Ing.)
Hamburg University of Technology (TU Hamburg), Germany
Dissertation: High-rate nitrification of membrane-filtrated saline landfill leachate using fixed-bed biofilm reactors (full-text)
2014 - MSc Environmental Engineering
Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH)
Specialisation: water & wastewater
Dissertation: Investigation of treatment options for highly loaded wastewater from licorice processing
2012 - B.Tech Chemical Engineering
National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli (NIT Trichy)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
since Jun 2020: Assistant Professor, Centre for Sustainable Technologies, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Feb 2020 - Mar 2020: Postdoctoral researcher, DVGW Research Centre TUHH, Hamburg, Germany
Sep 2019 - Jan 2020: Postdoctoral researcher, Department of Aquatic Environmental Engineering, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
Feb 2019 - May 2019: Postdoctoral researcher, DVGW Research Centre TUHH, Hamburg, Germany
Aug 2014 - Oct 2018: Doctoral researcher, Institute of Wastewater Management and Water Protection, Hamburg University of Technology, Germany
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Sustainable and fit-for-purpose technologies for wastewater treatment; Sanitation and drinking water; Water reclamation and nutrient recovery
TEACHING
ST 218: Sustainable Wastewater Management (Jan semester)
UES 206: Experimental Methods in Environmental Chemistry (Jan)
UES 310: Practical Course in Environmental Engineering (Aug)
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Ramaswami, S.; Jalal Uddin, F.M.; Behrendt, J.; Otterpohl, R. (2019). High-rate nitrification of saline wastewaters using fixed-bed reactors. Journal of Environmental Management, 243, 444-452. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.05.020.
Ramaswami, S.; Behrendt, J.; Otterpohl, R. (2018). Comparison of NF-RO and RO-NF for the Treatment of Mature Landfill Leachates: A Guide for Landfill Operators. Membranes, 8(2), 17. doi: 10.3390/membranes8020017
Ramaswami, S.; Behrendt, J.; Kalyanasundaram, S.; Eggers, S.; Otterpohl, R. (2018). Experiences from an investigation on the potential of packed bed reactors for high rate nitrification of mature landfill leachates. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 22, 59–65. doi: 10.1016/j.jwpe.2018.01.006
Ramaswami, S.; Ahmad, Z. N.; Slesina, M.; Behrendt, J.; Otterpohl, R. (2016). Nanofiltration for Safe Drinking Water in Underdeveloped Regions – A Feasibility Study. In the Proceedings of: 13th IWA Specialized Conference on Small Water and Wastewater Systems & 5th IWA Specialized Conference on Resources-Oriented Sanitation, 14-16th September 2016, Athens, Greece. doi: 10.15480/882.1382
Ramaswami, S.; Behrendt, J.; Wang, G.; Eggers, S.; Otterpohl, R. (2016). Combining magnesium ammonium phosphate precipitation with membrane processes for ammonia removal from methanogenic leachates. Water and Environment Journal, 30 (3–4), 218–226. doi:10.1111/wej.12210
AWARDS & HONOURS
Highly Commended Paper - Outstanding Paper Award 2017 - Water and Environment Journal.
DAAD conferences fellowship (‘Kongressreisenprogramm’) - in 2016 and in 2017.
Gold Medallist (National Level) in Chemical Engineering discipline of All India Student Design Competition 2011, conducted by the National Design and Research Forum (NDRF), the Institution of Engineers (India).
Indian Academy of Sciences Summer Research Fellowship 2011
REVIEWER FOR
Water
Environmental Technology
Journal of Water Process Engineering
The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering
International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry
Journal of the Indian Institute of Science
Sustainable Environment Research
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Life Member, Indian Water Works Association (IWWA)
Member, The Institution of Engineers India (IEI)