Dr. Amitava Bandyopadhyay
Associate ProfessorUniversity of Calcutta, India
Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India
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Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India
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Dr. Amitava Bandyopadhyay holds a position of Professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering, University College of Science & Technology, University of Calcutta. India. Prior to his University position, he spent more than ten years at the West Bengal Pollution Control Board dealing with the implementation of various environmental rules and regulations. He has completed his PhD in Chemical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur in 1996. His area of expertise includes Air Pollution Control Particulate laden gas cleaning, CO2 Capture, Gas‐Liquid Mass Transfer (Spray Column, Bubble Column, Hybrid Columns), Air and Water Quality Assessment Studies, Advanced Waste Water Treatment, E‐Waste Management, Hazardous Waste Management, Environmental Jurisprudence in India. He has visited Thailand, China USA, and Japan for academic pursuits. Dr. Bandyopadhyay has published 81 articles in international and national journals. He has authored three books and contributed chapters to three other books. He is one of the topical editors in the water and environmental engineering sections of the international journal CLEAN-Soil, Air, and Water, published by Wiley-Blackwell. He also serves on the editorial boards and advisory boards of several international journals importantly to Environmental Quality Management of Wiley-Blackwell. He has received a number of awards for his research like the Outstanding Paper Award 2012 from Clean Technologies & Environmental Policy. In addition to serving as a life member of Indian Institution of Chemical Engineers, The Institution of Engineers, Indian Association for Environmental Management, Institution of Public Health Engineers India, Air Pollution Control Association of India, Indian Science News Association, Coal Ash Institute of India, Forum of Scientists, Engineers and Technologists, National Environmental Science Academy, Indian Science Congress Association, Oil Technologists’ Association of India, and member of Climate Change Research Institute and Society of Chemical Industry, United Kingdom. He also delivered number of invited lectures. He is also serving as external examination for national and international institutes.