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Santosh K. Gupta

Senior Scientist Fellow, NASI

Research Interest

  • Bio-mimetic approaches in genetic algorithm and simulated annealing
  • Multi-objective optimization of industrial processes
  • On-line optimizing control of polymerization reactors
  • Modeling of Complex Polymerization Systems

Education

  • B.Tech., IIT Kanpur, 1968.
  • M.S., University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A., 1970.
  • Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A., 1972.

Awards

  • Honoree, special session in the Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Division, AIChE Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, 18 Oct 2011.
  • Honoree, Festschrift issue, Polym. Eng. Sci. (Volume 51, No. 10, 2011; a Society of Plastics Engineers-USA/Wiley Journal).
  • L & T Chair Professor of Chemical Engineering, IIT Bombay, Dec 2009-June 2010.
  • Professor, IIT Bombay, 2008-2010.
  • Fellow, The Indian National Academy of Engineering, New Delhi, elected 2009.
  • Fellow, Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore, elected 1987.
  • Fellow, The National Academy of Sciences, India, Allahabad, elected 2005.
  • Herdillia Award of IIChE for Excellence in Basic Research in Chemical Engineering, 1987.
  • Visiting Professor, University of Notre Dame, 1985-87.
  • Visiting Professor, National University of Singapore, 1998-99.
  • Visiting Professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1999-2000.

Codes

Publications

  • A. K. Thakur, S.K. Gupta , R. Kumar , N. Banerjee, P. Chaudhari, Multi-objective optimization of an industrial slurry phase ethylene polymerization reactor, International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering, 20, 6, (2022).
  • S. Rizvi, A. Singh, S.K. Gupta, A parametric study using Box-Behnken design for melanoidin removal via Cu-impregnated activated carbon prepared from waste leaves biomass, Appl Water Sci, 12, 81 (2022).
  • N. Singh, S.K. Gupta, P.K.S. Yadav, RSM-Based Optimization Approach in Production of Anionic Methyl Ester Sulfonate for Commercial Detergent Application, Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series E, 103 (2022).
  • G.M. Sawood, S. Dixit, G. Mishra, S.K. Gupta, Selective As(v) capture by a novel magnetic green Fe-biochar composite in a packed column: an application of central composite design, Environmental Science: Water Research and Technology, 7 (2021).
  • J.N. Srivastava, S.K. Gupta, Influence of siloxanes viscosity and concentration on low-temperature impact modification and melt flow behavior of polycarbonate, Journal of Applied Polymer Science , (2021).
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