NAME : PARDEEP KUMAR

 

DATE OF BIRTH : NOVEMBER 03, 1979.

 

NATIONALITY : Indian

 

SEX : Male

 

MARITAL STATUS : Single

 

MAILING ADDRESS : S/O LATE SH. KRISHAN KUMAR

                  RAM BASTI, GALI NO 7-B,

                  NEAR CIVIL HOSPITAL,

                  SANGRUR(PUNJAB)-148001, INDIA.  

ELECTRONIC MAIL : pkgarg.iitkgp@gmail.com,

                                 pkgarg.iitkgp@rediffmail.com

 

ADMISSION SOUGHT FOR : Ph.D.,commencing Fall 2006.

 

FINANCIAL SUPPORT : Full financial assistance sought

 

 

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

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1. Degree:   Master of Technology (Chemical Engineering)

Institute:  Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India.

Duration:   2001-2003

C.G.P.A:   7.93/ 10.0

 

2. Degree:   Bachelor of Technology (Chemical Engineering)

Institute:   Beant College of engg. & technology, Gurdaspur, Punjab, India.

Duration:    1996-2000

Percentage:  70%

 

3. One year Diploma in Biotechnology (pursuing, Distance learning) Bioinformatics Institute of India.

Significant courses: Biochemistry, Microbiology,Proteins: A study of Proteins, Industrial  Biotechnology, Biochemical engineering, Metabolic Concepts & Bioenergetics.

 

WORK EXPERIENCE:

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Employer: Meerut institute of engg. & technology, Meerut, India.affiliated to Uttar Pardesh Technical University, Lucknow, India. 

DURATION: March 2003-till date

Designation: Lecturer, Department of Chemical Engg. & Biotechnology.

Subjects handled: (i) Biochemical Engineering (OE-41)

(ii) BIOProcess Engineering (BT-505)

(iii) Chemical Reaction Engineering (CH-503)

(iv) Mass transfer (CH-501)

 

Dissertation guided for under graduates:

(i)"Optimization of parameters for the production of alkaline protease from isolated bacillus species"

Aim is to study the Effect of following parameters: carbon source on protease production, nitrogen source on protease production, pH, Temperature, time of fermentation, effect of air flow rate, effect of age of inoculums, effect of percentage of inoculums.

 

(ii))"Studies on adsorption for the removal of phenol & nitro phenol from industrial wastewaters on granular activated carbon”. 

The following studies have been done:

(a) Lab generated activated carbon from waste material

(b) Characterization of activated carbon

(c) Batch study to determine adsorption isotherm & kinetic parameter.

 

(iii) Presently guiding "Generation of Ethanol and Bio-gases like Methane, Hydrogen as a Bio-fuel" from agricultural waste like maize cob with household organic waste". using Cellulose, Lignin degrading fungi in intial stages to get disaccharides for further action by bacteria & yeast (like, saccharimyces, candida etc.).

 

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:

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1.Major thesis: M.Tech (Chemical Engineering)

Title : "Hydrodynamics and Heat transfer studies in pressurized circulating Circulating Fuidized bed".

Guide : Dr. R. K. Saha, prof. & Head of Dept. of Chemical Engg, IIT,Kharagpur

Duration : July 2002 to January 2003

Investigation is aimed to study the effect of pressure & other relevant parameters on bed hydrodynamics & heat transfer in the riser column. Experiments have been carried out in  the pressurized circulating fluidized bed bench scale unit with different pressure ranging from 2-6 bar, gas superficial velocity ranging from 0.2-1.2 m/s, different % of primary and secondary air ranging from 100-30% (keeping total gas superficial velocity constant) and temperature ranging from 200-400°c.

 

Worked on the following Equipments

 FERMENTER (5-liter capacity)

 UV SPECTROPHOTOMETER

 ELECTROPHORESIS UNIT

 ULTRA FILTRATION UNIT

 PCR

 GEL DOCUMENTATION SYSTEM

 

Techniques

Media preparation & isolation.

Sub-culturing. 

Calibration of Rotameter.

Calibration of Pressure Transducer & Particle size analyzer.

 

 

 

COMPUTER SKILLS:

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Programming Languages: FORTRAN, C,

Operating Systems/Platforms: WINDOWS 98/2000/XP

Utilities: MS-OFFICE 97/2000/XP

Softwares :Matlab, perl(basic)

 

TEST: TOEFL: 180-247

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GRE General Test Scores:

Verbal: 420

Quantitative: 690

 

PAPER PRESENTED AND SHORT TERM COURSE ATTENTED:

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Paper “Hydrodynamics and Heat transfer studies in a Pressurized Circulating Fluidized Bed”, presented in CHEMCON-2002 held in December-2002 at Hyderabad (A.P.)India.

 

"4th National Workshop & Conference on CFB Technology and Revamping of Boilers in India and course” in Bengal Engg. College, Howrah, West Bengal.

 

Seminars given:

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1. Biotechnology in 21st century and role of Chemical Engg. in biotechnology

2. Application of computational methods in chemical engg.

3. Heat and Mass transfer in Trickle bed reactors.

 

Reference:

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Dr. R. k. Saha

Prof. and Head of Department of Chemical Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology

Kharagpur, India

Phno:91-3222-283946(O), 91-3222-283947 

 

 

PARDEEP KUMAR