Biofuels: Technology, Challenges and Prospects
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Prof. Avinash Kumar Agarwal: Prof. Avinash Kumar Agarwal joined IIT Kanpur in 2001. Prof. Agarwal was at ERC, University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA as a Post-Doctoral Fellow (1999 – 2001). His areas of interest are IC engines, combustion, alternative fuels, hydrogen, conventional fuels, lubricating oil tribology, optical diagnostics, laser ignition, HCCI, emission and particulate control, and large bore engines. Prof. Agarwal has published more than 200 peer reviewed international journal and conference papers. He is associate editor of ASME Journal of Energy Resources Technology, and International Journal of Vehicle Systems Modelling and Testing. He has edited “Handbook of Combustion” (5 Volumes; 3168 pages), published by Wiley VCH, Germany. Prof. Agarwal is a Fellow of SAE (2012), Fellow of ASME (2013) and a Fellow of INAE (2015). Prof. Agarwal is the recipient of Prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize-2016 in Engineering Sciences.
Dr. Rashmi A. Agarwal: Dr. Rashmi A. Agarwal is a senior researcher at IIT Kanpur. She completed her doctoral degree in Inorganic Chemistry from IIT Kanpur in 2014. She completed her M.Sc. in Organic Chemistry from Rajasthan University, Jaipur in 2002 and B.Sc. in Chemistry, from Kanoria College, Rajasthan University, Jaipur in 2000. She has expertise in coordination chemistry, coordination polymers, organic synthesis, inorganic synthesis, crystal structure determination, supramolecular chemistry, porous materials, topology, florescence, SC (single crystal)-to-SC transformation, synthesis of nano-particles. Dr. Rashmi A. Agarwal has published over 20 research papers in leading international journals.
Prof. Tarun Gupta: Prof. Tarun Gupta is a PK Kelkar Research Fellow at IIT Kanpur. He completed his Doctor of Science (2004) in Environmental Health from Harvard University, USA. He has been involved in teaching and research activities at IIT Kanpur since June 2006. He has published more than 80 international peer reviewed journal papers and has filed 3 Indian patents. He has received numerous awards and recognitions such as NASI Scopus Young Scientist (2015), INSA Young Scientist (2011), INAE Young Engineer (2009), and IEI Young Engineer (2008). He has extensively worked on engine emissions and control using development and testing of non-noble metal catalyst based DOC.
Dr. Bhola Ram Gurjar: Dr. Bhola Ram Gurjar is Associate Professor and the Coordinator of the Environmental Engineering Group at IIT Roorkee. He holds a PhD in Environmental Risk Analysis from IIT Delhi. His present research interests include megacities, air pollution: environmental impact and risk assessment: atmospheric emissions and climate change; and integrated cross-disciplinary study of science and policy issues of the environment, health, energy, economy, technology, and infrastructure and resources-particularly from the global change, sustainable development and risk governance perspectives. Dr. Gurjar has (co)authored / (co)edited seven books and more than 100 publications. He has received several awards and fellowships including the prestigious Advanced Postdoctoral Research Fellowship of the Max Planck Society (Germany) (2002-2005) and UKIERI Grant to visit the University of Surrey (UK). He is also co-recipient of the Nawab Zain Yar Jung Bhadur Memorial Medal (best research paper award) from Environmental Engineering Division of the Institution of Engineers (India) Kolkata, for the year 1995-96.
