Dr. L. Vijay Anand

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Designation: 
Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering
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vijayanand [AT] iitrpr.ac.in,   lva.ropar [AT] gmail.com

Areas of Research: 
=> Environmental Engineering
=> Contaminant Transport Processes: Experiments and Modeling
=>Water and Soil Quality Assessment Processes
=> Eco-friendly Technologies for Contaminant Removal
=> Water and Wastewater Treatment
=> Actinide Geochemistry
=> Emerging Contaminants
=> Environmental Impact Assessment Studies
Education: 
PhD: Auburn University, USA.
M.S : Auburn University, USA.
B.E : College of Engineering, Anna University, India
Work Experience: 
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, IIT Ropar, India.
Selected Publications/Patents: 

1. Hydrogeochemical constraints on uranium contamination of groundwater for drinking water supplies and associated health risks. M Verma, VA Loganathan. Groundwater for Sustainable Development. 2023; 100973.

2. Experiments and geochemical modelling of arsenic interaction with clay-dominated soil from Rupnagar district of Punjab, India. H Nazir, VA Loganathan. Water Security. 2023; 100139

 

3. Water security and health risk assessment of an urban household-level drinking water and sanitation system, Punjab, India. Mohit Verma,  VA Loganathan. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 2023; 195 (6).

4. Release of geogenic fluoride from contaminated soils of Rajasthan, India: Experiments and geochemical modeling. B Thakur,  VA Loganathan et al. Water Security. 2023; 100140.

5. Separation of nanoplastics from synthetic and industrial wastewater using electrolysis-assisted flotation approach: A green approach for real-time contaminant mitigation. VS Pawak, C Shekhar, VA Loganathan, & Manigandan Sabapathy. Chemical Engineering Research and Design. 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cherd.2023.08.038

6. Development of entropy and deviation-based water quality index: Case of river Ganga, India. Mohit Verma, VA Loganathan. Ecological Indicators. 2022; 143.109319.

 

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Other Information: 

Projects

Ongoing

1. DST funded iHub – AwaDH. Agriculture & Water Technology Development Hub at IIT Ropar. Domain Coordinator: Water and Soil Quality Assessment.

Completed

1. Understanding and Modeling the Reactive Transport of Uranium Contaminated Groundwater of Malwa Region, Punjab. Early Career Research Award, SERB, DST.

2. Impact of Rainwater Harvesting in India on Groundwater Quality with Specific Reference to Fluoride and Micropollutants. India-UK Water Quality Research Programme.

 

 

 

 

 

Office Address

Faculty Room #1, Civil Engineering Department, Super Academic Block, Main Campus, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, Rupnagar, Punjab 140001, India.

E-mail: vijayanand [AT] iitrpr.ac.in, lva.ropar [AT] gmail.com

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Updated: 29 Aug 23