Dr. S SHANTHA KUMAR

Designation : Professor Grade 2
School / Centre : Centre for Clean Environment
Department : Environmental and Water Resources Engineering

Educational Details

Bharathiyar University, Coimbatore

B.E.
Civil Engineering
Graduated in 2002

College of Engineering, Guindy, Anna University, Chennai

M.E.
Environmental Management
Graduated in 2004

Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai

Ph.D.
Civil Engineering
Graduated in 2009

Post Doctoral Experiences

Recipient of Australian Government ‘Endeavour Awards 2018 – Postdoctoral Research Fellowship’ for the period June 2018 – November 2018 to carry out research activities at Global Centre for Environmental Remediation (GCER), The University of Newcastle (UoN), Callaghan, NSW, Australia


Research Details

Areas of Specialization
  • Industrial waste treatment
  • Emerging contaminants
  • Phycoremediation
  • Waste to wealth

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On-going Consultancy Project Details

Title Funding Agency
Providing Knowledge Support and Execution of Corporate Environment Responsibility Eco Services India Private Limited, Chennai (CER) Activity for Creating Environmental Awareness/ Training/ Skill Development in the Surrounding Areas of M/s. Integrated Chennai Business Park (India) Private Limited, Ponneri, Chennai Eco Services India Private Limited, Chennai
Assessing and promoting low-cost methods for detection of lead in soil to support identification of contaminated sites PURE EARTH, India

Completed Consultancy Project Details

Title Funding Agency
Assessing the adequacy of sewage treatment plants with total capacity 170 KLD for treating the wastewater generated from residential building complex Eco Services India Private Limited, Chennai
Assessing the adequacy of grey water treatment plant (GWTP) of 175 KLD for treating the grey water generated from proposed residential cum commercial development project Eco Services India Private Limited, Chennai
Assessing the adequacy of sewage treatment plants (STPs) & grey water treatment plants (GWTPs) with a total Capacity of 550 KLD and 639 KLD for treating the wastewater generated from residential cum commercial development project Eco Services India Private Limited, Chennai

Completed Funded Project Details

Title Funding Agency
Flowing and depository profiling of contaminants through domestic water supply system and health risks assessment Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology (TNSCST), Chennai
Remediation of lead and nickel contaminated soil using zero valent iron nanoparticles (nZCI) Synthesized from Green Leaves The Institution of Engineers, India IE(I), Kolkota
Development and Evaluation of Phycoremediation Technology for Treatment of Rice Mill Effluent DST-SERB
Removal of Emerging Pollutants from Wastewater by Oxidation and Phycoremediation VIT, Vellore

Books / Book Chapters Published Details

Title Publisher Published Year
Phycoremediation: An Integrated and Eco-friendly Approach for Wastewater Treatment and Value-Added Product Potential Springer 2020
Sustainable Treatments for Wastewater Deriving from the Coffee Processing Springer 2021
Removal of Heavy Metals and Organic Pollutants by Marine Microalgae Springer 2023

Awards & Recognitions Details

  • Recipient of Australian Government ‘Endeavour Awards 2018 – Postdoctoral Research Fellowship’ for the period June 2018 – November 2018 to carry out research activities at Global Centre for Environmental Remediation (GCER), The University of Newcastle (UoN), Callaghan, NSW, Australia
  • Fellow of The Institution of Engineers (India) (IEI)

International Collaborations

  • Collaboration with Politecnico di Torino, Italy
  • Collaboration with Global Centre for Environmental Remediation (GCER), The University of Newcastle, Australia