Designation: Professor & Director IT BHU 

Specialization: Transfer Processes, Non-Newtonian Fluids, Wastewater Treatment, Fluidization,
Bioreactors, Energy Engineering, Separation Processes, Electrochemical Mass Transfer & Corrosion

Papers Published In Last Five Years

1. Arora, M.K., Sinha, A.S.K., and Upadhyay, S.N., Effect of Dispersion and Distribution on Activity of Alumina-Supported Cadmium Sulphide Photocatalysts for Hydrogen Production from Water, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., Vol., 37, 1310-1316 (1998).

2. Sahu, N., Arora, M.K., Upadhyay, S.N. and Sinha, A.S.K., Phase Transformation and Activity of Cadmium Sulfide of Photocatalysts for Hydrogen Production from Water: The Role of Adsorbed Ammonia on Cadmium Sulphate Precursor, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., Vol. 37, 4682-4688 (1998).

3. Arora, M.K., Sinha, A.S.K. and Upadhyay, S.N., Active Cadmium Sulfide Photocatalysts for Hydrogen Production from Water, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., Vol. 38, 2659-2665 (1998).

4. Sahu, N., Arora, M.K., Upadhyay, S.N. and Sinha, A.S.K., Phase Transformation and Activity of Cadmium Sulfide of Photocatalysts for Hydrogen Production from Water: The Role of Support, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., Vol. 37, 4682-4688 (1998).

5. Rai, A. K., Upadhya, Y. D., and Upadhyay, S. N., Metal Removal through Cheaper Methods: A Review, Journal IAEM, 25, 22-51 (1998).

6. Dubey, R. S., Dubey, R. Sagar and Upadhyay S. N., Development of Novel Amperometric Microsensor for Monitoring H2S Produced by SRB during Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion, Trans. Metal Finishers Assoc. of India,Vol. 7(1), 83-86 (1998).

7. Kumar, V., Pandey, R. N., and Upadhyay, S. N., A Closed Form Solution of Convective Mass Transfer Model for Intracellular Calcium Response of Endothelial Cells, Mathematical Problems in Engineering, Vol. 4, 437-459 (1998).

8. Dubey, R. S., Upadhyay, S. N., Inhibition Effect of Naturally Occurring Metal-binding Compounds onto Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion of Mild Steel, Bulletin of Electrochemistry, Vol. 15(7-8) (1999):

9. Dubey, R. S. and Upadhyay, S. N., Inhibition Effect of Pseudomonas fluorescens on Corrosion of Mild Steel, Indian J. Chem. Tech., Vol. 6(7) 179-184 (1999).

10. Dubey, R.S., Upadhyay, S. N., A Review of Electrochemical Techniques Applied to Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion in Recent Studies, Indian J. Chem. Tech., Vol. 6(7) 207-218 (1999).

11. Kumar, V., and Upadhyay, S. N., Computer Simulation of Membrane Processes: Ultrafiltration and Dialysis Units, Computers and Chem. Eng., Vol. 23, 1713-1724 (2000).

12. Kumar, V., Pandey, R. N., and Upadhyay, S.N., Exact Solution of Convective Mass Transfer Model for Calcium Response of Endothelium, Math. Problems in Eng., Vol. 5, 361-377 (2000).

13. Banik, R. M., Kanari, B. and Upadhyay, S.N., Exopolysaccharide of the Gellan Family: Prospects and Potential, World J. of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 16, 407-414 (2000).

14. Dubey, R. S. and Upadhyay, S. N., Microbial Corrosion Monitoring by an Amperometric Microbial Biosensor Developed Using Whole Cell of Pseudomonas sp., Biosensor and Bioelectronics, Vol. 16, 995-1000 (2001).

15. Sinha, A.S.K., Sahu, N., Arora, M.K. and Upadhyay, S.N., Preparation of Egg-shell Type Al2O3-Supported Cds Photo-catalysts for Reduction of H2O to H2, Catalysis Today, Vol. 69, 297-305 (2001).

16. Amarnath, Namboothiri, T.K.G. and Upadhyay, S.N., Flow Assisted Corrosion of API X-52 Steel in 3.5% NaCl Solution, Canadian J. Chem. Engg; Vol. 80, 456-464 (2002).

17. Kanari, B., Banik, R. M., and Upadhyay, S. N., Effect of Environmental Factors and Carbohydrates on Gellan Gum Production, Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Vol. 102-103, 129-140 (2002).

18. Sinha, A.S.K., Sahu, N. and Upadhyay, S.N., Microstructure and Activity of Platinized CdS-Al2O3 Photocatalysts for Reduction of Water to Hydrogen by Visible Light, J. Indian Chem. Soc., Vol. 80, (2003) in press.

19. Banik, R. M., Santhiagu, A., Kanari, B. and Upadhyay, S.N., Technological Aspects of Extractive Fermentation Using Aqueous Two-Phase Systems, World J. Microbiology and Biotechnology, Vol.18 (2003) in press.

20. Dubey, R. S. and Upadhyay, S. N., Microorganism Based Biosensor for Monitoring of Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion Caused by Fungal Species, Indian J. Chem. Tech., Vol. 10, 607-610 (2003)

21. Dube, S. K.; Padmanabhan, P.; Purohit, H. J.; Upadhyay, S. N.; Tracking Methanotrophs and Their Diversity in Paddy Soil: A Molecular Approach, Current Sci., 85(1), 92, 2003

Contributed Chapters in Books:

1. A Chapter on Wetted Surface Absorbers (with Vineet Kumar, B. N. Rai, and G. Tripathi) in "Encyclopaedia of Chemical Processing and Design" (McKetta, J. J., ed.) Vol. 66, pp. 188-197, Marcell Dekker (1998).

2. A Chapter on Large Scale Biodegradation Process: Potential and Problems in "Trends in Microbial Exploitation" (B. Rai, R.S. Upadhyay and N. K. Dubey, eds.) International Society for Conservation of Natural Resource, India, pp. 190-205 (1998).

3. A Chapter on Microbial Corrosion and its Mitigation through Microorganisms, "Trends in Microbial Exploitation" (with R.S. Dubey), (B. Rai, R.S. Upadhyay and N. K. Dubey, eds.) International Society for Conservation of Natural Resource, India, pp. 242-258 (1998).

4. A Chapter on The Role of Microorganisms and Biocides in Re-circulating Cooling Water Systems, (with R.S. Dubey) NACE (India), Houston, USA and Speciality Chemicals (P) Ltd., New Delhi (1998).

5. A Chapter on Zone Refining (with B. N. Rai, Vineet Kumar, and G. Tripathi) in Encyclopaedia of Chemical Processing and Design (McKetta, J. J., ed.) Vol 68, pp. 49-122, Marcell Dekker, (1999).

6. A Chapter on Biotechnology: An Emerging Engineering Discipline, in "Mineral Biotechnology" (Shukla, L. B. and Mishra, V. N., Eds.), Allied Pubs. Pvt., Ltd, New Delhi, pp 5-15 (2002).

7. A Chapter on Mineral Biotechnology: Potential and Problems, in "Mineral Biotechnology" (Shukla, L. B. and Mishra, V. N., Eds.), Allied Pubs. Pvt., Ltd, New Delhi, pp 5-15 (2002).

8. A Chapter on Biological Reactors for Wastewater Treatment, (with P. K. Mishra, and B. N. Rai) in Concise Encyclopedia of Bio-resource Technology" (Pandey, A., Ed.), The Haworth Press Inc., Bringhamtan, N. Y., (2004) in press.

9. A Chapter on Biological Control of Air Pollution (with V. Kumar) in "Concise Encyclopedia of Bio-resource Technology" (Pandey, A., Ed.), The Haworth Press Inc., Bringhamtan, N. Y., (2004), in press.

10. A Chapter on Oxygen Transfer in Aerobic Bioreactors (with B. N. Rai, and P. K. Mishra) in "Encyclopedia of Bio-resource Technology" (Pandey, A., ed.), The Haworth Press Inc., Bringhamtan, N. Y., (2002) in press.

11. A Chapter on Waste Stabilization Ponds, (with P. K. Mishra, and B. N. Rai) in "Concise Encyclopedia of Bio-resource Technology" Pandey, A., ed.), The Haworth Press Inc., Bringhamtan, N. Y., (2002) in press.

12. A Chapter on Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion, (with R. S. Dubey) in the "Concise Encyclopedia of Bio-resource Technology" (Pandey, A., Ed.), The Haworth Press Inc., Bringhamtan, N. Y., (2002) in press.

13. A Chapter on Rotating Biological Contactors (with P. K. Mishra, and B. N. Rai) in "Concise Encyclopadia of Bio-resource Technology", (Pandey, A., ed.), The Haworth Press Inc., Bringhamtan, N. Y., (2002) in press.

14. A Chapter on Trickling Filters, (with P. K. Mishra, and B. N. Rai) in the "Concise Encyclopedia of Bio-resource Technology" (Pandey, A., ed.), The Haworth Press Inc., Bringhamtan, N. Y., (2002) in press.

15. A Chapper on Purification of Biomolecules Using Aqueous Two-Phase Systems (with R. M. Banik) in "Solvent Extraction, (Mishra, VN, ed.) Allied Publishers Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi pp 480-495 (2002).

16. A Chapter on Separation of Microbial Exopolysaccheride from Fermented Broth (with R.M. Banik, B. Kanari, and A. Sattiagu), in "Separation Process Industries (Mishra, P. K., Rai, B. N., Srivastava, K.K., and Upadhyay, S. N.), Varanasi, pp. 190 (2003).

Papers Presented/ Accepted in Conferences, Published in Proceedings, Reports, etc. (Last Five Years)

1. Dubey R. S. and Upadhyay, S. N., Control of Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion of Mild Steel by Ozone in Marine Environment, Eighth National Corrosion Congress on Corrosion Control, Sept. 9-11, Cochin (1998).

2. Dubey R. S., Mishra, R. C., Upadhyay, R. S. and Upadhyay, S. N., Microbial Adhesion to the Metal Surface during Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion, International Conference on Metallurgical Technologies (ICMT-98), B.H.U., Varanasi, 9-12 Dec. (1998).

3. Mishra, A., Dubey R. S., and Upadhyay, S.N., Control of Biofouling and Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion of Copper in Recirculating Cooling Water System, International Conference on Metallurgical Technologies (ICMT-98), B.H.U., Varanasi, 9-12 Dec. (1998).

4. Dubey R. S. and Upadhyay, S. N., Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion of Aluminium Alloy in Media Contaminated with Microfungi, International Conference on Metallurgical Technologies (ICMT-98), B.H.U., Varanasi, 9-12 Dec. (1998).

5. Dubey R. S., Mishra, R. C., Upadhyay, S. and Upadhyay, S. N., Development of Amperometric Microorganism-based Biosensor for Monitoring of Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion Caused by Nitrifying Bacteria, Ninth National Congress on Corrosion Control, Sept. 17-19, The International Centre, Goa (1999).

6. Dubey R. S., Upadhyay, K. K. and Upadhyay, S. N., Corrosion Protection of Mild Steel by Some New Biocides in Marine Environment, Ninth National Congress on Corrosion Control, Sept. 17-19, The International Centre, Goa (1999).

7. Dubey R. S. and Upadhyay, S. N., Control of Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion of Mild Steel by P. fluorescens, Ninth National Congress on Corrosion Control, Sept. 17-19, The International Centre, Goa (1999).

8. Dubey R. S. and Upadhyay, S. N., Development of Amperometric Microorganism-based Biosensor for Monitoring of Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion caused by Fungal Species, 5th National Conventional on Corrosion and its Control, Nov. 22-24, New Delhi (1999).

9. Dubey R. S., Pal A., Ghosh, A. and Upadhyay, S. N., Influence of Biofouling and MIC of Aluminium and its Alloy in the Culture Media of Contaminated with Fungal Species, 5th National Conventional on Corrosion and its Control, Nov. 22-24, New Delhi (1999).

10. Dubey R. S., Girdhar, G. and Upadhyay, S. N., Inhibition of Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion of Mild Steel by Biogenic Compounds, 5th National Conventional on Corrosion and its Control, Nov. 22-24, New Delhi (1999).

11. Dubey R. S. and Upadhyay, S. N., Microbial Corrosion of Mild Steel in the Culture Medium of Aspergillus fumigatus, Ninth National Convention of Electrochemist (NCE-IX), Nov. 26-27, SVRECT, Surat (1999).

12. Dubey R. S. and Upadhyay, S. N., Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion of Metallic Materials by Metabolic Activities of Microorganisms, 87th Science Congress, Jan. 3-7, Pune (2000).

13. Dubey R. S. and Upadhyay, S. N., Metal-microbe Interaction on Metallic Surface, National Seminar on Environmental Biotechnology, Feb. 2-4, Amarawati University, Amarawati (2000).

14. Dubey R. S. and Upadhyay, S. N., Control of Biofilm and Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion of Mild Steel, Corrosion-2000, NACE, Houston, USA (2000).

15. Dubey R. S. and Upadhyay, S. N., Measurement of Biodegradable Substances Using Trichosporon sp. Based Biosensor Immobilized with Polyvinyl Alcohal, July 15-17, Osmania University, Hyderabad (2000).

16. Dubey R. S. and Upadhyay, S. N., Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion of Mild Steel in Culture Media Contaminated with Microbial Strains Isolated from Corroded Metal Surface, EUROCOR/2000, Sept. 10-14, UK (2000).

17. Dubey, R. S., . Upadhya Y. D and Upadhyay S. N., Control of Biofouling and Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion of Copper by Ozone in Marine Environment, CORCON/2000, Mumbai (2000).

18. Dubey, R. S. and Upadhyay S. N., Microbial Corrosion Inhibition of Mild Steel by Azole Derivatives, CORCON/2000, Mumbai (2000).

19. Dubey, R. S. and Upadhyay S. N., Development of Microorganism Based Biosensor for Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion Monitoring in Various Environment, ELAC/2000, BARC, Mumbai (2000).

20. Dubey, R. S. and Upadhyay S. N., Effect of Microbial Biofilm on Corrosion Behaviour of Mild Steel, BIODETMAT/2001, 17, 18 Feb, DMSRDE, Kanpur, India (2001)

21. Dubey, R. S. and Upadhyay S. N., The Role of Microorganism in Biocorrosion and its Monitoring Using An Immobilized Membrane-Coated Electrode, NHBT/2001, RRL, Trivandram, India (2001).

22. Mazumdar, S., Upadhya, Y. D. and Upadhyay, S. N., Effect of Ozone on Degradation of Dyes in Industrial Effluent, RAWM, BHU, Varanasi, 23-25 Feb. (2001).

23. Mishra, N., Upadhya, Y. D. and Upadhyay, S. N., Studies on the Use of Ozone for the Degradation of Phenol, RAWM, 23-25 Feb., (2001).

24. Dubey, R. S. and Upadhyay S. N., The Role of Biotechnology in Ancient Knowledge, National Symposium on Ancient Indian Science, Engineering and Technology Interfaced with the Modern Knowledge, December 14-15, (2001).

25. Dubey, R. S. and Upadhyay S. N., Construction of Microbial Biosensor for Organic Acid Monitoring Produced by Fungal Species During Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion, India-Japan Workshop on 'New Advanced Material in Molecular Electronics', National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi, December 10-11, (2001)

26. K. Sahoo, Dubey, R. S. and Upadhyay S. N., Control of Corrosion of Mild Steel by Neem Extract and its Complexes, National Symposium on Ancient Indian Science, Engineering and Technology Interfaced with the Modern Knowledge, N. Delhi, December 14-15, (2001).

27. Dubey, R. S. and Upadhyay S. N., Pitting Effect in SRB Media on Mild Steel and its Monitoring Using Microorganism Based Biosensor, Indian Science Congress, Lucknow University, Lucknow, January 3-7, (2002).

28. Dubey, R. S. and Upadhyay S. N., The Role of Microbial Biofilm in Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion of Mild Steel in Various Environment, International Congress on Emerging Corrosion Control Strategies for the New Millennium, New Delhi, 20-22 Feb. (2002)

29. Sahoo, K., Dubey, R. S. and Upadhyay S. N., Control of Corrosion of Copper by Neem Extract and its Complexes in Aqueous Environment, International Congress on Emerging Corrosion Control Strategies for the New Millennium, New Delhi, 20-22 Feb. (2002).

30. Dubey, R. S. and Upadhyay S. N., Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion of Mild Steel, CORCON-2002, National Convention on Corrosion, Goa, 28-30 Nov., (2002).

Honors/ Awards

i. Best Paper Award, 1979- IPHE(India)

ii. Unesco-DAAD Fellowship-1976-77, 1977-78

iii. Merit, Certificate, 1990, Inst. Engrs.(lndia)

iv. Referee to many reputed technical journals e.g. Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, Can. J. Chem.. Eng., Int. J. Exp. Fluid mech. Heat Transfer and Thermodynamics, AICHE J., Indian J. Tech., Chew. Eng. J., Indian J. Chem,. Tech., Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. Dev., etc.

v. Invited as guest scientist to Luikov Heat and Mass Transfer Institute, BSSR Academy of Sciences, USSR, Minsk; The Institute of Environmental Engineering, Polish Academy of Sciences, Zabrze, Poland; TECHNION, Israel, etc.

vi. Worked as NSF Fellow at the Department of Energy Engineering, University of Illinois Chicago, USA, Sept. 1979 to August 1981.

vii. Visiting Scientist Fellowship, Swedish Institute, Stockholm, Aug. 1994 to Sept. 15, 1994 for attending Stockholm Water Symposium, 'Aug. 9-13, 1994 and visiting the Royal Institute of Technology, University of Karlstad, University of Luleo and University of Umeo in Sweden.

viii. INSA Visiting Fellowship, INSA, New Delhi, 1995-96.

ix. Best Paper Award, Indian Chemical Society (jointly with Dr. A. S. K. Sinha and Ms. M. K. Arora), 1995 .

x. Prof. J. Balchandran Award in the area of Corrosion Science & Technology, Indian Electrochemical Society, Bangalore, 1994- 1995.

xi. Anna University National Award for the Outstanding Academic for Degree Level Technical Institutions, Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE), New Delhi, 2003.

xii. Member, Executive Council, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 1995-1998.

xiii. Member, Research Council, RRL, Trivendarum, 2000 - 2003.

xiv. Member, Editorial Board, Audyogik evam Vijnan Anusandhan Patrika, CSIR, New Delhi, Since 2002.

xv Member, Editorial Board, Bharat Ki Sampada, CSIR, New Delhi, Since 2002

xvi FNAE,FNASc, FIE, FBRS, FAFES

Membership of Societies:

i. Full Member AICTE,. Indian Society of Heat Mass Transfer, Indian Society of Bio-energy, Indian Association of Environmental Management, Indian Society of Technical Education, Indian Water Resources Society, Biotechnology Research Society of India, etc.

ii. Fellow, Academy of Forests and Environmental Sciences, India; Fellow, Society for Conservation and Exploitation of Natural Resources, India.

iii. Fellow, The National Academic of Science, India.

Administrative Posts Held :

i. Council Member, Indian Inst. Chem. Engrs. 1990 to 1993.
ii. Council Member, Indian Assoc. Env. Management, 1992 to 1994.
iii. Member, Foreign Relations Sub-committee, II ChE 1990.
iv. Member, Hazardous Waste Management Sub-Committee,: II ChE, 1992.
v. Member, Industrial Consultancy Cell, IT BHU, 1992.
vi. Member, R & D Committee, IT BHU, 1988 1993.
vii. Member, Editorial Board, Prajna, BHU, 1993.
viii. Member, Editorial Board, IIAEM, Nagpur, since 2001.
ix Coordinator, School of Bioengineering, IT BHU, Varanasi, Sept. 1984 to Dec.
1985.
x Coordinator, School of Biochemical Engineering, IT BHU Jan. 1986 to July 1994,
July 1998 to Jan. 2002.
xi Head, Department of Chem. Eng., Feb. 1990 to Oct. 1990, and Nov.28, 1991 to
Nov. 28, 1994.
xii Professor Incharge, Training & Placement Cell, ITBHU, June 2001 - June 2002.
xiii Coordinator, UGC Special Assistance Programme in Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Eng. & Tech., IT BHU, since March 1992.
xiv Administrative Warden, Viswesharayya Hostel, IT BHU, 1983 - 85.
xv Coordinator, Centre for Education Technology, IT BHU, since July 1995.

Seminar/Symposia Organized :

1. Seminar on Transfer Processes in Multiphase Systems, T BHU, Varanasi, Jan. 30-31 (1987).

2. Seminar on Recent Advances in Biochemical Engineering, IT BHU, Varanasi, Feb. 16-18(1989).

3. Seminar on Bio-technology: Potential and Limitations, IT BHU, Varanasi, March 4, (1990).

4. National Science Week, IT BHU, Varanasi, Feb. 24 to March 4, 1990.

5. Indian Chemical Engineering Congress 1990, IT BHU, Varanasi, Dec. 18 -21, (1991).

6. International Seminar. on Pollution Control in River Cities of India: A Case Study of Ganga at Varanasi, Jan. 14 to 17, 1992.

7. National Seminar on the Use of Hindi in Research, Teaching and Extension of Technology, IT BHU, Varanasi, March 4-5, 1992.

8. National seminar on Engineering Education in 21st Century, ITBHU, Varanasi, Jan. 13-15 (1995).

9. National Seminar on Advances in Chemical Reaction Engineering, IT BHU, Varanasi, March 5-7, 1997.

10. National Seminar on Recent Advances in Waste Management (RAWM-2001) IT BHU, Varanasi, (2001).

11. National Symposium on New Horizons in Heterogeneous Catalysis, IT BHU, Varanasi, Feb., 2002.

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