Chemical Engineering

Name : Ms. Nivedita Patel
Designation : Assistant Professor
Phone No. : +91-9437550678
Email Id : npatel_chemical@vssut.ac.in , niveditapatel20@gmail.com
Date of Joining : 18-05-2015

B.Tech- Berhampur University, Odisha (2002), M.Tech- BIT, Mesra, Ranchi (2006) , Ph.D.-VSSUT, Burla (continuing)

Chemical Engineering

Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, CVRCE, BBSR (19.01.2015-16.05.2015)
Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, SCITM, Koraput (16.08.2010-30.07.2014)
Lecturer, Department of Chemical Engineering, JITM, Parlakhemundi (08.01.2008-31.07.2009)
Lecturer, Department of Space Engineering and Rocketry, BIT, Mesra, Jharkhand (13.02.2007-17.08.2007)

Graduate Level : Fluid Dynamic , Fuels and Combustion , Heat Transfer , Chemical Reaction Engineering , Energy conservation and Renewable Energy Sources
Post Graduate Level : Fuel and Combustion

Waste to Energy, Pyrolysis, Catalytic Pyrolysis

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  1. Best Oral Presentation award in National Conference on Biological, Biochemical, Bioenergy & Environmental Biotechnology”, organized by NIT, Warangal from 29th -30th January 2021.
  1. Lifetime membership in Indian Society for Technical Education (LM-52149)
  2. Lifetime membership in Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (LM-53992)
  1. Preparation and Characterization of catalyst for upgrading of pyrolysis oil, Seed grant, TEQIP-II, Vssut, Burla (01 Lakh)

International Publications

  1. N. Patel & K. P. Shadangi, “Study the fuel characteristics of ethanol and waste engine oil pyrolytic oil blends”, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-15281-8
  2. N. Patel, K. P. Shadangi, P. K. Kar, “Characterization of waste engine oil derived pyrolytic char (WEOPC): SEM, EDX and FTIR analysis”, Materials Today: Proceedings, Volume 38, 2866-2870, 2021.
  3. N. Patel & K. P. Shadangi, “Characterization of waste engine oil (WEO) pyrolytic oil and diesel blended oil: Fuel properties and compositional analysis”, Materials Today: Proceedings, Volume 33, 4933-4936, 2020.
  4. N.Patel & K. P. Shadangi, “Thermochemical conversion of waste engine oil (WEO) to gasoline-rich crude oil”, Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management, volume 22 (2), 536-546, 2020.
  5. N.Patel & Dr.P.C.Joshi, “Physico-Chemical Analysisand Combustion Characteristicsofbio-diesel and applied sciences”, International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Computational and Applied Sciences, Volume 4, Issue 10, pp. 359-364, 2014, ISSN: 2279-0047, (online)2279-0055.
  6. N.Patel, “Environmental and economical effects of fossil fuels”, Journal of Recent Research in Engineering and Technology, 2014, ISSN: 2349-2252, (online)2349-2260.

Workshops

  1. Workshop on “ Opportunities and Challenges for Chemical Engineers”, organized by Department of Chemical Engineering, Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, Tamil Nadu from 6th June to 10th June 2020.
  2. TEQIP-III Sponsored Workshop on hands-on training on Solar Study Lamp Assembly & Let’s Create Non-violence towards Environment, organized by VSSUT, Burla, Odisha on 2nd October 2019.
  3. TEQIP-III Sponsored Workshop on Women Empowerment-Universal human Values (WEUHV-2019), organized by Internal Complaint Committee, VSSUT, Burla, Odisha on 8th March 2019.
  4. TEQIP-III Sponsored Workshop on Large Scale Development Material Behavior (LSDMB-2019), organized by Department of Metallurgy and Material Engineering, VSS University of Technology, Burla, Odisha from 10th to 14th February 2019.
  5. TEQIP-III Sponsored Workshop on Modeling, Simulation and Data Analysis for Experimental Research (MSDAER-2019), organized by Department of Chemical Engineering, VSSUT, Burla, Odisha from 28.01.2019 to 01.02.2019.
  6. TEQIP-III Sponsored Workshop on Material Processing, process Metallurgy & Materials Characterization (NTPMMPMC-2018), organized by Department of Metallurgy and Material Engineering, VSSUT, Burla, Odisha from 19th to 23rd March 2018.
  7. TEQIP-III Sponsored Workshop on Quality of higher and Technical Education in India-Role of Universities, organized by VSSUT, Burla, Odisha on 20th February 2017.
  8. QIP Sponsored Workshop on Management Capacity Enhancement-A Technical Education Perspective, organized by VSSUT, Burla, Odisha from 29th to 30th January 2016.
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  1. QIP Short term course on Advance Materials: Synthesis, Processing and Characterization and Applications, organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering, VSSUT, Burla from 7th -12th December 2015.
  2. QIP Short term course on Fundamentals and Applications of Nanomaterials, organized by National Institute of Technical Teachers’ Training and Research, Kolkata from 26/12/2016 to 30/12/2016.
  3. QIP Short term course on Numerical Modeling of Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow is using Open FOAM, organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering, VSSUT, Burla from 26th -31st March 2018.
  1. Warden, Rohini Hall of Residence, VSSUT, BURLA
  2. PIC, Fuel Technology Lab., Dept. of Chemical Engineering, VSSUT, BURLA
  3. PIC, Heat Transfer Lab., Dept. of Chemical Engineering, VSSUT, BURLA
  4. PIC, Dept. Time Table Coordinator, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, VSSUT, BURLA
  5. PIC, Dept. Library, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, VSSUT, BURLA
  6. Memberof Dept. Boardof Studies, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, VSSUT, BURLA
  7. Chairedthetwo days Technicalsessionon “13th Annualsession of the students Chemical Engineering Congress (SCHEMCON-2017)” during October 7th – 8th, 2017
  8. PIC, Dept. Student Society, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, VSSUT, BURLA
  9. Faculty Advisor, Music Club, VSSUT, BURLA
  10. Faculty Advisor, Art&Photography Club, VSSUT, BURLA
  11. Steering Committee member of ISRO Innovation Centre, VSSUT, BURLA

Faculty Development Programme attended:

  • MHRD sponsored Faculty Development Programme on “Digital Transformation in Teaching Learning Process” from 14th February to 6th march 2020.
  • Faculty Development Programme on “Digital Era of Teaching” conducted by Diksoochi, Mysuru from 11th May to 13th May 2020.
  • ATAL FDP on “Emerging Technologies for Sustainable Environmental Management” organized by National Institute of Technology, Calicut from 31st May to 4th June 2021.
  • ATAL FDP on “Waste Valorization towards a Sustainable Environment” organized by National Institute of Technology, Durgapur from  14th June  to 18th June 2021.

NPTEL Course:
“Waste to Energy Conversion” by NPTEL-AICTE from Jan-Mar 2020.

Coursera Course:

  • Air Pollution- a Global Threat to our Health
  • Natural Gas
Present Address : 
Department of Chemical Engg. VSSUT, Burla Sambalapur-768018 Odisha, India
  Permanent Address : 
Krishna Niwas Sourav Vihar E.C. Burla- 768018 Sambalpur, Odisha