Chemical Engineering

1. Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, VSSUT Burla (18.05.2015 to till date) 2. Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, CVRCE BBSR (19.01.2015-16.05.2015) 3. Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, SCITM Koraput (16.08.2010-30.07.2014) 4. Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, IEM Koraput (16.02.2010-12.08.2010) 5. Lecturer, Department of Chemical Engineering, JITM, Parlakhemundi (08.01.2008-31.07.2009) 6. 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 , Renewable Energy , Process equipment Design, Characterization Technique
Post Graduate Level	:	Fuel and Combustion

Waste to Energy, Pyrolysis, Catalytic Pyrolysis, Co-pyrolysis, Catalytic co-pyrolysis

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.

1. Organized TEQIP-III sponsored workshop on New Trends in Renewable Energy and Environmental Sciences (NTREES-2018) as Coordinator was from 23rd to 27th July 2018 2. Organized TEQIP-III sponsored FDP on Water, Energy & Environment (WEE-2020) as Coordinator from 16th-20th September 2020 3. Organized 1st. National Conference on Chemical and Bio-Science (NCCBS-2023) as Coordinator from 25th -26th March 2023 4. Organized 1st National Seminar on “Recent Trends in Energy & Fuel Production Technologies” (RTEFPT-2024) as Coordinator from 24th – 25th February 2024

DEPARTMENT LEVEL 1. 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, Fluid Mechanics Lab., Dept. of Chemical Engineering, VSSUT, BURLA 6. PIC, Dept. Library, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, VSSUT, BURLA 7. Member of Dept. Board of Studies, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, VSSUT, BURLA 8. PIC, Dept. Student Society, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, VSSUT, BURLA 9. Member, Board of Studies from 01.07.2022 to Till date 10. Member, Student Mentoring System from 30.7.2022 from Till date 11. Member of NAAC, NBA & IQAC Committee from 30.7.2022 to Till date 12. Member of the Ph.D. Scrutiny Committee from 01.07.2022 to Till date 13. Faculty coordinator, Centre of excellence from 19.11 2022 to till date (Alternative Fuels for Sustainability) 14. Departmental Library In-charge from 01.07.2022 to Till date 15. Moderation Committee from 13.03.2024 to Till date UNIVERSITY LEVEL 1. Warden, Rohini Hall of Residence, VSSUT, BURLA 2. Faculty Advisor, Music Club, VSSUT, BURLA from 13.11.2015 to 16.03.2017 3. Faculty Advisor, Art & Photography Club, VSSUT, BURLA from 20.09.2018 to 24.09.2019 4. Faculty Advisor, Audio Visual Club, VSSUT, BURLA 5. Steering Committee member of ISRO Innovation Centre, VSSUT, BURLA from 17.03.2018 to till date 6. NSS Program Officer from 20.09.2018 to till date 7. Mentor in Veer Surendra Sai Space Innovation Centre

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