Hari Mahalingam

Designation: 

Professor

Date of Joining at NITK: 

Thursday, June 18, 2015

Professional Experience: 

2023-till date Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, NITK Surathkal

2015-2023 Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, NITK Surathkal

2005-2015 Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, JUET Guna

2005-2008 Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, JUET Guna

2003-2004 Research Fellow at TLIAP, NUS Singapore

2001-2002 Post-Doctoral Researcher at LGC, INP de Toulouse, France.

Total 23 years 3 months out of which 11 years 4 months at NITK

Contact Details

E-mail: 

mhari [at] nitk [dot] edu [dot] in

Telephone: 

+91-824-2473815
Academic Background

Ph.D. (Chemical Engineering) from National University of Singapore, Singapore, 2002
M.Tech. (Chemical Engineering) from A.C. Tech., Anna University, India, 1996
B.Tech. (Chemical Engineering) from A.C. Tech., Anna University, India, 1994

Areas of Interest

Novel multiphase reactors, Process modelling and simulation, Heterogeneous Photocatalysis, Wastewater treatment, Biomass waste to energy

Complete Profile

Supervision of Ph.D

Completed: 6 (3 from JUET Guna; 2+1 (submitted) from NITK)
Ongoing: 02

Significant Publications
  1. Subraja, S., H. Mahalingam and R.S. Dhanarathinam, Utilization of rice husk and de-oiled cashew nut shell cake agro-wastes to produce ISO standard pellets and its synergistic behavior, Bioresource Technology Reports, 32, 102365, 2025. I.F. = 5.0
  2. Manasa M., P.R. Chandewar and H. Mahalingam, Photocatalytic degradation of ciprofloxacin & norfloxacin and disinfection studies under solar light using boron & cerium doped TiO2 catalysts synthesized by green EDTA-citrate method, Catalysis Today, 375, 522-536, 2021. I.F. = 5.1
  3. S. Das and H. Mahalingam, Novel immobilized ternary photocatalytic polymer film-based airlift reactor for efficient degradation of complex phthalocyanine dye wastewater, Haz. Mater., 383, 121219, 2020. I.F. = 10.6
  4. S. Das and H. Mahalingam, Dye degradation studies using immobilized pristine and waste polystyrene-TiO2/rGO/g-C3N4 nanocomposite photocatalytic film in a novel airlift reactor under solar light, J. Env. Chem. Eng., 7(5), 103289, 2019. I.F. = 7.7
  5. S. Das and H. Mahalingam, Exploring the synergistic interactions of TiO2, rGO, and g-C3N4 catalyst admixtures in a polystyrene nanocomposite photocatalytic film for wastewater treatment: Unary, binary and ternary systems, J. Env. Chem. Eng., 7(5), 103246, 2019. I.F. = 7.7
  6. S. Singh, P.K. Singh and H. Mahalingam, Novel floating Ag+-doped TiO2/PS photocatalysts for treatment of dye wastewater, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 53(42), 16332-16340, 2014. I.F. = 4.1
  7. I.A. Karimi, M. Sharafali and H. Mahalingam, Scheduling tank container movements for chemical logistics, AIChE J, 51(1), 178-197, 2005. I.F. = 4.4
  8. M. Hari and R.B.H. Tan, Mixing in circulating flows, Chem. Eng. J, 73(1), 29-35, 1999. I.F. = 12.5
Achievements

1. HOD, Department of Chemical Engineering, NITK Surathkal from 2017 to 2019. 2. HOD, Department of Chemical Engineering, JUET Guna from 2005 to 2015

3. Chairman, Board of studies in Chemical Engineering, JUET Guna from 2010 to 2015.

4. Reviewer for various journals such as Chem. Eng. J., J. Env. Chem. Eng., J. Hazardous Materials, ESPR, Materials Letters etc.

5. Reviewer for project proposals received from KSCSTE, CSTUP, FONDECYT-CHILE etc.

6. Ph.D. Thesis Examiner for thesis received from Anna University, GTU, Kalasalingam University, UUST etc.

Remarks

Detailed CV: 

https://chemical.l1.nitk.ac.in/sites/default/files/cv%20HM102026.pdf

Publications: 

https://chemical.l1.nitk.ac.in/article/hari-mahalingam-publications

Conferences / Workshops: 

https://chemical.l1.nitk.ac.in/article/hari-mahalingam-conferences-organized

Miscellaneous: 

https://chemical.l1.nitk.ac.in/article/hari-mahalingam-miscellaneous

Scopus ID: 

8654529800
 

Contact us

Dr. Keyur Raval, Professor and Head
Department of Chemical Engineering, NITK, Surathkal
P. O. Srinivasnagar, Mangalore - 575 025
Karnataka, India.

  • Hot line: +91-0824-2474057

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