Vaishakh Nair

Designation: 

Assistant Professor (Grade - I)

Date of Joining at NITK: 

Friday, September 27, 2019

Professional Experience: 

September 2019 – to date: Assistant Professor at National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal
July 2019- September 2019 – Adhoc Faculty at National Institute of Technology, Calicut.
March 2017- February 2019 : Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Physical Chemistry Polish Academy of Sciences.
2016-2017: Adhoc Faculty at National Institute of Technology, Calicut.
July 2010-December 2010 : Adhoc Faculty at National Institute of Technology, Calicut.

Contact Details

E-mail: 

vaishakhnair[at]nitk[dot]edu[dot]in

Google Scholar: 

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=qtLQIvMAAAAJ&hl=en

Others: 

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8260-522X
Academic Background

PhD in Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology. Madras, 2016.
Masters in Nanotechnology, National Institute of Technology, Calicut, 2010.
Bachelors in Chemical Engineering, Government Engineering College Calicut, 2008.

Areas of Interest

Nanotechnology, Environmental Engineering, Photocatalysis, Biomass Conversion, Plant Growth Studies, Bioremediation, Waste Managaement
Complete Profile

Supervision of Ph.D

Completed: 01
Ongoing: 01

Significant Publications

1. Veda Prakash, Vaishakh Nair, Lipika Parida, Antibacterial studies of Vitamin E Encapsulated Lemongrass Oil Nanoemulsions against Gram-negative and Gram-positive Bacteria, The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2025, DOI: 10.1002/cjce.25610.
2. Soumya Koippully Manikandan, Dharshini Jenifer. A, Nisarga K. Gowda, Vaishakh Nair, Rami Al-Ruzouq , Mohamed Barakat A. Gibril , Fouad Lamghari , John Klironomos, Maryam Al Hmoudi , Mohamed Sheteiwy , Ali El-Keblawy , Advancing date palm cultivation in the Arabian Peninsula and beyond: Addressing stress tolerance, genetic diversity, and sustainable practices, Agricultural Water Management, 2025, 307, 109242. DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2024.109242.
3. Aparna Singh, Soumya Koippully Manikandan, Vaishakh Nair, Mechanistic Studies on Bioremediation of Dye using Aeromonas veronii Immobilized Peanut Shell Biochar, Environmental Research, 2024, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.119908.
4. Abhayasimha K C, Chinta Sankar Rao, Vaishakh Nair, Combination of ensemble machine learning models in photocatalytic studies using nanoTiO2-lignin based biochar, Chemosphere, 2024, 352, 141326 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141326.
5. Soumya Koippully Manikandan, Ayesha Mariyam, Nisarga Gowda, Aparna Singh, Vaishakh Nair, Mechanistic Understanding of Biochar-Bacteria System for Enhanced Chlorpyrifos Bioremediation in Water and Soil Medium, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024,483, 149119 doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2024.149119.
6. Pratyasha Pallavi, Soumya Koippully Manikandan and Vaishakh Nair Optimization and mechanistic study on bioremediation of Cr (VI) using microbial cell immobilized sugarcane bagasse biochar, Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2024, 58, 104859 doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2024.104859.
7. Soumya Koippully Manikandan and Vaishakh Nair Developing a biocatalyst showcasing the synergistic effect of rice husk biochar and bacterial cell for the removal of heavy metals, New Journal of Chemistry, 2024,48, 416, DOI: 10.1039/d3nj90180g.
8. Suchith Chellappan, Aparna Kallingal, Sajith Vandana, Vaishakh Nair, Chingakham Chinglenthoia, Methyl orange dye adsorbed biochar as a potential brønsted acid catalyst for microwave assisted biodiesel production, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023,30, 125158–125164 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-28269-3.
9. Soumya Koippully Manikandan and Vaishakh Nair, Dual-role of coconut shell biochar as a soil enhancer and catalyst support in bioremediation, Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 2023, doi.org/10.1007/s13399-023-04079-y.
10. Anuradha Shilli, Soumya Koippully Manikandan and Vaishakh Nair, Application of box-behnken design in optimization of the Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) plant growth in loamy sand soil, Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 2023, doi.org/10.1007/s42729-023-01219-1.

Achievements

1. Associate Member of Royal Society of Chemistry, Since 2017
2. Sonata-Bis project funded by National Science Centre, Poland 2017-2019.
3. GE Ecomagination Excellence Award for the best Ph.D. Thesis, India 2016.
4. Research Award instituted by Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India 2015.
5. Gold Medal in the 40th All India Students Design Competition instituted by the National Design and Research Forum, Institution of Engineers (India), India 2009.

Remarks

Detailed CV: 

https://chemical.l1.nitk.ac.in/vaishakh-nair-cv
 

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Department of Chemical Engineering, NITK, Surathkal
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Karnataka, India.

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