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Dr. Surjit Singh Katoch
Associate ProfessorDr. Surjit Singh Katoch is presently working as faculty in Department of Civil Engineering. His areas of interest are water and wastewater technologies, solid waste management, biomedical waste management, environmental impact assessment, energy efficiency in buildings. He was founding member and served as faculty in Centre for Energy and Environmental Engineering, NIT Hamirpur during the period 2009 to 2020. He has also served as an engineer in HP Irrigation and Public Health Department during the period 1985 to 1994.
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General Information
| Name | : | Dr. Surjit Singh Katoch |
| Designation | : | Associate Professor |
| Department | : | Civil Engineering |
| Qualification | : | Ph.D |
| Date of Birth | : | 14/01/1960 |
| Date of joining | : | 01/11/1994 |
Contact Details
| Phone | : | 254334 |
| Email ID | : | sskatoch@nith.ac.in |
Specialization
Position Held
| Position | Department Name | Institute Name | Time Period |
|---|
Educational Qualification
| Name of the Degree | Year of Passing | Institute/University |
|---|---|---|
| B. E. in Civil Engineering | 1984 | Bhagalpur University |
| M. Tech. in Environmental Engineering | 1994 | Indian Institute of Technology Bombay |
| Ph. D. in Environmental Engineering | 2008 | Thapar University |
Honors & Recognitions Achieved
| Sr.No. | Title | Activity | Given By | Year |
|---|
Research Experience
| Research Interests : | Water and wastewater treatment, biomedical waste management, solid waste management, environmental impact assessment, energy efficiency in building. | |
| Brief Research Statement : | Research paper published in Waste Management & Research; Water Science & Technology; Pollution; Applied Water Science; Water Environment Research; Renewable Energy; Environmental Science and Pollution Research; Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. |
Journal Publications
| Year | Author(s) | Title & Vol. No. | Journal Name | Indexing (SCI) Web of Science/Scopus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Mukul Bajpai, Surjit Singh Katoch and Naveen Kumar Chaturvedi | Comparative study on decentralized treatment technologies for sewage and graywater reuse - a review. Vol. 80.11. | Water Science and Technology | Web of Science/Scopus |
| 2020 | Naveen Kumar Chaturvedi and Surjit Singh Katoch | O-Anisidine degradation by Fenton's reagent and reaction time estimation. Vol.6. | Pollution | Web of Science/Scopus |
| 2020 | Naveen Kumar Chaturvedi and Surjit Singh Katoch | Effect of various parameters during degradation of toxic p-anisidine by Fenton's oxidation. Vol.10. | Applied Water Science | Web of Science |
| 2020 | Naveen Kumar Chaturvedi and Surjit Singh Katoch | Remedial technologies for aniline and aniline derivatives elimination from wastewater. Vol.10. | J Health Pollution | Web of Science/Scopus |
| 2020 | Mukul Bajpai and Surjit Singh Katoch | Techno-economical optimization using Box-Behnken (BB) design for chemical oxygen demand and chlorine reduction from hospital wastewater by electrocoagulation. | Water Environment Research | Web of Science/Scopus |
| 2020 | Mukul Bajpai, Surjit Singh Katoch and Manjari Singh | Optimization and economical study of electrocoagulation unit using CCD to treat real graywater and its reuse potential. | Environmental Science and Pollution Research | Web of Science/Scopus |
| 2020 | Naveen Kumar Chaturvedi and Surjit Singh Katoch | Evaluation and comparison of Fenton-like oxidation with Fenton's oxidation for hazardous methoxyanilines in aqueous solution. Vol.92. | Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry | Web of Science/Scopus |
| 2020 | Rahul Singh Thakur, Surjit Singh Katoch and Ankit Modi | Assessment of pine cone derived activated carbon as an adsorbent in defluoridation. Vol.2. | SN Applied Sciences | Web of Science/Scopus |
| 2021 | Mukul Bajpai, Surjit Singh Katoch, Abudukeremu Kadier and Peng-Cheng Ma | Treatment of pharmaceutical wastewater containing cefazolin by electrocoagulation (EC): Optimization of various parameters using response surface methodology (RSM) kinetics. | Chemical Engineering Research and Design | Web of Science/Scopus |
Conference Publications
| Year | Author(s) | Title | Conference name with place | Indexing (SCI/Web of science/Scopus) |
|---|
Research Projects
| Role | Project Type | Title | Funding Agency | From | To | Amount | Status | Co-Investigator | Sanction Order | Sanction Date |
|---|
Research Supervision
| Programme Name | Scholar Name | Research Topic | Status | Year | Co-Suprivisor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ph.D | Mr. Deepak Kumar (2K10-PhD-CEE-148) | Assessment of Sustainability Indicators for Run of the River Hydropower Projects. | Awarded | 2016 | |
| Ph.D | Ms. Yashasvi Thakur (2K11-PhD-CEE-184) | Evaluation of Low Heat Disinfection Systems for Red Bag Biomedical Waste Treatment. | Awarded | 2017 | |
| Ph.D | Mr. Naveen Kumar Chaturvedi (2K15-PhD-CEEE-300) | Evaluation of Fenton's Oxidation and Fenton-like Oxidation for the Treatment of Anisidines in Aqueous Medium. | Awarded | 2021 | |
| Ph.D | Mr. Mukul Bajpai (2K18-PhD-CEEE-400) | Investigation on Decentralized Treatment of Greywater and Clinical Wastewater by Electrocoagulation using Response Surface Methodology. | Ongoing | 2021 |
Patents
| Title | Reg./Ref.No. | Date of Award/Filling | Awarding Agencies | Status |
|---|
Teaching Experience
| Position Held | Department and Organization | From | To | Total Experience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecturer | Department of Civil Engineering Regional Engineering College (REC) Hamirpur HP | 01/11/1994 | 31/10/1999 | 05 years |
| Senior Lecturer | Department of Civil Engineering REC and National Institute of Technology Hamirpur HP | 01/11/1999 | 31/10/2004 | 05 years |
| Lecturer (SG) | Department of Civil Engineering National Institute of Technology Hamirpur HP | 01/11/2004 | 30/06/2008 | 03 years 08 months |
| Assistant Professor | Department of Civil Engineering (DoCE) National Institute of Technology (NIT)Hamirpur HP | 01/07/2008 | 01/06/2009 | 11 months |
| Associate Professor | DoCE and Centre for Energy and Environmental Engineering National Institute of Technology Hamirpur HP | 01/11/2007 | 08/10/2021 | 13 years + continue |
Administrative Experience
| Position Held | Department and Organization | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advisor (Estate) | NIT Hamirpur HP 177005 | 11/10/2012 | 20/11/2014 |
| Member BOG | NIT Hamirpur HP 177005 | 01/07/2014 | 30/06/2016 |
| Head | CEEE NIT Hamirpur HP 177005 | 15/10/2014 | 03/10/2016 |
| Chief Warden (Hostels) | NIT Hamirpur HP 177005 | 01/02/2019 | 17/05/2020 |
| Head | DoCE NIT Hamirpur HP 177005 | 20/10/2021 |
Book/Chapters Written
| Type | Title | Publisher | Author(s) | ISBN/ISSN No. | Year |
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Expert Talks
| Title | Place | Year | Description of Event |
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Consultancy
| Title of Consultancy | Client Organization | Faculty Involved | Amount(INR) | Status |
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International and National Exposure
| Sr.No. | Title | Description |
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Conferences/Courses Organized
| Category | Type | Title | Venue | From | To | Designation |
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Profile Summary
Last Update: 12/05/2022 11:29pm
| Name | : | Dr. Surjit Singh Katoch |
| Designation | : | Associate Professor |
| Department | : | Civil Engineering |
| Qualification | : | Ph.D |
| Phone | : | 254334 |
| Email ID | : | sskatoch@nith.ac.in |
| Profile URL | : | https://portfolios.nith.ac.in/index.php?/nith/dr-surjeet-singh-katoch709 |
| Date of Birth | : | 14/01/1960 |
| Date of Joining | : | 01/11/1994 |
Specialization
Environmental Engineering
Education Qualification
| Name of the Degree | Year of Passing | Institute/University |
|---|---|---|
| B. E. in Civil Engineering | 1984 | Bhagalpur University |
| M. Tech. in Environmental Engineering | 1994 | Indian Institute of Technology Bombay |
| Ph. D. in Environmental Engineering | 2008 | Thapar University |
Teaching Experience
| Programme Name | Department And Organization | From | To | Total Experience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecturer | Department of Civil Engineering Regional Engineering College (REC) Hamirpur HP | 01/11/1994 | 31/10/1999 | 05 years |
| Senior Lecturer | Department of Civil Engineering REC and National Institute of Technology Hamirpur HP | 01/11/1999 | 31/10/2004 | 05 years |
| Lecturer (SG) | Department of Civil Engineering National Institute of Technology Hamirpur HP | 01/11/2004 | 30/06/2008 | 03 years 08 months |
| Assistant Professor | Department of Civil Engineering (DoCE) National Institute of Technology (NIT)Hamirpur HP | 01/07/2008 | 01/06/2009 | 11 months |
| Associate Professor | DoCE and Centre for Energy and Environmental Engineering National Institute of Technology Hamirpur HP | 01/11/2007 | 08/10/2021 | 13 years + continue |
Administrative Experience
| Position Held | Department And Organization | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advisor (Estate) | NIT Hamirpur HP 177005 | 11/10/2012 | 20/11/2014 |
| Member BOG | NIT Hamirpur HP 177005 | 01/07/2014 | 30/06/2016 |
| Head | CEEE NIT Hamirpur HP 177005 | 15/10/2014 | 03/10/2016 |
| Chief Warden (Hostels) | NIT Hamirpur HP 177005 | 01/02/2019 | 17/05/2020 |
| Head | DoCE NIT Hamirpur HP 177005 | 20/10/2021 |
Research Experience
| Research Interests : | Water and wastewater treatment, biomedical waste management, solid waste management, environmental impact assessment, energy efficiency in building. | |
| Brief Research Statement : | Research paper published in Waste Management & Research; Water Science & Technology; Pollution; Applied Water Science; Water Environment Research; Renewable Energy; Environmental Science and Pollution Research; Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. |
Research Projects
| Role | Project Type | Title | Funding Agency | From | To | Amount | Status | Co-Investigator | Sanction Order | Sanction Date |
|---|
Journal Publications
| Year | Author(s) | Journal Name | Title & Vol. No. | Indexing (SCI/Web of science/Scopus) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Mukul Bajpai, Surjit Singh Katoch and Naveen Kumar Chaturvedi | Water Science and Technology | Comparative study on decentralized treatment technologies for sewage and graywater reuse - a review. Vol. 80.11. | Web of Science/Scopus |
| 2020 | Naveen Kumar Chaturvedi and Surjit Singh Katoch | Pollution | O-Anisidine degradation by Fenton's reagent and reaction time estimation. Vol.6. | Web of Science/Scopus |
| 2020 | Naveen Kumar Chaturvedi and Surjit Singh Katoch | Applied Water Science | Effect of various parameters during degradation of toxic p-anisidine by Fenton's oxidation. Vol.10. | Web of Science |
| 2020 | Naveen Kumar Chaturvedi and Surjit Singh Katoch | J Health Pollution | Remedial technologies for aniline and aniline derivatives elimination from wastewater. Vol.10. | Web of Science/Scopus |
| 2020 | Mukul Bajpai and Surjit Singh Katoch | Water Environment Research | Techno-economical optimization using Box-Behnken (BB) design for chemical oxygen demand and chlorine reduction from hospital wastewater by electrocoagulation. | Web of Science/Scopus |
| 2020 | Mukul Bajpai, Surjit Singh Katoch and Manjari Singh | Environmental Science and Pollution Research | Optimization and economical study of electrocoagulation unit using CCD to treat real graywater and its reuse potential. | Web of Science/Scopus |
| 2020 | Naveen Kumar Chaturvedi and Surjit Singh Katoch | Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry | Evaluation and comparison of Fenton-like oxidation with Fenton's oxidation for hazardous methoxyanilines in aqueous solution. Vol.92. | Web of Science/Scopus |
| 2020 | Rahul Singh Thakur, Surjit Singh Katoch and Ankit Modi | SN Applied Sciences | Assessment of pine cone derived activated carbon as an adsorbent in defluoridation. Vol.2. | Web of Science/Scopus |
| 2021 | Mukul Bajpai, Surjit Singh Katoch, Abudukeremu Kadier and Peng-Cheng Ma | Chemical Engineering Research and Design | Treatment of pharmaceutical wastewater containing cefazolin by electrocoagulation (EC): Optimization of various parameters using response surface methodology (RSM) kinetics. | Web of Science/Scopus |
Conference Publications
| Year | Author(s) | Conference | Title | Indexing |
|---|
Book/Chapters Written
| Type (Book/Chapter) | Author(s) | Title | Publisher | ISBN/ISSN No. | Year |
|---|
Research Supersion
| Programme Name | Scholar Name | Research Topic | Status | Year | Co-Superivisor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ph.D | Mr. Deepak Kumar (2K10-PhD-CEE-148) | Assessment of Sustainability Indicators for Run of the River Hydropower Projects. | Awarded | 2016 | |
| Ph.D | Ms. Yashasvi Thakur (2K11-PhD-CEE-184) | Evaluation of Low Heat Disinfection Systems for Red Bag Biomedical Waste Treatment. | Awarded | 2017 | |
| Ph.D | Mr. Naveen Kumar Chaturvedi (2K15-PhD-CEEE-300) | Evaluation of Fenton's Oxidation and Fenton-like Oxidation for the Treatment of Anisidines in Aqueous Medium. | Awarded | 2021 | |
| Ph.D | Mr. Mukul Bajpai (2K18-PhD-CEEE-400) | Investigation on Decentralized Treatment of Greywater and Clinical Wastewater by Electrocoagulation using Response Surface Methodology. | Ongoing | 2021 |
Patents
| Name | Reg./Ref.No. | Date of Award/Filling | Awarding Agencies | Status |
|---|
Conferences/Workshop/Courses Organized
| Category | Type | Title | Venue | From | To | Designation |
|---|
Expert Talks
| Title | Place | Year | Description of Event |
|---|
Consultancy
| Title of Consultancy | Client Organization | Faculty Involved | Amount(INR) | Status |
|---|
International and National Exposure
| Sr.No. | Title | Description |
|---|
Honors & Recognitions Achieved
| Sr.No. | Title | Activity | Given By | Year |
|---|