Aparna Singh
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Seeking a position where I can efficiently contribute my knowledge, skills, and abilities for the growth of the organization and build my professional career with dedication and hard work.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) - Chemical Engineering
- Collaboration with Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India & WA School of Mines: Mineral, Energy and Chemical Engineering, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia
- Research Title: Experimental and Modelling Investigation for Fluoride Removal from Water Using Bioadsorbents
- Under supervision: Associate Prof. Krishna Sandilya Durbha, Department of Chemical Engineering & Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India & Prof. Hari Vuthaluru, Professor, Australia, Dr Gordon Ingram, Senior Lecturer, WASM: Mineral, Energy and Chemical Engineering, Curtin University, Australia.
Master of Technology (M. Tech.) - Fuel Engineering
- Dissertation Title: Chemical and Sorption Characteristics of Coal and Shale withSignificance to Gas Reservoir Under supervision: Dr. Barun K. Nandi (IIT (ISM), Dhanbad, India) & Dr. Vinod A. Mendhe (Sr.Principal Scientist), CSIR-CIMFR, Dhanbad, India
- GPA: 8.41/10.00
Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech.) - Chemical Engineering
- Project Title: Food Waste Management
- Under Supervision: Ms. Huma Warsi Khan
- GPA: 8.20/10.00
Intermediate (CBSE)
GPA: 81
High School (CBSE)
GPA: 70
Skills
MS office
C/C++
Origin 2026
UV-vis spectrophotometer
FTIR spectrometer
BET surface area analyzer
Teamwork
Creative thinking
Communication
Time management
Problem solving
Strong work ethics
Water treatment
Adsorption
Biofuels
Waste to energy
Accomplishments
- Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship, Australian Government, 2024.
- Received Best Poster Presentation Award in section of Clean Energy in an 3rd International Conference on Pure and Applied Chemistry (IconPAC-2023), Organized by the Department of Chemistry on topic “Organogeochemical Influence on Petrographic and Matrix Pore Characteristics of Coal and Shale Gas Reservoirs of Tatapani-Ramkola and Korba Basin of Chhattisgarh, India” at KLEF University, Guntur district, A.P. (27th Jan to 28th Jan 2023)
Personal Details
Languages known: Hindi and English
Publications
- Participated in Oral presentation on title “Comprehensive assessment of groundwater quality using GIS based spatial analysis” at International Conference on Engineering and Technological Innovation for Sustainable Development (ICETISD-2025), Poornima University, 22nd April 2025.
- Participated in Oral presentation on title “Fluoride Removal from Aqueous Media: A Comparative Study of RSM and ANN Models” at 3rd WASM: MECE HDR Conference at the Kalgoorlie campus, Curtin University, 3rd April 2025.
- Participated in Oral presentation on title “Removal of Fluoride from Groundwater using Rice husk ash & Silica Synthesized from Rice hulls” at IICHE - CHEMCON 2023 (Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers).
- Received certificate of Energy Literacy for completing the course of 12 module training on approach to adopt solar energy solutions organized by the Energy Swaraj Foundation 14th April 2023.
- A Poster presentation in International Conference on Frontiers in Materials Engineering (ICFME-2022) on topic “Chemical and Sorption Characteristic of Coal Bed methane and shale gas reservoirs” at IIT Indore. (14th December 2022)
- Participated in Poster presentation in two days International Conference held on Net Zero Emission Technologies for Sustainable Development (NOET-2022), organized by Department of Chemical Engineering on December 12-13, 2022, at IIT (ISM) Dhanbad.
- Received certificate of participation in the BFX talks sessions of Kumar Krishen, Senior Scientist NASA, organized by the BFX prism society in association with ACIC & NVCTI IIT (ISM) Dhanbad on 14th August 2022.
- Received participation certificate from IIT ISM Dhanbad for attending one day webinar on “Clean Energy Technologies” organized by Department. of chemical Engineering., ACS International student Chapter, IICHE Regional Centre, IIT ISM Dhanbad on 18th Sept. 2021.
- Received participation in “3D Printing workshop”, organized by ACIC at IIT (ISM), Dhanbad. (2021)
Academic Activities
- Sept 2021–April 2024
- Teaching Assistant in Department of Chemical Engineering at IIT (ISM), Dhanbad
- Aug 2020–April 2024
- Institute Doctoral Fellow in Department of Chemical Engineering at IIT (ISM), Dhanbad
- May 2017–May 2018
- Internship
- Project trainee
- CSIR-Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research, Dhanbad
- June 2014–July 2014
- Industrial summer training
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Mathura refinery,Mathura, Uttar Pradesh
- Project Title: AVU, FCCU, OHCU, SRU
- Under Supervision: Mr. Vinod Kumar (CPNM, IOCL, Mathura)
Indian & UK Patents
- Ken, B. S., Bajpai, R. D., Nath, D. M., Nath, D. S., Oraon, D. A., Singh, M. A., Srivastava, S., Kumar, S., & Murmu, R. (2025, February 20). Advance hybrid reactor for effluent treatment (
- Ken, B. S., Singh, A., Nath, M., Paswan, D. K., Bajpai, R. D., Singh, R., Kumar, S., Bhakta, A. K., Gupta, R. T., & Kumar, S. (2024, December 13). Advance sulphur separation techniques for clean coal production (Indian Patent No. 50/2024).
- Singh, A., Kushwaha, P., Gond, A. K., Paswan, D. K., Bhakta, A. K., Das, A. K., Tudu, K., & Mehta, J. P. (2024, October 17). Froth flotation reactor for efficient iron ore separation (Indian Patent No. 434578-001).
- Nath, S., Oraon, A., Nath, M., Chaurasia, R. C., Akanksha, M., Singh, A., Paswan, D. K., Kumar, S., Bhakta, A. K., & Srivastava, S. (2024, August 23). Synthesization of magnetic nanoparticles for wastewater treatment process (Indian Patent No. 34/2024).
- Srivastava, S., Panwar, D. S., Ken, B. S., Nath, M., Nath, S., Tudu, B. K., Oraon, A., Bhakta, A. K., Singh, A., & Kumar, S. (2024, August 23). An ultrafiltration membrane comprising hydrophilic polymeric microspheres for protein rejection preparation (Indian Patent No. 34/2024).
- Singh, A., Panwar, D. S., Ken, B. S., Kumar, B., Chaurasia, R. C., Nath, M., Nath, S., Bhakta, A. K., & Oraon, A. (2024, May 21). Methane gas capture membrane module from mine ventilation air
- Ken, D. S., Oraon, A., Hembrom, A. A., Yadav, S. K., Bhakta, A. K., Kushwaha, P., Kumar, B., Paswan, D. K., & Singh, A. (2024, May 21). Nanotechnology-based smart capsule to purify water
- Ramteke, P. K., Ken, B. S., Ken, D. S., Oraon, A., Bhakta, A. K., Kumar, B., Das, M. K., & Singh, A. (2024, March 24). Nanotechnology-based dipping system for water purification
Personal Information
- Gender: Female
- Marital Status: single
References
- Hari, Vuthaluru, Senior Lecturer, 08 9266 4685, WASM: Mineral, Energy and Chemical Engineering, Curtin University, Australia
- Gordon, Ingram, Senior Lecturer, 08 9266 7908, WASM: Mineral, Energy and Chemical Engineering, Curtin University, Australia
- Krishna Sandilya, Durbha, Associate Professor,+91-94711 92232, Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India
Extracurricular Activities
- Received certificate of appreciation on judging 10th class students project in “Science Exhibition” at DPS Dhanbad (2023).
- Received certificate of appreciation on judging 5th to 12th class students project in “Science Exhibition” at Saraswati Vidya Mandir Bhuli and DPS Dhanbad (2022).
- Participated in “Blood Donation Camp” at Health Centre IIT (ISM), sponsored by Dwarka Jalan Public Charity Trust. (2016-2023)
- Got first prize in “flower show” in CSIR-CIMFR, Dhanbad. (2018)
- Participated in the Nikon School Workshop for “Street Photography” held at IIT (ISM). (2017)
- Participated in “Manthan” National Competition. (2013)
Hobbies and Interests
Singing & writing Poetics
Training
- Teaching Assistant for UG students on Social Entrepreneurship field work under CSM, Karma Jyoti, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad. (2022-2023)
- Centre Head of Bagula malhar basti under CSM, Karma Jyoti, IIT (ISM), Dhanbad. (2022-2023)
- Secretary, Hygiene Committee, Ruby, Old & New Rosaline Hostel, IIT (ISM), Dhanbad. (2021-22)
- Convenor, IIT (ISM) Campus, Think India. (2023)
- Vigyan Bharti: Lifetime member
- Indian Society of Remote Sensing (ISRS): L-6501
- Engineers Australia (EA ID: 11448994)
Timeline
Kendriya Vidyalaya Air Force Station Barnala
High School (CBSE)
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Kendriya Vidyalaya No.1 Kota
Intermediate (CBSE)
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I.E.T Mahatma Jyoti Phule Rohilkhand University
Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech.) from Chemical Engineering
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Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines)
Master of Technology (M. Tech.) from Fuel Engineering
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Indian School of Mines, WA School of Mines
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) from Chemical Engineering
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