Pratham Khaitan

I am an interdisciplinary sustainability researcher with strong expertise in life cycle assessment (LCA), bioenergy systems, and bioprocess engineering. My work focuses on evaluating the environmental and economic performance of emerging low-carbon technologies, including plant-based food systems, biomass gasification, and lignocellulosic biorefineries. I combine experimental experience in biomass processing and fermentation with systems-level modeling, techno-economic analysis, and sustainability metrics to support data-driven decision-making. My research interests lie at the intersection of renewable energy, circular bioeconomy, and environmental systems analysis, with the aim of contributing to sustainability metrics to facilitate data-driven decision-making.

• LCA and Sustainability Metrics
• Renewable Energy and Bioenergy Systems
• Circular Bioeconomy and Bioprocess Engineering
• Environmental and Techno-Economic Assessment
• Sustainable Food and Protein Transition Systems
• Low-Carbon Energy and Resource Systems Modeling

• 3rd Prize in Oral Presentation at Northeast Agricultural/Biological Engineering Conference (NABEC) 2024 held in State College, Pennsylvania.
• Book chapter submission and presentation at the 33rd European Symposium on Computer-Aided Process Engineering (ESCAPE-33) held in Athens, Green, and Sustainable Process Systems Engineering in the Digital Age, 2023.
• Working as a McGill Mentor in the McGill mentorship program.
• International Taekwondo Federation (ITF), India, First-degree black belt. Have representation and medals at the state and international levels.
• Directorate of Student Affairs (DSA)- Student Volunteer of the Discipline Committee (07/18-09/19).
• AARUSH (SRMIST)- Committee Member, managed event registrations and worked closely with Committee heads (07/18-09/19).
• Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB)- Represented school cricket team at the state level (2016).
• Bangiya Sangeet Kala Kendra (Kolkata)- Art and Craft (cleared 6 levels).

• Sundaram Deepika Bharathi, Aswin Dilshani, Pratham Khaitan, Srinivasan Rishivanthi, Samuel Jacob, 6 Perspectives and role of lignocellulosic biorefinery in strengthening a circular economy, Anuj K. Chandel, Fernando Segato, Production of Top 12 Biochemicals Selected by USDOE from Renewable Resources, Elsevier, 2022, 175-202, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-823531-7.00007-X, Published,
• Sarkar, N., Khaitan, P., Adhinarayan, V., Jacob, S., Recent Developments in Synthetic Biology and their Role in Uplifting Lignocellulose Bioeconomy, Lignocellulose Bioconversion through White Biotechnology, John Wiley Publishers, Published,
• Bharathi, S. D., Dilshani, A., Rishivanthi, S., Khaitan, P., Vamsidhar, A., Jacob, S., Resource Recycling, Recovery, and Xenobiotic Remediation from E-wastes Through Biofilm Technology: A Review, Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 2022, 1-24, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12010-022-04055-8, Published,
• Jacob S, Dilshani A, Rishivanthi S, Khaitan P, Vamsidhar A, Rajeswari G, Kumar V, Rajak RC, Din MFM, Zambare V., Lignocellulose-Derived Arabinose for Energy and Chemicals Synthesis through Microbial Cell Factories: A Review, Processes, 2023, 11, 5, 1516, https://doi.org/10.3390/pr11051516, Published,
• Khaitan, P., Halba, A., Arora, P., Life cycle assessment of Pine needle-based electricity generation in India, Computer Aided Chemical Engineering, 52, 2447-2452, Elsevier, Published

• Oral Presentation at Northeast Agricultural/Biological Engineering Conference (NABEC) 2024, State College, Pennsylvania
• Book chapter submission for the 33rd European Symposium on Computer-Aided Process Engineering (ESCAPE-33), Athens, Green and Sustainable Process Systems Engineering in the Digital Age, 2023
• Attended the International Conference on Hydro and Renewable Energy Net-Zero Carbon Energy Systems (ICHRE-2022), Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
• Poster presentation (research paper) for International Conference on Recent Advances in Bioscience and Bioengineering (ICRABB-2022), SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, TN, India, 02/22
• Attended the workshop as a presenter, RARIORA, SRMIST, Chennai, 12/22
• Attended the workshop as a presenter on Neuroscience, RARIORA, SRMIST, Chennai, 05/19

• MSc Thesis, 08/23, Present, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Dr. Michael Ngadi, Dr. Ebenezer Kwofie, Environmental and economic implications of meat analogs, plant-based proteins, and meat substitutions
• IITR Project, 08/22, 03/23, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, Dr. Pratham Arora, Biomass gasification and Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) of Pine needles
• Major Project, 01/22, 05/22, SRM Institute Of Science & Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Dr. B. Samuel Jacob, Impact of a reusable Deep Eutectic Solvent (DES) on delignification of water hyacinth for improved saccharification and fermentation
• Minor Project, 06/21, 12/21, SRM Institute Of Science & Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Dr. B. Samuel Jacob, Valorization of hemicellulose High-value Products Synthesis from Lignocellulosic Biomass-derived Arabinose