Ajay Kamaldhad is a professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati. He is recognized for his contributions to environmental engineering, with a particular focus on solid waste management, water and wastewater treatment, mechanical composting, vermicomposting, and anaerobic digestion.
Early life and education.
Ajay Kamaldhad completed his Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in Civil Engineering from Government Engineering College, Jabalpur, India, in 2001. He pursued his Master of Technology (M.Tech.) in Civil Engineering at Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, India, graduating in 2003. He obtained his Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Civil Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee in 2008.
Academic career.
Kamaldhad began his career as a Project Assistant at National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur in 2003. From 2004 to 2005, he was a Research intern in Physical Research Laboratory. He joined as a Lecturer at VNIT, Nagpur, in 2008 before joining IIT Guwahati in 2009 as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 2014 and later to Professor in 2019. Kamaldhad has made contributions to teaching and research in environmental engineering during his tenure at IIT Guwahati.
Research interests.
Kamaldhad’s research primarily focuses on:
He has worked on sustainable waste management practices and methods for wastewater treatment, contributing to the development of environmentally friendly technologies.
Research contributions.
Kamaldhad has authored publications in environmental management. He has also been involved in research projects from national agencies like the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), Department of Science and Technology (DST), and the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation (MDW&S), Government of India.