Nithya K.
Asst. Professor
Chemical Department
Amrita University - Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
India
Biography
Nithya. K serves as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering and Material Sciences at Amrita School Engineering, Coimbatore. She obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Madurai Kamaraj University and Master’s degree in Environment Management from Anna University, CEG campus. She is nearing her completion of Ph. D. at Amrita University in Nanobiosorption for Heavy metal Removal from Electroplating Effluents. She has 10 years of experience in teaching Chemical Engineering. She also plays the role of the academic coordinator in the department. She is the Co- Developer of the course Sustainability and Green chemistry under National Mission Project on Education through ICT, Pedagogy Project for developing suitable pedagogical methods for various classes’ intellectual calibers and research in e-learning.
Research Interest
Sustainability and Green Chemistry, Wastewater Bioremediation for Chemical Process Industries, Heavy Metal Removal, Nano-Synthesis and Nano-Biosorption, Industrial Ecology, Particle Technology and Ecotoxicology
Publications
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Nithya K. and Nagendran, R., “Sustainable Tourism Plan for Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuaryâ€, Proceedings of National Conference on Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve Silver Jubilee Celebration ( NBRSJC). Department of Zoology & Wildlife Biology, Government Arts College, Udhagamandalam, Tamilnadu, p. 119, 2013.
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Nithya K., .Ramachandran, T., and .Asha, S., “A review on biosorption of hexavalent chromiumâ€, Proceedings, National Conference on Recent Advances in Water and Wastewater Treatment ( RAWWT 2014), . The Gandhigram Rural Institute, Deemed University, Dindigul ,Tamil Nadu, p. 63, 2014.
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Nithya K., Sathish, A., and Sanganathan, A., “Plant extract capped magnetite nanoparticles for the rapid removal of Ni (II) ions from aqueous solutionâ€, 2nd International Conference on Recent Advancements in Chemical, environmental and Energy Engineering ( RACEEE 2017). SSN College of Engineering, Chennai, Tamilnadu, p. 35, 2017.
