Dr. Lekshmi Mohan V

                                                                   

EDUCATION

Degree

Institution/University

Year
Ph. D. Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 2021
M. Tech. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT), Surat, Gujarat 2014
B. E.  Anna University Chennai 2012

WORK EXPERIENCE

Position

Institute/Organisation

Period
Assistant Professor (Grade II) National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli March 2024 - Present
Senior Program Associate - Sustainable Cities World Resources Institute (WRI) India Feb 2024 - March 2024
Project Officer Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai Nov 2014 - July 2015

PUBLICATIONS

  1. Photocatalytic degradation of gaseous toluene using self-assembled air filter based on chitosan/activated carbon/TiO2, Lekshmi Mohan V.,Shiva Nagendra, S. M., , Maiya, M.P., Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering (ISSN: 2213- 3437) Vol 7, Issue 6, 2019.
  2. Heterogeneous Photocatalysis for Indoor Air Purification: Recent Advances in Technology from Material to Reactor Modelling Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering- Indoor Environmental Quality, Springer (ISBN: 978-981-15-1334-3) 147-166, 2020
  3. Methodology for IEQ standard implementation in different types of building, Shiva Nagendra S.M. et al., Indian Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ISHRAE) Journal: Research Issue October 2018 issue
  4. Air quality and personal exposure in residential, industrial and high traffic regions, Ravikrishna R. et al, 2016, Proceedings of IGCS Conference on sustainability; Exploring planetary boundaries and their challenges and opportunities, IIT Madras pp.184-188
  5. Electrocoagulation for greywater treatment, Lekshmi Mohan V, Mansoor Ahammed. M, Abhilash T Nair 2014, Proceedings of 12th IWA Conference on on Small Water and Wastewater Systems and Resources Oriented Sanitation, Muscat, Oman pp. 47-48

PATENTS

  1. Multi-stage air purification system with hemispherical discharge, Application date: June 26, 2020, Patent No. IN366201 (Granted)
  2. Air purification system with coated pleated filter unit, Application date: January 27, 2020, Application No. 201841045163 (Application Awaiting Examination)

AWARDS

  1. Institute Research award for PhD Thesis from IIT Madras
  2. Gayathri Devi award for highest CGPA in PhD
  3. Anna University Gold Medal for First Rank in B.E. Civil Engineering

CONFERENCES ATTENDED

  1. Lekshmi Mohan V, Shiva Nagendra S. M., Maiya M. P.,  (2019). “Composite photocatalyst coated fabric for Indoor Air Purification: Insights from Experimental Study”. 4th Indian International Conference on Air Quality Management (IICAQM 2019), IIT Bombay, December 18-20, 2019.
  2. Lekshmi Mohan V, Shiva Nagendra S. M., Maiya M. P.,  (2019). “Heterogenous Photocatalysis for Indoor Air Purification: Recent Advances in Technology from Material to Reactor Modelling”, Asian Conference on Indoor Environmental Quality, New Delhi, February 1-2, 2019 (Received Breakthrough Research Award from Springer Nature India).
  3. Lekshmi Mohan V, Shiva Nagendra S. M., Maiya M. P., (2018). “Personal exposure to ultrafine particles inside academic work environments in tropical climate.” 15th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate (INDOOR AIR 2018), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 22-27 July 2018 (Proceeding Published by ISIAQ).
  4. Lekshmi Mohan V, Shiva Nagendra S. M., Maiya M. P., (2019). “Investigation of indoor air quality in air-conditioned academic building”. 2nd Indian International Conference on Air Quality Management (IICAQM 2017), IIT Delhi, June 1-2, 2017.
  5. Lekshmi Mohan V, Shiva Nagendra S. M., Maiya M. P., (2019). “Indoor Mould Population as an indicator of potential moisture problem inside Buildings”. 5th National Conference on Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning (NCRAC 2018), NITK Surathkal, May 24-26, 2018.
  6. Shiva Nagendra SM, Uwe Schlink, Jyothi S Menon, Lekshmi Mohan V, Sathyanarayana N Gummadi and Ravikrishna R, “Air Quality and Personal exposure in residential, industrial and high-traffic regions”, IGCS 2016, IIT Madras, February 22-March 5, 2016.
  7. Lekshmi Mohan V, Mansoor Ahmed, "Electro-coagulation for Greywater Treatment", 12th IWA (International Water Association) Conference on "Small Water & Wastewater Systems and Resources Oriented Sanitation“, Muscat in 2014.

WORKSHOP & SHORT-TERM COURSES ATTENDED/ORGANIZED

  1. I-ncubate COHORT7, an entrepreneurship development program organized by Gopalakrishnan-Deshpande Centre (GDC) for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at IIT Madras during Oct- Nov 2019 (Team Lead).
  2. Short term course on “Human Comfort and Indoor Air Quality”, Organised by Departments of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, IIT Madras, November 20-25, 2018.
  3. Workshop on “Air pollution, climate change and human health in India: Interlinked challenges”, Clarkson-SRU-ICMR Indo-US Knowledge Initiative Project, Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai, December 18-20, 2017.
  4. Winter School on “Urban Air Pollution and Health Risk” at IIT Madras, February 11-13, 2016.
  5. Workshop on “Exposure Monitoring systems for Air Quality Management” Organized by Department of Civil and Biotechnical Engineering, IIT Madras, December 12-13, 2014.
  6. Continuing Education Program (CEP) on “Air Quality Modelling” Organized by Department of Civil and Chemical Engineering, IIT Madras, November 10-15, 2014.
  7. Organised various editions of Indian International Conference on air quality management (IICAQM), 2016, 2017 and 2018 as a student volunteer.
  8. Organised QIP-STTP on Air Delivery systems and Indoor Environmental Quality, 2-7th March 2020 by Departments of Mechanical and Civil Engineering at IIT Madras as a student volunteer.

AREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST

Air Quality Management, Urban Air Quality, Air Quality monitoring, Air Quality Modelling, Indoor Air Pollution, Air Purification Technologies, Air Pollution Control, Personal Exposure Assessment, Health Risk Assessment, Sensor-based monitoring networks, Application of AI&ML in Air Pollution

RESEARCH PROFILES

  1. https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=YCaSYfoAAAAJ&hl=en
  2. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7833-716XView this author’s ORCID profile
  3. https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57211924422

CONTACT DETAILS

Dr. Lekshmi Mohan V

Room No. 302, II Floor, Annex Building, 

Department of Civil Engineering, NIT Tiruchirappalli - 620015

Email: lekshmi@nitt.edu