Feedback

Prof. Vikranth Kumar Surasani 

Associate Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering

Lattice Boltzmann Methods for Multiphase flow in Porous media, Pore Network Modeling for Drying of Capillary Porous media, Reactive Transport Modeling and Simulation
Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
Hyderabad Campus
Jawahar Nagar, Kapra Mandal
Dist.-Medchal-500 078
Telangana, India
Academic Career
Since June 2021 Associate Professor
Dept. of Chemical Engineering 
BITS, Pilani Hyderabad Campus, India.
Since May 2020 Academic Editor
International Journal of Chemical Engineering
IF: 1.877; CS: 1.8
July 2013 –May 2021 Assistant Professor
Dept. of Chemical Engineering 
BITS, Pilani Hyderabad Campus, India.
Jun-17 Industry Immersion
Schneider Electric (Formally Invensys Development Center-Hyd)
May-July 2015 Visiting Faculty
Aditya Birla Science and Technology Corporation Pvt Ltd
2011- 2013 Post Doctoral Fellow
Member of Modeling and Monitoring Group on Microbial Enhanced 
Hydrocarbon Recovery (MEHR)
The Energy Institute 
College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
The Pennsylvania State University, U. S. A.
2008-11 Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiter (Scientific Employee)
in Thermal Process Engineering group chaired by Prof. Tsotsas
Faculty of Process and Systems Engineering 
Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany.
2008 Ph. D.,  Chemical and Process Engineering
Institute of Process Engineering 
Faculty of Process and Systems Engineering 
Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany.
2005-08 Member of the Graduiertenkolleg 828
in Micro-Macro Interactions of Structured Media and Particle Systems
2005 M. Sc., Chemical and Process Engineering
Faculty of Process and Systems Engineering 
Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany.
2003- 05 Student Research Assistant
Max-plank-Research InstituteMagdeburg, Germany.
2000 B.E., Chemical Engineering
R. V. College of Engineering, Bangalore, India
Scholarships 
2006-07 Max-Buchner-Dechema
2005-08 German Research Foundation
Profession Activities
2011-13 American Geophysical Union
2013-present International Society for Porous Media (Interpore)
Life Member Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers(IIChE)
Administrative Responsibilities
Sep. 2014-Present In-Charge Faculty, Central Computing Laboratory 
2018-Present Member of ACADEMIC COUNSELING CELL
2014-15 Convener Faculty-Student Council (Chemical Engg.)
Summer 2014 Practice School-1
2016-17 Faculty Advisor Association of Chemical Engineers
2017-Present DRC Member
2017 BITSAT
Summer 2017& 2018 Practice School-I Coordinating Faculty.