Research Interests

• Membrane Gas Separations
• Computational Fluid Dynamics
• CO2 Capture and Separation
• Hydrogen production and separation
• Catalytic Membrane Reactors

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Teaching Summary

• Separation Processes-II 
• Transport Phenomena
• Membrane Science and Technology
• Mathematical Methods in Chemical Engineering 

Education

• Ph.D., Chemical Engineering | Texas A&M University (TAMU), College Station, Texas, 2013             

• Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) | Chemical Engineering,  Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU), College of Engineering, Ananthapuramu, Andhra Pradesh, 2008

Experience

• Associate Professor, Mar 2023- Till Date | Department of Chemical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (BITS Pilani), Pilani Campus, Rajasthan

• Assistant Professor, July 2017-Feb 2023 | Department of Chemical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (BITS Pilani), Pilani Campus, Rajasthan

• Postdoctoral Fellow, July 2014- June 2017 | Department of Chemical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), Worcester, Massachusetts 

• Research Assistant, 2010-2013 | Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University (TAMU), College Station, Texas        

• Research Assistant, 2008-2010 | Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Connecticut (UCONN), Storrs, Connecticut     

Selected Publications

• Bharat Nayak; Priya Tanvidkar; & Bhanu Vardhan Reddy Kuncharam*;  Preparation, Characterization, and CO2 Permeation testing of Cellulose Acetate and Polyimide Blend Membranes. Polymer Engineering and Science, Accepted, Nov 2023. 
• Aditya Jonnalagedda & Bhanu Vardhan Reddy Kuncharam*, Investigation of ZIF-8, Amine-modified ZIF-8 and Polysulfone based Mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) for CO2/CH4 separation. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Published Online 1 Sep 2023, 2023.
• Priya Tanvidkar, Aditya Jonnalagedda, Bhanu Vardhan Reddy Kuncharam*, Investigation of Cellulose Acetate and ZIF-8 mixed matrix membrane for CO2 separation from model biogas. Environmental Technology, 2023,  Link
• Priya Tanvidkar, Bharat Nayak, Bhanu Vardhan Reddy Kuncharam*, Study of dual filler mixed matrix membranes with acid-functionalized MWCNTs and Metal-Organic Framework (UiO-66-NH2) in Cellulose Acetate for CO2 separation, Journal of Polymers and the Environment, 2023. Link
• Yash Katakia, Satyadevan Kanduri, Ritobrata Bhattacharyya, Srinandini Ramanathan, Ishan Nigam, Bhanu Vardhan Reddy Kuncharam*, Syamantak Majumder*, Angular difference in human coronary artery governs endothelial cell structure and function, Communications Biology, 5 (1), 2022. Link
• B.V.R Kuncharam,  & A.G Dixon, "Multi-scale two-dimensional packed bed reactor model for industrial steam methane reforming", Fuel Processing Technology, 2020, 200, pp 106314.  Link

Sponsored Projects

• Mathematical Research Impact Centric Support (MATRICS), Approved, 2024-2027.
• Startup Research Grant (SRG), 24.47 Lakhs, "Assessment of Mixed-Matrix Membrane System for CO2 capture for Bio-gas Upgradation to Bio-Compressed Natural Gas (Bio-CNG)", Department of Science & Technology (DST)-SERB, December 2019-June 2022.
• Research Initiation Grant,   July 2017 – July 2019 2 Lakhs BITS-Pilani, Pilani Campus