Dr. Sailesh N. Behera has been working as Assistant Professor in Department of Civil Engineering at Shiv Nadar University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India since July 2015. He obtained his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India. Before joining at Shiv Nadar University, he worked as a Post-Doctorate Fellow in Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at National University of Singapore, Singapore. His research thrust areas include Fate and control of water and wastewater contaminants, Air quality monitoring and modeling, Waste management, and Water-air-soil Interactions. He has published more than 30 peer-reviewed articles in Impactful International Journals of the field, and several National/International conference papers. The scope of his current research project includes insight into environmental fate and associated health effects of diesel engine exhausts under controlled laboratory conditions.
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
o Air quality monitoring and modeling
o Fate and control of water and wastewater contaminants
o Waste management
o Water-air-soil Interactions
o Policy evaluation of control strategies
o Mapping of emission scenarios
SUBJECTS TAUGHT:
o Air Quality Science and Engineering (CED 405)
o Environmental Engineering (CED 308)
o Environmental Management in Industries (CED 315)
o Solid Waste Management (CCC 621)
o Transportation Engineering (CED 304)
o Elements of Surveying (CED 209)
o Engineering Hydrology (CED 203)
o Air Pollution Control (CED 631)
o Nanotechnology for Environment (CED 634)
o Applied Statistics (CED 642)
o Industrial Wastewater Treatment (CED 644)
Early Career Research Award by Science and Engineering Research Board, Department of
Science and Technology, Government of India
Fellowship from National Research Foundation (NRF) Singapore during Post-doc