Vijay V.
Ph.D., IIT MadrasAs an environmental engineer, my research journey began by exploring solid-state bioreactors and material synthesis for pollutant removal, which gave me a strong grounding in applied environmental chemistry and systems optimization. Over time, my focus has evolved into understanding and addressing the multifaceted challenges of water resources management and urban sustainability in the Indian context. My recent research interests also span to predictive water quality modelling and the quantification of environmental externalities. Through these, I seek to influence decision-making tools that enhance sustainability and circularity, especially in rapidly growing urban centres. My research quest is to design and implement sustainable systems that are inclusive, locally adaptable, and forward-looking. I aim to continue working at the confluence of environmental engineering, data science, and societal needs be it through collaborative research, policy interfacing, or mentorship. Whether in the lab, the field, or through transdisciplinary networks, I aspire to contribute meaningfully toward a regenerative future. For more information regarding my research areas & recent publications, Click here.
Vijay V has taught in the School of Engineering of Chanakya University since 2024. His research portfolio is spread over the broad fields of Civil, Environmental & Sustainable Engineering addressing the nexus among sustainability, resiliency, infrastructure, water, and the environment.
Prior to joining academia, he was associated with CSIR- National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur for his postgraduate training and has contributed to research on sustainable water, wastewater treatment systems and advancing bioreactor landfilling technology. His academic interests span environmental remediation technologies, solid and hazardous waste management, and sustainable engineering systems.
- Ph.D., 2020, IIT Madras
- M.Tech. Environmental Engineering, 2015, NITK Surathkal
- B.Tech. Civil Engineering, 2013, VTU Belgaum
- H. A. M. Kumar, A. Nashith, S. Hemanth, and V. V. Nair, “Investigating the practicality of incorporating waste expanded polystyrene beads and rice husk in lightweight concrete blends,” in Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, 2025, pp. 1–5. doi: 10.1007/978-981-96-1558-2_1.
- R. R. Nair, A. K. Thalla, and V. V. Nair, “Co-digestion of mushroom compost with switchgrass using solid-state anaerobic digester,” Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers – Waste and Resource Management, vol. 177, no. 2, pp. 70–81, Jun. 2023, doi: 10.1680/jwarm.22.00009.
- R. Viswambari Devi, V. V. Nair, P. Sathyamoorthy, and M. Doble, “Mixture of CaCO3 polymorphs serves as best adsorbent of heavy metals in quadruple system,” Journal of Hazardous Toxic and Radioactive Waste, vol. 26, no. 1, Nov. 2021, doi: 10.1061/(asce)hz.2153-5515.0000651.
- S. Mohan and V. V. Nair, “Comparative Study of Separation of Heavy Metals from Leachate Using Activated Carbon and Fuel Ash,” Journal of Hazardous Toxic and Radioactive Waste, vol. 24, no. 4, May 2020, doi: 10.1061/(asce)hz.2153-5515.0000520.
- Y. Tachibana, V. V. Nair, S. Mohan, and T. Suzuki, “Chromatographic fractionation of lithium isotope in aqueous solution using bifunctional ion-exchange resin,” Separation Science and Technology, vol. 55, no. 12, pp. 2183–2192, Apr. 2019, doi: 10.1080/01496395.2019.1607874.
- S. Kumar et al., “Environmental quality monitoring and impact assessment of solid waste dumpsites in high altitude sub-tropical regions,” Journal of Environmental Management, vol. 252, p. 109681, Oct. 2019, doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.109681.
- U. Sreekumar, A. K. Thalla, and V. V. Nair, “Comparative evaluation of phosphate abatement using laterite soil and activated carbon,” International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, vol. 16, no. 8, pp. 4493–4502, Jul. 2018, doi: 10.1007/s13762-018-1926-1.
- V. V. Nair, H. Dhar, S. Kumar, A. K. Thalla, S. Mukherjee, and J. W. C. Wong, “Artificial neural network based modeling to evaluate methane yield from biogas in a laboratory-scale anaerobic bioreactor,” Bioresource Technology, vol. 217, pp. 90–99, Mar. 2016, doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2016.03.046.
- S. Kumar, H. Dhar, V. V. Nair, J. K. Bhattacharyya, A. N. Vaidya, and A. B. Akolkar, “Characterization of municipal solid waste in high-altitude sub-tropical regions,” Environmental Technology, vol. 37, no. 20, pp. 2627–2637, Feb. 2016, doi: 10.1080/09593330.2016.1158322.
- Recognized as 2020 ASCE Outstanding Reviewer for the outstanding service as a reviewer for the ASCE Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste
- Recepient of Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) Scholarship for three months short-term study in Japan at Nagaoka University of Technology (2017 – 2018)
- Institute Scholarship under Half-Time Research Assistantship (HTRA) Scheme, Indian Institute of Technology Madras (2015 – 2020)
- Recipient of CTEP Financial Assistance for presenting research paper at the International Conference on Solid Waste (ICSW) organized by Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) at Hong Kong SAR by Department of Biotechnology (DBT), GoI (May 2015)
- Certificate for Academic Excellence for securing First Class with Distinction in all semesters in B.E. Civil Engineering course conducted by Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belgaum (2013)
- Visvesvaraya Technological University 4th Rank Holder in B.E. Civil Engineering (2013)
- Google Scholar – https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=vvkJmikAAAAJ
- Scopus – https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57184975300
- ORCID – https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9988-4296
- ResearchGate – https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Vijay-Nair-2
- LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/vijay-v-nair-9a087650/