Faculty

1. Prof. Vinod Kumar Garg, Professor
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2. Dr. K. N. Yogalakshmi, Professor,  HOD
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3. Dr. Sunil Mittal , Associate Professor
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4. Dr. Dhanya M.S., Assistant Professor
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5. Dr. Puneeta Pandey, Assistant Professor (On-Lien)
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6. Dr. Ajay Kumar, Assistant Professor
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7. Dr. Prafulla Kumar Sahoo, Assistant Professor
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Academic Programmes

• 2023-25
  • PG-Diploma in Geoinformatics
  • M.Sc Enviornmental Sciences & Technology
  • Ph.D Enviornmental Sciences & Technology
• 2022-24
  • PG-Diploma in Geoinformatics
  • M.Sc Enviornmental Sciences & Technology
  • Ph.D Enviornmental Sciences & Technology

Syllabi

• 2023-25
• 2022-24

Research Thurst Area

• Pollution monitoring (air, water and soil)
• Remediation of Organic pollutants (pesticides, PAHs) and Heavy metals (Uranium,Arsenic) in different environmental matrices using physical, chemical and biological approaches
• Wastewater treatment
• Solid Waste management
• Waste to energy conversion
• Wetland monitoring
• Biosensor development
• Geospatial technologies
• Climate change

Facilities

1. Teaching Classrooms – The department is equipped with state of art classrooms and practical laboratories. The classrooms are well ventilated and air-conditioned (AC) with smart classroom facilities.
2. Research cum Teaching Laboratories – The department research in foremost research areas that covers all major domains of environmental research. The department’s main research areas are:

   Sr. No.	Research Lab	Lab No.	Lab Incharge
   1	Environmental Management Lab	506	Prof. V.K. Garg
   2	Water Chemistry Lab	508	Dr. Sunil Mittal
   3	Bioprocess and Nanobiotechnology Lab	509	Dr. Yogalakshmi K. N.
   4	Bioenergy and Ecoproduct Lab	512	Dr. M. S. Dhanya
   5	Geoinformatics Lab	510	Dr. Puneeta Pandey
   6	Instrumentation Lab	511	Dr. Prafulla K. Sahoo
   7	Aerobiology and Air Pollution Lab	319	Dr. Ajay Kumar

3. Research Facilities: The major instruments available in the different laboratories of the department are:

Water and Soil Research Instruments
Microwave Plasma Atomic Emission Spectroscopy (MP-AES) Agilent 4210 G8007A Application: MP-AES is a high sensitivity atomic emission spectrometer that is used for elemental analysis mostly metals and metalloids (As, Cd, Cu, Cr, Hg, Ni, Fe, Mn, Ag, Pb, Zn, etc.)
Total Organic Carbon Analyzer (TOC) Shimadzu TOC-L + SSM-5000A (DST-FIST) Application: measurement of Total Carbon, Inorganic Carbon, Total Organic Carbon, Non-Purgeable Organic Carbon, Total Nitrogen in aqueous samples, and Total Carbon, Inorganic Carbon, Total Organic Carbon in solid samples.
Metrohm 930 Compact IC Flex systems (DST-FIST)"/> Ion Chromatograph Metrohm 930 Compact IC Flex systems (DST-FIST) Application: This instrument is used for analysis of anions (fluoride, chloride, bromide, nitrate, phosphate, sulfate, and sulfite) in aqueous samples.	Cyclic voltammetry Metrohm 797 VA Computrace Application: Measure the reduction and oxidation state of inorganic species, mainly for As, U, Cr, Fe, Zn, Cd, Cu, etc.
LED  Fluorimeter Quantalase LF2A Application: This instrument used to measure uranium concentration (as low as 0.5 ppb) in water samples		Microwave digester Milestone 49030-PZ-1 Application: Microwave digester used for acid digestion of solid matrix for elemental analysis in AAS, ICP-OES, MP-AES, or ICP-MS.
Flame Photometer Systronics & 2180 Application: The device is used for Na, K, Ca, and Li analysis in aqueous samples.		Automatic Kjeldahl Analyzer Kelplus DISTYL EM VA Application: An automated Kjeldahl nitrogen analyzer that is used for Kjeldahl Nitrogen estimation
Multiparameter photometer with COD HANNA HI83399 Application: The benchtop photometer measures 40 different key water and wastewater quality parameters, including Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD).		BOD Measurement System Oxidirect Lovibond Application: Used to determination of BOD5 and BOD7, biological degradability
UV Spectrophotometer Application: UV spectrophotometer of Optical measurements		COD Measurement System Lovibond RD125 Application: A flexible thermoreactor for sample preparation of photometrical determination of COD, total phosphate, total nitrogen, and TOC.
pH & Conductivity Measurement System Oakton PC 2700 Application: PC 2700 measures pH, conductivity, total dissolved solids (TDS), salinity, and temperature.		Turbidity meter Oakton T-100 Handheld Application: Monitor fast and accurate turbidity in different water samples
DO measurement System Oakton DO 6+ Application: Test water quality in wastewater, surface water, ground water, or drinking water		Rotary Evaporator Application: Used for sample preparation in laboratories, efficient and gentle removal/concentration of solvents from samples by evaporation
Energy and Waste Research
Digital Viscometer with temperature bath Brookfield DV2 TLV Application: The instrument used to measure the viscosity of a fluid. It offers programming capabilities and results analysis including data averaging and QC limits with alarms.		Thermo Analyser (TG-DTA) Shimadzu DTG 60H Application: Used to measure the stability and degradation ability of different materials for chemical and environmental analysis.
Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP) Labments Equipment RT-702 Application: TCLP is used to determine the mobility of both organic and inorganic analytes present in liquid, solid, and multiphasic wastes.		Bomb Calorimeter MAC MSW 506 Application: The Bomb Calorimeter is used to measure the gross calorific value of the solid and liquid fuel samples.
Flashpoint Apparatus Pensky Marten Application: The instrument determines the flashpoint of a fuel sample		Cloud & pour point apparatus (PSAW) Application: The instrument determines the cloud and pour point of fuel samples to understand the behavior and use in different temperatures
Digital Melting Point apparatus Khera Instruments Application: It is used in thermal analysis, most frequently used to characterize solid crystalline materials
Air and Noise Instruments
Continuous Air Quality Monitoring Station Model: ENVEA (DST-FIST) Application: Online continuous ambient air quality/pollution monitoring system, coupled with an automated weather station that provides simultaneous data of weather parameters. Recorded Parameters: PM10, PM2.5, CO, SO2, NO, NO2 & Nh4, and O3		Weather Station: Application: The weather station is coupled with Continuous Air Quality Monitoring Station. Recorded Parameters: Temperature, Relative Humidity, Precipitation, Wind Speed & Direction, Solar Irradiance
PM10 Offline Sampler Envirotech: APM 460NL Application: This is an offline respirable dust sampler that uses cyclone with cutoff (D50 at 10 microns) to separate the coarser particulates from PM10 in the air stream before filtering them on the 8”x10” microfibre filter.		PM2.5 Offline Sampler Envirotech: APM 550 Application: This is an offline Fine mode PM sampler that is capable to collect PM2.5 as well as PM10 on 47mm diameter PTFE and Quartz/Glass microfibers.
Handy PM Offline Sampler Envirotech: APM 821 Application: This is a handy sampler used for field and personal PM exposure monitory. The battery-operated sampler can collect samples in indoor and outdoor settings on a 25mm diameter filter.		Sound Level Meter Envirotech: SLM-100 Application: This is a handy sampler for measuring sound levels in field operations. It is an Integrating Sound Level Meter with a measurement range of 34 to 134 dBA.
Gaseous Pollutants Sampler Envirotech: APM 433  Application: Stand-alone equipment for monitoring inorganic gaseous pollutants with Thermo- Electric cooling system to increase the efficiency of absorption. The sampler can sample 4 gases at a time or 1 or 2 gases in tandem
Micro and Nanobiotechnology Instrument Facility
Leminar Air Flower Workstation Klenzoids Application: A laminar flow cabinet draws air through a HEPA filter toward the user to prevent contamination of biological samples while working in the cabinet.		Plant growth chamber LabTech LGC5301 Application: A special chamber that helps to perform plant growth experiments inside the laboratory. The plant growth chamber provides appropriate environmental conditions responsible for effective plant germination and growth.
High-end orbital shaking incubator New Brunswick Innova 42 Application: The Innova 42 incubated refrigerated shakers are the most versatile high-end orbital incubator shakers. Programmable Innova controls automatically changes temperature, speed, etc.		Cooling Centrifuge Remi C30 Plus Application: Cooling Centrifuge offers quiet operation, has rust-proof, easy to clean Stainless Steel inner chamber with steel guard. A wide variety of swing-out and angle rotors with a choice of reduction adaptors make these units truly versatile.
Microplate Reader BioTek Synergy H1 Application: Synergy H1 can be used for a wide range of applications in fluorescence, luminescence, UV-Vis, and more		Potentiostat/galvanostat Metrohm Autolab PGSTAT204 Application: The potentiostat is the main measurement tool used in electrochemical and electroanalytical experiments.
Colony Counter Application: Colony Counter is used for quick and accurate counting of bacterial and mold colonies in Petri dishes.		Spray Dryer Application: Used in liquid drying and transforming into dried particles by spraying the feed into a hot drying medium (Liquid into powder).
Remote Sensing and GIS Facility
Remote Sensing and GIS laboratory and Research Remote Sensing and GIS Research laboratory in the Department of Environmental Science and Technology (EVST) fulfills the objectives of Practical classes of M.Sc. EVST students and research on Natural Resource Management using remote sensing and GIS tools. The Central University of Punjab is a nodal institute for carrying out the IIRS Outreach Programme for understanding the concepts and applications of Remote Sensing and GIS since 2013. Department also connects the laboratory with the renowned Punjab Remote Sensing Centre, Ludhiana through MoAS for state of art knowledge and resource sharing.		The laboratory is having the following facilities: Desktops:  08 Workstation:02 Software: A. ArcGIS 10.3 software (Proprietary, single-use license) B. ArcGIS 10.7 software (Proprietary, subscription-based, 5-user license) C. ENVI 4.7 software (Proprietary, single-user license) D. QGIS (Open source software)
Garmin eTrex 20 GPS Application: The next-generation GPS handhelds retain ease-of-use, durability, and affordability. Rugged and high-sensitivity GPS receiver.

E-Content

1. e-PG Pathshala (an initiative of the MHRD, Government of India under its National Mission on Education through ICT (NME-ICT) and being executed by the UGC) in the subject Environmental Science
   1. e content developed by faculty of the department
      1. Dr. Sunil Mittal
      2. Dr. Yogalakshmi K N
      3. Dr. Dhanya MS
      4. Dr. Puneeta Pandey
   2. e-content developed in collaborations with resource persons of other Universities
2. MOOC course on Solid and Hazardous waste management hosted by SWAYAM, a programme initiated by Government of India.

Placement

Name of the Company No. of students participated No. of Student Selected Date of Interview Talwandi Sabo Power Limited 09 01 12/08/2022

Student Corner

(3rd Semester) Batch 2020-21

List of Ph.D. students in Department of Environmental Science and Technology

Research Project Details

• List of Research Project Dissertation 2020-22
• List of Research Project Dissertation 2021-23

Student Activities The Department of Environmental Sciences and Technology has been selected as the Best Department in 2019-20 based on the student’s performance in cultural activities during Foundation week celebrations, 2020 along with the Department of Zoology.

The students from Dept. of Environmental Sciences are actively participate in Cultural and Sports activities organized in the University



First Pize in Solo Dance was won by Arti Yadav

 Achievement of students  Winners and Runners Up in Sports activities of 2019 :

Winners and Runners Up in Cultural activities

Four students from Department of Environmental Sciences and Technology were in the Winning team of National Youth Parliament, 2019

Industrial Visit to Vedanta Unit, Talwandi Sabo




Industrial visit to NFL Unit, Bathinda


Industrial visit to Malwa Power Plant


Biogas plant at Shashi Energies, Tohama

Grants

Externally Funded Departmental Projects

Externally Funded Projects of Faculty Members

Research Seed Money Grant (by Central University of Punjab, Bathinda)

Seminar/Symposia

Workshops

• One-week National Interdisciplinary workshop from 25th -29th March 2019 on ‘Recent advances in Environmental Studies’ organized by the Teaching Learning Centre established under the Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching by MHRD
• Two weeks National Interdisciplinary workshop from 2nd-13th September 2019 on ‘Environmental Management’ organized by the Teaching Learning Centre established under the Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching by MHRD
• One-week National Interdisciplinary workshop from 22nd -27th March 2021 on ‘Climate change and Environmental Sustainability’ organized by the Teaching Learning Centre established under the Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching by MHRD
• The University is Nodal Centre for conducting IIRS Outreach Programmes organised by Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), Dehradun and transmitted by National Knowledge Network (NKN) from time to time.

2. Webinars

Alumni

Details of students awarded with Ph.D. degree

Academic Calender

1. M.Sc. Environmental Sciences and Technology 2020-21

Board of Studies(BOS)

Notifications 

• Partial Modification in the Board of Studies for Department of Environment Science & Technology- reg. dated 26.04.2021
• Constitution of Board of Studies, Department of Environmental Science and Technology dated 13.04.2022
• Notification dated 14.02.20

Minutes of Meetings

• Minutes of the BOS Meeting held on 22.12.2015
• Minutes of the BOS Meeting held on 27.06.2016
• Minutes of the BOS Meeting held on 16.02.2017
• Minutes of the BOS Meeting held on 21.05.2018
• Minutes of the BOS Meeting held on 02.04.2019
• Minutes of the BOS Meeting held on 13.03.2020
• Minutes of the BOS Meeting held on 22.05.2021
• Minutes of the BOS Meeting held on 06.05.2022

Academic & Administrative Committee (AAC)

Meetings of Meetings

• Minutes of the AAC meeting held in the year 2015
• Minutes of the AAC meeting held in the year 2016
• Minutes of the AAC meeting held in the year 2019
• Minutes of the AAC meeting held in the year 2020
• Minutes of the AAC meeting held in the year 2021
• Minutes of the AAC meeting held in the year 2022

Curriculum Development Committee(CDC)

Minutes of Meetings 

• Minutes of CDC Meeting held on 13.06.2016
• Minutes of CDC Meeting held on 02.02.2017
• Minutes of CDC Meeting held on 15.01.2018
• Minutes of CDC Meeting held on 18.02.2019
• Minutes of CDC Meeting held on 16.01.2020

The department offers consultancy services for various environmental activities to Govt., Semi Govt. and Private organizations/Industries. The consultancy services are:

1. Water Testing Facility for drinking purpose/Ground/Surface water – Physical, Chemical and Biological parameters
   Test Parameters – pH, conductivity, TDS, Turbidity, DO, Color, Salinity, Sodium, Potassium, chloride, floride, sulphate, ammonia, silica, reactive silica, Uranium, Arsenic, Selenium, led and other heavy metals etc.
2. Waste water Testing Facility – water from Sewage and effluent treatment Plant
   Test Parameters – pH, Suspended solids, BOD, COD, DO, oil and grease, chloride, and all other related parameters
3. Soil Testing facility – Physico-chemical parameters
   Test Parameters - Organic Matter, pH, Cation exchange capacity, all Macro and Micronutrients
4. Air Testing facility
   Test Parameters – PM 10, PM 2.5, So x, NO x, CO etc.
5. Remote sensing and GIS based work
6. Preparation of Environmental/Green audit reports as per NAAC requirement
7. Environmental Auditing of Industries
8. Designing and monitoring of Sewage and Effluent Treatment Plants
9. Designing of Water Treatment Plants
10. Environment Survey reports and Environment Management Plan
11. Mining Survey reports and their Management Plan
12. Research based consultancy based on primary or secondary data
13. Setting up of composting/vermicomposting facility and testing of the compost
14. Preparation of Environment Compliance reports for housing and industrial projects
15. Environmental Guidance and Support for NGT matters

 For more Details and pricing Contact:

Dr. Yogalakshmi K.N.
Dean and Head
Department of Environment Science and Technology
e-mail: yogalakshmi@cup.edu.in
Mob. No. 8427706161

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