Dr. Pankaj Chowdhury has received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Western University (Canada). He is currently working at TrojanUV’s R&D as a research fellow. His current work addresses the removal of TOrCs/micropollutants (e.g., NSAID, antibiotics, and antidepressants) from drinking water utilizing UV based processes. His research contributes significantly to the performance validation of TrojanUV’s full-scale photoreactor used in potable reuse applications.
Pankaj made significant contributions throughout his research career and was awarded NSERC scholarship twice; NSERC-PGS-D during Ph.D., and NSERC-PDF during postdoctoral studies. He also received OGS (Ontario Graduate Scholarship). He enjoyed working with several industry partners (Vive Nano Inc., NRG Biofuels, TrojanUV, and BI Pure Water), six Canadian Universities and a few Government-funded organizations (Southern Ontario Water Consortium (SOWC), Ontario Center of Excellence (OCE), and RES’EAU-WaterNET).
Previously, he has worked as an assistant manager at Ballarpur Industries Limited (BILT), part of the US$ 3 bn Avantha Group, which is India’s largest manufacturer of writing and printing (W&P) paper. He has Postdoctoral experience from three Canadian universities (the University of Waterloo, University of Calgary and Simon Fraser University). He holds authorship of twelve (12) peer-reviewed journal articles, five (5) book chapters, and several international conference proceedings (total citations: 1200; h-index: 12, as per Google scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=2pCMKs0AAAAJ&hl=en). Most of his research projects demonstrate the treatment of contaminated water, and renewable fuel generation, utilizing green technologies.