National Institute of Technology Durgapur, India

Research focus: Water and wastewater treatment

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Nihar Ranjan Samal currently works as a faculty member at the Department of Civil Engineering of the National Institute of Technology Durgapur (NITD) in West Bengal in the far northeast of India. His current research interest is in biological decontamination in the area of wastewater treatment. He is particularly interested in the removal of toxic heavy metals from ground and surface water. Areas of eastern India are particularly affected by such water contamination, specifically with arsenic, iron and fluoride. In particular, the jury took note of the number of awards and grants, Nihar Ranjan Samal has won as well as his numerous scientific publications.

Through the Green Talents Forum, Samal hopes to establish long-term research cooperation with research institutions and companies in Germany, not only for himself but also to create relations to Germany for his students. During May to July 2009, his four undergraduate students are selected and enjoyed the summer internship programme at various universities in Germany through the DAAD scholarship (DAAD-WISE). This year he is also specifically seeking solutions to problems related to rainwater harvesting and would like to discuss various issues relating to water and contaminated land management.