 Scientist-B About me Dr. Neethu B holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering and is experienced in energy and environmental remediation, including waste-to-energy conversion. At KSCSTE, she leads major initiatives fostering academic–industry partnerships, nurturing young innovators, and advancing inclusive programmes for visually impaired students. Her expertise spans wastewater treatment, microbial fuel cell technology, and large-scale environmental monitoring. She has coordinated national projects, guided interdisciplinary research teams, and contributed extensively to peer-reviewed journals and international conferences. Dr. Neethu has also served on steering committees, programme advisory boards, and editorial panels, actively mentoring students and professionals while promoting sustainable technologies and cross-sector collaborations. Name of Schemes &programmes (including external funded Programmes):
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Academic
Academic Qualifications:
- PhD: (Subject/Broad Area, Title, year, Institution/University)
Subject (Broad area): Environmental Engineering (Bioelectrochemical systems),
Title: Development of low cost Microbial carbon capture cell for simultaneous electricity generation, wastewater treatment and algal production.
Year: 2020
Institution: Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur - Post- graduation: (Subject, year, University)
Subject: Environmental Engineering
Year: 2015
Institute: Visveswaraya National Institute of Technology Nagpur (VNIT)
Graduation: (Subject, year, University)
Subject: Civil Engineering
Year: 2012
Institute: NSS College of Engineering
Professional Experience/ Academic Positions:
- Adhoc Faculty, NIT Calicut
Research
- Water and Wastewater treatment
- Bio electrochemistry
- Bioenergy production
- Microalgal carbon capture
Publications
Neethu, B., Bhowmick, G. D., &Ghangrekar, M. M. (2019). A novel proton exchange membrane developed from clay and activated carbon derived from coconut shell for application in microbial fuel cell. Biochemical Engineering Journal, 148, 170-177.
Neethu, B., Bhowmick, G. D., &Ghangrekar, M. M. (2018). Enhancement of bioelectricity generation and algal productivity in microbial carbon-capture cell using low cost coconut shell as membrane separator. Biochemical Engineering Journal, 133, 205-213.
Neethu, B., Bhowmick, G. D., &Ghangrekar, M. M. (2020). Improving performance of microbial fuel cell by enhanced bacterial-anode interaction using sludge immobilized beads with activated carbon. Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 143, 285-292.
Neethu, B., Tholia, V., &Ghangrekar, M. M. (2020). Optimizing performance of a microbial carbon-capture cell using Box-Behnken design. Process Biochemistry, 95, 99-107.
Neethu, B., Bhowmick, G. D., Fathima, A., &Ghangrekar, M. M. (2020). Anodic inoculum pre-treatment by extracts of Azadirachtaindica leaves and Allium sativum peels for improved bioelectricity recovery from microbial fuel cell. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 45(43), 23391-23400.
Neethu, B., &Ghangrekar, M. M. (2017). Electricity generation through a photo sediment microbial fuel cell using algae at the cathode. Water Science and Technology, 76(12), 3269-3277.
Neethu, B., Ihjas, K., Chakraborty, I., &Ghangrekar, M. M. (2024). Nickel adsorbed algae biochar based oxygen reduction reaction catalyst. Bioelectrochemistry, 159, 108747.
URL of Googlescholar/researchgateetc: Dr. Neethu B – Google Scholar
Awards
- Best Paper Award at 36th Kerala Science Congress held at Government College Kasaragod, Kerala.
Membership
- Integrated Civil Engineers Council
- Material Research Society
My Team
Smt. Amina S
Project Fellow
Smt. Remya Mohan R
Project Assistant
Contact
Dr. Neethu B
Junior Scientist,2nd Floor,
SasthraBhavan, Pattom P O.,
Thiruvananthapuram – 695004
Email ID: Neethu.kscste@kerala.gov.in;
neethukscste@gmail.com
Phone (Office/Mob): offc: 0471-2548316