Offering both undergraduate (B.Tech) and postgraduate (PhD) programs, the Department of Chemical Engineering aims to provide students with the extensive knowledge they need to be a part of the Energy Sector in the Indian Industrial space. The courses provided are a balanced mix of traditional areas—reaction engineering, thermodynamics, process control, etc.—and emerging areas—waste management, renewable energy, machine learning, nanoscience, etc.—of chemical engineering. Students are given hands-on experience with various simulation software (MATLAB, Aspen, Fluent), along with access to laboratories which have the latest equipment and machinery
The Department of Chemical Engineering was established in 2016 to achieve the objectives of IIPE, i.e., providing skilled personnel for the Oil and Natural Gas industry.
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The Department of Chemical Engineering, IIPE Visakhapatnam offers the following programs.
B.Tech.Chemical Engineering is the first program that has been offered from the inception of the department. Admission into this program is based on JEE advanced rank secured by the candidates. Click on the explore button for more details about the JEE advanced examination.
Click on the explore button for more information on different categories of admission into Ph.D. programs and their eligibility criteria.
Assistant Professor
Email: sridharpalla.che@iipe.ac.in
Associate Professor
Email : venkat_palleti.che@iipe.ac.in
Assistant Professor
Email: krishnasri.che@iipe.ac.in
Senior Lab Assistant, Chemical Engineering
Email: lab.che@iipe.ac.in
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Dr. K. Bogeshwaran | PS016 | kbogeshwaran@iipe.ac.in | DEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINABLE AND COST EFFECTIVE STRATEGY FOR CORROSION MITIGATION IN NTPC SIMHADRI - Phase I | |
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Dr. SP. Karthick | PS017 | spkarthick@iipe.ac.in | Anti-Corrosive coatings with different surface treatments, Corrosion Inhibitors, Cathodic Protection | |
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Dr. Nany Thokala | PS034 | nany.t@iipe.ac.in | Synthesis of crystalline framework and chemical gas sensors | |
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G. Jayasri | 23RS9021 | gummajayasri.che@iipe.ac.in | Biochemical Engineering/Drug Design | PhD |
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Akhil Arava | 23RS9019 | akhilarava.che@iipe.ac.in | Process System Engineering | PhD |
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P. Debora Divya | 23RS9020 | deboradivya.che@iipe.ac.in | Biological Wastewater Treatment | PhD |
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S. Geetha Priya | 23RS9022 | geethapriya.che@iipe.ac.in | Bubble Dynamics | PhD |
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Iradat Hussain Mafat | 23RS9017 | iradathussain.che@iipe.ac.in | Prediction of Carbon Capture | PhD |
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Alankriti Singh | 23RS9005 | alankritisingh@iipe.ac.in | Bioremediation and Adsorption for Wastewater Treatment | PhD |
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Tanya Srivastava | 24RS9001 | tanya.che@iipe.ac.in | Waste to Value | PhD |
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Gottapu V Manikanta Dheerendra | 23RS9013 | gvmdheerendra.che@iipe.ac.in | Gas Phase Catalysis | PhD |
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Sarisa Hema Latha | 23RS9015 | hemalatha.che@iipe.ac.in | Process Control of WWTP | PhD |
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Karri Naveen Kumar | 23RS9018 | naveenkumar.che@iipe.ac.in | Waste to Energy | PhD |
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Tenneti Srinivas | 24RS9004 | tennetisrinivas.che@iipe.ac.in | Deep Reinforcement Learning for Plant Operations | PhD |
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Bishal Haldar | 25RS9002 | bishalhaldar@iipe.ac.in | Mathematical Modelling of Taylor's Bubble | PhD |
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Birudu Sarika | 25RS9003 | birudusarika@iipe.ac.in | Waste management and Product Recovery | PhD |
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SK Rajibul Alam | 25RS9005 | rajibulalamsk@iipe.ac.in | Antifouling membranes for industrial applications | PhD |  |
Abhijnan Maitra | 24RS9009 | abhijinanmaitra@iipe.ac.in | Application of catalysis methods for energy and environmental application | PhD |
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Jag Prasad | 23RS9P03 | jagprasad@iipe.ac.in | PhD | |
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Chaitanya Babu Boddu | 23RS9P07 | chaitanyababu@iipe.ac.in | PhD | |
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Venkata Niharika Mangu | 23RS9P15 | niharikamangu.che@iipe.ac.in | PhD | |
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V Durga Praveena K. | 24RS9P01 | praveen.che@iipe.ac.in | PhD | |
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Srinivas Gali | 24RS9P02 | srinivas.che@iipe.ac.in | PhD | |
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Murali Mohan Sarayavalsa | 24RS9P05 | PhD | ||
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Mutyalu Sunnapu | 24RS9P12 | mutyalusunnapu@iipe.ac.in | PhD | |
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B. HariKrishna Reddy | 24RS9P14 | harikrishnareddy@iipe.ac.in | PhD | |
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SuryaNarayana Srikakulam | 24RS9P16 | suryanarayanasrikakulam@iipe.ac.in | PhD | |
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Jagan Sethuraman | 24RS9P18 | jagansethuraman@iipe.ac.in | PhD | |
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Prasanta Bera | 24RS9P22 | prasantabera@iipe.ac.in | PhD | |
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Gompa Bhaskara Rao | 24RS9P24 | gompabhaskararao@iipe.ac.in | PhD | |
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Anirban Patra | 24RS9P25 | anirbanpatra@iipe.ac.in | PhD | |
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Bheem Rao Ponnala | 24RS9P26 | bheem.ponnala@iipe.ac.in | PhD | |
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Gara Prasad | 25RS9P02 | PhD |
The department currently has the following broad research themes. Research areas of faculty members can be obtained by clicking on the individual faculty names. List of faculty working on a particular research theme can be obtained by hovering over those research theme images. Click on the links in the individual research themes to know more about them.
24–28 March 2025
This course covers both theoretical and practical aspects of CO₂ capture, focusing on adsorption-based separation processes.
Participants will gain hands-on experience using MATLAB and Aspen software for modeling and simulating CO₂ capture systems.
Course Instructors:
• Prof. Debangsu Bhattacharya
• Prof. Ravi C Dutta
• Prof. Sridhar Palla
March 5–6, 2025
A two-day workshop was held at IIPE Visakhapatnam, bringing together leading international and national experts to explore innovative digital tools and data-driven methods for optimizing wastewater treatment processes.
7–12 March 2025
Hosted under the GIAN initiative, this course focused on "Next Generation Composite Membranes for Hydrogen Energy and Environmental Application." It aimed to deepen understanding of advanced membrane technologies aligned with NGCM.
18 February 2025
A workshop under SPARC was held at IIPE with Prof. Zoltan N. from Purdue University sharing insights on crystallization systems, process control, and pharmaceutical manufacturing.
22 Feb – 12 Apr 2025
Coordinated by Dr. Ravi Kumar Sonwani, this course explored circular economy technologies including bioenergy, biochar, and bioplastics. Foreign experts from NKUST, Taiwan, contributed significantly to the course.
11–13 December 2024
Organized by IIPE's Chemical Engineering Dept, this international workshop covered key corrosion mitigation methods such as coatings, cathodic protection, and resistant materials. Experts from top Indian and global institutes participated.
2 Nov 2024 – 25 Jan 2025
This 12-week course aimed to educate on CCU technology to combat climate change. Coordinators: Dr. Sridhar Palla & Dr. Ravi Kiran M. Covered strategies for CO₂ reuse, net-zero emissions, and sustainable industry practices.
19–21 February 2024
This conference is the first in series of International Conference on Trends in Chemical, Energy and Environmental Engineering.Sustainability is the key mantra for equitable growth for very long periods of time. Sustainability is all pervasive, and finds its place in chemical processing, energy harnessing, mineral exploration, material development and all related technologies. Product and process development, simulation and modelling have added new dimensions to research in these fields. Responsibility of ensuring that the advancements are environmentally benign, while improving the health and wellbeing of all citizens is on academicians, scientists and industry professionals. In this context, an international conference on chemical, energy and environmental engineering is planned to provide a platform for comprehensive dissemination of knowledge and exchange of ideas in related fields among the academicians, scientists and industry professionals.
23rdSeptember - 26thDecember 2023
Manufacturing industries are in the process of digitalization of their units and plants. Firms are
interested in leveraging the data from the plants to gain insights on plant operations and make
informed decisions based on it. The objective of this 12 weeks course is to provide fundamental understanding
of data analytics and machine learning techniques for manufacturing and chemical process
industries.
Co-Ordinators: Dr. Venkata Reddy Palleti, Dr. Hemanth Kumar Tanneru, Prof. Seshagiri Rao Ambati
10–11 April 2023
A two-day training program led by Prof. Ravi Kumar Sonwani, featuring speakers from India and abroad. It covered wastewater collection, treatment, and reuse—essential for sustainability and water management.
23–25 January 2023
Focused on advanced CCUS techniques and hands-on training, this workshop promoted academic-industry collaboration on technologies for achieving India's net-zero carbon goals.
Placement has been one of the salient features and core strengths of the department of chemical engineering at IIPE. Special focus has been laid on strengthening of the core compatibility of our students to make industry ready especially in fields of oil and gas, refining etc. which led to significant amount of our students being placed in prestigious PSUs such as HPCL, GAIL, IOCL, HRRL, Oil India, Joint ventures of PSUs such as HMEL. The department has achieved record placement percentages for the batches of 2023, 2024 and 2025- 97.2%, 100% and 95.8% respectively. For more information on placements visit the CDC using this Link: https://iipe.ac.in/CDC/
Indian Institute of Petroleum & Energy Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh , 530003
hod.che@iipe.ac.in
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