Kurada Venkata Krishnasri
Assistant Professor , Department of Chemical Engineering
Research Interest:
1. Thermodynamic modelling of polymeric phase inversion
2. Membrane filtration
3. Adsorption of heavy metals
4. Transport modelling of polymeric membranes
5. Lithium extraction from Sea Water
6. Improving flow characteristics of waxy crude
7. Corrosion Mapping
8. Morphology based prediction of transport properties
Connect
+91-891-2856057
Email: krishnasri.che@iipe.ac.in
Teaching Interests
Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
Waste-water management (Jointly with Prof. Ravi Sonwani)
Mass Transfer-1 (Jointly with Prof. Raka M.)
Mass Transfer-2
(Jointly with Prof. Raka M.)
Project Engineering Management
Heat Transfer Lab
Particle technology Lab
Mass Transfer Lab
Fuel Lab
Education
Ph.D. 2020
Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
M. Tech. 2015
Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
B. Tech. 2004
Department of Chemical Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata
Professional Experience
November 2021-Present: Assistant Professor: Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy, VisakhapatnamJuly 2004-February 2007: Assistant Manager, Technical, Exide Industries Ltd., Hosur
July 2007-December 2011: Manager: QA, HBL Power Systems Ltd., Vizianagaram
June 2021-November 2021: Assistant Professor: GMR Institute of Technology, Rajam
Member of Professional Bodies
Life member of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers
Journal Publications
1. Deep Mamtora, Krishnasri V. Kurada; Morphology based prediction of permeability of asymmetric polymeric membranes. (Polymer Engineering and Science, 2025) Impact Factor: 3.2
2. Krishnasri V. Kurada, Amit Agarwal, S. De; Modeling of phase inversion thermodynamics and concurrent solvent evaporation during phase inversion for membrane casting using mixed solvents. (Polymer International, 2020) Impact Factor: 2.99.
3. Raka Mondal, Sourav Mondal, Krishnasri V. Kurada, Saikat Bhattacharjee, Sourav Sengupta, Mrinmoy Mondal, Sankha Karmakar, Sirshendu De, Ian M Griffiths; Modelling the transport and adsorption dynamics of arsenic in a soil bed filter. (Chemical Engineering Science, 2019) Impact Factor: 4.311.
4. Krishnasri V. Kurada, M. Mukherjee, S. De; Permeability hysteresis of polypyrrole doped ultrafiltration membranes: study of phase separation thermodynamics and pH responsive membrane properties. (Separation and Purification Technology, 2019) Impact Factor: 7.312.
5. Krishnasri V. Kurada, M. Mukherjee, A. Jana, S. De; Unified approach for preparing bentonite doped membranes: solubility parameter and trade-off between thermodynamics and kinetics. (Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2019) Impact Factor: 2.188.
6. Krishnasri V. Kurada, Tanmay, S. De; Modeling of cross flow hollow fiber ultrafiltration for treatment of effluent from Railway Workshop. (Journal of membrane Science, 2018) Impact Factor: 8.742.
7. Krishnasri V. Kurada, S. De; Polyaniline doped ultrafiltration membranes: mechanism of membrane formation and pH response characteristics. (Polymer, 2018) Impact Factor: 4.43.
8. Krishnasri V. Kurada, S. De; Modeling of solution thermodynamics: A method for tuning the properties of blend polymeric membranes. (Journal of Membrane Science, 2017) Impact Factor: 8.742.
9. Krishnasri V. Kurada, S. De; Role of thermodynamic and kinetic interaction of poly(vinylidene fluoride) with various solvents for tuning phase inversion membranes. (Polymer Engineering Science, 2017) Impact Factor: 3.2.
Conference Publications
1. Krishnasri V. Kurada. Solubility Parameter estimation of Waxy Crude in CHEMCON IICHE, December 2023
2. Krishnasri V. Kurada, S. De; Modeling of solution thermodynamics: A method for tuning the properties of blend polymeric membranes in American Institute of Chemical Engineers, November 2018.
Book Chapters
1. Krishnasri V. Kurada, S. De, Modelling aspects of membrane based industrial waste water treatment, Elsevier Science and Technology, 2021.
2. Krishnasri V. Kurada, S. Mondal, S. De, Modelling challenges in membrane separation of bioactives (Fouling, optimization, modelling and permeate flux hysteresis), John Wiley and Sons, 2021
3. Krishnasri V. Kurada, S. De, Transport model based prediction of polymeric membrane filtration for water treatment, Elsevier Science and Technology, 2022
4. Krishnasri V. Kurada, S. De, Arsenic removal from drinking water using laterite-based adsorbent, Elsevier Science and Technology, 2024
Research Projects
1. PI: "SBIF XRD Analytical lab", Funded by SBI Foundation, (2023-2026)
2. PI: Institute Research Grant (IRG) on "Enhanced recovery of Lithium from seawater" (2023-2026)
3. Co-PI: For Industry sponsored project on "Development of sustainable and cost-effective strategy for corrosion mitigation'' (2023-2024)
corrosion mitigation in NTPC Simhadri
Consultancy Projects
1. PI: Consultancy project: "Comparative analysis of surface properties of lateral flow membrane samples" (2025)
Awards & Honors
1. University Challenge winners of the DST – Lockheed Martin – Tata Trusts India Innovation Growth Program (IIGP) 2.0 for 2018.
2. Winners of the Vice-Chancellor's Innovation Award for Teamwork, University of Oxford, UK, 2018.
3. Institute Silver Medal, IIT Kharagpur, for securing the highest CGPA in Chemical Engineering Department, M. Tech., 2015.
Administrative Responsibilities:
Warden Girls' Hostel from July 2022 - Present
Phd Students:
Mr. Ankit Rawal, jointly with Prof. Dipankar Pal (Ongoing)
Ms. M. V. Niharika, ONGC India Ltd., (Ongoing)
Mr. Mutyalu S., Mylan Labs, (Ongoing)
Mr. Bhaskara Rao G., Clariant Chemicals India Ltd. (Ongoing)
Mr. Gara Prasad, L&T India (Ongoing)
Invited Lecture
1. “Green Hydrogen: Potential Fuel of the future” at Executive’s training for HPCL Vizag Refinery February 20252. “Green Hydrogen”: One-day CE Course on Green Hydrogen at GEO INDIA 2024 organised by APG India November 2024
3. “Colours of Hydrogen and Associated CO2 Emission” at Indo US Workshop on Hydrogen and Decarbonization, May 2024.
4. “Hydrogen Storage, Transport Methods, and End-Use Applications” at Indo US Workshop on Hydrogen and Decarbonization, May 2024.
5. “Overview of Techno-Economic Aspects & Wastewater Regulations” at Wastewater Characterization, Treatment, and Reuse (WCTR-2023), IIPE Vizag, April 2023
6. "Corrosion in harsh Industrial Environments and its prevention" at NTPC, Simhadri, April 2023.
7. "Hydrogen: The Fuel of Future" at HPCL Samavesh, Visakhapatnam, December 2022.
8. "Management of Complex Petroleum Refinery Solid Waste " at HPCL Samavesh, Visakhapatnam, December 2022.
9. "Modeling aspects of preparation of polymeric membranes" at CIPET: IPT, Bhubaneswar, March 2022
Reviewer
Advances in Polymer Technology
GIAN Proposal
Academia Environmental Sciences and Sustainability
Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series E