IICT Scientist Dr. S. Venkata Mohan appointed as NEERI Director

Dr. Mohan, who has served as Chief Scientist at CSIR-IICT since 1998, earned his B.Tech in Civil Engineering, M.Tech in Environmental Engineering, and a Ph.D. from Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati

Hyderabad: Chief scientist from Hyderabad-based Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Dr. S. Venkata Mohan, has been appointed as the Director of National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-NEERI), Nagpur on Tuesday.

Dr. Mohan, who has served as Chief Scientist at CSIR-IICT since 1998, earned his B.Tech in Civil Engineering, M.Tech in Environmental Engineering, and a Ph.D. from Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati.

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His global academic experience includes positions as a Visiting Professor at Kyoto University and an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow at the Technical University of Munich, Germany.

With a research focus on sustainability and circular bioeconomy, he has advanced technologies in bioenergy, decarbonization, microbial electrochemical systems, biorefineries, and waste valorization.

Dr. Mohan has authored over 450 research articles, 64 book chapters, and 5 books, with 16 patents to his credit and Mohan is globally recognized among the world’s top 2 percent researchers, as per Stanford University.