Faculty Profile

Dr. Puja Hansdah

Assistant Professor

Department of Mining Engineering

School of Engineering

  puja.hansdah@opju.ac.in

  •  PhD in Mineral Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Dhanbad - 2020.
  •  B.tech in Mineral Engineering from Government College of Engineering, Keonjhar - 2015.
  •  Working as a Assistant Professor in OP Jindal University, Raigarh from August 2024 to Present
  •  Worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher in University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa from January 2024 to July 2024.
  •  Worked as a Assistant Professor in BIT, Ballarpur from August 2023 to November 2023.
  •  Worked as an Assistant Professor in AMET University, Chennai from December 2021 to July 2023.
  •  Worked as an Assistant Professor in ICFAI University, Ranchi from August 2021 to December 2021.
  •  Worked as an Assistant Professor in Government College of Engineering, Keonjhar from March 2021 to July 2021.
  •  Mineral Processing
  •  Sustainable Mining
  •  Industrial Wastewater treatment
  •  Metal Extraction and Recycling
  •  Patent : A process and method for removal of metalloids from surface water using fish scales Application No: 202331034319 (Filed)
  •  Hansdah, P., Kumar, S., Mandre, N. R., 2017. Dewatering performance of coal fines refuse slurry and development of the water recovery index. Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects. 39(14):1565-1571.
  •  Hansdah, P., Kumar, S., Mandre, N. R., 2017. Performance optimization of dewatering of coal fine tailings using Box–Behnken design. Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects. 40(1):75-80.
  •  Hansdah, P., Kumar, S., Mandre, N. R., 2018. Optimization of settling characteristics of coal fine tailings with an anionic polyacrylamide using response surface methodology. International Journal of Coal Preparation and Utilization. 41(5):370-383.
  •  Hansdah, P., Kumar, S., 2019. Analysis of settling performance of coal fines tailing polymer using central composite rotatable design optimization. International Journal of Coal Preparation and Utilization. 42(2): 191-202.
  •  Kumari, P., Hansdah, P., 2023. Sources and Toxicological Effects of Metal and Metalloids on Human Health through Fish Consumption in Mineral Rich City, Ranchi, India. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 195:1032.
  •  Kumari, P., & Hansdah, P., 2023. Ecotoxicological and Potential Health Risk Assess-ment in Dimna Canal, Interlinking Lentic and Lo-tic Ecosystem in Jamshedpur, India. International Journal for Research in Applied Science & Engineering Technology. 11: 2-5.
  •  Hansdah P, Kumar S (2017), Flocculation and dewatering characteristics of coal fine tailings using polymer, XVI International Seminar on Mineral Processing Technology, Mahabalipuram, Chennai, India.
  •  Hansdah P, Kumar S (2018), Coal fine dewatering using polymer and the effect of coal characterization, National Conference on Waste to Wealth in Mineral and Metallurgical, Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
  •  Hansdah P, Kumar S (2018), Flotation of refuse tailing fine coal slurry and its characterization, XVII International Seminar on Mineral Processing Technology (MPT), IIT (ISM), Dhanbad.
  •  Hansdah P, Kumar S (2018), Settling characteristics of coal washery tailings using synthetic polymer, XVII International seminar on Mineral Processing Technology (MPT) , IIT (ISM), Dhanbad.
  •  Hansdah P, Kumar S (2018), Dewatering of coal fine tailing by flocculation process, Indian Institute of metals, 72nd annual technical meeting, J W Marriot, Kolkata.
  •  Hansdah P, Kumar S (2018), Settling behavior of coal fines tailing by varying process parameter, International Conference on Renewable & Alternate Energy (ICRAE-2018), Assam Science and Technology University.
  •  Hansdah P, Kumar S (2019), Modelling and Optimization of Flocculation Performance of Coal Fine Tailing using Response Surface Methodology” at International Seminar on Mineral Processing Technology (MPT), Hydrabad.
  •  Hansdah P, Kumar S (2022), Effect of flocculant on coal fine tailing by the aid of flocculation process, International Conference on Advanced Materials for Environmental Protection , Chennai.
  •  Workshop on “Recent Development in Mineral Processing held on 12th March 2021, at Government College of Engineering, Keonjhar, Odisha.
  •  National Workshop on “Patent filling and how to draft the invention disclosure” held on 3rd June 2022, AMET University, Chennai.
  •  Speaker in Faculty Development Programme on “Role of Engineers in Mineral Processing” in AMET University, Department of Mining Engineering held on 3rd Jan 2022 to 8th Jan 2022.
  •  Indian Institute of Mineral engineers.
  •  Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers.
  •  Reviewer- Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects.
  •  Reviewer- Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering.
  •  Reviewer- International Journal of Coal Preparation and Utilization.
  •  Reviewer- Separation Science and Technology.
  •  Guest Editor- Photocatalysis: Research and Potential.
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