Soumyashree
Department of Chemistry
Project Associate

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/soumyashree-29393b34b | Email: s.soumya5436@gmail.com

Research Interest(s)
Microdroplet Chemistry, Biomass Valorization Techniques, Wastewater Treatment and Sustainability Research.

Academic Background
– B.Tech in Chemical Engineering, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya (Central University), Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, 2022–2026.

Achievements
– Certificate of Appreciation, National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela, for outstanding internship performance (2025).

Teaching/Internship/Project Experience
– Research Intern, CSIR–Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP), Dehradun — worked on “Pretreatment Strategies and Pyrolytic Conversion of Lantana camara Biomass,” under Dr. Venkata Chandra Sekhar Palla (Sr. Scientist, CSIR-IIP); studied Soxhlet extraction and torrefaction as pretreatment methods for slow pyrolysis, characterising biochar, bio-oil, and gas products via TGA, GC-MS, TOC, FTIR, Proximate and Fibre analysis (Jan–Apr 2026).
– Research Intern, National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela — literature review on critical metal recovery from e-waste under Dr. Prateek Khatri, covering hydro- and pyrometallurgical routes (May–Jun 2025).
– B.Tech Projects: Process simulation of unit operations in Aspen HYSYS; synthesis of nano-CaO from waste eggshells; CaO nano-adsorbent for Indigo Carmine dye removal; eco-friendly bioplastics from renewable starch.

Conference(s)/Workshop(s)
– Training Programme on “Management of Lantana Camara and Demonstration of Biomass Pelletization and other value-added products,” CSIR-IIP, Dehradun (March 19, 2026).