Dr. Manju Verma


Dr. Manju Verma

Assistant Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, India-211004
E-mail: manju[at]mnnit[dot]ac[dot]in
Telephone: 05322271592(O)

Other Academic Achievements

Chair in Conferences:

Served as judge of poster session in 1st International Conference on Advances in Biopolymers and Composites: Health, Environment and Energy (ABC-HEE 2022), 20-22 October, 2022, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, India.

Conferences Attended for Presenting Paper:

M. Verma, P. A. Deshpande, A DFT study of Ni(111) catalyzed carbon dioxide hydration via carbonic anhydrase mechanism. Theoretical chemistry symposium 2014, 18-21 December 2014, CSIR-NCL, Pune, India.
M. Verma, P. A. Deshpande, Comparative analysis of biomimetic CO2 hydration over computationally designed ruthenium cluster decorated graphene/carbon nanotube. AIChE 2016, 13-18 November 2016, San Francisco, CA, USA.
M. Verma, P. A. Deshpande, Ni7 atomic cluster as a biomimetic catalyst for CO2 hydration reaction. ChEmference 16, 3-4 December 2016, IIT Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India.
M. Verma, P. A. Deshpande, A DFT study of biomimetic CO2 hydration over M-C69H20/M-N3-C66H70 carbon nanotube. 7 th Asia-Pacific Congress on Catalysis, (APCAT)-7, 17-21 January 2017, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
M. Verma, P. A. Deshpande, DFT study of biomimetic CO2 hydration over M-C95H26/M-N3-C92H26 graphene, 254th ACS National Meeting, 20-24 August 2017, Washington, DC, USA.
M. Verma, P. A. Deshpande, A density functional theory study of metal-porphyrin graphene for CO2 hydration, Advances in Chemical Engineering and Science (ACES) 2019, 07-08 March 2019, IISER Bhopal, MP, India.
M. Verma, P. A. Deshpande, A density functional theory study of (poly)borate ions for CO2 hydration, Recent Trends in Chemical Engineering and Environment Protection (RTCEEP) 2019, 30 March 2019, BIET Jhansi, UP, India.
B. P. Singh, M. Verma, Removal of metals from copper mill tailings using bioleaching, International conference on Technological Interventions for Sustainability , 14-16 April 2022, MNNIT Allahabad, Prayagraj, India and University of Sains, Malaysia.
B. P. Singh, M. Verma, Recovery of copper through microbial mediated phytomining, International conference on Technological Interventions for Sustainability , 14-16 April 2022, MNNIT Allahabad, Prayagraj, India and University of Sains, Malaysia.

Conferences/ Workshops/Symposium/ Short-term Courses Organized:

Coordinated a one day national conference on Recent Trends in Chemical Engineering and Environment Protection (RTCEEP) 2019, 30 March 2019, Bundelkhand Institute of Engineering & Technology, Jhansi, India.
Organized two days National conference on Industrial Application of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (IANN-2019), 15-16 November 2019, MNNIT Allahabad, Prayagraj, India.
Organized three days International conference on Energy and Environmental Technologies for Sustainable Development, 14-16 February 2020, MNNIT Allahabad, Prayagraj, India.
Coordinated a workshop on Advanced Analytical Techniques in Chemical and Allied Industries, 10-11 October 2018, Bundelkhand Institute of Engineering and Technology, Jhansi, India.
Coordinated a short term course on Recent Trends in Process Intensification in Chemical and Allied Industries, 27-31 October 2018, Bundelkhand Institute of Engineering & Technology, Jhansi, India.
Coordinated a international workshop on Speciality Chemicals, 22 January 2019, Bundelkhand Institute of Engineering & Technology, Jhansi, India.
Coordinated a TEQIP workshop on Scope, Opportunities and Challenges for Chemical Engineers, 16 March 2019, Bundelkhand Institute of Engineering & Technology, Jhansi, India.
Conducted the Observance of Swachhta Pakhwada 2019, 1-15 September 2019, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, India.
Organized three days International conference on Technological Interventions for Sustainability , 14-16 April 2022, MNNIT Allahabad, Prayagraj, India and University of Sains, Malaysia.

On-going Projects:

"Design of novel heterogeneous catalysts for CO2 capture from flue gas based on density functional theory computations” sponsored by SERB (EMEQ), DST, Gov. of India of 41.91 Lakh, 2023-27 (ongoing).

Projects Completed:

“Design of metal porphyrin graphene for CO2 hydartion by using density functional theory calculations” sponsored by UPCST, Gov. of Uttar Pradesh, India of 20 Thousand, 2023-24.

Other Significant Achievements:

Attended the TEQIP workshop on Faculty Induction Program, 25-29 January 2018, IIT Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India.
Attended a short term course on Assuring Global Quality in Technical Education through Outcome based Education, 10-11 March 2018, Madhav Institute of Technology & Science, Gwalior, India.
Attended the TEQIP short term course on Modeling and Computational Techniques for Multiphase Systems, 30 April-06 May 2018, IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India.
Attended the TEQIP short term course on Heterogeneous Catalysis for Chemical Engineers, 10-14 December 2018, IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India.
Attended a workshop on One Day Workshop on Hindi, 28 June 2019, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, India.
Participated a workshop on NBA Accreditation: Regulations and Procedure, 27 July 2019, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, India.
Participated a workshop on Faculty Orientation Programme, 18-19 september 2019, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, India.