Teaching
Course Taken
NFMC101 - Introduction to Metallurgical Engineering (B. Tech I Yr)
NFMC -507 - Process Equipment Selection (M. Tech I Yr)
FMO 431 - Elements of Mineral Engineering (B. Tech III Yr)
Designation: Assistant Professor
Department: Fuel, Minerals and Metallurgical Engineering
Email: gauravjha[at]iitism[dot]ac[dot]in
Contact Number:
Office Number: +91-326-223-7488603830
Personal Page: Under Construction
Research Interest: Mineral Processing (Mineral and Coal Beneficiation), Agglomeration Technology – Sintering/Pelletization/Briquetting, Life Cycle Assessment, Biomass and Bioenergy, Carbon footprint assessment and mitigation, Waste utilization and management, Battery materials, Hydrometallurgy
Course Taken
NFMC101 - Introduction to Metallurgical Engineering (B. Tech I Yr)
NFMC -507 - Process Equipment Selection (M. Tech I Yr)
FMO 431 - Elements of Mineral Engineering (B. Tech III Yr)
Inder Mohan Thapar Research Award, 2022 for publication in high impact journal
Gaurav Jha, Shatrughan Soren, Kapil Deo Mehta, Carbon footprint Assessment with LCA methodology, LCA based Carbon Footprint Assessment (Book), Environmental Footprints and Eco-design of Products and Processes (Book Series), Springer Nature, DOI: 10.1007/978-981-33-4373-3_1
Gaurav Jha, Shatrughan Soren, Iron Ore, Treatise on Process Metallurgy (Book), Elsevier (Status – With Production Manager)
Gaurav Jha, S. Soren, “Study on applicability of biomass in iron ore sintering process”, Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, Vol. 80 (2017): 399–407, DOI:10.1016/j.rser.2017.05.246. (Elsevier, IF - 15.9)
Gaurav Jha, Shatrughan Soren, Kapil Deo Mehta, “Life cycle assessment of sintering process for carbon footprint and cost reduction: A comparative study for coke and biomass-derived sintering process”, Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol. 259 (2020): 120889, DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.120889. (Elsevier, IF - 11.1)
Gaurav Jha, Shatrughan Soren, Kapil Deo Mehta, “Partial Substitution of coke breeze with biomass and charcoal in metallurgical Sintering”, Fuel, Vol. 278 (2020): 118350, DOI:10.1016/j.fuel.2020.118350. (Elsevier, IF - 7.4)
Gaurav Jha, S. Soren and, Kapil Deo Mehta, Assessment of the internal chemistry nexus of coke and biomass-based sinters, SADHANA – Indian Academy of Sciences, Vol. 48, Issue 217 (2023). DOI:10.1007/s12046-023-02286-x. (Springer IF - 1.6)
Neha Pandey, Sunil Kumar Tripathy, Sovan Kumar Patra, Gaurav Jha, Recent progress in Hydrometallurgical Processing of Nickel Lateritic Ore, Trans Indian Inst Met Vol. 76 (2023):11–30, DOI: 10.1007/s12666-022-02706-2. (Springer, IF - 1.6).
Raj Kumar Jaiswal, Gaurav Jha, Shatrughan Soren, A novel approach of utilizing the waste biomass in the magnetizing roasting for recovery of iron from goethetic iron ore, Environmental Technology & Innovation, Vol. 31 (2023):103184, DOI: 10.1016/j.eti.2023.103184. (Elsevier, IF - 7.1)
Gaurav Jha, S. Soren and, Kapil Deo Mehta, A pilot-scale beneficiation study for removal of alumina and silica prior to metallurgical sintering, SADHANA – Indian Academy of Sciences (Accepted).
Gaurav Jha, S. Soren, “Effect on Environment by the pollutants generated from iron ore mines and its management”, National Conference on Recent Advancement in Manufacturing and its Management, Feb 2014, BIT Sindri, Jharkhand, India.
Gaurav Jha, Rakesh Kumar, Alok Vardhan, Ayush Pratap Singh, “Indian Water Scenario and Wastewater Treatment in India”, National Conference on Water Sustainability and its management, March 2014, ISM Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India.
Gaurav Jha, S. Soren, “Studies on effective replacement of coke-breeze using Biomass”, National Seminar on Environmental Issues: Protection, Conservation and Management (EIPCM), Feb 2016, pp 255-259, ISBN: 978-93-85777-28-8, BIT Sindri, Jharkhand, India.
Gaurav Jha, S. Soren, Kapil Deo Mehta, Metallurgical Sintering using Biomass as Fuel Replacement, Conference on Advances in Process Metallurgy, July 2019, Indian Institute of Sciences, Bengaluru.
S. Soren, Vivek R., Gaurav Jha, S. Gautam, “Effect of Thermomechanical Controlled Processing Parameters on Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of Micro alloyed Steel”, International Conference on Structural and Physical Properties of Solids, ISM Dhanbad, Jharkhand, Nov 2013, India.
Gaurav Jha, S. Soren, “Advantages of Biomass over Fossil Fuels: Indian Scenario”, 68th Annual Session of Institute of Chemical Engineers (CHEMCON), Dec 2015, IIT Guwahati, India.
Gaurav Jha, S. Soren, “Studies on Effective Replacement of Coke using Biomass in Sintering operations using Thermogravimetric Analysis”, National Metallurgical Day-Annual Technical Meeting, Nov 2016, IIT Kanpur, India.
Gaurav Jha, S. Soren, K.D. Mehta, “Studies on sintering behavior of iron ore using biomass”, International Conference on Mineral Processing Technology (MPT), January 2017, Mahabalipuram, India.
Gaurav Jha, S. Soren, K.D. Mehta, Studies on sintering behavior of iron ore using biomass, International Conference on Mineral Processing Technology, October 2018, IIT Dhanbad, India.
S. Soren, Gaurav Jha, K.D. Mehta, “Characteristics based applications of biomass in metallurgical sintering operation as a fuel replacement”, Euro-Biomass, October 2017, London, UK. J. Fundam. Renewable Energy Appl. 2017, 7:9 (Suppl.) DOI: 10.4172/20904541-C1-044.
A method to produce high-strength lumpy material from fine Indian laterites for shaft and non-shaft furnaces Application No. – Application No. 202431077870
A method for production of low nickel containing pig iron from nickel bearing chromite overburden ore of chromite mines. Filed Date- 13/02/2024.
Development of low cost hydrometallurgical process for beneficiation and extraction of Indium (In) and Germanium (Ge) values from Sphalerite ores/Zn concentrates, Ministry of Mines, 2025 (Project amount – 35.29 Lakhs)