Teaching

Dewatering and Drying

Mineral Processing Economics

Coal and Mineral Processing

Academics

2022 - Current: Head of the Department, Department of Fuel Minerals and Metallurgical Engineering, IIT(ISM) Dhanbad

2022 - Current: Associate Professor, Department of Fuel Minerals and Metallurgical Engineering, IIT(ISM) Dhanbad

2012 - 2022: Assistant Professor, Department of Fuel Minerals and Metallurgical Engineering, IIT(ISM) Dhanbad

Position

2022 - Current: Head of the Department, Department of Fuel Minerals and Metallurgical Engineering, IIT(ISM) Dhanbad

2022 - Current: Associate Professor, Department of Fuel Minerals and Metallurgical Engineering, IIT(ISM) Dhanbad

2012 - 2022: Assistant Professor, Department of Fuel Minerals and Metallurgical Engineering, IIT(ISM) Dhanbad

Awards and Honors

Working as Vice-President, of IIME Dhanbad Chapter (since October 2021).
Convener, International Seminar on Mineral Processing, MPT-2018, 10-12 October 2018, at IIT(ISM) Dhanbad.
Organized certificate course as co-coordinator on “Mineral Processing” of 6 days duration funded by MHRD, GOI, Under Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya National Mission on Teachers and Training, at IIT(ISM) Dhanbad (26 June 2017 to 01 July 2017).
Recipient of Prof. C. Mahadevan, Mineral Engineering Science Award, 2017 (MESA 2017), honored by Mineral Engineering Science Association, Visakhapatnam, India.
Coordinator, Flotation Workshop jointly organized by Xstrata Technology Australia and IIT(ISM) Dhanbad, 8-9 December 2012 in Kolkata.
Lectures delivered in various Executive Development Programs: 16 lectures

Publications

List Of Research Publications (only in Peer-reviewed Journals)

1. Imkong Rathi & Shravan Kumar (2025), Innovative study on chalcopyrite flotation efficiency with xanthate and ester collectors blend using response surface methodology (B.B.D): towards sustainability. Scientific Reports, (doi.org/10.1038/s41598-02481193-5).

2. Prabhu Chand Kukkala, Shravan Kumar, Akhileshwar Nirala, Mohammad Amir Khan, Meshel Q. Alkahtani & Saiful Islam (2024), Beneficiation of Low-Grade Hematite Iron Ore Fines by Magnetizing Roasting and Magnetic Separation. ACS Omega, (doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.3c06802).

3. Imkong Rathi & Shravan Kumar (2024), Statistical Evaluation of Flotation Behavior of Chalcopyrite in the Presence of SIPX and Acetoacetic Acid n-Octyl Ester as a Novel Collector Blend: A Sustainable Approach. Minerals, (doi.org/10.3390/min14101003).

4. Vivek Kumar, Vinod Kumar Saxena, Rakesh Kumar & Shravan Kumar (2023), Energy, exergy, sustainability and environmental emission analysis of coal-fired thermal power plant. Ain (doi.org/10.1016/j.asej.2023.102416). Shams Engineering Journal,

5. T. Santosh, Rahul K. Soni, C. Eswaraiah & Shravan Kumar (2022), Application of artificial neural network method to predict the breakage properties of PGE bearing chromite ore. Advanced Powder Technology, (doi.org/10.1016/j.apt.2022.103450).

6. Sagarika Nanda, Shravan Kumar & N. R. Mandre (2022), Flotation behavior of a complex lead-zinc ore using individual collectors and its blends for lead sulfide. Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology, (doi.org/10.1080/01932691.2022.2036185).

7. T. Santosh, Rahul K. Soni, C. Eswaraiah, Shravan Kumar, D. S. Rao & R. Venugopal (2022). Modeling and application of stirred mill for the coarse grinding of PGE bearing chromite ore. Separation Science and Technology, (doi.org/10.1080/01496395.2022.2075754).

8. T. Santosh, C. Eswaraiah, Rahul K. Soni & Shravan Kumar (2022), Size reduction performance evaluation of HPGR/ball mill and HPGR/stirred mill for PGE bearing chromite ore. Advanced Powder Technology, (doi.org/10.1016/j.apt.2022.103907).

9. Sanjeet Kumar Suman & Shravan Kumar (2019), Reverse flotation studies on iron ore slime by the synergistic effect of cationic collectors. Separation Science and Technology, (doi.org/10.1080/01496395.2019.1604757).

10. Sanjeet Kumar Suman & Shravan Kumar (2019) “Reverse flotation studies on iron ore slime by the synergistic effect of cationic collectors”, Separation Science and Technology, DOI: 10.1080/01496395.2019.1604757.

11. Puja Hansdah, Shravan Kumar (2019) “Analysis of settling performance of coal fines tailing polymer using central composite rotatable design optimization” International Journal of Coal Preparation and Utilization, DOI: 10.1080/19392699.2019.1590344, March 2019.

12. Puja Hansdah, Shravan Kumar & N. R. Mandre (2018) “Optimization of settling characteristics of coal fine tailings with an anionic polyacrylamide using response surface methodology”, International Journal of Coal Preparation and utilization, (doi.org/10.1080/19392699.2018.1483354).

13. Shravan Kumar, Sanjeet Kumar Suman (2018) “Compressive strength of fired pellets using organic binder: Response surface approach for analyzing the performance “Transaction of the Indian Institute of Metals, (DOI 10.1007/s12666-018-1297-9, Published March 2018).

14. Shravan Kumar, R. Venugopal (2017), “Coal cleaning using jig and response surface approach for determination of quality of clean coal”, International Journal of Coal Preparation and Utilization, (doi.org/10.1080/19392699.2017.1346631, Published July 2017).

15. Kichakeswari Tudu, Shravan Kumar & N. Mandre (2018) Enhanced recovery of lowgrade iron ore by selective flocculation method, Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology, DOI:10.1080/01932691.2017.1382371.

16. Puja Hansdah, Shravan Kumar & N. R. Mandre (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, DOI: 10.1080/15567036.2017.1347729.

17. Puja Hansdah, Shravan Kumar & N. R. Mandre (2018): Performance optimization of dewatering of coal fine tailings using Box–Behnken design, Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, Volume 40:1, 75-80 DOI: 10.1080/15567036.2017.1405112.

18. Shravan Kumar, N. R. Mandre, S. Bhattacharya, Flocculation studies of coal tailings and development of ‘Settling Index’, International Journal of Coal Preparation and Utilization, Vol. 36, No. 6, 293-305, 2016.

19. Shravan Kumar, S. Bhattacharya, N. R. Mandre, Modeling of settling rate of coal fine tailings using 3D response surface methodology, Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology, Vol. 37:251-257, 2016.

20. Shravan Kumar, N. R. Mandre, S. Bhattacharya, Settling Study of Refuse Coal Fines: Performance Analysis Using Full Factorial Statistical Design Methodology, Transactions of Indian Institute of Metals, Vol. 69(10): 1951-1957, 2016. 21. Jain P K, Bhattachaya S, Kumar Shravan, Recovery of combustibles from electrostatic precipitator discharge, Waste Management and Research, Vol. June 2016 34: 542-552.

22. Shravan Kumar, Veomesh Rawat, Froth flotation of refuse coal fines and process optimization using 2D surface plots, Journal of Central South University, Vol. 23: 2520-2525, 2016.

23. Shravan Kumar, S. Bhattacharya, N. R. Mandre, Characterization and flocculation studies of fine coal tailings, Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Vol. 114, November 2014, pp 945 – 949.

24. Shravan Kumar, R Venugopal, Performance analysis of jig for coal cleaning using 3D response surface methodology, International Journal of Mining Science and Technology, Vol. 27: 333-337, 2017.

25. S. Kumar, S. Bhattacharya, N.R. Mandre and R. Venugopal, Present Challenges in the performance of coal fines dewatering circuit, Int. J. Engg. Res. & Sci. & Tech, Vol. 3, No. 2, May 2014, 172-179.

Projects & Activities

Consultancy Project (for ONGC)

S No.	Consultancy No.	Financial Year	Title	Amount, Lakh	Role, PI/Co-PI	NO. of Co-PIs	Funding Agency
1	CONS/3040/2015-2016	2015-2016	Learn from Earch Other (LEO) Workshop, SAIL, Ranchi	0.50	PI	NA	SAIL Ranchi
2	CONS/3747/2017-2018	2017-2018	Testing of Lead-Zinc ore of Zawar Mines	0.80	PI	NA	Mcnally Bharat Engg. Co Ltd. Kalkata
3	CONS/3169/2016-17	2016-2017	Testing of coal samples of Bhojudih, BCCL.	2.00	PI	3	BCCL
4	CONS/3369/2016-17	2016-2017	Analysis of coal samples of Patherdih Coal Washery, BCCL.	2.25	PI	1	BCCL
5	CONS/3413/2016-2017	2016-2017	Testing of Coal Samples.	2.43	PI	1	AKA Logistics Pvt. Ltd. Kolkata - 17
6	CONS/3357/2016-2017	2016-2017	Testing of coal Samples.	2.04	PI	1	AKA Logistics Pvt. Ltd. Kolkata - 17
7	CONS/6044/2020-21	2020-2021	Sampling and quality assessment of coal from different Colliery of Eastern Coalfield Limited.	0.87	PI	NA	Eastern Coalfield Limited
8	CONS/5036/2019-2020	2019-2020	Coal quality evaluation for pricing purpose.	18.70	Co-PI	3.00	Pricewaterhouse Coopers Private Limited
9	CONS/4081/2018-2019	2018-2019	Quality evaluation of slurry of Patherdih Coal, BCCL.	3.60	Co-PI	2.00	BCCL
10	CONS/3775/2017-2018	2017-2018	Equipment Selection for Ball mill grinding circuit for BHEL Hyderabad	20.00	Co-PI	4.00	BHEL Hyderabad
11	CONS/3508/2017-2018	2017-2018	Ball mill Size Calculations for limestone grinding under wet condition for BHEL	20.00	Co-PI	4.00	Bharat Heavy Electrical Ltd.
12	CONS/3056/2015-2016	2015-2016	Profiling of Heat Values along the coal flow chain in Rihand STPS of NTPC	56.63	Co-PI	3.00	MTPS
13	CONS/3042/2015-2016	2015-2016	Prifiling of heat values along the coal flow chain in Singrauli STPP of NTPC	37.83	Co-PI	3.00	NTPC
14	CONS/3007/2015-2016	2015-2016	Profiling of Heat Values Along the Coal flow Chain in Vindhyachal STPP on NTPC	36.10	Co-PI	3.00	NTPC Vindhyachal

Other Academic and Administrative Activities

Head of the Department, Department of Fuel Minerals and Metallurgical Engineering.
Coordinator, Academic (PG)
Member, Monitoring and Review Cell
Coordinator, ISTEM, FMME
Member – DUGC
Member – Institute Core Course Committee (Electrical Engineering)
Member - Tabulation
Faculty In-charge – Placement, PG
Faculty adviser – Final Year B.Tech and Dual degree, Mineral Engineering
In charge – JRF (Till June 2016)
In charge – Guest Lecture (Till June 2016)
In charge – Training (Till 2017)