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Dr Biplob Pramanik
Dr. Biplob Pramanik is a Senior Lecturer and ARC DECRA Fellow at RMIT’s School of Engineering.
Dr Biplob Pramanik is a Senior Lecturer in the Civil & Infrastructure Engineering Discipline and a member of the Water: Effective Technologies and Tools (WETT) Research Centre at RMIT University, Australia. Biplob is also an ARC DECRA fellow. Before joining RMIT, he worked at LaTrobe University, Australia as a Lecturer and at the University of Wollongong as a Vice-Chancellor Postdoctoral Research Fellow between Jan 2017 and Jan 2019. Biplob obtained his PhD degree from RMIT University in 2016.
Biplob's research focuses on the development of a separation-based technological platform for removing emerging pollutants (such as nano/microplastics) from water and wastewater. His current research also focuses on fatberg management and resource recovery. Dr Biplob Pramanik has attracted over $2.5 m in industry research funds, and contributed over 20 keynotes and invited talks. So far, he has 4 book chapters and 80+ publications in highly ranked international peer-reviewed journals, which attracted over 3000 citations and an H index of 30.
- Doctor of Philosophy, RMIT University, Australia, 2016
- MSc in Civil and Structural Engineering, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia, 2010.
- BSc in Civil Engineering from Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh, 2007.
- ., S.,Singh, N.,Shah, K.,Pramanik, B. (2023). Synthesis and application of manganese-doped zinc oxide as a potential adsorbent for removal of Congo red dye from wastewater In: Environmental Research, 233, 1 - 8
- Widhiastuti, F.,Rajendram, W.,Pramanik, B. (2023). Understanding the risk of using herbicides for tree root removal into wastewater treatment plant performance In: Chemosphere, 337, 1 - 15
- Xayachak, T.,Haque, N.,Lau, D.,Emami, N.,Hood, L.,Tait, H.,Foley, A.,Pramanik, B. (2023). White spill: Life cycle assessment approach to managing marine EPS litter from flood-released pontoons In: Chemosphere, 337, 1 - 13
- Zakaria, B.,Azizi, S.,Pramanik, B.,Hai, F.,Elbeshbishy, E.,Dhar, B. (2023). Responses of syntrophic microbial communities and their interactions with polystyrene nanoplastics in a microbial electrolysis cell In: Science of the Total Environment, 903, 1 - 11
- Rashid, A.,Bhuiyan, M.,Quddus, T.,Pramanik, B. (2023). Comparison of life cycle impacts between wetland and rainwater harvesting systems In: Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 178, 255 - 267
- Xin, Y.,Robert, D.,Mohajerani, A.,Tran, P.,Pramanik, B. (2023). Energy efficiency of waste reformed fired clay bricks-from manufacturing to post application In: Energy, 282, 1 - 12
- Monira, S.,Roychand, R.,Bhuiyan, M.,Pramanik, B. (2023). Role of water shear force for microplastics fragmentation into nanoplastics In: Environmental Research, 237, 1 - 8
- Yuan, Q.,Robert, D.,Mohajerani, A.,Tran, J.,Pramanik, B. (2023). Sustainable ceramic tiles incorporated with waste fly ash from recycled paper production In: Journal of Cleaner Production, 425, 1 - 15
- Dey, T.,Hou, J.,Sillanpaa, M.,Pramanik, B. (2023). Metal-organic framework membrane for waterborne micro/nanoplastics treatment In: Chemical Engineering Journal, 474, 1 - 21
- Yusuf, H.,Roddick, F.,Jegatheesan, V.,Gao, L.,Pramanik, B. (2023). Tackling fat, oil, and grease (FOG) build-up in sewers: Insights into deposit formation and sustainable in-sewer management techniques In: Science of the Total Environment, 904, 1 - 18
20 PhD Current Supervisions5 PhD Completions and 1 Masters by Research Completions
- Hydrometallurgical routes for neodymium recovery from permanent magnets (Postgraduate Student Agreement). Funded by: CSIRO Scholarship from (2024 to 2027)
- Metal organic framework-based membrane for nanoplastics removal. Funded by: ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) 2023 from (2023 to 2025)
- Augmenting water bodies with highly treated recycled water. Funded by: Water Research Australia Contract from (2023 to 2027)
- Micro-plastics in municipal wastewater treatment plants: identification, classification and quantification (PhD student Sirajum Monira). Funded by: Barwon Water Contract from (2023 to 2025)
- Development of analytical methods for the analysis of fat, oil and grease from the grease trap. Funded by: South East Water Corporation - Scholarship from (2022 to 2026)