Sachin Yadav

Dr. Sachin Yadav

Research Fellow (Level A) - Wastewater & Fatberg Management

Details

Open to

  • Masters Research or PhD student supervision
  • Collaborative projects

About

Dr. Sachin Yadav is a Research Fellow at RMIT University, where his work focuses on the development of advanced and hybrid materials for wastewater treatment, fatberg management, and the recovery of critical minerals from secondary resources. His research is driven by the goal of designing sustainable, smart materials that support circular-economy principles and contribute to cleaner, more resilient water systems. His research excellence has been recognized through several prestigious awards, including the Alan Finkel – R. A. Mashelkar Award in Engineering Innovation, the Best Thesis Award at the WETT Symposium 2024 at RMIT University, the Best Paper Award at Admet-2020 (Springer & MSI), and the 2nd Prize Poster Award at IISF-2020, Government of India.

Research fields

  • 400513 Water resources engineering
  • 400508 Infrastructure engineering and asset management
  • 400505 Construction materials
  • 400410 Wastewater treatment processes

UN sustainable development goals

  • 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
  • 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Degrees

  • Doctorate Research, Civil Engineering
  • RMIT University
  • Australia
  • 2021 – 2024

Supervisor projects

  • Developing novel hydrogel for degrading fat, oil and grease deposits in sewer systems
  • 28 Jul 2025
  • Developing novel bio-based coatings for degrading fat, oil and grease deposits in sewer systems
  • 28 Feb 2025
  • Novel coating materials for preventing fat, oil and grease deposition in the sewer.
  • 21 Feb 2025
  • Novel Coating Materials for Preventing Corrosion in Sewers
  • 28 Jan 2025
  • Development of a model for real-time risk prediction of sewer blockage caused by fat, oil, and grease (FOG) deposition.
  • 26 Nov 2024

Research interests

  1. Advanced and hybrid materials for applications in wastewater treatment.
  2. Low carbon construction material for sewer infrastructure.
  3. Management of fat, oil, and grease (FOG) in sewer systems.
  4. Sewer corrosion control
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