Dr. Sachin Yadav
Details
Department: School of Engineering
Campus: City Campus Australia
sachin.sachin@rmit.edu.au
ORCID: 0000-0003-3542-6485
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. Dr. Yadav obtained a Joint Ph.D. from RMIT University and CSIR–National Physical Laboratory. He holds graduate and postgraduate degrees in Chemistry from the University of Delhi, India. He has developed strong expertise in a wide range of analytical and characterization techniques, including FTIR, UV–Vis, AAS, ICP-MS, HPLC, TGA, BET, SEM, EDS, and TEM, enabling him to design and evaluate functional materials with high precision. 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
- 3403 Macromolecular and materials chemistry
- 4004 Chemical engineering
- 4011 Environmental engineering
- 4016 Materials engineering
- 401106 Waste management, reduction, reuse and recycling
- 4005 Civil engineering
UN sustainable development goals
- 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
- 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Degrees
- Masters Degree by Coursework, Chemical Sciences
- University of Delhi
- India
- 2016 – Present
- Bachelor Degree (Honours) Level, Chemical Sciences
- University of Delhi
- India
- 2013 – Present
- 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
- Advanced and hybrid materials for applications in wastewater treatment.
- Management of fat, oil, and grease (FOG) in sewer systems.
- Critical minerals recovery from the secondary sources.
