Prof. Manjunath H S

Assistant Professor

Education Details

• B.E (Civil Engineering)
• M.Tech (Environmental Engineering)

Contact Details

 Professional Experience – 9 years as Assistant Professor

• Serving as an Assistant Professor in Department of Civil Engineering, Rajeev Institute of Technology, Hassan from 31 – 07 – 2017 to till date.
• Served as an Assistant Professor in Department of Civil Engineering, Alva’s Institute of Engineering and Technology, Moodbidri from 18 – 07 – 2016 to 30 – 06 – 2017.

Memberships

• Life member of “Indian Society for technical Education”

[ ISTE Membership No. LM 136227]

AchievementsPublication Details

• Awarded the “BEST TEACHER AWARD” for the academic year 2023-2024 in Rajeev Institute of Technology on 28th Sept 2024.

Publication Details

Patents

• Equipment for High-performance Geopolymer Concrete Reinforcement
  • Design Number: 6376114
  • Grant date: July 10th, 2024
  • Machine Learning-Driven Water Quality Monitoring Using IoT and Wireless Sensor Networks
  • Application No.202441079635 A
  • Publication Date: 25/10/2024

Text Books Published

• Published, A Text Book of “Advanced Technologies for Water Quality Treatment and management”.
• Published, A Text Book of “Environmental Pollution and Control”.

International Journals

1. “Carica Papaya & Tamarindus Indica as Natural Coagulant for Treatment of Waste Water from Food Industry”, International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology, e-ISSN: 2395-0056, Vol. 11, Issue 4, April 2024.
2. “An Experimental study on Usage of crumb rubber and GGBS in Masonry brick”, International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology, e-ISSN: 2395-0056, Vol. 11, Issue 4, April 2024.
3. “A Study on the Seasonal Variation in Water Quality of Shantigrama Lake in Hassan District, Karnataka”, International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology, e-ISSN: 2395 – 0056, Vol. 10, Issue 5, May
4. “An Experimental Study on Geopolymer Bricks with Rice Husk Ash as Replacement to Fly ash”, International Journal of Novel Research and Development, ISSN: 2456 – 4184, Vol. 8, Issue 9, September 2023.
5. “Effect Of Saline Water in Mixing and Curing on Strength of Concrete at Coastal Area”, International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology, ISSN: 2349 – 6002, Vol. 10, Issue 4, September 2023.
6. “Treatment of Water Using Sapodilla Seed as Natural Coagulant”, International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications, ISSN: 2248- 9622, Vol. 12, Issue 7, (Series-I) July 2022.
7. “Treatment of Water Using Watermelon seed as Natural Coagulant”, International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications, ISSN: 2248- 9622, Vol. 12, Issue 7, (Series-I) July 2022.
8. “Comparative Study of Strength in Concrete using Potable Water and Waste Water”, International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications, ISSN: 2248-9622, Vol. 12, Issue 7, (Series-I) July 2022.
9. “Experimental Study on Treating Dairy Waste Water Using Jack Fruit Seeds and Aloevera Gel” has been published in “IJISRET – International Journal of Innovative Research in Science Engineering and Technology” Vol. 8, Issue 5, May 2019 ISSN(Online): 2319-8753.
10. “Experimental Study on Treating Wastewater Using Natural Adsorbents” has been published in “IJISRET – International Journal of Innovative Research in Science Engineering and Technology” Vol. 8, Issue 5, May 2019 ISSN (Online): 2319-8753.
11. “Experimental Investigation on Partial Replacement of Cement with GGBS And Fine Aggregate with Wood Powder” has been published in “JETIR – Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research” Volume 6, Issue 1, January 2019 ISSN-2349- 5162.
12. “An Experimental Investigation on Partial Replacement of Cement with Granite Powder And M-Sand with GBFS” has been published in “JETIR – Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research” Volume 6, Issue 1, January 2019 ISSN-2349- 5162.
13. “Experimental Study on Removal of Fluoride by Activated Coat Buttons” has been published in “IRJET – International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology” Volume 3 Issue 7 July-2016 e-ISSN: 2395 -0056.
14. “Defluoridation studies using activated carbon prepared from Tridax Procumben Plant” has been published in “IJSER – International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research” March 2015 ISSN 2229-5518.

Certifications

NPTEL Courses Completed

1. Completed NPTEL 12 Week FDP Course “Indoor Air Pollution: Sources, Effects, Monitoring, Control and Modeling” during July-October 2024.
2. Completed NPTEL 12 Week FDP Course “Air Pollution and Control” during Jan-April
3. Completed NPTEL online course “Water Supply Engineering” during Jan – Apr 2020.
4. Completed NPTEL online course “Electronic Waste Management – Issues and Challenges” during Jan – Feb 2020.
5. Completed NPTEL online FDP course “Waste Water Treatment and Recycling” during July – October 2019.

Other accomplishments

1. Participated in 5 Day online FDP Programme on “Water – A precious Resource” held from 22nd – 26th March 2022 organized jointly by BIT, UVCE Bangalore & Water resource Department, Delhi.
2. Participated in 5 Day online FDP Programme on “Advanced Waste Water Treatment Options” held from 22nd – 26th Sept 2020 organized by University BDT college of Engineering, Davangere.
3. Participated in 5 Day FDP Programme on “Multidisciplinary Approaches in the field of Civil Engineering” held from 7th – 11th Sept 2020 organized by RIT, Hassan.
4. Attended 5 days’ workshop in N.M.A.M Institute of Technology, Karkala Taluk, Udupi “Integrated Water Resource Management” (IWRM-2019) from 22nd to 26th July 2019.
5. Attended a 5 days’ Workshop in NITK, Surathkal “Co-Product recovery from existing and future Bio refineries” from 17th to 21st December 2018.
6. Completed “MS office and Nudi” in Manipal Institute of Computer education (MICE) during March – September 2017.
7. Participated in a workshop in Alva’s College, Moodbidri, “OSGeo – India Workshop on mobile GIS: Asia Pacific Network Project on Capacity
8. Building in Geo-Spatial Technology for Western Ghats Biodiversity Conservation” conducted by International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad during 18th March 2017.
9. Participated in Lake 2016 – International Conference on “Conservation and Sustainable Management of Ecologically Sensitive Regions in Western Ghats” jointly organized by Centre of Ecological Sciences – IISc, Bengaluru and AIET Moodbidri from 28th to 31st December 2016.
10. Attended workshop in BIET, Davangere “Modern Approach for effective Management of Municipal Solid Waste” conducted by Institution of Engineers (India) & KSPCB Regional office Davangere on 14th November

Roles & Responsibilities

1. College ERP Co-Ordinator (Admin) (April, 2023 – Till Date)
2. Department Website Coordinator (July, 2023 – Till Date)
3. Department Academic Co-Ordinator (2020 – Till date)
4. Department Project & Technical Seminar Co Ordinator (2020 – 2021)
5. Department Environmental Engineering Laboratory In charge (2018 – Till date)
6. Department CIE Co-Ordinator (2018 -2019)
7. Department Placement Co Ordinator (2017-18)
8. Served as Deputy Chief Superintendent for University
9. Served as External Lab Examiner for University
10. Site Visits for various construction works undertaken by RET (2020-Present)

Research Area of Interest

• Water & Waste Water Engineering
• Solid Waste Management
• Air Pollution and Control