Journal Papers

Seetha, N., Raoof, A., Mohan Kumar, M.S., Hassanizadeh, S.M., 2017. Upscaling of nanoparticle transport in porous media under unfavourable conditions: Pore scale to Darcy scale. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 200, 1-14.

Seetha, N., Hassanizadeh, S.M., Mohan Kumar, M.S., Raoof, A., 2015. Correlation equations for average deposition rate coefficients of nanoparticles in a cylindrical pore. Water Resources Research, 51, 8034-8059.

Seetha, N., Mohan Kumar, M.S., Hassanizadeh, S.M., 2015. Modeling the co-transport of viruses and colloids in unsaturated porous media. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 181, 82-101.

Seetha, N., Mohan Kumar, M.S., Hassanizadeh, S.M., Raoof, A., 2014. Virus-sized colloid transport in a single pore: Model development and sensitivity analysis. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 164, 163-180.

Ganguly, S., Seetha, N., Mohan Kumar, M.S., 2014. Numerical modeling and analytical validation for the movement of thermal front in a heterogeneous aquifer thermal energy storage system. International Journal of Numerical Analysis & Modeling, Series B, 4(4), 413-424.

Seetha, N., Bhargava, R., Gurjar, B.R., 2013. Gaseous and Bioaerosol emissions from municipal wastewater treatment plants. Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering, 55 (4), 517-536.

Seetha, N., Bhargava, R., Kumar, P., 2010. Effect of organic shock loads on a two-stage activated sludge-biofilm reactor. Bioresource Technology, 101, 3060-3066.

Conference Presentations

Seetha N., Hassanizadeh, S.M., Colloid transport in partially saturated porous media: A pore-scale perspective, International Ground Water Conference, IIT Roorkee, India, 22-24 October 2019.

Seetha, N., Upscaling transport of nanoparticles in porous media. Interpore, Valencia, Spain, 6-10 May 2019.

Seetha, N., Mohan Kumar, M.S., Hassanizadeh, S.M., Raoof, A. Multi-scale modeling of nanoparticle transport in porous media. CompFlu, International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad, 12-14 December, 2016.

Seetha, N., Mohan Kumar, M.S., Hassanizadeh, S.M., Raoof, A. Relationship between the averaged deposition rate coefficients for colloids in a single pore and various pore-scale parameters. 7^th International Conference on Porous Media, Padova, Italy, 18-21 May, 2015.

Seetha, N., Anjana, G.R., Mohan Kumar, M.S. Modeling the effect of leaky sewer on groundwater microbial quality. 9^th International Symposium on Lowland Technology, Saga, Japan, 29^th September – 1^st October, 2014.

Seetha, N., Mohan Kumar, M.S., Hassanizadeh, S.M., Raoof, A. Relationship between the averaged deposition rate coefficients for colloids in a single pore and various pore-scale parameters. AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, USA, 14-19 December, 2014.

Seetha, N., Hassanizadeh, S.M., Mohan Kumar, M.S. Pore‐Scale modeling of colloid transport in porous media. Computational Methods in Water Resources 2014, University of Stuttgart, Germany, 10-13 June, 2014.

Seetha, N., Hassanizadeh, S.M., Mohan Kumar, M.S.. Modeling the co-transport of viruses and colloids in unsaturated porous media. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 27 April – 2 May, 2014.

Seetha N., Mohan Kumar, M.S., Hassanizadeh, S.M., Raoof, A. Scale effects on virus transport in porous media. Proceedings of XVIII Conference on Hydraulics, Water Resources, Coastal and Environmental Engineering – HYDRO 2013 International, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, 4-6 December, 2013.

Jan – April 2020

Courses taught in the past

Ongoing Funded Projects

1. Understanding Nanoparticle Deposition in Porous Media at Multiple Length Scales, Funded by DST, 2017-2022, Role: PI
   
2. Water Innovation Center: Technology, Research and Education, IIT Bombay, Funded by DST, 2018-2023, Role: Co-PI.

My research interests are:

1) Understanding the movement of colloids in porous media through multi-scale modeling and multi-scale experiments

2) Upscaling of transport processes from microscale to macro scale

3)Understanding the co-transport of multiple colloids in porous media

Current Students

 AWARDS & Recognitions

1) INSPIRE Faculty Award, Department of Science and Technology, Govt of India, 2016 

2)Berkner Travel Fellowship, American Geophysical Union, 2014 

3) Travel Grant, Computational Methods in Water Resources, University of Stuttgart, Germany, 2014 

4)Established Scientist’s Travel Award, European Geosciences Union, 2014 

5)G.M. Nawathe Award for Best Presentation during HYDRO 2013, The Indian Society for Hydraulics, 2014 

6)Best Paper Award, HYDRO 2013 International, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, 2013. 

7)Short Stay Fellowship for PhD candidates, Utrecht University, 2011 

8)Innovative Student Projects Award at Masters level, Indian National Academy of Engineering, 2010.