Dr. Debarshi Mallick

Dr. Debarshi Mallick

HoD and Associate Professor

Biography

Dr. Debarshi Mallick is the Head and Associate Professor of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, at Girijananda Chowdhury University, Assam. He joined the department as an Assistant Professor in 2009. He was awarded Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati in January 2019. Dr. Mallick has been involved in two research projects totaling Rs.20 lakhs that were financed by the MHRD and AICTE. His main research interest is in the field of Renewable Energy, with a special focus on Gasification, Combustion, and Kinetic study of biomass energy. Dr. Mallick is a reviewer of several prestigious international journals like Energy Sources Part-A, Biofuel, Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, Bioenergy Research, Journal of CO 2 Utilization, etc. Dr. Mallick has published 5 book chapters and more than 15 international publications in prestigious peer- reviewed journals. He is now supervising two Ph.D. scholars in the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the University. Dr. Mallick is the coordinator of the AICTE IDEA LAB of the University. Apart from participation in various workshops/seminars conducted by IITs/NITs/Universities, Dr. Mallick has completed 10 NPTEL-SWAYAM certificate courses offered by various IITs.

Education

  • Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering 2005 Assam Engineering College Under Gauhati University
  • Master's of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering 2008 Assam Engineering College Under Gauhati University
  • Ph.D Fluid and Thermal Engineering 2019IIT-Guwahati

Publications

  • Mallick D, Poddar M.K, Mahanta P, Moholkar VS. Discernment of synergism in pyrolysis of biomass blends using thermogravimetric analysis. Bioresource Technology, 261 (2018) 294–305, DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2018.04.011
  • Mallick D, Mahanta P, Moholkar VS. Co-gasification of coal and biomass blends: Chemistry and Engineering. Fuel, 204, 2017 106-128, DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2017.05.006
  • Mallick D, Mahanta P, Moholkar VS. Investigations in Co–gasification of Coal/Biomass Blends in a Pilot Scale (50 kWe) Circulating Fluidized Bed Gasifier. Journal of Energy Institute, 93 (2020) 99-111, DOI 10.1016/j.joei.2019.04.005

Award, Fellowship & Recognition

  • Best paper award in “2nd International Conference on Energy, Power, and Environment (ICEPE 2018)” held in NIT Meghalaya in July, 2018.
  • Act as Resource person in one week Capacity Building Program on “Thermal Power Plant & Grid Integration” organized by National Power Training Institute-NER (Ministry of Power Govt. of India) in July, 2023.
  • Topped in Two (02) NPTEL-SWAYAM courses conducted by IITs

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