Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology

• Assistant Professor, IIT (BHU) Varanasi (October 2022 onwards)
• Assistant Professor, BIT Mesra Ranchi (August 2021 - September 2022)
• Early Doctroal Research fellow, Catalysis Reaction Engineering Research Lab, IIT Delhi (May 2021 - July 2021)
• Research Assistant, Catalysis Reaction Engineering Research Lab, IIT Delhi (June 2013 - December 2013)
• Guest Faculty, NIT Jaipur, Rajasthan (July 2012 - May 2013)

• Heterogeneous Catalysis
• Clean Energy Generation
• CO₂ Conversion
• H₂ Production
• Biomass and Biofuels
• Coal Conversion

Startup Research Grant (SRG) of 30,00,000 INR (approx.) from Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Govt. of India, 2022-2024 as PI

Institute Seed Grant of 10,00,000 INR from IIT (BHU) Varanasi, 2023-2025 as PI

International Travel Support (ITS) grant of 1,00,000 INR (approx.) from Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Govt. of India, 2024 for the ISCRE conference in Finland

Advanced Research Grant (ARG) of 1,86,00,000 INR (approx.) from Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), Govt. of India, 2026-2030 as Co-PI

CHO103 - Process Calculation

CHE101 - Chemical Engineering Practices

CHE 211 - Equipment Design

CHE312 - Process Engineering and Plant Design

1. Rohit Kumar, Kritagya Kumar, N. V. Choudary and K. K. Pant, “Effect of support materials on the performance of Ni-based catalysts in tri-reforming of methane”, Fuel Processing Technology 186 (2019) 40-52.
2. Rohit Kumar, Kritagya Kumar, K. K. Pant and N. V. Choudary, “Tuning the metal-support interaction of methane tri-reforming catalysts for industrial flue gas utilization”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 45 (2020) 1911-1929.
3. Rohit Kumar and K. K. Pant, “Promotional effects of Cu and Zn in hydrotalcite-derived methane tri-reforming catalyst”, Applied Surface Science 515 (2020) 146010.
4. Rohit Kumar and K. K. Pant, “Hydrotalcite-derived Ni-Zn-Mg-Al catalyst for tri-reforming of methane: Effect of divalent to trivalent metal ratio and Ni loading”, Fuel Processing Technology 210 (2020) 106559.
5. Dinesh Gupta*, Rohit Kumar* and K. K. Pant, “Hydrotalcite supported bimetallic (Ni-Cu) catalyst: A smart choice for one-pot conversion of biomass-derived platform chemicals to hydrogenated biofuels”, Fuel 277 (2020) 118111. (*equal first author contribution)
6. Heena Dhawan, Rohit Kumar, Sreedevi Upadhyayula, K. K. Pant and D. K. Sharma, “Fractionation of coal through organo-separative refining for enhancing its potential for the CO₂-Gasification”, International Journal of Coal Science & Technology 7 (2020) 504-515.
7. Shruti Sharadrao Raut, Arpit Sharma, Pradeep Kumar Mishra, Rohit Kumar, Shubham Pal and Abha Mishra, "Isolation and characterization of novel bacterial strain from sewage sludge and exploring its potential for hydrogen production",  Archives of Microbiology 207 (2024) 10.
8. Shruti Sharadrao Raut, Arpit Sharma, Ankit Keshariya, Vansh Agarwal, Rohit Kumar, Shubham Pal and Abha Mishra, "Artificial Intelligence-Driven Optimization of Biohydrogen Production: ANN-GA, RSM, and Python Synergy for Novel Alcaligenes ammonioxydans Utilizing Sugarcane Bagasse",  Fuel, 399 (2025) 135647.

1. Presented a poster in "Open House – 2016", IIT, New Delhi, India (April 2016).

2. Presented a poster in "Energy Innovations – Today and Tomorrow", HPCL Green R&D, Bengaluru, India (October 2016).

3. Presented a poster in "APCAT-7", Mumbai, India (January 2017).

4. Presented a poster in "SEFCO-2017", Dehradun, India (May 2017).

5. Presented a poster in "Chemreactor-23", Ghent, Belgium (November 2018).

6. Presented an oral talk at the "19^th International Zeolite Conference", Perth, Australia (July 2019).

7. Presented a poster in "Operando spectroscopy in catalysis: Time to implement this methodology in industry", Frankfurt, Germany (January 2020).

8. Presented an oral talk at the International Conference on "Virtual International Conference on ‘Green Chemistry and Engineering towards Sustainable Development – An Industrial Perspective", organized by NIT Surat (June 2021).

9. Delivered an invited lecture in the "Faculty Development Program" on 'Green Technologies towards Sustainable Future', organized by NIT Warangal, Telangana and GMRIT Rajam, Andhra Pradesh (March 2022).

10. Presented an oral talk at the "Catalysis, Chemical Engineering and Technology", Tokyo, Japan (May 2023).

11. Delivered an invited lecture in "DST STUTI PROGRAMME: One Week Hands-on Training Workshop on Advanced Analytical and Simulation", organized by BIT Mesra, Ranchi (November 2022).

12. Delivered an invited talk in the "International Conference on Net Zero Emission Technologies", organized by IIT-ISM Dhanbad (December 2023).

13. Delivered an invited talk in the "ADVANCED MATERIALS: Materials for catalytic reduction of pollutants and their application as super capacitors for energy storage", organized by NIT Rourkela (February 2024).

14. Presented an oral talk at the "International Symposium on Chemical Reaction Engineering (ISCRE)", Turku/Abo, Finland (June 2024).

1. Prime Minister Fellowship for Doctoral Research

2. Petrotech Research Fellowship

3. Sumant Sinha Sustainability Leadership award (Cash prize – Rs. 50,000)

4. 1^st prize IIT Delhi Alumni Association Research and Innovation award

5. 2^nd prize in poster presentation competition organized by HPCL green R&D Centre, Bengaluru India

6. 3^rd prize in poster presentation competition in 7th Asia-Pacific Congress on Catalysis (APCAT-7) conference

7. Best Paper Award in ‘Catalysis in Green Chemistry and Engineering’ session at Virtual International Conference on “Green Chemistry and Engineering towards Sustainable Development – An Industrial Perspective”

8. Institute Scholarship holder (awarded by Government of India) during entire M. Tech. program.

9. Chemical Engineering hostel topper for 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd semester during B.E. program

• Organized a webinar on “Waste to Wealth” as a coordinator in BIT Mesra Ranchi,  (12^th March 2022)

• Organized an International Conference on "Hydrogen Energy and Sustainability" as a co-convener in IIT (BHU) Varanasi, (10th - 12^th October 2025)

Mr. Shubham Pal (Ph.D. student)

Mr. Vijay Purohit (Ph.D. student)

Mr. Abhay Pratap Chauhan (M.Tech. student)

Mr. Deepak Gupta (M.Tech. student)

Office Address - Room No. – 232, First floor, Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology, IIT (BHU) Varanasi, PIN – 221005

Office Telephone No. – 91-542-716-5204 

Email ID – rohit.che@iitbhu.ac.in