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Dr. Amarpreet Singh Arora

Designation

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

Department

Environmental Science & Engineering

Email Id

amarpreetsingh.arora@marwadieducation.edu.in

Educational Qualification

Ph.D. (Thapar University)

DOB

18 February 1985

Work Experience

Teaching :- 1 Year
Research:-6 Years
Industry:- 2 months
Others:- 1. Senior Research Fellow (2010-2013) in Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) funded project.
2. Ju

Area of Interest/ Specializations

Urban Stormwater Management, Water and Wastewater Treatment Technologies, River Basin Management, Pollution Control, Rain Water Harvesting, Groundwater Recharge and Sustainable Water Resources Managem

Subjects teaching at U.G. Level

Environmental Sciences

Subjects teaching at P.G. Level

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Research Guidance MASTER

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Research Guidance Ph.D

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Projects carried out

1. Water quality monitoring of River Satluj of North India.
2. Water quality monitoring of East Bein, a tributary of river Satluj.
3. Performance evaluation of Sewage Treatment Plants commissioned u

Patents

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Achievements

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Awards

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Book published

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No. of paper published in national conferences

2

No. of paper published in international conferences

2

No. of paper published in national journals

No. of paper published in international journals

2

Professional membership

1. Reviewer of the International Research Journal of Public and Environmental Health published by MDPI, Switzerland.
2. Member of Alumiportal Deutschland (Germany).
3. Member of Thapar University Alumni Association.
4. Executive member of Paryavaran Welfare Society of Thapar University.
5. Member of Indian Environment Network.

Research publications

1. Arora, A.S. and Reddy, A.S. (2013): Multivariate analysis for assessing the quality of stormwater from different urban surfacesof the Patiala city, Punjab (India), Urban Water Journal, 10(6), 422-433. (Taylor and Francis, Impact factor: 1.190)
2. Arora, A.S. and Reddy, A.S. (2014): Development of Multiple Linear Regression Models for predicting the Stormwater quality of Urban Sub-watersheds, Bulletin of Environmental Contaminant and Toxicology, 92(1), 36-43. (Springer, Impact factor: 1.105)
3. Arora, A.S. and Reddy, A.S. (2012): Understanding the role of land use in affecting the quality of the urban stormwater for the Patiala City, Punjab (INDIA), International Conference on Energy Water Waste Nexus for Environmental Management, Chaudary Devi Lal University, Sirsa, Haryana.
4. Paper entitled Performance evaluation of UASB based Sewage Treatment Plants presented at International conference on Environmental Management ICEM, held on 25-27 October, 2010, and was organized by JNTU, Hyderabad.
5. Arora, A.S. and Reddy, A.S. (2013): Regression models for the urban stormwater quality assessment, National Conference on Environmental Sustainability and Society: The growing paradigm shift, Jaypee University of Engineering and Technology, Guna, Madhya Pradesh.
6. Arora, A.S., Bedi, M. and Reddy, A.S. (2013): Hydrological Models for quantification of runoff generated in urban and rural catchments/drainage basins/water-sheds, Green Technology for Sustainable Environmental Management, Doon University, Dehradun.

Technology transfers

Sub-watershed level Urban Stormwater-grey water Treatment System to be incorporated into drainage system for sustainable urban water management.

Workshop

Trainings Undertaken:
1. Attended IGCS-Summer School 2013 on Sustainable Development of future Urban Environments at RWTH Aachen University of Germany during 1-14 July, 2013 organized by Indo-German Centre for Sustainability in collaboration with DAAD.
2. 6 weeks industrial training in Manufacturing process and Effluent treatment plant at Nijjer Agro Foods Ltd. during June-July, 2007.
3. 2-day training program on ISO 14000 Family of Standards & Environmental Management Systems at Thapar University, Patiala.
4. Participated in 5-day training program on City water & wastewater management organized by Centre for Science & Environment, New Delhi.
5. 2-day training on Industrial Noise & its Control sponsored by Punjab Pollution Control Board at Thapar University, Patiala.
6. 5-day training program on Urban Rainwater Harvesting organized by Centre for Science & Environment, New Delhi.
7. 5-day training on Wastewater Treatment Technologies organized by Alternate Hydro Energy Centre, IIT Roorkee, Roorkee.
8. Participated in 6-day hands on training program on Water and Wastewater Analysis organized by School of Energy and Environment, Thapar University, during 24-29th June, 2013.
Workshops/Seminars Attended:
1. Patent Awareness Workshop organized by Punjab State Council for Science and Technology, Chandigarh.
2. National Seminar on Application of Radioisotopes and Radiation Technology organized by NAARI, BARC and BRIT.
3. National Seminar on Depleted Uranium at Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar.
4. Participated in TEQIP-II sponsored workshop on Role and Relevance of Ethics and IPR in Dynamic Business Environment on August 29, 2013
Online Courses completed:
Successfully completed the Johns Hopkins University's offering of online course on Mathematical Biostatistics Boot Camp 1. with distinction on June 9, 2013.

Strength

Strong Research Aptitude with ability to formulate new ideas and contribute towards the research fraternity.
Strong commitment to teaching centered around 3 building blocks of Knowledge, Critical th

Weakness

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