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Dr. Kapil Kumar is currently working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Delhi. He obtained his M.Tech in Environmental Science & Engineering (2005) from Guru Jambeshwar University of Science & Technology, Haryana and Ph.D. in Water and Environmental Engineering (2012), from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. Before joining NIT Delhi in 2015, he worked as an Assistant Professor at Doon University Dehradun's School of Environment and Natural Resources and BTKIT, Dwarahat, Almora (Uttarakhand Technical University). He has extensive research experience in the field of wastewater treatment research, including water and wastewater treatment technologies, waste to energy, air pollution, and climate change. He has been a member of numerous cutting-edge research teams and has first-author publications in numerous prestigious and peer-reviewed journals. Apart from research, Dr. Kapil Kumar has extensive administrative experience and is currently serving as Head of Department (HOD), Civil Engineering Department; Chairman, Alumni, International Affairs & Public Relation and Co-ordinator of Think India. He also provides advisory services to the public institutions, professional organizations, environmental and water industry, and non-governmental organizations with the mission of improving the living conditions of underprivileged.
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About LESER

Pollution can take many forms, some are easily noticed such as certain forms of contaminated water, poor air quality, industrial waste, litter, light, heat and noise. The sources and types of pollution are highly diverse, as are the solutions to deal with them. The objective of LESER group is to build up a society based on green energy, pure water, fresh air and sustainable resource at low cost and maintenance using green materials. Sustainable development is the integrity of the multidiscipline concept combining ecological, social, and economic aspects to construct a liveable human living system and can be supported through the development of green materials. The research hotspot of environmental protection has gradually shifted from the well-known conventional technologies to eco-friendly, cost-effective, and sustainable technologies, also known as green technologies could demonstrate outstanding advantages. Several experimental treatment processes have been proposed and applied in practice; however, green technologies are currently the most attractive for pollution control, especially water and wastewater remediation, preventing air pollution, and the development of sophisticated yet usable on-site sensors and analytical instruments. In the context of environmental protection, LESER group’s work is a collection of practical methodologies, techniques, technologies, and materials that are based on non-toxic chemical processes, non-toxic end products, renewable energy sources, and environmental monitoring instruments, among other things, to mitigate or correct the negative impact caused by human activities.

Research Area


  • Wastewater treatment coupled with resource recovery (waste of energy)
  • Removal of emerging contaminants from wastewater
  • Biomass to biofuels (Coupled process)
  • Synergy of biological & physicochemical wastewater treatment processes
  • Metal recovery from waste systems/stream
  • Air pollution & Climate change mitigation

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Congratulations Dr. Gurudatta Singh on joining as RA - I in CPCB sponsoed project


Congratulations Ms. Ankita Goyal on joining as JRF in CPCB sponsored project


Congratulations Shruti for conversion of JRF to SRF


Congratulations Moumita for your conversion of JRF to SRF


Congratulations Karuna for your conversion of JRF to SRF


Congratulations Karuna for your publication in Chemical Engineering journal


Congratulations Moumita for your publication in Frontiers in Chemistry


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