• Liao, Z., Cho, S., Venkatesh Reddy, C., Ahn, H.-j., Chang, S.W., Jeon, B.-H., 2026. Process-intensified single-step pretreatment of spent coffee grounds-derived biocrude oil: Removal of inorganics and emulsified water for sustainable biofuel applications. Bioresource Technology 444, 134035, (IF:8.2), Q1, SCI (E), JCR: Top 5% 

• Venkatesh Reddy, C.,Subrahmanyam, C.N., Shekhar Rao, D., Kumar, R., Ahn, H.-J., Chang, S.W., Jeon, B.H., Kalamdhad, A.S., 2025. Monitoring and modeling leachate characteristics in simulated landfill conditions: Assessing tropical region impacts on solid waste degradation and pollution risks for climate resilient landfill management. Journal of Environmental Management 397, 128289. (IF: 9.2), Q1, SCI (E), JCR: Top 8% 

• Venkatesh Reddy, C., Kumar, R., Chakrabortty, P., Karmakar, B., Pottipati, S., Kundu, A., & Jeon, B. H. 2024. A critical science mapping approach on removal mechanism and pathways of per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in water and wastewater: A comprehensive review. Chemical Engineering Journal, 152272. (IF: 12.5), Q1, SCI (E), JCR: Top 3% 

• Kundu, A., Venkatesh Reddy, C., Singh, R. K., & Kalamdhad, A. S. 2023. Critical review with science mapping on the latest pre-treatment technologies of landfill leachate. Journal of Environmental Management, 336, 117727. (IF: 9.2), Q1, SCI (E), JCR: Top 8% 

• Venkatesh Reddy, C., Shekhar Rao, D., Kalamdhad, A.S., 2022. Combined treatment of high-strength fresh leachate from municipal solid waste landfill using coagulation-flocculation and fixed bed up-flow anaerobic filter. Journal of water processing engineering 46, 102554. (IF:6.6), Q1, SCI (E), JCR: Top 6% 

• Ray, S., Mishra, A.K., Kalamdhad, A.S., Venkatesh Reddy, C., 2021. Impact of real and simulated municipal solid waste leachates on the hydraulic and swelling behaviour of bentonites for landfill application. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 193, 701. (IF:3.6), Q2, SCI (E) 

• Venkatesh Reddy, C., Shekhar Rao, D., Kalamdhad, A.S., 2020. Statistical modeling and assessment of landfill leachate emission from fresh municipal solid waste: A laboratory-scale anaerobic landfill simulation reactor study, Waste Management & Research 38(10), 1-15. (IF: 4.2), Q2, Scopus 

•  Sahu, S.K., Sharma, S., Zhang, H., Venkatesh Reddy, C., Guo, H., Hu, J., Ying, Q., Xing, J., Kota, S.H.,2020. Estimating ground-level PM2. 5 concentrations and associated health risk in India using satellite-based AOD and WRF predicted meteorological parameters. Chemosphere 255, 126969. (IF: 8.1), - Q1, Scopus 

• Konda, V.G.R.K., Venkatesh Reddy, C., Mandla, V.R., Voleti, V., Chokkavarapu, N., 2018. Vegetation damage assessment due to Hudhud cyclone based on NDVI using Landsat-8 satellite imagery. Arabian Journal of Geosciences 11(2), 1-11. (IF: 1.827), Q2, Scopus 

• Venkatesh Reddy, C., Mandla, V.R., Palanisamy, G., Choudhary, M., 2016. Estimation of damage to agriculture biomass due to the Hudhud cyclone and carbon stock assessment in cyclone-affected areas using Landsat-8. Geocarto International 32(6), 589-602. (IF:3.5), Q1, SCI (E) 

• Venkatesh Reddy, C., Maheshuni, P.K., Mandla, V.R., 2015. Quantification of LST and CO2 levels using Landsat-8 thermal bands on the urban environment. Geocarto International 31(8), 913-926. (IF: 3.5), Q1, SCI (E) 

International Conferences (Abroad)

• Chejarla Venkatesh Reddy, Byong-Hun Jeon. 2025. Optimizing biocrude oil purification using acid-catalyzed alkylphenol resins: Role of interfacial chemistry in inorganic removal and emulsion breaking. Oral presentation at the American Chemical Society (ACS) Fall 2025 Meeting, Washington, DC, USA, August 17-21, 2025. 

• Chejarla Venkatesh Reddy, Ramesh Kumar, Byong-Hun Jeon. 2025. Lithium Recycling from Secondary Sources for Sustainable Supply of Critical Metals. Oral presentation at the American Chemical Society (ACS) Fall 2025 Meeting, Washington, DC, USA, August 17-21, 2025. 

• Chejarla Venkatesh Reddy, Chakka Nagendra, Kalamdhad A.S. 2019. Monitoring and operation of the waste degradation process and leachate characteristics of an anaerobic simulated landfill reactor. Oral presentation at the International Conference on Solid Waste 2019 (ICSW 2019), Hangzhou, China, November 13-16, 2019. 

International Conferences (Within India)

• Chejarla Venkatesh Reddy, Kalamdhad A.S. 2020. Impact of precipitation on biodegradation of fresh municipal solid waste in an anaerobic simulated reactor. Oral presentation at Recycle 2020: International Conference on Waste Management and Recycling, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India, February 13–14, 2020. 

• Chejarla Venkatesh Reddy, Chakka Nagendra, Kalamdhad A.S. 2019. Treatment of unstabilized leachate by coagulation–flocculation using different coagulants. Poster presentation at Research Conclave 2019, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India, March 14–17, 2019. 

• Chejarla, Venkatesh Reddy., Chakka, Nagendra., Kalamdhad, A.S., 2019. “Impact of MSW on stabilization, leachate characteristics: a laboratory-scale landfill simulation reactor study” Oral presentation on “National Environmental Conference 2019” held on 31st January- 2nd February at Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. 

• Integrated Pretreatment Method for Demineralization and Dehydration of Pyrolysis-Derived Lignin-Rich Biocrude Oil (Advanced Biofuels), Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO), File No. 10-2025-0175908, filed on 19 November 2025.

• Lead Inventors: Prof. Byong Hun Jeon; Dr. Chejarla Venkatesh Reddy; Ziqiao Liao, SoonHo Cho 

• Venkatesh Reddy, C., Ashmita Kundu., Kalamdhad, A.S., 2024. Integration of Site-Specific Data In to Life Cycle Assessment Method, With A Focus On Municipal Solid Waste Treatment Technologies; Solid Waste Management, Volume 2: Biological/Biochemical Approaches. CRC Press Taylor and Francis Group. ISBN 9781032135687 

• Venkatesh Reddy, C., Rao, S.D., Kalamdhad, A.S., 2021. Impact of Precipitation on Biodegradation of Fresh Municipal Solid Waste in Anaerobic Simulated Reactor, in: Kalamdhad, A.S. (Ed.), Integrated Approaches Towards Solid Waste Management. Springer International Publishing, Cham, pp. 303-316. ISBN: 9783030704636 

• Lead Scientific Contributor: Designed and developed a research proposal to DST-TDT on “A Pilot-scale comparative study on dumping of fresh and partially stabilized MSW followed by pretreatment of landfill leachates by conventional and electrocoagulation methods” (PI: Prof. Ajay Kalamdhad) (Fund received: 93 Lakhs). Funding agency: Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, New Delhi (File No. DST/TDT/WMT/Sanitary landfill/2021/01(G)). 

• Lead Technical Contributor: Prepared and submitted a consultancy project to Tinsukia Municipal Board, Tinsukia, Assam, on “Biomining project of open dumpsite” (PI: Prof. Ajay Kalamdhad) (Fund received for preparing detailed project report: 10 Lakhs). (Nov 2019 - Jan 2020)

• Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) fellowship for pursuing a Ph.D. program at IIT Guwahati, January 2016 to December 2020. 

• SERB-DST Young Scientist International Travel Grant for attending the international conference on solid waste 2019 (ICSW 2019) held on Nov13-16, 2019, Hangzhou, China. 

• Received a partial scholarship in ISWA-SWIS Winter School 2020 held on January 13th-24th, 2019, at the University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, USA. 

• IIT Guwahati student travel assistance fund for attending ISWA-SWIS Winter School 2020 held on January 13th-24th, 2020, at the University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, USA. 

• Delivered an invited talk at the 10th International Conference on Sustainable Energy & Environment Challenges (XSEEC-2025), organized by the Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India, from 15–18 December 2025. The presentation, entitled: Integrated bioaugmentation and biostimulation strategies to restore microbial community function in organically overloaded anaerobic digesters”