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गति शक्ति विश्वविद्यालय

GATI SHAKTI VISHWAVIDYALAYA

(A Central University under the Ministry of Railways, Government of India)

Faculty Profile

Dr. Krishna Chaitanya Maturi

Dr. Krishna Chaitanya Maturi

Assistant Professor
PhD, IIT Guwahati

krishna.chaitanya@gsv.ac.in

Google Scholar Profile

Education
  • PhD Civil Engineering (Environmental Engineering), IIT Guwahati (2019-2024)

  • MTech Civil Engineering (Environmental Engineering), IIT Guwahati (2017-2019)

  • BTech (Civil Engineering, JNTU Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh (2012-2016)
Experience
  • Assistant Professor, Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya, Vadodara, Gujarat

  • Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, SR University, Warangal, India

  • Project Scientist II, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Roorkee, India

  • Post Doctoral Research Associate, Institute of Bioresource and Agriculture, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
Teaching
  • Environmental Engineering

  • Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics

  • Water Resources and Irrigation Engineering

  • Surveying II

  • PM Gati Shakti for National Infrastructure Development
Journal Publications
  1. Maturi, K.C., Banerjee, A., Kalamdhad, A.S., 2021. Assessing mobility and chemical speciation of heavy metals during rotary drum composting of Ageratum conyzoides. Environ. Technol. Innov. 24, 101871. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eti.2021.101871

  2.  Ngullie, N., Maturi, K.C., Kalamdhad, A.S., Laishram, B., 2021. Critical success factors for PPP MSW projects – perception of different stakeholder groups in India. Environ. Challenges 5, 100379. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envc.2021.100379

  3. Ngullie, N., Maturi, K.C., Kalamdhad, A.S., Laishram, B., 2022. Interrelationships among critical success factors for the planning of municipal solid waste management PPP projects in India using structural equation modelling. Waste Manag. Res. J. a Sustain. Circ. Econ. 40, 859–869. https://doi.org/10.1177/0734242X211061955

  4. Maturi, K.C., Haq, I., Kalamdhad, A.S., 2022. Biodegradation of an intrusive weed Parthenium hysterophorus through in-vessel composting technique: toxicity assessment and spectroscopic study. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. 29, 84600–84615. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-21816-4

  5. Maturi, K.C., Haq, I., Kalamdhad, A.S., 2022. Performance assessment of in-vessel composter through heavy metal immobilization and humification of Parthenium hysterophorus. Bioresour. Technol. 360, 127626.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127626

  6. Maturi, K.C., Kalamdhad, A.S., 2024. Bioconversion of Lantana camara into an agricultural bioproduct through rotary drum composter. Biomass Convers. Biorefinery 14, 1389–1404. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-023-05137-1

  7. Maturi, K.C., Haq, I., Kalamdhad, A.S., 2024. Insights into the bioconversion of Ageratum conyzoides into a nutrient-rich compost and its toxicity assessment: nutritional and quality assessment through instrumental analysis. Biomass Convers. Biorefinery 14, 3879–3895. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-022-02532-y

  8. Maturi, K.C., Kalamdhad, A.S., 2024. Comprehensive assessment of composting process of organic substrates using science mapping techniques. Bioresour. Technol. Reports 25,
    101718. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biteb.2023.101718

  9. Jing, T., Li, J., He, Y., Shankar, A., Saxena, A., Tiwari, A., Maturi, K.C., Solanki, M.K., Singh, V., Eissa, M.A., Ding, Z., Xie, J., Awasthi, M.K., 2024. Role of calcium nutrition in plant Physiology: Advances in research and insights into acidic soil conditions - A comprehensive review. Plant Physiol. Biochem. 210, 108602.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2024.108602

  10. Saikia, S., Maturi, K. C., Prit, H., Pottipati, S., & Kalamdhad, A. S. (2024). Application of municipal solid waste (MSW) char during rotary drum co-composting (RDC) of vegetable waste and its characterization. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-024-34332-4

  11. Das, K., Dansena, S. K., Pottipati, S., Maturi, K. C., Dhal, G. C., & Kalamdhad, A. S. (2025). Sustainable remediation of abandoned coal mines using vermicompost: a case study in Ledo coal mine, India. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 47(2), 51. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-024-02355-y

  12. Saikia, S., Prit, H., Maturi, K. C., & Kalamdhad, A. S. (2025). Amendment of Nutrientdeficient Alluvial Soil by Municipal Solid Waste Char and Compost for the Remediation of Contaminants and Enhancement of Plant Growth. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 236(4), 238. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-025-07872-9

  13. Jahagirdar, V., Maturi, K.C., Mishra, A.K., Kalamdhad, A.S., 2025. Characterization and pollution risk assessment of landfill-mined fine fraction: a case study from Guwahati, India. Environ. Monit. Assess. 197, 828. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-025-14212-1

  14.  Sinha, S., Maturi, K. C., & Khwairakpam, M. (2025). Microbial-assisted attenuation of allelochemicals and humification of invasive weed biomass through in-vessel composting. Bioresource Technology Reports, 32, 102383. 10.1016/j.biteb.2025.102383

  15. Maturi, K. C., Banerjee, A., & Kalamdhad, A. S. (2026). Human and Ecological Health Risk Evaluation of Heavy Metals in utilizing Terrestrial Weeds Compost as Soil Conditioner. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 237(3), 120. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-025-08791-5

  16. Maturi, K.C., Haq, I., Kalamdhad, A.S., 2026. Reduction of allelochemicals during composting of lignocellulosic biomass: identification and transformation mechanism of allelochemicals. Sci. Rep. 16, 1024. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-30750-7

  17. Maturi, K.C., Madeti, S.R.K., Sinha, S., Saikia, S., Srivastava, A., Haq, I., 2026. Revolutionizing bio-hydrogen production: smart integration of nanotechnology, microbial engineering, and circular waste valorisation. Bioresour. Bioprocess. 13, 17. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40643-025-01001-4

Conference Publications
  1. Maturi, K.C., Kalamdhad, A.S., 2020. “Toxicology studies on terrestrial weeds” oral presentation at International conference on waste management (Recycle 2020) held at Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati.

  2. Maturi, K.C., Kalamdhad, A.S., 2021. “Bioconversion of terrestrial weeds into a nutrient rich non toxic value added product” poster presentation at International Conference on Sustainable Biowaste Management 2021 (SBM-2021) Held at Hong Kong Baptist University (Online).

  3. Maturi, K.C., Kalamdhad, A.S., 2022. “Insights into the biodegradation of Parthenium hysterophorus into a value-added product through in-vessel composting technique” oral presentation at North East Research Conclave 2022 (NERC-2022) held at Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati.

  4. Maturi, K.C., Kalamdhad, A.S., 2022. “Evaluation of morphological parameters during terrestrial weeds compost applicability in Abelmoschus esculentus” Flash talk and poster presentation at International Conference on Biotechnology, Sustainable Bioresources and Bioeconomy (BSBB- 2022) held at Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati.

  5. Maturi, K.C., Kalamdhad, A.S., 2023. “Assessment of biodegradation of Parthenium hysterophorus using in-vessel composting technique” poster presentation at Research and Industrial Conclave 2023 (RIC-2023) held at Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati.

  6. Maturi, K.C., Kalamdhad, A.S., 2023. “Investigation of morphological characteristics of Abelmoschus esculentus during terrestrial weed compost amendment in soil” poster presentation at International conference on solid waste management held at Hong Kong Baptist University.

  7. Maturi, K.C., Kalamdhad, A.S., 2023. “Terrestrial weeds management and their utilization towards a circular bioeconomy” oral presentation at International conference on waste management held at Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati.

  8. Maturi, K.C., 2025 “Sustainable Thermal Strategy for Food waste digestate conversion: Optimised pyrolysis for biochar production and adsorption potential” oral presentation at International conference on recent development in material science and applied physics – 2025 held at Ghana

Book Chapters
  1. Maturi, K.C., Gupta, A., Haq, I., Kalamdhad, A.S., 2022. A glance over current status of waste management and landfills across the globe: A review, in: Biodegradation and Detoxification of Micropollutants in Industrial Wastewater. Elsevier, pp. 131–144. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-88507-2.00001-4  

  2. Maturi, K.C., Haq, I., Kalamdhad, A.S., 2022. Integrated terrestrial weed management and generation of valuable products in a circular bioeconomy, in: Biomass, Biofuels, Biochemicals. Elsevier, pp. 41–64. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-88511-9.00007-0 

  3. Maturi, K.C., Haq, I., Kalamdhad, A.S., 2022. Composting techniques: utilization of organic wastes in urban areas of Indian cities, in: Advanced Organic Waste Management. Elsevier, pp. 43–55. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-85792-5.00002-2 

  4. Maturi, K.C., Haq, I., Kalamdhad, A.S., 2023. Fate, effects, origins, and biodegradation of bisphenol A in wastewater, in: Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering. Elsevier, pp. 39–54. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-91902-9.00011-0

Administrative Responsibilities
  1. Program Coordinator of Maritime Engineering
  2. Faculty Incharge (Lead): Faculty and Officers Residence
Awards and Honours
  1. Awarded with International Travel Grant from Department of science and technology in 2023 to attend International conference on sustainable waste management at Hong Kong.

  2. Selected as visiting fellow researcher for Polytechnique Montreal University, Canada in 2022

  3. Awarded with project scientist II fellowship from Department of science and technology in 2024 at IIT Roorkee.

PhD Scholars Supervised

1. Major General Shyamji Yadav: Ongoing

Title of the thesis:Carbon Credits and the Indian Armed Forces: Policy Frameworks, Sequestration Potential, and Institutional Pathways for Defence-Linked Carbon Market Integration In India. A Mixed Method Analysis 

Area of Research

1. Biohydrogen Production

2. Sustainable fuels

3. Waste Management

4. Remote Sensing and GIS

5. Water and Wastewater Management