Dr. Chithra V S
Designation
Scientist B
Research Group
Ecology and Environment
Office No
0495 2351 864
Email
chithravs@cwrdm.org

  • EDUCATIONAL PROFILE

    • Ph.D:  2015; Environmental Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
    • ME: 2008; Environmental Management; Centre for Environmental Studies, Anna University, Chennai
    • B.Tech:  2006: Biotechnology & Biochemical Engineering, University of Kerala

    CAREER DETAILS

    • 2022- Present : Scientist B, CWRDM.  
    • 2015-2022      : Associate Professor, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technical University
    • 2014-2015      : Senior Project Officer, IIT Madras

    AWARDS

    • Rekha Nandi and Bhupesh Nandi Prize from Institution of Engineers India
    • Shree Gayathree Devi Award from IIT Madras

    MEMBERSHIPS

    • Associate Member - Institution of Engineers India
    • Life Member - Indian Society for Technical Education

Treatment of slaughterhouse wastewater by a hybrid Sequencing Batch Biofilm reactor (SBBR) for simultaneous removal of organics and nutrients
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Chithra V S
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Urban Flood Studies for Kochi and Kozhikode cities in Kerala

Urban Flood Studies for Kochi and Kozhikode cities in Kerala

Principal Investigator:
Dr. Drissia T K
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Ihjas K, Dr. Sharannya T M, Dr. Chithra V S
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Duration:
3 Years
Development and Demonstration of Nanotechnology Enabled Decentralized Wastewater Treatment via Constructed Wetlands; an Integrated Performance Model for Trivandrum Urban
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Smitha V S
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Ihjas K, Dr. Chithra V S, Dr. Jayasooryan K K, Dr. Dipu S
Funding Agency:
State Plan Fund, GoK
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Duration:
Jan 2023 – Jan 2026
Details

Chithra,V.S., Nagendra, S.M.S., 2014. Particulate Matter Mass and Number Concentrations inside a Naturally Ventilated School Building Located Adjacent to an Urban Roadway. Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series A. 95(3), 143-149.

Chithra,V.S., Nagendra, S.M.S., 2013. Chemical and morphological characteristics of indoor and outdoor particulate matter in an urban environment. Atmospheric Environment 77, 579-587

Chithra,V.S., Nagendra, S.M.S., 2012. Indoor air quality investigations in a naturally ventilated school building located close to an urban roadway in Chennai, India. Building and Environment 54, 159-167.

Nagendra, S.M.S., Diya, M., Chithra,V.S., Menon, J.S., Peter A.E., 2016. Characteristics of air pollutants at near and far field regions of a national highway located at an industrial complex. Transportation Research Part D 48, 1-13.

Chithra,V.S., Nagendra, S.M.S., 2014. Impact of outdoor meteorology on indoor PM10, PM2.5 and PM1 concentrations in a naturally ventilated classroom. Urban Climate 10, 77-91.

Chithra,V.S., Nagendra, S.M.S., 2018. Source Identification of Indoor Particulate Matter and Health Risk Assessment in School Children. Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste 22, 2, 04018002.

Chithra,V.S., Nagendra, S.M.S., 2018. A review of scientific evidence on indoor air of school building: pollutants, sources, health effects and management. Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment 12, 2, 87-108

Nagendra, S.M.S., Peter A.E., Chithra,V.S., 2019. Assessment of Inhalable Toxic Particulates on the Health of children in a Tropical Urban Environment. Journal of Environmental Science & Engineering. 61(3), 768-774

Kishore K., Saneeshmon K.N., Trassan M. Udayan, Chithra V.S, Shefin Anas, Benila SM., 2020. Quantification of vehicular particulate matter emissions in Kochi city. Indian Journal of Environmental Protection 40 (6) : 623-627.

Amal J.S. Luke, Glady Thomas, Sighin Sunny, Chithra V.S, Rahul P. Santhosh, Surya Ravindran, 2020. Electricity production from food waste leachate using microbial fuel cell. Indian Journal of Environmental Protection 40 (6) : 628-632.
Chithra,V.S., Rajini C.H., Nagendra, S.M.S. Prediction of indoor air quality in school building using RISK model. National conference on “Infrastructure, sustainable transportation and urban planning” (CISTUP 2010), IISc Bangalore, 18-20, October 2010.
Chithra,V.S., Nagendra, S.M.S. Analysis and interpretation of indoor PM10, PM2.5 and PM1 mass concentrations in a naturally ventilated school building, National Conference on “Refrigeration and Air Conditioning” (NCRAC-2011) IIT Madras, Chennai, 7-9 July
Nagendra S., Khare, M., Gulia, S., Vijay, P., Chithra,V.S., Bell, M, Namdeo A. Application of ADMS and AERMOD models to study the dispersion of vehicular pollutants in urban areas of India and the United Kingdom. “20th International Conference on Modelli
Rohit, J., Chithra,V.S., Kishore Kumar, M., Nagendra,. S.M.S, Shivanandan, R. Influence of traffic on indoor air quality of naturally and mechanically ventilated building located near an urban roadway. National Conference on “Urban Mobility - Challenges,
Chithra,V.S., Nagendra S.M.S., Impact of Traffic Emissions on Indoor Air Quality of a Naturally Ventilated School Building, International Conference on “Advances in Building Sciences”, 13‐16 February, 2013, IIT Madras, Chennai, India
Chithra,V.S., Nagendra, S.M.S. An Indoor Air Quality Monitoring Protocol for Naturally Ventilated Buildings. International conference on “Air Quality Measurement Methods and Technology” Sacramento, CA, USA 19–21 November 2013.
Chithra,V.S., Nagendra, S.M.S. Children Exposure to Size Segregated Particulate Matter in Naturally Ventilated School Buildings. Symposium cum workshop on “Air Pollution induced health risk assessment software & demonstration”, NEERI, Nagpur, 6-7 August,
Chithra,V.S., Nagendra, S.M.S. Seasonal trends of indoor Particulate matter concentrations in a naturally ventilated school building. “22nd International Conference on Modelling, Monitoring and Management of Air Pollution” Opatija, Croatia 7 - 9 July 2014
Sreedevi, B., Arya, D., Sethulekshmi, R., Subi, M.B., Chithra,V.S. Water Quality Assessment in Ashtamudi Lake, A Tropical Estuary in South India. “12th Kerala Environment Congress (KEC 2016)”, Thiruvananthapuram, 29-30 November 2016
Krishna J. U., Athira V., Deeshma D., Athira S. B., Chithra,V.S. Municipal solid waste management plan for Kochi city. International Conference on Advances in Engineering and Technology (ICAET-2018), Sri Vellappally Natesan College of Engineering, 20 Apri
Shefin Anas, Kishore K, Saneeshmon KN, Trassan M Udayan, Chithra V.S, Benila SM., Estimation of human airway deposition of particulate matter in Kochi city. “National conference on Developments and Innovations in Civil Engineering (DICE’19)” Mar Baselios
Chithra,V.S., Nagendra, S.M.S., Simulation of Indoor Air Quality of a Classroom using Computational Fluid Dynamics. AOGS 12th Annual Meeting (AOGS2015) Singapore, 2 - 7 August 2015.
Chithra,V.S., Nagendra, S.M.S. Children exposure to particulate matter and bioaerosols in school building. 3rd National Conference on Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (NCRAC-2013), IIT Madras, Chennai, 12-14 December 2013
Mohanty, P., Chithra,V.S., Nagendra, S.M.S. Source apportionment of PM10 and PM2.5 concentrations at an urban roadway in Chennai city, 97th “Indian Science Congress”, Thiruvananthapuram, 3-7 January 2010.
Ihjas K., Chithra V. S., Water Quality Assessment in Parvathy Puthanar, an Artificial River Canal in South Kerala. International Conference on ‘Integrated Water Resources Management: Prospects and Challenges’ (ICIWRM 2022), Karunya Institute of Technology
Chithra,V.S., Nagendra, S.M.S. Estimation of Particle Deposition in Respiratory Tracts of School Children. International Conference on Air pollution and Monitoring (ICAM-2019), MG University, Kottayam, March 08 – 11, 2019
Chithra V S, Source apportionment of indoor air pollutants using receptor models. “National conference on Developments and Innovations in Civil Engineering (DICE’19)” Mar Baselios Christian College of Engineering & Technology, 30th April 2019.
Amal J S Luke, Rahul P Santhosh, Glady Thomas, Sighin Sunny, Chithra V S, Surya Ravindran Energy production from food waste leachate using microbial fuel cell. “National conference on Developments and Innovations in Civil Engineering (DICE’19)” Mar Basel

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