Abhishek Singhal

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Abhishek Singhal

Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering

  • B.Tech (Hons.) and M.Tech: IIT Kharagpur, 2013 - 2018
  • D.Sc.: Tampere University, 2023

Email: abhishek.singhal -AT- iitgn.ac.in

Website : https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ntOQXocAAAAJ&hl=en

Office: AB 12/403A
VOIP: 2645


  • Recent Publications

    1. Singhal, A*., Roslander, C., Goel, A., Ismailov, A., Erdei, B., Wallberg, O., Konttinen, J. and Joronen, T. (2024). Combined leaching and steam explosion pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass for high quality feedstock for thermochemical applications. Chemical Engineering Journal (Impact factor: 13.2)
    2. Singhal, A*., Goel, A., Bhatnagar, A., Roslander, C., Wallberg, O., Konttinen, J., & Joronen, T. (2023). Improving inorganic composition and ash fusion behavior of spruce bark by leaching with water, acetic acid, and steam pre-treatment condensate. Chemical Engineering Journal (Impact factor: 13.2)
    3. Singhal, A*., Goossens, M., Fantozzi, D., Raiko, A., Konttinen, J., & Joronen, T. (2021). Step washing: A modified pretreatment approach for industrial applications to improve chemical composition of agricultural residues. Bioresource Technology (Impact factor: 9.0)
    4. Singhal, A*., Konttinen, J., & Joronen, T. (2021). Effect of different washing parameters on the fuel properties and elemental composition of wheat straw in water-washing pre-treatment. Part 1: Effect of washing duration and biomass size. Fuel (Impact Factor: 7.5)
    5. Singhal, A., Goel, S*., & Sengupta, D. (2020). Physicochemical and elemental analyses of sandstone quarrying wastes to assess their impact on soil properties. Journal of Environmental Management (Impact Factor: 8.4)

  • Work Experience

    • Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (Nov 2025 to present)

    • High Temperature Processes Scientist, TNO, Petten, Netherlands (Sep 2023 – Aug 2025)

    • Visiting Researcher, Tampere University, Finland (Aug 2023 – Dec 2025)

    • Postdoctoral Researcher, Tampere University, Finland (Jun 2023 – Aug 2023)

    • Research Associate, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, (Jun 2018 – Mar 2019)

  • Awards

    • Best poster award in 3rd International Conference on Bioresources Technology for Bioenergy, Bioproduction & Environmental Sustainability 2021.
    • Young Scientist award for Best Oral presentation in International Conference on Resource Sustainability 2018 organised by Beijing Normal University, China.
    • Best Paper presentation award in International Conference on Integrated Solid Waste Management Practices in Developing Countries 2017 organised by CSIR-NEERI, India.
    • Secured 1st position in Geo-spatial Knowledge Contest 2016 (GKC2016) in India, Awarded by Honourable Education minster of India (Prize – 25,000 INR).
    • Scholarship awarded by Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD), Government of India (2017–2018).
    • Awarded “Honourable mention”, one of the highest awards given by the IIT Kharagpur in Sports and Games.

Research Interests

  • ● Biomass Pretreatment – Leaching, Steam Explosion, Torrefaction and Pelletisation
  • ● Thermochemical Conversion Technologies – Pyrolysis, Gasification, Combustion and Hydrothermal Conversion
  • ● Solid Waste Management and Planning
  • ● Sustainability (LCA) and Circular Economy (Resource Recovery)