Transport processes and Modelling of sustainable electrochemical energy systems

Professor Guy Z. Ramon is an academic Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, where he leads the Water & Energy Technologies (WET) Laboratory. He was a BARD fellow at University of California Los Angeles and a Marie Curie fellow at Princeton University, before joining the Technion faculty. Professor Ramon’s research integrates fundamental science with engineering applications, focusing on membrane science and technology—including formation, structure–performance relationships, fouling, and biofilm–flow interactions—as well as novel clean energy solutions such as salinity-gradient power, electrochemical conversion, and acoustic harvesting of low-grade heat. Professor Ramon’s academic achievements have been recognized internationally; notably, he was part of the research team awarded the Mauerberger Foundation Fund (MFF) Research Award for Transformative Technologies for Africa in 2019, reflecting the global impact of his work on sustainable water and energy solutions. Beyond his scientific contributions, he is deeply engaged in mentoring the next generation of researchers, advancing interdisciplinary approaches to address critical challenges in water sustainability, environmental protection, and renewable energy.

Dr. Raka Mondal is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy (IIPE), Visakhapatnam. She further broadened her academic profile through postdoctoral research at the Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford. She leads research in porous‐medium transport, coupled transport phenomena, adsorption and reaction processes, membrane technologies, photocatalysis, desalination, and wastewater treatment, including industrial collaborations on green hydrogen production, CO₂ conversion, and corrosion mitigation. She is the recipient of the Young Academic Award from the European Membrane Society (2022), the SERB International Research Experience (SIRE) Fellowship (2022–2023), and the Oxford University Vice-Chancellor’s Innovation Award in 2018. She was also invited to showcase her work in the British Parliament’s STEM event in 2017.

Professor Sirshendu De is a leading figure in chemical engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. His research is based on membrane separations, transport phenomena, fluid flow in micro‐channels, water and wastewater treatment, and low‐cost technologies for public health applications. Prof. De has authored more than 300 international peer-reviewed research articles, and holds multiple patents; several of his developed technologies have been transferred for industrial or field deployment. His work has been recognized by many of India’s top science‐and‐engineering awards, including the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize in Engineering Sciences (2011), JC Bose research grant (2025), Abdul Kalam Technology Innovation National Fellowship by INAE (2018-21), to name a few. Professor De is also a Fellow of national academies and holds the INAE Chair Professorship in Chemical Engineering at IIT Kharagpur. His academic background is a strong blend of fundamental research, socially impactful technology development, and sustained national recognition.

Dr Sourav Mondal is currently engaged in teaching and research in IIT Kharagpur, broadly in the area of mass transfer and fluid flow. He has been the instructor of a similar course at IIT Kharagpur for the past 3 years teaching to several undergraduate, master and PhD graduates. Prior to joining IIT Kharagpur, he was employed at the University of Oxford (UK). He is the recipient of Young Engineer Award and also a Young associate of the Indian National Academy of Engineering since 2021. He has authored more than 50 research articles in international journal and 4 research monographs.