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Puthussery / Page 1 of 3 Joseph V. Puthussery 502 West Green Street, Urbana, Illinois, USA 61801 E - Mail: josephvp14@gmail.com | Tel No. 217 - 419 - 0942 Education 2016 – Pres. Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept. University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign CGPA: 3.89 (in progress) 2013 – 2015 Master of Technology Environmental Science & Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Bombay ThesisTitle:“Reuseof C onstruction and Demolition W aste” (CGPA - 9.53/10)  2009 - 2015 Bachelor of Technology Civil Engineering University of Kerala (CGPA - 8.52/10) Awards   2016 - 2017 Ravindar K. and Kavita Kinra Fellowship University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign 2015 Rajit Bhagwati Memorial Gold Medal Centre for Environmental Science & Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Highest CGPA in M. Tech. specialization 2015 Institute Silver Medal Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Outstanding academic performance in M. Tech. specialization Journal Publications Puthussery, J. V., Kumar, R., Garg, A. (2016). Evaluation of R ecycled C oncrete A ggregates for their Suitability in Construction Activities: An Experimental S tudy. Waste Management . Software Experience ALOHA, AERMOD, ArcGIS, EPANET, BioWin, MATLAB, AutoCAD Puthussery / Page 2 of 3 Research Experience Online System for Measuring the Oxidative Potential of Ambient Particles Advisor: Prof. Vishal Verma [Aug’16 - Present]  Develop a real time online system for quantifying the oxidative potential of ambient particulate matter  Study the r eactive oxygen species (ROS) activity of ambient particles and its impact on human health Reuse of Construction and Demolition Waste |M.TECH. PROJECT [May ’14 - July’15] Advisor(s): Pr

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of. Anurag Garg and Prof. Rakesh Kumar, IIT Bombay  Characteriz ation study of the construction and demolition waste generated in Mumbai city  Heavy metal leaching from recycled aggregates  Development of optimum concrete mix design using recycled aggregates  Study of the various recycling options and its economics  Policy analysis Lime Soil Fly Ash Bricks: An Al ternative for Burnt Clay Bricks |B.TECH. PROJECT Advisor : Prof. Latheswary S. [July’12 - March’13] Work Experience Research Associate (Indian Institute of Technology Bombay) [ Sep ’15 – May’16 ] 1 . Development of community waste recycling system for food waste  Physical, chemical and biological characterisation of compost from various com post facilities in Maharashtra  Evaluated the performance of different composting systems for the management of community level food waste  D evelop ed methods to improve yield, quality and reduce the total time required for composting  Designed a modified windrow system with integrated odour control unit 2 . Treatment of petroleum refinery waste water using catalytic and non - catalytic wet oxidation (WO) [ July’15 – Aug’15 ]  Investigated the efficiency of WO process for high strength wastewater  Evaluated the efficacy of catalytic WO for the degradation of a mixture of phenolic compounds under moderate operating conditions Puthussery / Page 3 of 3 Research Presentation s and Invited Talks 1. Puthussery, J. , V., Kumar, R., Garg, A. “ Environmental and Health Issues Related to Construction and Demoli tion Waste Management . ” Poster presented at the International Green H ealth Conference, Mumbai, India; 20 - 22 February, 2015 . 2. Puthussery, J. ,V.,Kumar,R.,Garg,A.“ Characterization and Recycling Opportunities for Demolition Waste . ” Paper presented at Waste

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– Uninterrupted Resource and Encouraging Conference, Institute of Chemical Engineering, Mumbai, India ; 2 6 - 27 November , 2015 (submitted abstract) . 3. Invitedtalkon“ControlofDustEmissionsfromConstructionSites”ata Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) conference on“DynamicsofPM/Dust E missions and its Mitigation from Construction A ctivities”,Mumbai,India ; 3 rd March 2015. Workshops /Stakeholder Meetings Attended 1. Confederation of Indian Industry ( CII ) and Maharashtra Pollution Control Board organised “StakeholderMeetonCo - processingofWastesinCementKilns”, Mumbai, India ; October, 2015. 2. Continuing Education Program ( CEP ) Workshop on “ Energy Recovery from Municipal Solid Waste: A Potential Me thod for Waste Diversion from Landfills ” – Indian Institute of Technology Bombay , Mumbai, India; 5 th & 6 th February , 201 5 . 3. Institute of C ommunity Organisation R esearch (ICOR) “Meeting on Decentralized Waste Ma nagement”,Mumbai,India ; November , 2014 . Position s of Responsibility 1. Academic Teaching Assistant (Indian Institute of Technology Bombay) i. Environmental Studies (Under graduate course) Jan’14 – May’14 ii. Environmental Chemistry (Graduate course) July’14 – Dec’14 iii. Introduction to GIS (Graduate course) Jan’15 – May’15  Assistedingradinghomework’sandtests  Organised tutorial sessions 2. Student Body Services Secretary Public Relations ǀ Environmental Science and Engineering Association Indian Institute of Technology Bombay May’14 - June’15 Organized weekly seminars on various technical topics; attended by over 60+ participants Organized industrial visits and research confluences