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Hi! I'm a full-time doctoral student at the Department of Civil Engineering's Environmental Engineering Division, working under the guidance of Prof. Indumathi M. Nambi and co-guidance of Prof. R. Ravi Krishna (CH), IIT Madras. My particular areas of study include micropollutants and wastewater treatment. 

Ph.D. (Environmental Engineering) 

2021-till date

Topic: Detection and degradation of forever chemicals - PFAS

Advisor: Prof. Indumathi M Nambi (CE) and Prof. R. Ravi Krishna (CH)

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Tamil Nadu.

Exchange Scholar: University of California, Davis.

M.Tech. (Environmental Engineering) 

2015-2017

National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu.

B.E (Civil Engineering) 

2011-2015

MVSR engineering College affiliated to Osmania University, Hyderabad, Telangana.

• Winner of Carbon Zero Challenge 4.0 with a Startup Seed Grant of up to ₹10 Lakhs (Electrochemical Pulsed Ozonation of Wastewater).  Organized by IIT Madras and sponsored by Thales and Aquamap, with The Sustainability Mafia as knowledge partner. 
• Best technical presentation (poster) at All India Research Scholars Summit (AIRSS), IIT Madras, 2024.
• International Immersion Experience (IIE) travel award sponsored by the office of global engagement at IITM, 2023.
• Prime Minister Research Fellowship, Ministry of Education, Government of India, 2022-2025.
• 3rd rank in M. Tech, NIT Tiruchirappalli, 2015-2016.
• Osmania University Gold Medallist in B.E, 2014-2015.

• Indian Green Building Council (IGBC), Hyderabad (2016).
• Andhra Pradesh Housing Board, Hyderabad (2014).
• Saket Engineer’s Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad (2013).

• Executive – Projects (Environment & Sustainability), Centre for Urbanization, Building and Environment (CUBE), IIT Madras, Chennai from 16 September, 2020 to 14 August, 2021.

• Senior Design Engineer (Process-Wastewater) from 26 June, 2018 to 15 September, 2020 and Post Graduate Engineer Trainee (Process-Wastewater) from 25 July, 2017 to 25 June, 2018, Water & Effluent Treatment IC, Larsen & Toubro Construction, Chennai.

Scopus ID 57363854300

https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0363-0728

• Koulini, G. V.,  Vinayagam, V., Nambi, I. M., & Krishna, R. R. (2024). Per- and  polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Indian environment: Prevalence, impacts  and solutions. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 66, 105988.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2024.105988

• Koulini, G., Nambi, I.M. Occurrence of forever chemicals in Chennai waters, India. Environ Sci Eur 36, 60 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12302-024-00881-1 

• Koulini, G. V., Laiju, A. R.,  Ramesh, S. T., Gandhimathi, R., & Nidheesh, P. V. (2022). Effective  degradation of azo dye from textile wastewater by electro-peroxone process. Chemosphere,  289, 133152. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.133152