About Us
Who we are!
The Waste Management Research Group (WMRG) of the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, is a group of dedicated and enthusiastic researchers working under the supervision of Prof. Ajay S. Kalamdhad and Dr Meena Khwairakpam.
At WMRG, we work on a wide range of research areas, including biological treatment of organic wastes, organic contaminants, and heavy metals in both liquid and solid wastes. We also work with surface and groundwater quality modelling, monitoring, and assessment. For a long time, our vision has been to transform “Waste into Wealth” while also doing our part to help the environment.

Our Team
PATRON
Prof. T. G. Sitharam, Director, IIT Guwahati
CHAIRMAN
- Prof. Sharad Gokhale, HOD, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Guwahati
- Prof. Sanjukta Patra, HOS, SART, IIT Guwahati
INTERNATIONAL MEMBERS
- Prof. Jonathan W C Wong, HKBU, Hong Kong
- Prof. Jong In Hong, SNU, South Korea
- Prof. Pascaline Pré, IMT Atlantique
- Prof Agamutu Pariatamby, Sunway University, Malaysia
- Prof. C. Visvanathan, AIT, Tailand
- Prof. Muhammed Alamgir, KUET, Bangladesh
- Prof. R Dissanayake, University of Peradeniya, SriLanka
- Dr. Yael Laor, Newe Ya’ar Research Center, Israel
- Dr. Brandon Gilroyed, University of Guelph, Canada
- Prof. Ramesh Goel, University of Utah, USA
NATIONAL MEMBERS
- Prof. A. A. Kazmi, IIT Roorkee
- Prof. B. J. Alappat, IIT Delhi
- Prof. A.K. Nema, IIT Delhi
- Prof. B.K. Dubey, IIT KGP
- Prof. A.K. Gupta, IIT KGP
- Prof. M.M. Ghangrekar, IIT KGP
- Prof. Munish Chandel, IIT Bombay
- Prof. Anurag Garg, IIT Bombay
- Prof. P.K. Singh, IIT BHU
- Prof. A.B. Gupta, MNIT Jaipur
- Dr. K.D. Yadav, SVNIT Surat
- Dr. Maulin P Shah, Enviro Technology Limited, Gujarat