Sadhan Mahapatra
Department of Energy
Education & Research Publication Students Professional Responsibility Seminar / Conferences Green Iniatitives
Sadhan Mahapatra
Ph D (Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore)
Professor
Department of Energy
Tezpur University
Napaam, Tezpur 784028, Assam, India,
Tel: +91-3712-275306, Fax: +91-3712-267005/6
E-mail: sadhan@tezu.ernet.in; sadhan.mahapatra@gmail.com
Resource Person in Seminar/Conference/Workshop/FDP Energy Conservation in Building, National Seminar on Energy Conservation for a Sustainable Future & Mitigating Climate Change, Haldia Energy Ltd, Haldia, 7th February 2023.
Recent Developments in Grid Connected Solar Power Plant, Rotary Club, Tezpur, 21st September 2022.
Solar Cell, Module and PV Systems, One Week Capacity Building Program on Solar PV Power Plant (O & M, Design, DPR Preparation & Tariff Calculation), NPTI-NER, Guwahati, 20th September 2022.
Design of Grid connected Solar PV power Plant – Hands on PVSyst Software, One Week Capacity Building Program on Solar PV Power Plant (O & M, Design, DPR Preparation & Tariff Calculation), NPTI-NER, Guwahati, 20th September 2022.
Sustainable Campus Initiatives in Higher Learning Institutes, Faculty Induction Programme (FIP), Teaching Learning Center, Tezpur University, 5th August, 2022.
Sustainable Campus Initiatives in Higher Learning Institutes, Faculty Induction Programme (FIP), Teaching Learning Center, Tezpur University, 1st September, 2021.
Appropriate Technology for Sustainable Living, State Level Resource Person Training Workshop for National Children's Science Congress, Assam, 4-5th , 8-9th, 12-13th, 15-16th July 2021.
Solar Passive Architectures and Thermal Comfort, International Conference on Innovative Research in Renewable Energy Technologies (IRRET 2021), IMPS College of Engineering and Technology, Malda, West Bengal, 26th February, 2021
Single particle combustion studies of coal/biomass fuel mixtures, International Conference on Emerging Renewable and Modern Energy (ICERME - 2021), Assam Don Bosco University, Guwahati, 12th February, 2021.
Appropriate Technology for Sustainable Living, State Level Resource Person Training Workshop for National Children's Science Congress, Assam, 17-18th November, 2020.
Recent Developments and Performance Analysis of Grid Connected Rooftop Solar PV Plant, ATAL-AICTE Faculty Development Program (FDP) on Energy Engineering, Applications and Control, Organized by Department of Electrical Engineering, NERIST, 22nd September, 2020.
Solar Home Lighting System and its impact in Rural Livelihood of Assam at Online training program on Renewable Energy (Emphasis on Solar Off Grid PV system), Organized by NPTI-NER, Guwahati, July 3, 2020.
Climate Responsive Buildings and Thermal Comfort models for NE India, at One-Week Online Short Term Training Programme (STTP) on ‘Green Building, Energy Efficiency and Energy Policy for Sustainable Future’, Organized by Assam Science and Technology University (ASTU), Guwahati, June 11, 2020.
Biomass Gasification: Science and Technology at International conference on Engineering Sciences and Technologies for Environmental Care (ESTEC 2020), at CSIR NEIST, Jorhat, February 22, 2020
Biomass Gasification: Science and Technology at International Conference on Advances in Energy Technology at Gandhi Institute for Education and Technology, Baniatangi, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, January 17, 2020.
Wind Energy and its prospects for sustainable development at Faculty Development Programme on “Prospects of Mechanical Engineering in Renewable Energy Sector” at GIMT Tezpur, November 22, 2019.
Sustainable Cities and Rooftop Solar, at Workshop on Smart and Sustainable Cities, Tata Institute of Social Science, Guwahati, October 11, 2019.
Classroom Management and Outcome base Education, at Refresher Course on Teacher Education (Interdisciplinary), Organized by Department of Education, Tezpur University, September 19, 2019.
Solar PV Technology and Smart Grid, at National Seminar on Recent Challenges in Smart Grid, Organized by Kaziranga University, August 27, 2019.
Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development, at Induction Training of Faculty, Organized by Teaching Learning Center, Tezpur University, June 19, 2019.
Recent Development on Grid Connected Solar Power Plant, at National Conference on Emerging Trends in Energy and Electrical Systems 2019 ( ETEES – 19), Organized by Assam Engineering College, March 29, 2019.
Recent Development and Performance Analysis on Grid Connected PV Systems, at International Conference on Advanced Materials for Energy Science and Technology (AMEST 2019, Organized by Department of Energy Engineering, North Eastern Hill University, Shillong, February 26, 2019.
Classroom Management, at Week-long Workshop on Research Methodology and Technical Writing, Organized by Department of Environmental Science, Tezpur University, February 2, 2019.
Review of Solar PV Technology for large plants and Rooftop and Recent Developments, at Two days National Seminar on Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant and Reactive Power Management, Organized by National Power Training Institute, Guwahati at Radison Blu Hotel, December 4, 2018.
Effective Class Management and Outcome base Education, at Faculty Development Program on Improvement of Classroom Teaching, GIMT Tezpur, June 20, 2018.
Solar Energy Technologies, at Entrepreneurship Development Program on Solar PV Rooftop, Organized by National Power Training Institute at Tezpur University, March 12, 2018.
Biomass Gasification Technologies, at Faculty Development Program on Advances in Renewable Energy Technologies and Systems at Tezpur University, February 20, 2018.
Decentralized Energy Systems and HOMER Simulation Tool, at Faculty Development Program on Advances in Renewable Energy Technologies and Systems at Tezpur University, February 21, 2018.
Biomass Gasification in an open top downdraft Gasifier, at National Exhibition and Conference on New and Renewable Energy (NECONRE-2017), Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Assam Don Bosco University, Guwahati, October 7, 2017.
Climate responsive Buildings in North East India, at National Conference on Renewable Energy Technology Utilization for Rural Development and Trade Show (NCRETURD 2017), Department of Energy Engineering, North Eastern Hill University, Shillong, February 28, 2017.
Grid-connected Roof-top Solar Photovoltaic System, at Symposium 16, on Aspects of Renewable Energy in the North Eastern Region of India, Department of Electrical Engineering, GIMT, Guwahati, April 8, 2016.
Solar passive features of vernacular buildings and Thermal comfort, NEQIP Short term course on “Adavnces in Renewable Energy and its Applications”, Department of Electrical Engineering, Assam Engineering College, Guwahati, March 8, 2016.
Performance analysis of grid connected photovoltaic systems, NEQIP Short term course on “Adavnces in Renewable Energy and its Applications”, Department of Electrical Engineering, Assam Engineering College, Guwahati, March 8, 2016.
Solar Passive Architecture, TEQIP Short term course on “Solar Energy Conversion and Management”, Centre for Energy, IIT Guwahati, November 26, 2015.
Design, Performance and Economic Analysis of Roof-top Grid-connected Solar Photovoltaic System, at Industry-Academia Meet on November 4, 2015, Department of Energy, Tezpur University, Tezpur.
Approach towards energy efficient bioclimatic design for housing in the NER, at HUDCO-HSMI Training Programme on ‘Planning Issues and Interventions for Hill Towns of NER’ on September 15, 2015, Hotel Lily, Guwahati.
Climate responsive buildings and thermal comfort, at One day awareness Programme on Renewable Energy on August 20, 2015, Department of Energy Engineering, NEHU, Shillong.
Design and performance analysis of roof top grid connected PV system, at One day awareness Programme on Renewable Energy on August 20, 2015, Department of Energy Engineering, NEHU, Shillong.
Climate responsive buildings and Thermal comfort, NEQIP-AICTE sponsored Faculty Development Program, Prince of Wales Institute of Engineering and Technology, Jorhat, Assam, March 26, 2015.
Learning from the Field: Contributing to Policy Discourse, at Workshop on Sustainable Energy for All: Exploring how Bottom-up Experiences can influence the Policy Discourse, 31st July 2014; Organsied by TERI, The Pride Kolkata, Kolkata
Biomass gasification: Science, Technology and Application, STTP, MANIT, Bhopal, December 27, 2013.
Climate responsive buildings of North East India, International Congress on Renewable Energy, Tezpur University, 2-4th November, 2011.
Solar Home Lighting Systems Design. Central Training Institute, Guindy Industrial Area, Chennai, 9th August, 2011
Bio Climatic Envelop Design and ECBC. National Workshop on Energy Efficiency Codes, and Ratings in Buildings. Guwahati, SDA, Assam and SEEM, 29th April 2010.
Solar Energy : Principles, Utilizations and Economics. Workshop on Solar Energy, Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Sri Siddhartha Institute of Technology, Tumkur, Karnataka, 2nd December, 2006.
Life Cycle Cost comparison between Solar Photovoltaic Systems and Electric grid extension for Village electrification. Training Programme on Distributed Generation Technologies for Village Electrification, TERI-NE, Guwahati, 18th January 2006
Wind Energy Technology: Options for decentralized power in North East India. Training Programme on Distributed Generation Technologies for Village Electrification, TERI-NE, Guwahati, 18th January 2006.
Solar Passive Housing in North East India. Training Programme on Eco-housing and Sustainable Habitats, TERI-NE, Guwahati, 22nd December 2005.
Discussion on Roles of Joint Forest Management Committee in Production of Electricity from Biomass. All India Radio, Guwahati, 12th December 2005.
Scope of Energy Conservation in Nezone Biscuits Factory. Workshop on Energy Conservation & Tools for Reducing Energy wastage in Industry, Guwahati, 18th November 2005
National Energy Conservation Programme. Workshop on Energy Conservation & Tools for Reducing Energy wastage in Industry, Guwahati, 18th November 2005
Solar Energy & its Uses. Training–cum-Workshop on Integrated Rural Energy Planning, Nagaland Renewable Energy Development Agency, Kohima, 25th February 2005
Energy. Motivational Contact Programme for Talented School children of class IX to XII, Tezpur University, 31st January, 2005
Economics of Renewable Energy System. Training–cum-Workshop on Integrated Rural Energy Planning, Department of Energy, Tezpur University, 28th -30th January 2005.
Solar Photovoltaic. Training–cum-Workshop on Integrated Rural Energy Planning, Department of Energy, Tezpur University, 28th -30th January 2005.
Economics of Solar Thermal Energy Applications. Workshop on Solar thermal Application, Arunachal Pradesh Energy Development Agency ( APEDA), Itanagar, 20-21st December 2002
Basic principles of solar energy resources and its utilization. Regional workshop on solar and low energy architecture, TERI-NE, Guwahati, 13-15th March 2002
Renewable Sources of Energy. Contact Programme for Talented School children of class IX to XII, Tezpur University, 7th February, 2001
Demand side Energy management in Lighting Sector. AICTE/ISTE short term training programme on Energy Management, NERIST, Itanagar, 18-19th Dec. 2000.
Renewable Energy Technology (Other than Solar & Bio-energy). Workshop on Renewable Energy in North-East India with special Reference to Bio-Energy Technology, Guwahati, 4th-5th Sept. 1999.
Seminar/Conference/Workshop Organized
Review Workshop to finalize the Activity Guide Book for 2020-21 of National Children Science Congress, Sponsored by DST/ASTEC, Organized by Tezpur University, December 6-10, 2019 (Coordinator)
Assam Science Festival, Sponsored by ASTEC, Organized by Tezpur University, December 23-25 March, 2019 ( Joint Convener)
Entrepreneurship Development Programme on Solar PV Rooftop, 12-16 March, 2018, Sponsored by National Institute of Solar Energy under US India Bilateral Partnership to Advance Clean Energy Deployment (PACE-D) TA Program, Organized by Department of Energy in association with National Power Training Institute, Guwahati. (Coordinator)
Faculty Development Programme on Advances in Renewable Energy Technologies and Systems, 19-24 February, 2018, Sponsored by AICTE-NEQIP, New Delhi, Organized by Department of Energy in collaboration with Teaching Learning Centre, Tezpur University. (Co-coordinator)
Suryamitra Skill Development Program, 2nd May - 30th July, 2016, Sponsored by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India, New Delhi, Organized by Tezpur University, (Co-coordinator)
Workshop-cum-Exhibition on Promoting Technology Development, Utilization and Transfer, 20th - 21st January 2006, Sponsored by Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), Govt. of India, New Delhi (Convenor).
Seminar on Gender and Energy Use, 11th November 2005, Sponsored by United States Educational Foundation in India, Kolkata (Co-coorodantaor)
Training-cum-Workshop on Integrated Rural Energy Planning, 28th - 30th January 2005, Sponsored by Ministry of Non-conventional Energy Sources, Govt. of India, New Delhi (Joint Coordinator).
Training-cum-Demonstration programme on Bamboo based Biomass Gasifier, 20th November 2004, Sponsored by National Mission on Bamboo Applications, New Delhi (Coordinator)
Seminar/Conference/Workshop attended
Evaluator at 30th National Children’s Science Congress 2022, Tezpur, December 17-18, 2022
Workshop to Finalize the Activity Guide Book, NCSC 2022 - 2023, ASTEC, Guwahati, 18th to 20th October, 2022
Brainstorming Workshop on Preparation of Activity Guide 2020-2021 for National Children Science Congress, Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI), Thrissur, 08-10 August 2019.
Diamond Jubilee Workshop on “Future of Energy Research and Education”, 13-14th December, 2018, at IIT Bombay.
Evaluator at 26th National Children’s Science Congress 2018, Majuli College, Assam, October 23-26, 2018.
Evaluator at 25th National Children’s Science Congress 2017, Gujrat Council of Science and Technology, Ahmedabad, December 27-31, 2017.
6th International Conference on Advances in Energy Research, 12-14th December, 2017.
Evaluator at 25th National Children’s Science Congress 2017, Kokrajhar, Assam, October 25-28, 2017.
QIP short term course on “Photovoltaics and Application to Smart Grid”, 18th-22nd January, 2016, at Centre for Continuing Education, Indian Institute of Science.
5th International Conference on Advances in Energy Research 15-17th December, 2015.
Roundtable brainstorming session “Advancing Energy Efficiency Research for Habitat in India”, 15th December, 2014, Sponsored by DST, and Indo-US Science and Technology Forum, at CEPT University, Ahmedabad, India.
Evaluator at 22nd National Children’s Science Congress 2014, Guwahati, October 16-19, 2014
Evaluator at 21st National Children’s Science Congress 2013, MP Council of Science and Technology (MPCST), Bhopal, December 27-31, 2013
Evaluator at 21st National Children’s Science Congress 2013, Dhemaji College, Assam, October 23-26, 2013
Seminar-cum-Workshop on Pedagogy organized by IIT Kharagpur at AEC, Guwahati on 04-04-2013.
Evaluator at 20th National Children’s Science Congress 2012, Biswanath Chariali, Assam, October 15-18, 2012
National Orientation Workshop on Finalization of Activity Guide 2012-2013 for 19th National Children Science Congress, Regional Institute of Education, Mysore, 11-13th June 2012
Brainstorming Workshop on Preparation of Activity Guide 2012-2013 for 19th National Children Science Congress, Tezpur University, 2-4th May 2012
Two-week ISTE Workshop on Solar Photovoltaic: Fundamentals, Technologies and Applications, conducted by IITB at Tezpur University, 12-22nd December 2011
International Congress on Renewable Energy (ICORE) 2011, Tezpur University, 2-4th November, 2011
19th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, Berlin, Germany, 6-10th June 2011.
Science Academies’ Lecture Workshop on Graduate Engineering Curriculum Development for Biomass Related Subjects, 10-11 March 2011, IISc and Jain University.
IISc Centenary Conference, 13-16th December 2008. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
International Symposium on Earthen Structures (ISES-2007), 22-24th August 2007, Organised by ENTPE, France, IISc and University of Bath, UK at IISc, Bangalore.
Training Programme on Effective Energy Generation and Conversion Systems, November 20-22, 2006, Organized by The Association for Overseas Technical Scholarship, Japan at IISc, Bangalore.
International Congress on Renewable Energy (ICORE), February 8-11th, 2006, Hyderabad, India
International Conference on Innovation & Technology Management (ICITM 2006), 3-5th February, 2006, Kolkata, India
Training Programme on Distributed Generation Technologies for Village Electrification, TERI-NE, Guwahati, 18th January 2006
Training Programme on Eco-housing and Sustainable Habitats, TERI-NE, Guwahati, 22nd December 2005.
UGC Sponsored Refresher Course in Recent Advances in Physics, at Department of Physics, Tezpur University, December 9- 30, 2005.
Workshop on Energy Conservation & Tools for Reducing Energy wastage in Industry, Guwahati, 18th November 2005
Training–cum-Workshop on Integrated Rural Energy Planning, Nagaland Renewable Energy Development Agency, Kohima, 25th February 2005
VIIth World Bamboo Congress, 27th Feb-4th March 2004, New Delhi.
International Conference on Energy and Environmental Technologies for Sustainable Development, 8-10th October 2003, Jaipur
National Seminar on Sustainable Growth of Eco-Tourism in North East India, Tezpur University, September 26-27, 2003.
Workshop on Solar thermal Application, Arunachal Pradesh Energy Development Agency (APEDA), Itanagar, 20-21st December 2002
DST sponsored One day Patent Awareness workshop, Tezpur University, 9th September 2002
UGC Sponsored Refresher Course on Renewable Energy Technologies, School of Energy Studies, Jadavpur University, Kolkata during April 17th to May 8th 2002.
Three day Regional Workshop on Solar and Low Energy Architecture, TERI-NE, Guwahati, 13-15th March 2002.
Three day training programme for officers from North Eastern States & Orissa on Project Planning & Evaluation (Sponsored by Planning Commission) at Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (IIMC) during March 12-14, 2001
One Week National Workshop on Energy Studies for College & University Teachers at School of Energy Studies, Jadavpur University, Kolkata-32 during Jan 8-12, 2001
AICTE/ISTE short term training programme on Energy Management, NERIST, Itanagar, 18-19th December 2000
Workshop on Conservation of Hydrocarbon and Use of Alternate Sources of Energy, Oil India Ltd., Duliajan, Assam, 28th Jan, 2000.
National Renewable Energy Convention, Indore, Dec 20-22, 1999.
Prakash 99: International Conference on Lighting Technology, New Delhi, Oct 29-31, 1999.
Workshop on Renewable Energy in North-East India with special Reference to Bio-Energy Technology, Guwahati, 4th-5th September 1999
Renewable Energy Congress, University of Kalyani, Jan 14 - 16, 1999
All India Seminar on Development of Sustainable Energy systems - An agenda for Utilization of Non-Conventional Energy sources, I.E (I), Calcutta, 25th-26th April, 1997.
National Solar Energy Convention, Calcutta, 1996
