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{{short description|Indian chemical engineer (born 1957)}}
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| name = A. B. Pandit
| honorific_suffix = FNA, FASc
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1957|12|7}}
| birth_place = [[Mumbai, Maharashtra]]
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| alma_mater = [[IIT (BHU) Varanasi|IIT-BHU]] ([[B.Tech]]) <br> [[Institute of Chemical Technology|ICT Mumbai]] (Ph.D)
| occupation = Chemical engineer<br/>University Administrator
| yearsactive = 1991–
| known for = Research in chemical engineering
| spouse = {{marriage|Anala Aniruddha Pandit|August 11, 1990}}
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| awards = [[United States National Academy of Engineering|USNAE]] member (2023)<ref name="US-NAE">{{cite web |title= Dr. Aniruddha B. Pandit |url=https://www.nae.edu/290696/Dr-Aniruddha-B-Pandit |website=NAE Website |publisher=[[United States National Academy of Engineering]] |access-date=9 April 2022}}</ref> <br>Eminent Engineers' Awards (2021)<ref>{{cite web |title=Eminent Engineers' Awards Given by ECI |url=https://www.ecindia.org/ECI-MF-BOX.htm |website=www.ecindia.org |publisher=[[Engineering Council of India]] |access-date=26 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326224315/https://www.ecindia.org/ECI-MF-BOX.htm |archive-date=26 March 2023 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>
| website = {{URL|https://abpandit.weebly.com/ |Research group page}}
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'''Aniruddha Bhalchandra Pandit {{Post nominals|list=[[Indian National Science Academy|FNA]], [[Indian Academy of Sciences|FASc]]}}'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=INSA :: Indian Fellow Detail |url=https://insaindia.res.in/old_website/detail.php?id=P09-1488 |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=insaindia.res.in}}</ref>(born 7 December 1957) is an Indian chemical engineer, inventor and academic, known for his fundamental and commercial research on [[Cavitation|cavitational reactors]], design of [[Chemical reactor|multiphase reactor]]s, [[Bubble (physics)|bubble dynamics]]. He is the [[vice chancellor]] of the [[Institute of Chemical Technology]], [[Mumbai]] (erstwhile UDCT) since 2019, succeeding [[G. D. Yadav]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Prof. A. B. Pandit Takes Charge as Vice Chancellor of ICT |url=http://chemindigest.com/prof-a-b-pandit-takes-charge-as-vice-chancellor-of-ict/ |access-date=14 May 2020 |work=Chemical Industry Digest |date=November 29, 2019 |archive-date=19 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219175443/http://chemindigest.com/prof-a-b-pandit-takes-charge-as-vice-chancellor-of-ict/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Elsevier"/>

In 2023, he is elected member of the [[United States National Academy of Engineering]].<ref name="US-NAE"/>

==Education and career==
Pandit was born in [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]] to Bhalchandra Ramachandra and Sumati Pandit and attended the [[Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University]].<ref name="Chem news mag">{{cite magazine |last1=Trivedi |first1=Prakash |title=Interview: Prof. (Dr.) Aniruddha B. Pandit |url=https://issuu.com/chemnews/docs/chemical_news_-_june_2021_issue/s/12405237 |access-date=17 March 2023 |magazine=Chemical News |via=[[issuu]] |date=June 2021 |language=en}}</ref> He graduated with a B.Tech. (Chem) degree in 1980 and joined the [[University Department of Chemical Technology]] of [[Bombay University]] (now ICT Mumbai) for his PhD (Tech) degree. He completed his PhD in 1984 under the guidance of Prof. [[Jyeshtharaj Joshi]]. He also worked as an instructor during this term.<ref name="CRL">{{cite web |title=Pandit Biography |url=https://abpandit.weebly.com/biography.html |publisher=Cavitation Research Laboratory |access-date=17 March 2023}}</ref>

From 1984 till 1990, he worked in [[University of Cambridge]] as a Research Associate with [[John Davidson (chemical engineer)|John Frank Davidson]], working in the area of bubble break-up and design of [[Chemical reactor|multiphase reactor]]s.<ref name="CRL"/><ref name="Chem news mag"/>

Pandit joined the [[UICT]] in 1991 as a reader and was promoted in 1996.<ref name="Chem news mag"/> He was a visiting professor at [[University of Cape Town]] and [[University of California, Santa Barbara]], [[BITS Pilani]],<ref>[https://www.bits-pilani.ac.in/uploads/Goa_Chemical/Prof.Aniruddha-Pandit.pdf Adjunct Professor]</ref> among others.<ref name="ict profile"/> He is an elected fellow of such science academies as [[United States National Academy of Engineering]], [[Indian National Academy of Engineering]], [[Indian National Science Academy]] (INSA),<ref>{{cite web |title=INSA :: Indian Fellow Detail |url=https://www.insaindia.res.in/detail.php?id=P09-1488 |website=www.insaindia.res.in |access-date=17 March 2023}}</ref> [[The World Academy of Sciences]] (2015),<ref>{{cite web |title=Fellow: Pandit, Aniruddha Bhalchandra |url=https://twas.org/directory/pandit-aniruddha-bhalchandra |publisher=[[The World Academy of Sciences]] (TWAS) |access-date=17 March 2023 |language=en}}</ref> [[National Academy of Sciences, India]], [[Maharashtra Academy of Sciences]], and [[Indian Academy of Sciences]].

== Research ==
Pandit is a renowned researcher in the field of [[cavitation]] and relevant chemical processing applications.<ref>{{cite web |title=CBE Seminar - Aniruddha Pandit |url=https://cbe.osu.edu/events/2021/10/cbe-seminar-aniruddha-pandit |publisher=[[Ohio State University]] |access-date=17 March 2023 |language=en |date=16 August 2021}}</ref> His research interests include [[sonochemistry]], industrial [[wastewater treatment]], synthesis of [[chelating agent]]s for wastewater treatment, mixing in mechanically agitated contactors, and the design of [[nozzle]]s for hydrodynamic cavitation. He has also worked on [[polymer]] degradation, [[cellulose]] dissolution, and [[nanomaterial]]s synthesis. {{As of|2023}}, he has published 446 journal articles, and holds 34 patents.<ref name="ict profile">{{cite web |title=Prof. Aniruddha Bhalchandra Pandit |url=https://www.ictmumbai.edu.in/emp_profiledetail.aspx?nDeptID=em |publisher=[[ictmumbai.edu.in]] |access-date=17 March 2023}}</ref> His articles are reported to have an [[H-index]] of 84 and ''i10-Index'' of 360.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vidwan: Profile Page |url=https://vidwan.inflibnet.ac.in/profile/42815 |website=vidwan.inflibnet.ac.in |access-date=17 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Prof. A. B. Pandit |url=https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=kn4WMkgAAAAJ&hl=en |publisher=[[Google Scholar]] |access-date=17 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Aniruddha B. Pandit: H-index & Awards - Academic Profile |url=https://research.com/u/aniruddha-b-pandit |access-date=17 March 2023 |work=Research.com |language=en}}</ref> He has guided 63 PhD and 101 master's graduates.<ref name="Elsevier"/>

He is associated with a number of scientific journals as a member of their editorial boards; Ultrasonics Sonochemistry Journal ([[Elsevier]]), Chemical Engineering and Processing - Process Intensification (Elsevier),<ref name="Elsevier">{{cite web |title=Aniruddha Pandit - Editorial Board - Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification - Journal - Elsevier |url=https://www.journals.elsevier.com/chemical-engineering-and-processing-process-intensification/editorial-board/aniruddha-pandit |publisher=[[elsevier.com]] |access-date=17 March 2023}}</ref> [[Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research]] (ACS).<ref name="ict profile"/>

The Pandit research group has developed a method for cleaning and disinfecting stagnant [[water bodies]] and [[industrial effluent]]s from various industries using hydrodynamic cavitation.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Saharan|first1=Virendra Kumar|last2=Rizwani|first2=Manav A.|last3=Malani|first3=Aqeel A.|last4=Pandit|first4=Aniruddha B.|date=2013-01-01|title=Effect of geometry of hydrodynamically cavitating device on degradation of orange-G|journal=Ultrasonics Sonochemistry|language=en|volume=20|issue=1|pages=345–353|doi=10.1016/j.ultsonch.2012.08.011|pmid=22982006|issn=1350-4177|doi-access=|bibcode=2013UltS...20..345S }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Badve|first1=Mandar|last2=Gogate|first2=Parag|last3=Pandit|first3=Aniruddha|last4=Csoka|first4=Levente|date=2013-03-14|title=Hydrodynamic cavitation as a novel approach for wastewater treatment in wood finishing industry|journal=Separation and Purification Technology|language=en|volume=106|pages=15–21|doi=10.1016/j.seppur.2012.12.029|issn=1383-5866|doi-access=free}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Sangave|first1=Preeti C.|last2=Gogate|first2=Parag R.|last3=Pandit|first3=Aniruddha B.|date=2007-05-01|title=Ultrasound and ozone assisted biological degradation of thermally pretreated and anaerobically pretreated distillery wastewater|url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S004565350601798X|journal=Chemosphere|language=en|volume=68|issue=1|pages=42–50|doi=10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.12.052|pmid=17276488|bibcode=2007Chmsp..68...42S|issn=0045-6535|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Badve|first1=Mandar P.|last2=Gogate|first2=Parag R.|last3=Pandit|first3=Aniruddha B.|last4=Csoka|first4=Levente|date=2014-01-01|title=Hydrodynamic cavitation as a novel approach for delignification of wheat straw for paper manufacturing|journal=Ultrasonics Sonochemistry|language=en|volume=21|issue=1|pages=162–168|doi=10.1016/j.ultsonch.2013.07.006|pmid=23968577|issn=1350-4177|doi-access=|bibcode=2014UltS...21..162B }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Rajoriya|first1=Sunil|last2=Carpenter|first2=Jitendra|last3=Saharan|first3=Virendra Kumar|last4=Pandit|first4=Aniruddha B.|date=2016-08-01|title=Hydrodynamic cavitation: an advanced oxidation process for the degradation of bio-refractory pollutants|url=https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/revce-2015-0075/html|journal=Reviews in Chemical Engineering|language=en|volume=32|issue=4|pages=379–411|doi=10.1515/revce-2015-0075|s2cid=101848377|issn=2191-0235|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=N.j.|first1=Lakshmi|last2=Gogate|first2=Parag R.|last3=Pandit|first3=Aniruddha B.|date=2021-09-01|title=Treatment of acid violet 7 dye containing effluent using the hybrid approach based on hydrodynamic cavitation|url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0957582021003645|journal=Process Safety and Environmental Protection|language=en|volume=153|pages=178–191|doi=10.1016/j.psep.2021.07.023|bibcode=2021PSEP..153..178N |issn=0957-5820|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Sivakumar|first1=Manickam|last2=Pandit|first2=Aniruddha B|date=2002-07-01|title=Wastewater treatment: a novel energy efficient hydrodynamic cavitational technique|journal=Ultrasonics Sonochemistry|language=en|volume=9|issue=3|pages=123–131|doi=10.1016/S1350-4177(01)00122-5|pmid=12154685|issn=1350-4177|doi-access=|bibcode=2002UltS....9..123S }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Jyoti|first1=K. K.|last2=Pandit|first2=A. B.|date=2003-07-01|title=Hybrid cavitation methods for water disinfection: simultaneous use of chemicals with cavitation|journal=Ultrasonics Sonochemistry|series=Selected papers from the Eighth Conference of the European Society of Sonochemistry|language=en|volume=10|issue=4|pages=255–264|doi=10.1016/S1350-4177(03)00095-6|pmid=12818391|issn=1350-4177|doi-access=|bibcode=2003UltS...10..255J }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Sawant|first1=Subhash Shivram|last2=Anil|first2=Arga Chandrashekar|last3=Krishnamurthy|first3=Venkat|last4=Gaonkar|first4=Chetan|last5=Kolwalkar|first5=Janhavi|last6=Khandeparker|first6=Lidita|last7=Desai|first7=Dattesh|last8=Mahulkar|first8=Amit Vinod|last9=Ranade|first9=Vivek Vinayak|last10=Pandit|first10=Aniruddha Balchandra|date=2008-12-01|title=Effect of hydrodynamic cavitation on zooplankton: A tool for disinfection|url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1369703X08002568|journal=Biochemical Engineering Journal|language=en|volume=42|issue=3|pages=320–328|doi=10.1016/j.bej.2008.08.001|bibcode=2008BioEJ..42..320S |issn=1369-703X|url-access=subscription}}</ref> This method was used to clean the [[Rankala Lake]] in [[Kolhapur]], [[Maharashtra]] and the [[Bindusagar Lake]] in [[Bhubaneswar|Bhubaneshwar]], [[Odisha]] (a project inaugurated by the [[List of chief ministers of Odisha|Chief Minister of Odisha]] in January).<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Doltade|first1=Sarjerao|last2=Ladole|first2=Mayur|last3=Jadhav|first3=Nilesh|last4=Dastane|first4=Gaurav|last5=Desai|first5=Ketan|last6=Pinjari|first6=Dipak|last7=Pandit|first7=Aniruddha|date=2017-06-20|title=Rankala Lake clean-up using Make in India technology – An initiative towards Swachh Bharat mission|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/318532000|journal=Chemical Weekly|pages=199–204}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|agency=TNN|date=Apr 14, 2016|title=Rankala water purification begins {{!}} Kolhapur News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolhapur/rankala-water-purification-begins/articleshow/51816646.cms|access-date=2021-09-29|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=ICT submits a pathbreaking project to Kolhapur municipal council to make water of Rankala lake potable|url=https://www.udctalumni.org.in/newsroom/news/ICT-submits-a-pathbreaking-project-to-Kolhapur-municipal-council-to-make-water-of-Rankala-lake-potable.dz|access-date=2021-09-29|website=UDCT Alumni Association|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Odisha CM, Union Minister launch Clean Bindusagar initiative to revive holy lake|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2021/jan/09/odisha-cm-union-minister-launch-clean-bindusagar-initiative-to-revive-holy-lake-2247753.html|access-date=2021-09-29|website=The New Indian Express|date=9 January 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Odisha CM launches Bindu Sagar Cleaning Project in presence of Dharmendra Pradhan|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/odisha-cm-launches-bindu-sagar-cleaning-project-in-presence-of-dharmendra-pradhan20210109194759/|access-date=2021-09-29|website=ANI News|language=en}}</ref> His research group has also developed solid-fuel burning [[stove]]s, used commonly in rural [[India]], which cause lesser pollution and consume fuel efficiently.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Kausley|first1=Shankar B.|last2=Pandit|first2=Aniruddha B.|date=2010-03-01|title=Modelling of solid fuel stoves|url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016236109004323|journal=Fuel|language=en|volume=89|issue=3|pages=782–791|doi=10.1016/j.fuel.2009.09.019|bibcode=2010Fuel...89..782K |issn=0016-2361|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Patil|first1=Rahul|last2=Shinde|first2=Yogesh|last3=Pandit|first3=Aniruddha|date=2013-03-01|title=Optimization and Development of Solid Biomass Burning Cookstoves|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/353331094|journal=International Journal of Chemical and Physical Sciences|volume=2|pages=1–10}}</ref> Research has also been done to convert keratin waste such as human hair, wool, and poultry feathers into fertilizers, pet, and animal feed using a cheap, eco-friendly and efficient method.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ICT Mumbai develops technology to convert keratin waste to animal feed & fertilizer|url=https://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/knowledge-resource/ict-mumbai-develops-technology-to-convert-keratin-waste-to-animal-feed-fertilizer|access-date=2021-10-06|website=knnindia.co.in}}</ref>

== See also ==
{{portal|India|Science}}
* [[Institute of Chemical Technology]]
* [[Man Mohan Sharma]]

== References ==
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==External links==
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*{{Official website|https://abpandit.weebly.com/}}

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