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Dr. Jaya S. Pillai

Associate Professor( A-HoD)

Employee Code / ID No. 10114051
Qualifications Ph.D
Orcid ID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2471-8354
Industry / R & D Experience Industry experience: 5 years

Teaching experience : 13 years
Email ID [email protected]
Alternate E-mail ID [email protected]
Mobile No (Optional) / Intercom Extension No. 9633265828/  209
Areas of Interest / Current Research
  • Water and Wastewater treatment
  • Air Quality Management
  • Environmental Impact Assessment
  • Solid Waste Management
Research, Consultancy, Publication
  • Jaya S. Pillai and Brijesh Nair, A.N. (2022), ‘Constructed Wetlands planted with Lignocellulosic Grass Species for Wastewater Treatment and Biomass Utilisation ‘, Research Journal of Chemistry and Environment, 26 (4), 86-98
  • Jaya S. Pillai and Brijesh Nair, A. N. (2021), ‘Performance of Vertical Flow Constructed Wetlands Planted with Indigenous Species for Decentralized Wastewater Treatment and Biomass Production in Kerala, India’, Nature Environment and Pollution Technology 20(2), 541-550.
  • Jaya S. Pillai  and Brijesh Nair, A.N. (2015), ‘Subsurface Flow Constructed Wetlands: Review of Applications and Recent Developments’, Pollution Research, 34 (4), 95-105.
  • Jaya S. Pillai and Vijayan, N. (2013), ‘Wastewater Treatment: An Ecological Sanitation Approach in a Constructed Wetland’, International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology, 2 (10), 5193-5204.
  • Jaya S. Pillai and Vijayan, N. (2013), ‘Wastewater treatment coupled with biomass production in a Constructed Wetland’, in Proceedings of the National Conference on Technological Trends NCTT, College of Engineering Trivandrum.
  • Jaya S. Pillai and Vijayan, N. (2012), ‘Decentralized greywater treatment for non-potable reuse in a vertical flow constructed wetland’, in Proceedings of the International Conference on Green Technologies (ICGT), Trivandrum, India, IEEE Xplore, 058-063, doi: 10.1109/ICGT.2012.6477948.
Ph.D Research Guidance (Research Scholar, E-mail ID, Research Topic/ Tentative Thesis Tittle) Research Supervisor of Ms. Nimisha Anna Jacob (Reg. No. D-MBT24JUL007, Registered under APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University)
Academic / Professional Outreach Activities

Translator in Regional Language (Malayalam) of the original of Second Year UG IV th Semester Book “Disaster Management” under AICTE- Technical Book Writing and Translation Scheme
Membership in Professional bodies/ organizations Life Member ISTE
Community Outreach Activities Mentor and Institute Nodal Officer, AICTE – Jal Dharohar Sanrakshan Student Internship Project for Pond Rejuvenation as part of Mission Amrit Sarovar, “Rejuvenation of Kambiyil Pond, Kadavoor, Kollam”, 2022 (Funded by NEAT Cell- AICTE, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Govt. of India)
Awards / Distinctions / Rank / Other Achievements if any 1. Second Rank Holder, M. Tech Environmental Engineering (2011-13), College of Engineering Trivandrum.
2. Best Paper Award , 14th National Conference on Technological Trends (NCTT), August 2013, College of Engineering Trivandrum.