Mr. Himanshu KUMAR
PhD year 1 - Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
B.Tech - Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati (2014-2018)
Bio
Himanshu Kumar is currently a PhD student at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST Redbird PhD awardee 2025/26 ) in Chemical and Biological Engineering under Prof. Alicia AN. He completed his undergraduate studies from Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati in Civil Engineering.
Research Interests
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Seawater Desalination Technologies
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Electrochemical Proces - Electrolysis, Electrodialysis, Redox Flow Batteries etc.
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Membrane Fabrication and Characterization
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Biochar Production, Characterization and its Application in Geo-Environmental Applications
Publication
Peer-reviewed Journal Papers:
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Successive boulder impacts on the soil-embedded baffle: an experimental study
C YU, A K Leung, J Zhu, Y Zhang, K Kootahi, H Kumar
Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 2025 -
Effect of Biochar Type and Amendment Rates on Soil Physicochemical Properties: Potential Application in Bioengineered Structures
R Hussain, H Kumar, S Bordoloi, S Jaykumar, S Salim, A Garg, K Ravi, A K Sarmah, N Gogoi, S Sreedeep
Advances in Civil Engineering Materials, 2024 -
Exploring relations between plant photochemical quantum parameters and unsaturated soil water retention for biochars and pith amended soils
H Kumar, S P Ganesan, H Sang, L Sahoo, A Garg, S Sekharan, A K Leung
Science of The Total Environment, 2022 -
Desiccation Cracks Mitigation Using Biomass Derived Carbon Produced from Aquatic Species in South China Sea
G Mei, H Kumar, H He, W Cai, P Reddy, NG Chen, A Garg, S P Ganeshan
Waste and Biomass Valorization, 2020 -
Influence of feedstock type and particle size on efficiency of biochar in improving tensile crack resistance and shear strength in lean clayey soil
H Kumar, S Huang, G Mei, A Garg
International Journal of Damage Mechanics, 2021 -
Influence of biochar from animal and plant origin on the compressive strength characteristics of degraded landfill surface soils
M J Bora, S Bordoloi, H Kumar, N Gogoi, H H Zhu, A K Sarmah, P Sreeja, S Sreedeep, G Mei
International Journal of Damage Mechanics, 2021 -
Multiple regression model for predicting cracks in soil amended with pig manure biochar and wood biochar
I Wani, H Kumar, S M Rangappa, L Peng, S Siengchin, V Kushvaha
Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste, 2021 -
Assessment of hydro-mechanical properties of biochar-amended soil sourced from two contrasting feedstock
S Bordoloi, H Kumar, R Hussain, R Karangat, P Lin, S Sreedeep, H H Zhu
Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 2020 -
Evaluating Suitability of Geomaterials-Amended Soil for Landfill Liner: A Comparative Study
G Mei, H Kumar, N G Reddy, S Huang, C R Balaji, S G Sadasiv, H H Zhu
Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste, 2020 -
ANN model development for air permeability in biochar amended unsaturated soil
W Cai, H Kumar, S Huang, Sanandam Bordoloi, A Garg, P Lin, P Gopal
Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 2020 -
Influence of in-house produced biochars on cracks and retained water during drying-wetting cycles: comparison between conventional plant, animal, and nano-biochars
H Kumar, W Cai, J Lai, P Chen, SP Ganesan, S Bordoloi, X Liu, P Wen, A Garg, G Mei
Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2020 -
Assessment of flexural and splitting strength of fiber-reinforced concrete using artificial intelligence
S C Paul, B Panda, J Liu, H H Zhu, H Kumar, S Bordoloi, A Garg
Advances in Civil Engineering Materials, 2019 -
Erodibility assessment of compacted biochar amended soil for geo-environmental applications
H Kumar, S P Ganesan, S Bordoloi, S Sreedeep, P Lin, G Mei, A Garg, A K Sarmah
Science of The Total Environment, 2019 -
Erosion Potential of Compacted Surface Soils for Multilayered Cover System
H Kumar, S Bordoloi, Y K Sudheer, A Garg, Sreedeep S, R R Rakesh
Advances in Civil Engineering Materials, 2019