Nimisha Tripathi

Dr Nimisha Tripathi PhD, FTE,FISEB, MRSC

Associate Professor in Environmental Engineering

Extensive experience in environmental and biological engineering acquired with CSIR-Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research (India), consultancy -ERM (India) and the University of South Australia. Innovative research on environmental impact assessment and management, restoration of contaminated wastelands, soil carbon sequestration and bio-remediation, I am currently leading exciting research on biomass utilisation combined with CO2 mineralisation. Co-founder and Director of the Indo: UK Centre for Environment Research and Innovation (IU:CERI). University of Greenwich Champion for Sustainability and Ecological Remediation.

Responsibilities within the university

Module leader

  • Sustainability in Engineering (Masters)

Module participation

  • Fundamentals of Civil Engineering
  • Engineering Professional Skills
  • Engineering Project Design and Implementation
  • Individual Research Project
  • Waste Management and Remediation Technology

Research / Scholarly interests

  • Industrial solid waste valorisation
  • Carbon capture and utilisation
  • Restoration ecology and terrestrial nutrient transformation
  • Soil contamination remediation
  • Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) and Environment Management Planning (EMP)

Recent publications

Article

Tripathi, Nimisha , Hills, Colin D., Singh, Raj S., Kyremeh, Stephen , Hurt, Andrew (2024), Mineralisation of CO2 in wood biomass ash for cement substitution in construction products. Frontiers Media. In: , , , . Frontiers Media, Frontiers in Sustainability, 5: 1287543 2673-4524 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/frsus.2024.1287543).

Hills, Colin , Tripathi, Nimisha, Carey, Paula (2021), Managed pathways for CO2 mineralisation: analogy with nature and potential contribution to CCUS-led reduction targets. Royal Society of Chemistry (RCS). In: , , , . Royal Society of Chemistry (RCS), Faraday Discussions, 230 . pp. 152-171 ISSN: 1359-6640 (Print), 1364-5498 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1039/D0FD00142B) NB Item availability restricted.

Hills, Colin D. , Tripathi, Nimisha, Singh, Raj S., Carey, Paula J. , Lowry, Florence (2020), Valorisation of agricultural biomass‑ash with CO2. Nature Research. In: , , , . Nature Research, Scientific Reports, 10: 13801 2045-2322 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-70504-1).

Tripathi, Nimisha , Hills, Colin D., Singh, Raj S., Singh, Jamuna S. (2020), Offsetting anthropogenic carbon emissions from biomass waste and mineralised carbon dioxide. Nature Publishing Group. In: , , , . Nature Publishing Group, Scientific Reports, 10: 958 2045-2322 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-57801-5).

Book section

Singh, Raj Shekhar , Singh, Ranjeet K., Tripathi, Nimisha (2022), Food waste utilization for the production of biogas by anaerobic digestion: a case study in coal capital of India. Springer Nature. In: , , In: Shalini Yadav, Abdelazim M. Negm, Ram Narayan Yadava (eds.), Environmental Management in India: Waste to Wealth. Springer Nature, Cham, Switzerland (1st) . pp. 147-166 . ISBN: 9783030938963; 9783030938970 978-3-030-93897-0 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-93897-0_8) NB Item availability restricted.

Installation

Hills, Colin and , Tripathi, Nimisha (2021), 39 ways to save the planet. BBC Radio 4 - Royal Geographical Society. In: BBC Radio 4: 39 ways to save the planet, 18th October, 2021, Medway Campus, University of Greenwich , . BBC Radio 4 - Royal Geographical Society, (doi: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000z6cz)