Jayasree Biswas

Dr. Jayasree Biswas is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, where she has been serving since February 2024. Her research is centered on sustainable metal extraction and green metallurgical processes.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Process Metallurgy, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, McMaster University, Canada (2021)
• M.Tech. in Process Engineering, Department of Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science, IIT Bombay, India (2015)
• B.E. in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Jadavpur University, India (2013)

Her research interests include sustainable metal extraction, metal recycling from e-waste and batteries, green steelmaking, high-temperature kinetics, metal refining thermodynamics, and process modeling. She employs experimental studies involving slag/metal and gas/solid reactions, along with computational modeling, to understand phase equilibria, impurity partitioning, and rate-controlling steps in metallurgical processes.

The recent publications reflect a strong focus on decarburization, dephosphorization, sulfation roasting for battery recycling, and the innovative integration of reinforcement learning for process control in pellet induration. These works span high-temperature reaction kinetics and digital optimization in metallurgical systems.

Scientific Awards:

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Dr. Biswas advises research through her Laboratory of Sustainable Metal Extraction at IIT Bombay. She is currently leading a post-doctoral project funded by the Ministry of Steel in collaboration with Tata Steel on green steelmaking. While no formal students are listed, she is actively recruiting post-doctoral fellows, indicating the development of her research group. Her prior experience includes a post-doc at Aalto University, Finland, and industry research at TCS TRDDC, Pune.