Varaha Prasad Sarvothaman, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellows

Research Scientist

Current

Location:

B5-4630

Biography

As a research scientist at KAUST, I leverage my expertise in chemical engineering to develop innovative solutions for water treatment and leverage my knowledge in using cavitation for industrial processes. I have successfully led a team to apply cavitation to intensify water treatment, resulting in significant cost savings and time reduction. I have also contributed to the development of vortex-diode based hydrodynamic cavitation devices for effluent treatment. My goal is to continue advancing the field of chemical engineering and applying my knowledge to real-world problems.

Research Interests

Having worked on different cavitation reactor types - acoustic and hydrodynamic, I have learnt their relative advantages and disadvantages. Interested in leveraging them for industrial applications and seeing them applied on the field, specifically for water treatment.

Selected Publications

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultsonch.2025.107362
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acsengineeringau.4c00036
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2024.148593
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9783527346448

Education

  • Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK, 2020
  • M. Tech, Chemical Engineering, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, India, 2016
  • B. Tech, Chemical Engineering, SASTRA University, India, 2014

Professional Profile

  • 2025 Jun to Present: Research Scientist, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia.
  • 2022 - 2025: Postdoctoral Fellow, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia.
  • 2020 - 22: Research Fellow, Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. 

KAUST Affiliations

  • Clean Combustion Research Center (CCRC)

  • Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering (PSE)

Research Interests Keywords

Water Treatment Hydrodynamic Cativation Process Intensification