Indian Institute of Technology PatnaInternational Conference · XI SEEC · 2026Sustainable Energy and Environmental ChallengesInternational Society for Energy, Environment and Sustainability
XI SEEC 2026 · 16–19 December · IIT Patna

About & committees

A meeting of disciplines, hosted by IIT Patna under the auspices of ISEES.

About the conference

XI SEEC promotes research and outreach through keynote addresses, oral presentations and scientific discussion. It brings together engineers, scientists, researchers, students and professionals to address emerging sustainable energy and environmental issues.

The conference connects physics, mathematics, chemistry, engineering and biology with challenges arising from agriculture, industry, municipal services, transportation, urbanisation and climate change.

The organising institute

The Indian Institute of Technology Patna is an autonomous institute of education and research in science, engineering and technology, recognised as an Institute of National Importance by the Government of India. It participates in the National Knowledge Network to connect the scientific community.

Its departments span engineering, materials science, chemistry, physics, mathematics, humanities and social sciences.

About ISEES

Founded at IIT Kanpur in January 2014, the International Society for Energy, Environment and Sustainability shares knowledge through workshops, seminars and conferences, and recognises contributions by young scientists and engineers.

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Organising committee

Patron

Prof. TN Singh

Director, IIT Patna, India

Patron

Prof. AK Agarwal

Director, IIT Jodhpur, India & Chairman, ISEES

General Chair

Prof. Ashok Pandey

Executive Director, Centre for Energy and Environmental Sustainability, Lucknow, India

Co-Chair

Dr. Anirban Bhattacharya

Head, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Patna, India

Convener

Dr. Chetan Patel

Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Patna, India

Convener

Dr. Akhilendra Pratap Singh

Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT BHU, Varanasi, India

Convener

Dr. Ajay Kumar Yadav

Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Patna, India

Co-Convenor

Dr. Vivek Verma

Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Patna, India

Co-Convenor

Dr. Mahavir Singh

Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Patna, India

Co-Convenor

Dr. Jyotindra Narayan

Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Patna, India

International advisory committee

NameAffiliation
Adani, FabrizioUniversità degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
Adetunji, CharlesEdo University Iyamho, Edo, Nigeria
Agarwal, Ramesh KWashington University in St. Louis, USA
Aguilar, CristobalAutonomous University of Coahuila, Saltillo, Mexico
Ariyadasa, ThiliniUniversity of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Babel, SandhyaThammasat University, Pathum Thani, Thailand
Brillard, AlainUHA University, Mulhouse, France
Boopathy, RajNicholls University, Thibodaux, USA
Chaiprapat, SumatePrince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Thailand
Chuetor, SantiKing Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand
Ghorbannezhad, PayamKarlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
Hatti-Kaul, RajniLund University, Lund, Sweden
Jeon, Byong-HunHanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Karp, SusanFederal University of Parana, Curitiba, Brazil
Kaul, SunilNational Institute of Advanced Industrial Science & Technology, Tsukuba, Japan
Koutinas, AAUniversity of Patras, Patras, Greece
Lam, Su ShiungUniversiti Malaysia Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia
Michaud, PhilippeUniversite Clermont Auvergne, Clermont Ferrand, France
Oliveira, RuiUniversidade NOVA de Lisboa, Caparica, Portugal
Papamichael, EMUniversity of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
Patel, Anil KNational Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Phitsuwan, ParipokKing Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok, Thailand
Pocsi, IstvanUniversity of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
Rebeiro, Maria HUniversidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
Rene, EldonIHE-Institue of Water Education, Delft, Netherlands
Sani, RajeshSouth Dakota Mines, Rapid City, USA
Singh, PoonamUniversity of Ulster, UK
Singhania, Reeta RaniNational Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Teixeira, Jose AUniversity of Minho, Braga, Portugal
Tisma, MarinaJosip Juraj Strossmayer University, Osijek, Croatia
Tong, Yen WahNational University of Singapore, Singapore
Tuan, Hoang AHUTECH University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Tyagi, RDBOSK Bioproducts, Quebec, Canada
Vandenberghe, LucianaFederal University of Parana, Curitiba, Brazil
Wadhwa, RenuNational Institute of Advanced Industrial Science & Technology, Tsukuba, Japan
Wilkins, MarkKansas State University, USA
Winter, FranzVienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria

National advisory committee

NameAffiliation
Agarwal, VivekCentre for Development Communications, Jaipur
Balakrishnan, MaliniPlaksha University, Mohali
Banerjee, RajaIndian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad
Baskar, GurunathanSt Joseph’s College of Engineering, Chennai
Basu, SaptarshiIndian Institute of Science, Banaglore
Bhaskar, ThalladaCSIR-Advance Materials Processes Research Institute, Bhopal
Binod, ParameswaranCSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Trivandrum
Chaturvedi, PreetiCSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow
De, SudipteJadavpur University, Kolkata
Dhar, AtulIndian Institute of Technology, Mandi
Garg, Vinod KCentral University of Punjab, Bathinda
Goyal, ArunIndian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Gupta, Akhilendra BMalaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur
Gupta, SatyajitIndian Institute of Technology, Bhilai
Gurjar, Bhola RIndian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
Kataki, RupamTezpur University, Tezpur
Kumar, SudarshanIndian Institute of Technology, Mumbai
Labhsetwar, NitinCSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur
Moholkar, VSIndian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
Panesar, Parmjit SSant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology, Longowal
Pant, DeepakCentral University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala
Praveenkumar, RArunai Engineering College, Thiruvannamalai
Saravanamurugan, SCenter of Applied and Innovative Bioprocessing, Mohali
Satpathi, Bhabhani KIndian Institute of Technology, New Delhi
Sharma, DilipMalaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur
Singh, Swatantra PratapIndian Institute of Technology, Mumbai
Sirohi, RanjnaSKN Agricultural University, Jaipur
Tarafdar, AyonICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly
Tiwari, ArchanaAmity Institute of Biotechnology, Noida
Tripathi, Dharmendra KNational Institute of Technology Uttarakhand, Srinagar
Venkata, Mohan SCSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur
V VivekanandMalaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur