He came to the Indian Institute of Technology from the Eau Terre Environnement research center of Institut national de la recherche scientifique, QC, Canada, where he was a postdoctoral researcher. He received his Ph.D. and M.Tech. Degrees in Environmental Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. He received his B.E. degree in Civil Engineering from Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, India. His research focuses on aerobic and anaerobic treatments of domestic and industrial wastewater, emphasizing the implementation of decentralized treatment concepts in remediating environmental contaminants. He has authored several technical publications in refereed (peer-reviewed) journal articles, book chapters, and presented several talks at national and international conferences.