Assistant Professor
Dr. Anant Mishra is an Assistant Professor at Navrachana University, Vadodara, specializing in “Waste to Wealth” technologies and sustainable construction materials. He holds a Ph.D. from BITS Pilani focused on the multi-criteria optimization of ambient-cured binders and an M. Tech. in Construction Technology & Management from National Institute of Technical Teacher’s Training & Research, Bhopal. He recently concluded a Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship at BITS Pilani, where he led the development of self-healing alkali-activated cement using Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) slag. With over 9 years of experience in industry and academia, Dr. Mishra is a published patent holder and has authored more than 14 publications in high-impact journals like Journal of Cleaner Production, Scientific Reports, and Clean Technology & Environmental Policy. His research expertise includes Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), heavy metal immobilization, and thermo-mechanical material performance. He has presented his research at numerous prestigious international conferences across the Netherlands, China, and India.
· Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering, SET, Navrachana University, Vadodara [July 2025 – Till date]
· Post-Doctoral Research Associate, BITS Pilani (NBCC Project), Pilani [July 2024 – June 2025]
· Assistant Professor, Dr. D.Y. Patil College of Architecture, Pune [July 2019 – December 2019]
· Assistant Professor, DSMNRU, Lucknow [August 2018 – June 2019]
· Lecturer, Nariana Group of Institutions, Kanpur [August 2015 – June 2016]
· Graduate Engineer Trainee, Techpro Engineers, Kanpur [July 2014 – August 2015]
Geomatics, Transportation Engineering, Estimation and Costing, Construction Planning & Management, Advanced Construction Technology, LCA/LCCA of Civil Engineering Materials, Fluid Mechanics; Research Methodology, Critical Thinking and Research.
Innovative teaching Methods
Primary Area: Construction Technology, Project Management, Construction Economics, Life Cycle Analysis, Sustainable Building Materials, Mechanical & Thermal Performances of Building Material
Secondary Area: Advanced Concrete Technology, Multi Attribute Decision Making Techniques, Optimization Techniques, Heavy Metal Immobilization
1. A.Mishra, D.Patil,, G.Tyagi, P.Reddy, M.Lahoti, A.Pable, U.Jadhav, S.Sachs (2025) “Comparative evaluation of bacterial strains and novel SCM-based biocarriers for self-healing and strength enhancement in mortar”, Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, Springer (SCI, IF:4.3) https://doi.org/10.1007/s10098-025-03312-8
2. A.Mishra, S.Khare, N. Nagapradeep, M.Lahoti (2025) “Comprehensive Assessment of Leaching Characteristics in Electric Arc Furnace Slag-Based Alkali-Activated Mortar” Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Springer (SCI, IF:5.8) https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-025-36297-4
3. A.Mishra, BR. Tiwari, S.Pradhan, SK.Brar, M.Lahoti (2025) “Novel LCA-centric mix design approach for alkali-activated EAF slag with hybrid optimization techniques” Environmental Science Pollution Research, Springer (SCI, IF:5.8) https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-024-35731-3
4. S.Khare, A.Singhal, R.Srinivas, A.Mishra (2025) “Bio-chelation for sustainable heavy metal remediation in municipal solid waste compost: A critical review of chelation technologies” Environmental Science Pollution Research, Springer (SCI, IF:5.8) https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-025-36368-6
5. A.Mishra, M.Lahoti, S.Khare, EH Yang (2024) “Recycling Electric Arc Furnace Slag through Tailoring of Ambient-cured Alkali-activated Mortar Mix using Hybrid AHP-GRA and TOPSIS” Journal of Cleaner Production, Elsevier (SCI, IF: 11.1) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.142216
6. A.Mishra, G.Tyagi, S.Khare, M.Lahoti, A.Singhal, S.Routroy, D.Bhunia, AFR.Loria (2024) “Synergic valorization of nickel-chrome plating sludge via alkali activation of steel slag and fly ash: performance analysis” Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, Springer (SCI, IF:4.3) https://doi.org/10.1007/s10098-024-03006-7
7. S.Khare, A.Singhal, S.Rallapalli, A.Mishra (2024) “Bio-chelate assisted leaching for enhanced heavy metal remediation in municipal solid waste compost” Scientific Reports, Nature (SCI, IF: 4.6) https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-65280-1
8. A.Mishra, M.Lahoti, EH Yang (2023) “Mitigating environmental impact by development of ambient-cured EAF slag and fly ash blended geopolymer via mix design optimization.” Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Springer (SCI, IF: 5.8) https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-26884-8
9. A.Mishra, M.Lahoti (2023) “Effect of sodium hydroxide concentration on EAFS based alkali activated binder”, Materials Today: Proceedings, Elsevier (Scopus, Cite Score: 4.9) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2023.03.717
1. A.Mishra, M.Lahoti, R.Bajpai, A.Srivastava (2025) “Exploratory Study on Concrete Incorporating Copper Tailings and Marble dust as Partial Substitutes for Ordinary Portland Cement”, Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Advances in Concrete, Structural, and Geotechnical Engineering—Volume 1, Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-0746-4_11″07/2024
2. A.Mishra, M.Lahoti (2024) “Computational Design of Fly Ash Geopolymer Mortar Using Experimental and Attribute Evaluation Approaches” High-performance Sustainable Materials and Structures, Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-72527-2_34
3. A.Mishra, M.Lahoti, R.Bajpai, A.Srivastava (2024) “Exploratory Study on Concrete Incorporating Copper Tailings and Marble dust as Partial Substitutes for Ordinary Portland Cement”, Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Advances in Concrete, Structural, and Geotechnical Engineering—Volume 1, Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-0746-4_11
4. A.Mishra, M.Lahoti (2023) “Tailoring Properties of Electric Arc Furnace Slag Based Geopolymer Through Fly Ash Incorporation.” Fiber Reinforced Polymeric Materials and Sustainable Structures, Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-8979-7_14
5. S.Khare, A.Singhal, A.Mishra (2023) “An Assessment of Qualitative and Quantitative Municipal Solid Waste City Compost by Indexing Method”, Recent Advances in Sustainable Waste Management Practices, Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-4186-5_407/2023
1. A. Mishra, G. Mantri & M.Lahoti, (2025) “The 4th International Conference on Sustainable Building Materials” jointly orgainized by WUT and TU Delft, Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
2. A. Mishra, G. Mantri & M.Lahoti, (2025) “3rd International Conference on Construction Materials (ICCMS)” jointly organized by NIT Calicut, University of BATH, Monash University, Virginia Tech, and Queen’s University Belfast 07/2025
3. A. Mishra, & M.Lahoti (2024) “The 4th International Conference on Bioprocess for Sustainable Environment and Energy, ICBSEE-2024” NIT Rourkela, OD
4. A. Mishra, S. Khare, & A. Singhal, (2024) “International Conference on Sustainable Solid Waste Management” RHODES Island, Greece
5. A. Mishra, & M.Lahoti, (2024) “Third International Conference on Advances in Concrete, Structural & Geotechnical Engineering (ACSGE)” BITS-PILANI, Pilani, Rajsthan 02/2024
6. A. Mishra, M.Lahoti, & A. Shrivastava (2024) “The 1st International Conference on Advanced Materials Manufacturing & Structures” RIT Tamil Nadu, India
7. A. Mishra, M.Lahoti (2023) “The 3rd International Conference on Sustainable Building Materials”, jointly orgainized by TU Delft and WUT, Wuhan, China
8. A. Mishra, S. Khare, & A. Singhal (2023) “Sustainable Waste Management Practices Conference (SWMP)” SVNIT, Surat, GJ
9. A. Mishra, & M.Lahoti, (2022) “2nd International Conference on Construction Materials (ICCMS)” jointly organized by NIT Calicut, University of BATH, Monash University, Virginia Tech, Purdue University, University of New South Wales and BITS Pilani
1. Sustainable Smart City: Integrating Solutions for Hilly Terrain Challenges (2024) NIT Mizoram.
2. International Workshop on Construction Materials (2022) NIT Calicut, University of BATH, Monash University, Virginia Tech, Purdue University, University of New South Wales, BITS Pilani
3. FDP – Sustainability in Civil Engineering (Faculty Development Program) (2022) BITS-Pilani, Pilani, RJ, 10 days: Faculty Development Program
4. US2020 Partnership Workshop FRP Materials & Sustainable Structures (2022) BITS-Pilani, Pilani, RJ
5. Teaching Learning Workshop or Next Generation Academicians by Teaching Learning Centre (2021) BITS-Pilani, Pilani, RJ
6. Leadership development for the construction employees – A road map for India’s Construction Industry (2017) The Big 5 Construct India, Bombay, MH
7. Challenges & awareness of policies and standards of safety in construction (2017) The Big 5 Construct India, Bombay, MH
1. Patent (Published) on “A Process for Heavy Metal Remediation in Municipal Solid Waste Compost”.
2. Awarded travel grant from SERB for presenting research paper in International Conference on Sustainable Building Materials 2022, Wuhan, China.
3. Best paper award at 4th International Conference on Bioprocess for Sustainable Environment and Energy, ICBSEE-2024.
· Chartered Engineer title issued by The Institution of Engineers (India).
· Affiliate Member of American Society of Civil Engineers.
· Associate member (AM-1743506) of The Institution of Engineers (India).
