Dr. Angel Jessieleena
Assistant Professor
Department of Environmental Science and Engineering
Room No: 239, 2nd floor
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Educational Qualifications
Ph. D. Environmental Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras (2020 – 2025)
MTech Energy and Environmental Engineering, VIT University, Vellore (2018-2020)
BE Civil Engineering, Thiagarajar College of Engineering Madurai (2014-2018)
Dr. Angel Jessieleena A joined Shiv Nadar University Chennai as an Assistant Professor in August 2025. She holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, where her doctoral research focused on the quantification, characterization, and removal of microplastics and microfibers from diverse environmental matrices. Her work involved establishing one of the first microplastic monitoring and analysis facilities at IIT Madras, with extensive studies on microplastic contamination in lakes, wastewater and drinking water treatment plants, and indoor environments.
She completed her M.Tech. in Energy and Environmental Engineering from VIT University, Vellore (Gold Medalist), and her B.E. in Civil Engineering from Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai (Silver Medalist).
Dr. Angel Jessieleena has authored multiple peer-reviewed publications in leading international journals. She has presented her research at prestigious international conferences including SETAC North America, SETAC Europe, and the European Geosciences Union (EGU) Assembly.
Beyond research, Dr. Angel Jessieleena is passionate about teaching, mentoring, and outreach. She has served as a teaching assistant for undergraduate and postgraduate environmental engineering courses, guided several student projects on microplastics and plastic waste management, and actively engaged in science communication through workshops, school lectures, and sustainability initiatives.
At Shiv Nadar University Chennai, she is initiating research at the intersection of environmental engineering and computer science and engineering. By leveraging computational modeling, data analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning models, she envisions developing smart solutions for environmental monitoring, pollution prediction, and sustainable waste management. This interdisciplinary approach opens avenues to solve real-world environmental problems, fostering innovation at the convergence of technology and sustainability.
Publications
- Jessieleena, A., Premkumar, R., Iniyan, KE., et al., (2025). Distribution of microplastics in domestic wastewater treatment plant: Exploring ferrofluid assisted magnetic separation for microplastics removal. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 76, 108186.
- Jessieleena, A., Iniyan, KE., Chandel, S., et al., (2025). Atmospheric deposition of anthropogenic microfibers in different indoor environments of Chennai, India. Atmospheric Pollution Research, 16, 102629.
- Jessieleena, A., Rathinavelu, S., Eswari Velmaiel, K., et al., (2023). Residential houses — a major point source of microplastic pollution: insights on the various sources, their transport, transformation, and toxicity behaviour. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30, 67919-67940.
- Jessieleena, A.A., Nambi, I.M., (2023). Distribution of microplastics in the catchment region of Pallikaranai marshland, a Ramsar site in Chennai, India. Environmental Pollution. 318, 120890.
- Jessieleena, A.A., Mahadevan, P., Saravanakumar, M.P., (2021). Comparative study of Fenton, Fe2+/NaOCl and Fe2+/(NH4)2S2O8 on tannery sludge dewaterability, degradability of organics and leachability of chromium. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 402, 123495.
Awards
- Post-doctoral Equivalent Fellowship – as a reward for submitting thesis within 4.5 years of Ph. D – IIT Madras – 2025
- OGE Travel Grant – partial financial support to cover international conference expenses, Office of Global Engagement, IIT Madras – 2025
- IGCS Research visit Grant: 3-month research stay at RWTH Aachen University, Germany – funded by Indo German Centre for Sustainability – 2023
- International Immersion Experience Travel Grant: to visit Wageningen University and Research, Netherlands – 2023 (couldn’t utilise the grant), issued by the Office of Global Engagement, IIT Madras – 2023
- Best Oral Presentation Award at the International Symposium on Circular Economy Solutions for Plastics and Microplastics, IIT Delhi – 2022
- IGCS Summer School Fellowship – covers travel and living expenses to attend the 2-week summer school held at RWTH Aachen University, Germany – 2022
- Athota Bharathi Devi, Hyderabad “Endowment Award”- for academic excellence – issued by VIT University, Vellore – 2020
- Merit scholarships for being the topper of academic year 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 – issued by VIT University, Vellore
- PG Indira Gandhi Scholarship for Single Girl Child – for academic excellence – issued by the Government of India – 2019
- Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) scholarship – issued by the Government of India as a monthly stipend while pursuing MTech (2018-2020)
- Gold medal – (MTech topper, 2018-2020), VIT University, Vellore
- Silver medal – (BE topper 2014-2018), Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai
- Merit Award – school topper during 10th and 12th board exams (2012 and 2014)
Area of Research
- IoT enabled water/wastewater quality monitoring
- AI/ML tools in environmental engineering applications
- Sustainability assessment | ESG
- Life cycle assessment
- Health risk assessment
