Dr. Sridhar Budhi
Associate Professor of Chemistry
College of Arts and Sciences
Email: sxbudhi@indianatech.edu
Office: Zollner 231 A
My Office Hours
MW: 10 am – 1 pm
R: 12:15 pm to 2:15 pm
Classes I Teach
General Chemistry I – Lab
General Chemistry II
General Chemistry II – Lab
Organic Chemistry II
Organic Chemistry II – Lab
My Academic Advising Roles
Pre-professional programs
Educational Background
Ph.D., Colorado School of Mines, Colorado
M.S., University of South Dakota
Professional Experience
2021 – Current; Associate Professor of Chemistry, Indiana Tech
2015 -2021; Instructor, Eastern Wyoming College
Publications/Presentations
Presentations
- “Engaging Students Beyond Lecture” – Sridhar Budhi and Dinesh Kasti, Roadmap toSTE(A)M conference, Wyoming Department of Education, Gillette, WY, July 31st – August3, 2018.
- Catalytic fast pyrolysis of biomass for production of furans and value added chemicals,using molybdenum silica catalyst. Sridhar Budhi, Calvin Mukarakate, Mark Nimlos, BrianTrewyn. Symposium on thermal and catalytic sciences for biofuels and biobased products.Denver, CO, September 2-5, 2014.
- Molybdenum containing mesoporous silica as co-catalyst to improve the life of ZSM-5 forfast pyrolysis. Sridhar Budhi, Calvin Mukarakate, Mark Nimlos, Brian Trewyn. 248thNational American Chemical Society Meeting, San Francisco, CA, August 10 – 14, 2014.
- Upgrading biomass pyrolysis products using five different catalysts: Effect on productspeciation and coking rates. Calvin Mukarakate, Sridhar Budhi, Kristiina Lisa, MarkNimlos, David Robichaud. 248th National American Chemical Society Meeting, SanFrancisco, CA, August 10 – 14, 2014.
- Catalytic fast pyrolysis of biomass using molybdenum supported in mesoporous silica –Effect of pore structure on catalytic activity. Sridhar Budhi, Calvin Mukarakate, MarkNimlos, Brian Trewyn. 247th National American Chemical Society Meeting, Dallas, TX,March 16 -20 2014.
- Catalytic fast pyrolysis of biomass using molybdenum supported in mesoporous silica –Production of biofuels and value added chemicals. Sridhar Budhi, Calvin Mukarakate,Mark Nimlos, Brian Trewyn. Colorado center for biorefining and biofuels, Golden, CO,April 25, 2014.
- Catalyst Design for upgrading biofuels. Sridhar Budhi, Pranjal Kalita, Calvin Mukarakate,Mark Nimlos and Brian G Trewyn. 246th National American Chemical Society Meeting,Indianapolis, IN, Sep 8-12 2013.
- Ruthenium and molybdenum supported on Mesoporous Silica – Catalyst for green andcost effective production of biofuels for a sustainable energy future. Sridhar Budhi andBrian G Trewyn. International Precious Metals Institute, 37th Conference, Phoenix, AZ,June 22-25, 2013.
- Room Temperature Synthesis of Ti-MCM-48 and Ti-MCM-41 Mesoporous Materials andTheir Performance on Photocatalytic Splitting of Water. Ranjit T. Peng, Rui., Zhao, Dan.,
Budhi, Sridhar., Koodali. 241st National American Chemical Society Meeting, Anaheim,CA, Mar 27-31, 2011 - Cubic mesoporous MCM-48 materials as versatile support materials for photocatalyticsplitting of water. Dan Zhao, Rui Peng, Sridhar Budhi, Adrian M Rodriguez, Nada MDimitrijevic, Tijana Rajh, Ranjit T Koodali. 241st National American Chemical SocietyMeeting, Anaheim, CA, Mar 27-31, 2011.
- Photocatalytic degradation of phenol by hydrothermally synthesized titania-silica mixedoxides, Harrison Kibombo, Dan Zhao, Sridhar Budhi, Andra Gonshorowski and Ranjit T.Koodali. 239th National American Chemical Society Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, Mar 2125,2010
- Control of coordination State of Ti in Ti-MCM-48 and photocatalytic performancehydrogen evolution. Dan Zhao, Sridhar Budhi, Adrian Rodriguez and Ranjit T. Koodali,Center for nanoscale materials users in Argonne National Laboratory, October 5-7, 2009.
- Synthesis and characterization of binary titania-silica mixed oxides, Sridhar Budhi andRanjit Koodali, Ideafest and Graduate Forum, University of South Dakota, April 2009.
- Synthesis and characterization of binary titania-silica mixed oxides, Sridhar Budhi andRanjit T. Koodali, 237th National American Chemical Society Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT,Mar 22-26, 2009.
Why I Teach
The satisfying part of my job is to help my students realize their potential, foster a love for learning, and see the subject’s relevance in their day-to-day life.