Dr. Uttam Kumar Bhui is currently Associate Professor at the School of Petroleum Technology, Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University (PDPU), Gandhinagar, Gujarat. He obtained M.Sc. (Applied Geology - Gold Medalist) and Ph.D. (Sc.) degree from Jadavpur University, Kolkata. Dr. Bhui has both industrial (ONGC) and academic (Jadavpur University, PDPU) experience. He has working experience as Reservoir Engineer with ONGC 1999-2002. He served as a faculty member in the Department of Geological Sciences, Jadavpur University, from 2002 to 2008. Dr. Bhui, in his present academic position at PDPU, involved in teaching related to Petroleum Geoscience and Reservoir Engineering courses for Petroleum Engineering students. His present research activities are related to characterization of hydrocarbon components in molecular level from crude oil, coal and carbonaceous shale and their application in exploration, exploitation and utilization to meet the futuristic need of energy and chemical for sustainable development. His specializations and expertise involved:

Crude oil: Crude oil characterization in molecular level for application in enhanced oil recovery (EOR), flow assurance and demulsification.

Shale oil/Shale gas: Maturity assessment of hydrocarbon resources (carbonaceous shale) through molecular structure approach.

Coal:  Molecular characterization of coal for utilization as cleaner and greener future fuel and chemical feedstock.