People

Suman Dhar

Junior Research Fellow
E-mail: sumandhar1994@gmail.com
Research Topic: Algal biomass production for HTL

Dr. Nityananda Roy

E-mail: nityananda.roy@bitcollege.in; nitry@rediffmail.com
Presently: Assistant Professor, Department of Biotechnology, Bengal Institute of Technology, Kolkata

Dr. Chitralekha Nag Das Gupta

E-mail: chitralekha.dasgupta@gmail.com
Presently: Assistant Professor, Research Cell, Amity University, Lucknow.

Dr. Pallavi Sinha

E-mail: pallavi.sinha10@gmail.com
Presently: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Zoology, Govt. N.PG College of Sciences, Raipur

26 Ph.D., 1 M.S., several M.Tech. and B.Tech. students completed their research work under my guidance. Their contributions have been immense, the career profiles of graduates from different disciplines, what they are working as now and what their job entails are briefly detailed below.

Ph. D.

Harshita Singh

E-mail: harshita2709@gmail.com
Research Topic: Biohydrogen production from microalgae
Presently: Working as Research Scientist, Mankind Pharmaceutical Company, New Delhi

Vaishali Singh

E-mail: vaishalisingh563@gmail.com
Research Topic: Biohydrogen and biobutanol production from organic wastes.
Presently: Scientist, Shilpa Biological Pvt. Ltd., Karnataka

Srijoni Banerjee

E-mail: srijoni.ju@gmail.com
Research Topic: Topic: Development of suitable process parameters for enhanced biodiesel production from Neochloris oleoabundans UTEX 1185
Presently: Assistant Professor, Department of Biotechnology, Adamas University, Kolkata

Jhansi L.Varanasi

E-mail: v.jhansi15@gmail.com
Research Topic: Development and application of bioelectrochemical systems for enhanced energy recovery from organic waste
Presently: Biotechnologist-Data Analyst, Detox Group of Industries, Bengaluru, Karnataka

Ramya Veerubhotla

E-mail: vramya.90@gmail.com
Research Topic: Development of Portable Microscale Power Generation Devices using Electrogenic Bacteria

Balachandar G

Mail: balazest@gmail.com
Research Topic: Hydrogen production through biological routes.
Presently: Process R&D Scientist at Dr.Reddy's Laboratories Limited, Hyderabad

Sinu Kumari

E-mail: sinu135@gmail.com
Research Topic: Improvement of Gaseous energy Recovery from Lignocellulosic waste.
Presently: Senior Research Specialist, University of Maryland, Baltimore, USA.

Preeti Mishra

E-mail: preet.bt06@gmail.com
Research Topic: Hydrogen production through biological routes
Presently: Running a coaching Centre for JEE and NEET aspirants

Bikram Kumar Nayak

E-mail: biku.nayak@gmail.com
Research Topic: Carbon dioxide sequestration from flue gas and simultaneous production of biohydrogen using blue green algae.
Presently: Technical Assistant, NIT, Rourkela

Supratim Ghosh

Project Assistant
E-mail: supratim4737@gmail.com
Topic: Production of biofuels from microalgae
Presently: Post Doctoral Fellow, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China

Shantonu Roy

E-mail: shantonu20@gmail.com
Research Topic: Biohydrogen production from organic residues by thermophiles
Presently: Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology,Shibpur, Kolkata-711103

Nitai Basak

E-mail: basakn@nitj.ac.in
Research Topic: Studies on photo fermentative biohydrogen production by purple-non-sulfur bacteria
Presently: Associate Professor, Department of Biotechnology, Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar.

Soumya Pandit

E-mail: sounip@gmail.com
Research Topic: Improvement on the performance of microbial fuel cell by optimizing different operational parameters.
Presently: Postdoctoral Fellow, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

Jose Gilbert J.

E-mail: josegilbert2000@gmail.com
Research Topic: Continuous Hydrogen production through photofermentation in a photobioreactor using spent media of dark fermentation.
Presently: Manager and Research Scientist, Reliance Industries, India

Kanhaiya Kumar

E-mail: k_kumar222@yahoo.co.in
Research Topic: Carbon dioxide sequestration from flue gas and simultaneous production of biohydrogen using green algae.
Presently: Post Doctor, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway

Namita Khanna

E-mail: namitakhanna1@gmail.com
Research Topic: Improvement of hydrogen production by Enterobacter cloacae IIT-BT 08
Presently: Assistant Professor, Department of Biotechnology, Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani, Dubai Campus

Mohan Yama

E-mail: ziptomohan@gmail.com
Research Topic: Clean energy generation using microbial fuel cells
Presently: Postdoctoral Fellow, BPCL, New Delhi, India

Shireen Meher Kotay

E-mail: mailshiri@gmail.com
Research Topic: Microbial production of hydrogen from pretreated sewage.
Presently: Postdoctoral Fellow, Environmental Engg. & Microbiol. Lab. University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA

Tumpa Dutta

E-mail: tumpa.dutta@gmail.com
Research Topic: Isolation and purification of Fe-hydrogenase from Enterobacter cloacae DM 11.
Presently: Assistant Professor, Mayo Clinic Metabolomics Resource Core, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA

Devrani Mitra

E-mail: devrani_mitra@yahoo.com
Research Topic: Structural Characterization of Mammalian Cell Entry Proteins and Peptidyl-Prolyl Cis-Trans Isomerase A ofMycobacterium tuberculosis
Presently: Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Presidency University, Kolkata, India

Kaustubha Mohanty

E-mail: skmohanty@iitg.ernet.in
Research Topic: Development of Multi-Stage Experimental Loop Airlift Reactor for Wastewater Treatment
Presently: Professor, Department of Chemical Engg., IIT Guwahati, India

Kaushik Nath

E-mail: kaushiknath2010@hotmail.com
Research Topic: Biological hydrogen production using two-stage hybrid bioreactor
Presently: Professor & Head, GH Patel College of Engineering & Technology, Anand, (Gujarat), India

Jayashree Mishra

E-mail: mishra@pharmacy.tamhsc.edu
Research Topic: Studies on Fe-hydrogenase from Enterobacter cloacae IIT-BT 08
Presently: Associate Research Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Texas,USA

David K Daniel

E-mail: davidkdaniel@vit.ac.in
Research Topic: Studies on a-Amylase from Aspergillus awamori
Presently: Former Faculty, Vellore Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu, India

Narendra Kumar

E-mail: nkumar@pharmacy.tamhsc.edu
Research Topic: Enhancement of hydrogen production using Enterobacter cloacae IIT-BT 08
Presently: Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences,Texas A & M Health Science Center, Texas, USA

Kakali Bandyopadhyay

E-mail: ahz5@cdc.gov
Research Topic: Microbial degradation of phenolic waste
Presently: Research Scientist and Specialist Master, Deloitte Atlanta, USA

Sanjukta Banerjee

Senior Research Fellow (Institute)
Mail: sanjuktabanerjee1990@gmail.com
Research Topic: Development of suitable harvesting process for Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and its potentiality for biofuel production under a biorefinery approach
Presently: Adhoc Faculty in the Department of Biotechnology, NIT Andhra Pradesh.

M.S.

Chandan Mahata

MS Student
E-mail: chandannitche@gmail.com
Research Topic: Process intensification for biofuels production from organic waste: a biorefinery approach
Presently: Ph.D. student, Biological System Engineering, Virginia, USA (Website: www.chandanw2e.com)

Masters Students

Santoshnambi Yadav
E-mail: santoshnambi9@gmail.com
Topic: Biobutanol production by immobilized Clostridium saccharoperbutylacetonicum in batch and continuous mode of fermentation
Rokesh R
E-mail: rokesh2012@gmail.com
Topic: Biohydrogen production using USAB
Abhishek Anand
E-mail: abhishekanand179@gmail.com
Topic: Integrated bioenergy generation
Tulajaram Katwe
E-mail: tulajaram02katwe@gmail.com
Topic: Biohydrogen production using an immobilized system
Kusumika Singha Roy
E-mail: kusumikaSnhr22@gmail.com
Topic: EPS production from microalgae
Debarshi Pal
E-mail: debarshipal92@gmail.com
Topic: Algal fermentation process
K B Kartik Gaurav
E-mail: kartikgaurav@gmail.com
Topic: Application of ADM1 in mesophilic dark fermentation using organic wastes for biohydrogen production
Sourabh Chakraborty
E-mail: sc85784@gmail.com
Topic: Maximization of energy recovery using algae
Rachana
E-mail: rachana.r18@gmail.com
Topic: Studies of Hydrogen production by photofermentation using Rhodobacter Sphaeroides
M. Vishnuvardhan
E-mail: vishnuvardhan.1991@yahoo.com
Topic: Biohydrogen production from organic waste using thermophilic organism
Manoj Badhe
E-mail: manojbadhe2000@gmail.com
Topic: Cyanobacteria as a source of food, feed and biofuels
Manoj Kumar Kushwaha
E-mail: manojkush08@gmail.com
Topic: Biohydrogen production using thermophilic bacteria
Manoj Mandelia
E-mail: mkmandelia@gmail.com
Topic: Development of double mutants for improvement of biohydrogen production from Enterobacter cloacae IIT-BT 08
Videh Khare
E-mail: videh.khare@gmail.com
Topic: Improvement of hydrogen production using microbial electrolysis cell
Pankaj Sanwal
E-mail: pansanwal@gmail.com
Topic: Studies on biohydrogen production using thermophiles
Presently: Asst. Professor (Senior) VCT Kumaon Engineering College, Dwarahat, Almora, Uttrakhand, India.
Shereena P. Joy
E-mail: shereena.joy@gmail.com
Topic: Development of defined mixed microbial consortia for hydrogen production from organic wastes
Presently: Research Technologist, Praj Matrix, Urwade, Tal Mulshi, Pune, India.
M. Kanya
E-mail: m.kanya@yahoo.com
Topic: Hydrogen production by photo fermentation process using Rhodobacter sphaeroides O.U.001
Mousami Srivastava
E-mail: smiitbtbi@gmail.com
Topic: Maximization of biohydrogen production by spent media obtained from dark fermentation
Presently: Senior Research Fellow, Bioinformatics Centre of Defence Institute of
Phsyology & Allied Sciences (DIPAS), DRDO, New Delhi
Subhamoy Bhattacharya
E-mail: mailsubhamoy@gmail.com
Topic: Optimization of reactor and process design for biological hydrogen and methane production
Abhilash Padavannil
E-mail: lashbt@gmail.com
Topic: Maximization of gaseous energy recovery from organic sludge
Presently: Research Scholar, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Kuntal Pal
E-mail: mrbiotek@gmail.com
Topic: Studies on biological hydrogen production using Citrobacter freundii IIT-BT L139
Presently: Research Scholar, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
Nitai Basak
E-mail: basakn812@yahoo.com
Topic: Studies on photo-biological hydrogen production using Rhodobacter spheroides O.U 001
Presently: Faculty, Dr. BR Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab, India
Vijay Gunasekaran
Topic: Studies on alkaline lipase production from Citrobacter freundii
Presently: Scientist, Productions, Wockhardt, Aurangabad, India.
Chittibabu G.
Topic: Studies on biological hydrogen production using recombinant bacterial strain of E. coli BL 21
Nabanita Biswas
Topic: Morphological changes of Aspergillus awamori NRRL3112 for Glucoamylase production during submerged fermentation
Bivekanand Mallick
Topic: Isolation and characterization of hydrogenase enzyme from Enterobacter cloacae IIT BT 08
Subhrajit Saha
Topic: Hydrogen production by Enterobacter cloacae IIT-BT 08 Using Distillery Effluent
Mrinmay Chakrabarti
Topic: Scale up production of FGF8 by Recombinant E. coli
Agnidipta Ghosh
Topic: Strain improvement of E. cloacae IIT-BT 08 for enhanced H2 production by chemical mutagenesis
D. Selva Kumar
Topic: Production of Bialaphos using Streptomyces hygroscopicus NRRL B-16256
Arun Kumar Maiti
Topic: Improvement of alcohol producing strain of Sacchoromyces cerevisial by mutagenesis
Sudip Kumar Majumder
Topic: Yeast (Sacchoromyces cerevisial)) strain, Improvement of Mutagenesis technique
Suresh C. Mohanta
Topic: Treatment of distillery spent wash by two phase up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket reactors
G. Rajesh
Topic: High Rate Stabilization of Rice Mill effluent by two state UASB reactions
Malla Srinivasu
Topic: Solid state acidification of MSW and the potentially of the leachate for biomethanation process
Kakoli Bose
Topic: Some studies on thermostable alpha amylase production using Bacillus licheniformics (NRRLB-14368)
M. Venkateswara Rao
Topic: Some studies on continuous production of ethanol from potato starch hydrolysate
Hemraj S. Nandawar
Topic: Lactic acid production by whole cell immobilization using Lactobacillus allbruckti (NCIM-2365)
Sarvesh Kumar Soni
Topic: Some Studies on the Characterization of Glucoamylase and a-amylase Enzymes Produced from A. awamori (NRRL-3112) and their effect on Starch Saccharification and Ethanol Fermentation Processes
Jayanta Kumar Roy
Topic: Some studies on the Production of Starch by Hydrolyzing Enzymes using S. rolfsit (NCIM-1084) and A. awamori (NRRL-3112) and their effect on Saccharification of Starch
Gaidnani N. R.
Topic: Maximization of Continuous Ethanol Production by whole cell immobilization using Lignocellulosic Materials as Solid Matrix
C Renuka
Topic: High Rate Stabilisation of MSW by using Two-stage Biomethanation Process
Kaushik Sikdar
Topic: Azolla pinnata a potential Biogas Generator and Aquacultural use of its Digested slurry
Swati Sen Gupta
Topic: Response of immobilized glucose Oxidase: A Physico-chemical Investigation
Subash K. Malkhede
Topic: Studies on two stage solid state Biomethanation Process using Agroresedues