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Name | : | Dr Nikhil G N |
Designation | : | Assistant Professor |
Department | : | Bio-Technology |
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Ph.D. Biological Engineering Sciences (CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad) M.Tech Industrial Biotechnology (National Institute of Technology, Karnataka) B.Tech Biotechnology (Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli) |
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Email ID | : | nikhilgn@nitj.ac.in |
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Dr GN Nikhil |
Research Interests | : |
Biorefinery Concept: Bioenergy (Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioelectrochemical Systems), Biofuels (Biohydrogen, Biogas, Biohythane), Bioproducts (VFAs, Alcohols), Biopolymers (PHA, PLA, EPS) Metabolic Engineering (in silico analysis): Network Biology and Systems Biology Bioprocess Engineering: Fermentation Technology, Modeling, and Simulation Environmental Biotechnology: Bioremediation, Biological Wastewater Treatment |
Brief Research Profile: | : |
Year | Conference | Publication |
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Type | Title | Publisher | Authors | ISBN/ISSN No. | Year |
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Book Chapter | Biological and Thermochemical Strategies for Building Biorefinery Platform | Springer | Anjireddy Bhavanam, Amit Kumar, Neeraj and G. N. Nikhil* | 978-3-030-96553-2 | 2022 |
Book Chapter | Advancements in Nanobiocatalysis for Bioenergy and Biofuel Production | CRC Press | G. Velvizhi, J. Ranjitha, S. Vijayalakshmi and G.N. Nikhil* | 9780429023194 | 2020 |
Book Chapter | Bioelectrochemical Energy Transitions Persuades Systemic Performance | Elsevier | G.N. Nikhil and S. Venkata Mohan* | 978-0-444-64052-9 | 2019 |
Book Chapter | Microbial fuel cell application for sludge remediation and minimization | Elsevier | G.N. Nikhil* | 978-0-12-815908-8 | 2019 |
Book Chapter | Bio hydrogen Production: An outlook on fermentative processes and integration strategies | Springer | G.N. Nikhil, O. Sarkar and S. Venkata Mohan* | 978-981-10-6862-1 | 2017 |
Book Chapter | Biohydrogen production scenario for Asian countries | Springer | R. Kataki, R.S. Chutia, N.J. Bordoloi, R. Saikia, D. Sut, R. Narzari, L. Gogoi, G.N. Nikhil, O. Sarkar and S. Venkata Mohan* | 978-81-322-3577-4 | 2017 |
Role | Project Type | Title | Funding Agency | From | To | Amount | Status | Co-Investigator |
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Co-Investigator | Seed Grant | Production of Biogas from Kitchen waste of NITJ | TEQIP Phase-III | 03-12-18 | 02-12-19 | Rs. 3,00,000/- | Completed | Dr. Anee Mohanty and Dr. Sumer Singh Meena |
Co-PI | STI Hub | Establishment of Science Technology and Innovation (STI) Hub for Empowerment of SC/ST | DST | 05-11-20 | 04-11-2023 | Rs.2,49,03,952/- | On-going | A team of seven |
Co-PI | Industry sponsored R&D | Color Reduction of Effluent from ETP of Dyeing Unit | Trident Group | 26-04-22 | 25-04-24 | Rs. 531000/- | On-going | Dr. Jatinder Kumar Ratan, Dr. Nitin Naresh Pandhare and Dr. Sumer Singh Meena |
Category | Type | Title | Venue | From | To | Designation |
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Online STC | National | Trends and Prospects in Biorefinery | Dept. of Biotechnology, NIT Jalandhar | 10-06-2020 | 14-06-2020 | Coordinator |
Online STC/Workshop | National | Computational Tools for Analysis of Biological Systems | Dept. of Biotechnology, NIT Jalandhar | 02-09-2020 | 06-09-2020 | Coordinator |
Designation | Organization |
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Life Member (1454) | Biotech Research Society of India (BRSI) |
Member (202736) | Hong Kong Chemical, Biological& Environmental Engineering Society |
Member (223824) | IAENG International Association of Engineers |
Associate Member (AM184495-7) | The Institution of Engineers (India) |
Life Member (214) | International Bioprocessing Association (IBA-IFIBiop) |
Life Member (20002) | International Society for Energy, Environment and Sustainability (ISEES) |
Life Member (4956-2020) | The Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI) |
Member (1621064) | International Water Association (IWA) |
Member (InSc20202872) | Institute of Scholars (InSc) |
Member (200245301) | American Society for Microbiology (ASM) |
Member | Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) |
Life Associate Member (LAM71384) | Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE) |
E-member (228606) | Society of Chemical Industry (SCI) |
Professional Member (2021090002) | Institute for Science, Engineering and Technology (ISET) Research |
Member | International Association for a Carbon-neutral Circular Economy |
Life Member (135576) | Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) |
Scholar Name | Research Topic | Status | Year | Co-Supervisor |
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Poornima Maurya | Volatile fatty acids production through biological routes | On-going | 2022 | |
Mr Neeraj | Biogas production using food waste | Ongoing | 2019 |
Student Name | Dissertation Title | Status | Year | Co-Supervisor |
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Aditi Sarkar | Anaerobic digestion of solid waste | On-going | 2023 | |
Piyusha | Algal lipids using domestic/industrial wastewater | On-going | 2023 | |
Mahesh Kumar Verma | Algal lipids production using anerobic reactor effluent from isolated microalgae | Completed | 2022 | |
Aneesh Moza | Microbial synthesis of short-chain organic acids from food waste | Completed | 2022 | Dr. N. K. Srivastava |
Meenal | Metabolic network modelling to identify molecular markers during stress response in selective bacterial strains | Completed | 2021 | |
Suninda Kumari | Molecular docking studies of selective bioactive compounds with key enzymes of anaerobic digestion | Completed | 2021 | Dr. Ajay Bansal |
Roshan Singh | Bioethanol production through fermentation of food waste using baker’s yeast | Completed | 2021 | Dr. Ajay Bansal |
Name | Reg./Ref. No. | Date of Award/Filling | Organization | Status |
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Position Held | Organization | From | To |
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Department Coordinator | Nationalinstitute of Technology Andhra Pradesh, Tadepalligudem | 18-08-2016 | 06-01-2018 |
Title | Activity | Given by | Year |
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Best oral presentation award | Oral Presentation | 2nd International Conference on Environmental, Agricultural, Chemical and Biological Sciences organized by VOICE | 2021 |
Best Paper Award (Suninda Kumari, Neeraj and G.N. Nikhil*) | Poster presentation | International Conference on Biotechnology for Sustainable Agriculture, Environment and Health (BSAEH-2021) | 2021 |
Young Researcher Award 2020 | Scientific Publications | Institute of Scholars | 2020 |
Bharat Ratna Kamaraj Memorial Young Scientist Award | Scientific contributions in the field of Biofuels and Biorefineries | Kamaraj College of Engineering and Technology, Madurai | 2019 |
Impactful Research Award | 19th Highest Cited Article | Bioresource Technology (Elsevier) | 2018 |
Bharat Vikas Award | Scientific contributions in the area of Biotechnology | Institute of Self Reliance (ISR), Bhubaneswar | 2017 |
International Travel Grant | Oral presentation at Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong | Hong Kong Baptist University | 2016 |
Best Poster Award | Poster presentation | Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore | 2016 |
Young Scientist Travel Grant | Poster presentation at Arizona State University, Tempe, USA | SERB-DST | 2015 |
Young Scientist | Research Competition on the theme “Water for Health” at Rome, Italy | European Union-Indigo Policy and Agency for the Promotion of European Research (APRE) | 2015 |
AU-CBT Excellence Award | Scientific Contributions in the area of Biotechnology | Biotech Research Society of India | 2015 |
Best Poster Award | Poster presentation | Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune | 2013 |
Best Paper Award | Oral presentation | Vignan University, Guntur | 2013 |
Senior Research Fellowship | Ph.D | Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), India | 2012 |
Young Scientist Travel Grant | Poster presentation at Peking University, Beijing | The International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Project, USA | 2012 |
Graduate Aptitude Test for Engineering (GATE) | M.Tech Scholarship | MHRD | 2007 |