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Dr Nitai Basak

Name : Dr Nitai Basak
Designation : Associate Professor & Head
Department : Bio-Technology
Qualification : Ph.D Biotechnology (NIT Jalandhar)
M.Tech Biotechnology (IIT Kharagpur)
B.Tech (University of Calcutta)
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Research Interests : Bioprocess Engineering, Bioprocess optimization, Bioreactor Design, Biological Hydrogen production, Bioremediation, Biofuels, Biomaterials, Bioplastics and Biopolymers, Bio Separation Engineering, Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation in Bioprocess and Bioreactor, Environmental Biotechnology, Enzyme and Protein Engineering, Microbial production of enzymes/proteins and their purification, Metabolites and Biorefinery, Molecular docking and Drug design
Brief Research Profile: : 1) Biohydrogen Production Technology and Bioprocess Optimization

A) H2 has the highest energy density among the other known fuels. Biohydrogen gas is considered, as potential energy carrier since it is renewable and does not produce the greenhouse effect. Biohydrogen can be produced in three broad ways: dark fermentation, biophotolysis (using microalgae), and photofermentation.
B) In photofermentative H2 production, Purple Non-Sulfur (PNS) bacteria use light energy to overcome the positive free energy of activation and produce H2 by utilizing organic acids as substrate. Photofermentative H2 production is a multifactor system. Multiparameters statistical experimental design methodology may be adopted to improve the efficiency of H2 production.
C) CFD simulation was carried out for the designed annular bioreactor towards uniform fluid dynamics and heat transfer throughout the reactor. Mathematical modeling on substrate utilization for biomass during H2 production and kinetics of substrate consumption for H2 production by PNS bacteria gave good simulated results. The kinetic parameters determined for H2 production is useful for the scaling up of the process.
D) PNS bacteria (immobilized on transparent porous surface of polyurethane beads) was used in exponential phase leading to higher H2 production rate and light conversion efficiency than that of suspended cells.

2) Enzyme and Protein Engineering Recombinant Protein and Enzyme with specific functional groups are designed to promote better structure-functional relationship without reducing specific activity and functions. They can also being modelled with Bioinformatics tools. Their actual efficacy in living models are required to be studied before their acceptance towards society

Journal Publications

Year Journal Publication
2022 Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering 16 (12), pp 1-22 Shilpa, Nitai Basak and Sumer Singh Meena, Microbial biodegradation of plastics: Challenges, opportunities, and a critical perspective
2022 Bioprocess and Biosystem Engineering (ISSN: 1615-7605), Springer Nature, 2022, pp 1-30 Varsha Jayachandran, Nitai Basak, Roberto De Philippis, Alessandra Adessi, Novel strategies towards efficient molecular biohydrogen production by dark fermentative mechanism: present progress and future perspective, published online 17th June 2022
2022 Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology (ISSN: 0273-2289), Springer Nature, 1-31 Raman Rao and Nitai Basak, Sequential dark-photo batch fermentation and kinetic modelling for biohydrogen production using cheese whey as a feedstock, published online 14th May 2022
2022 Bioprocess and Biosystem Engineering (ISSN: 1615-7605) Springer Nature, 2022, published online 23rd December Varsha Jayachandran, Nitai Basak, Optimization of dark fermentative biohydrogen production from rice starch by Enterobacter aerogenes MTCC 2822 and Clostridium acetobutylicum MTCC 11274, 2022, Impact factor:3.434
2022 Materials Today Proceedings (ISSN: 2214-7853), Elsevier, 2022, pp. 1-9, Shilpa, Nitai Basak and Sumer Singh Meena, Exploring the plastic degrading ability of microbial communities through metagenomic approach
2022 Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery (ISSN: 2190-6823), Springer Nature, pp. 1-20 Satya Ranjan Das and Nitai Basak, Optimization of process parameters for enhanced biohydrogen production using potato waste as substrate by combined dark and photo fermentation
2021 Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry (ISSN: 0885-4513), Wiley, Vol 68, Issue 3, pp 421-444 Raman Rao and Nitai Basak, Development of novel strategies for higher fermentative biohydrogen recovery along with novel metabolites from organic wastes: The present state of the art,
2021 Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology (ISSN: 0273-2289) 193, Springer Nature, pp 2297-2330 Raman Rao and Nitai Basak, Fermentative molecular biohydrogen production from cheese Whey: present prospects and future strategy
2021 Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery (ISSN: 2190-6823), Springer Nature, pp 1-24 Raman Rao and Nitai Basak, Process optimization and mathematical modelling of photo-fermentative hydrogen production from dark fermentative cheese whey effluent by Rhodobacter sphaeroides O.U.001 in 2-L cylindrical bioreactor
2021 Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry (ISSN: 0885-4513), Wiley, pp 1-15 Nitai Basak, Asim Kumar Jana and Debabrata Das, Photofermentative biohydrogen generation from organic acids by Rhodobacter sphaeroides O.U.001: CFD modelling of hydrodynamics and temperature
2021 International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (ISSN: 0360-3199), Elsevier, Vol 46, pp , 1777-1800 Raman Rao and Nitai Basak, Optimization and modelling of dark fermentative hydrogen production from cheese whey by Enterobacter aerogenes 2822,
2021 Bioprocess Biosystem Engineering (ISSN: 1615-7605), Volume 44, pp 1-25 Satya Ranjan Das and Nitai Basak, Molecular biohydrogen production by dark and photo Fermentation from wastes containing starch: recent advancement and future perspective.
2016 International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Elsevier CFD modeling of hydrodynamics and optimization of photofermentative hydrogen production by Rhodopseudomonas palustris DSM123 in annular photobioreactor
2016 Intellectual Property Issues in Biotechnology (ISBN: 13:978 1 78064 653 4 ) Leishmaniasis: Drug Development and Intellectual Property Issues
2014 International Journal of Hydrogen Energy,(ISSN: 0360-3199), Elsevier Optimization of molecular hydrogen production by Rhodobacter sphaeroides O.U.001 in the annular photobioreactor using response surface methodology
2014 International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (ISSN: 0360- 3199), Elsevier Photofermentative molecular biohydrogen production by purple-non-sulfur (PNS) bacteria in various modes: the present progress and future perspective
2009 Biomass and Bioenergy (ISSN: 0961-9534), Elsevier Photofermentative hydrogen production using Purple non sulfur bacteria Rhodobacter sphaeroides O.U.001 in an annular photobioreactor: A case study
2007 Proceeding of The World Congress on Engineering & Computer Science (ISBN: 978988-9867164) Microbial biohydrogen production by Rhodobacter sphaeroides O.U.001 in photobioreactor
2007 World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, (ISSN: 0959-3993) Springer link The prospect of purple non-sulfur photosynthetic bacteria for hydrogen production: the Present state of the art
2004 LEATHER International,(ISSN: 1473-6314) U.K New approach for processing eco friendly Garment Leather
1999 World Leather,(ISSN: 0894-3087) U.K Replacing Chrome by Aluminium Retannages in Suede and Nubuck Leather

Conference Publications

Year Conference Publication
2023 International UKIERI Concrete Congress Sustainable Concrete Infrastructure, held on 14 - 17 March 2023, NIT Jalandhar Nitish Kr Prajapati, Arvind K Agnihotri, Nitai Basak, “Microbial induced calcite precipitation (MICP) a sustainable technique for stabilization of soil: a review”
2022 3rd International Conference on Recent Advances in Bioenergy Research, ICRABR-2022, March 09-11, 2022, SSS-National Institute of Bio Energy, Kapurthala, ISBN 978-93-84935-73-4, pp 81. Gaganpreet Kaur, Nisha Yadav, Nitai Basak and Sachin Kumar, “Comparative Study of Mesophilic and Thermophilic Consortium for Biogas Production”
2022 International Conference of Recent Advances in Biotechnology”, ICRAB-2022, December 02-04, 2022, NIT Jalandhar Gaganpreet Kaur, Nisha Yadav, Nitai Basak and Sachin Kumar, “Enrichment of thermophilic consortium”
2022 International Conference of Recent Advances in Biotechnology”, ICRAB-2022, December 02-04, 2022, NIT Jalandhar Atmaja Shindhe and Nitai Basak, “Kinetic modeling for biohydrogen production from fruit wastes: recent advances”
2022 International Conference of Recent Advances in Biotechnology”, ICRAB-2022, December 02-04, 2022, NIT Jalandhar Devu P and Nitai Basak, “Vegetable waste as a substrate for biohydrogen production: recent advancements and future perspective”
2021 International conference on Advance in sustainable research for energy and environment management held on 6th-8th August, 2021, National Institute of Technology, Surat (SVNIT) Shilpa, Nitai Basak and Sumer Singh Meena, “Role of Microbial Enzymes in Plastic Biodegradation: Insights and Opportunities”
2021 2nd International Conference on Chemical, Bio & Environmental Engineering (CHEMBIOEN-2021), August 20-22, 2021, NIT Jalandhar Shilpa, Nitai Basak and Sumer Singh Meena,” Microbial degradation of conventional polyethylene waste: current status and future prospective”
2021 2nd International Conference on Chemical, Bio & Environmental Engineering (CHEMBIOEN-2021), August 20-22, 2021, NIT Jalandhar Varsha J and Nitai Basak, “Fuel of the future-Biohydrogen Production: Current Strategies & Future Prospects”
2019 2nd International Conference on “Application of Biotechnology in Industry and Society (ABIS 2019), NIT Jalandhar Prabhjeet Kaur and Nitai Basak, “Preservation of cosmetic products against microbial growth: current perspectives, ISBN: 978-93-88237-93-2, pp 71
2019 2nd International Conference on “Application of Biotechnology in Industry and Society (ABIS 2019), NIT Jalandhar Shilpa, Nitai Basak and Sumer Singh Meena, “Deterioration of polyethylene by microbial Consortia isolated from a dumpsite waste”, ISBN: 978-93-88237-93-2, pp 49
2019 2nd International Conference on “Application of Biotechnology in Industry and Society (ABIS 2019), NIT Jalandhar Bharti Arora and Nitai Basak, “Media optimization for the production of lovastatin, a therapeutic drug, by Aspergillus terreus MTCC 18031 using Response Surface methodology”, ISBN: 978-93-88237-93-2, pp 39
2019 2nd International Conference on “Application of Biotechnology in Industry and Society (ABIS 2019), NIT Jalandhar Satya Ranjan Das and Nitai Basak, “Fermentative biohydrogen production in various operational modes using starch-containing substrate”, ISBN: 978-93-88237-93-2, pp 38.
2019 2nd International Conference on “Application of Biotechnology in Industry and Society (ABIS 2019), NIT Jalandhar Raman Rao and Nitai Basak, “Significance of statistical design in optimizing the critical Process parameters of fermentative hydrogen production: feasibility and present state of the art ”, ISBN: 978-93-88237-93-2, pp 37.
2018 71st Chemical Engineering Congress, CHEMCON 2018 Raman Rao and Nitai Basak, “Potential recovery and utilization of fermentative liquid waste produced during fermentative biohydrogen production: Biorefinery approach”, paper ID: CHO 760, pp 773
2018 71st Chemical Engineering Congress, CHEMCON 2018 Satya Ranjan Das and Nitai Basak, “Biohydrogen production from starchy waste by microbial Fermentation”, paper ID: CHO 761, pp 775
2018 71st Chemical Engineering Congress, CHEMCON 2018 Shilpa, Nitai Basak, Sumer Singh Meena, “Microbial degradation of plastic waste materials: a step towards plastic free environment”, paper ID: CHP 628, pp 630
2016 Application of Biotechnology in Industry and Society (ABIS 2016), NIT Jalandhar, ISBN 978-93-85777-58-5, pp 58. “Maximizing thermophilic hydrogen production from different non conventionalbiomass: current status and future aspect”
2016 Application of Biotechnology in Industry and Society (ABIS 2016), NIT Jalandhar, ISBN 978-93-85777-58-5, pp 33 Study on optimization of extracellular alkaline lipase from Aspergillus fumigates MTCC 9657
2016 Application of Biotechnology in Industry and Society (ABIS 2016), NIT Jalandhar, ISBN 978-93-85777-58-5, pp 32 Study on lipase production in fed batch submerged system using Aspergillus fumigatus MTCC 9657 by olive oil induction
2016 Application of Biotechnology in Industry and Society (ABIS 2016), NIT Jalandhar, ISBN 978-93-85777-58-5, pp 25 Computer-aided drug design of some novel inhibitors against beta-lactamase of Pseudomonas aeruginosa enzyme (GES-2)via molecular docking and virtual screening approach
2016 Application of Biotechnology in Industry and Society (ABIS 2016), NIT Jalandhar, ISBN 978-93-85777-58-5, pp 21 Study on development of effective inhibitor for heat shock protein 90 (HSP 90) as potential anti-cancer drug against breast cancer
2016 Application of Biotechnology in Industry and Society (ABIS 2016), NIT Jalandhar, ISBN 978-93-85777-58-5, pp 16 Computational fluid dynamic study of flow behavior in cylindrical and conical flask geometry
2016 2nd International Conference on Recent Advances on Bioenergy Research (ICRABR 2016), SSS-National Institute of Bio Energy, Kapurthala, February 25-27, 2016, ISBN 978-93-84935-73-3, pp 42. Nitai Basak, “Biological Hydrogen Production: Recent Technology for Renewable Bioenergy”
2016 2nd International Conference on Recent Advances on Bioenergy Research (ICRABR 2016), SSS-National Institute of Bio Energy, Kapurthala, February 25-27, 2016, ISBN 978-93-84935-73-3, pp 141. Raman Rao and Nitai Basak, “Development of Improved Strategies for Fermentative Hydrogen Production”
2013 International Conference on Algal Biorefinery (ICAB 2013), IIT Kharagpur, India, January 10-12, 2013 Photo-Biological hydrogen production by Algae vis-à- vis purple non sulfur bacteria: the present perspective
2012 65th Chemical Engineering Congress, CHEMCON 2012”, N.I.T. Jalandhar, India, December 27-30, 2012 Characterization of anti-cancer agents Protein Kinase B/AKT inhibitors using structural based drug design
2012 65th Chemical Engineering Congress, CHEMCON 2012”, N.I.T. Jalandhar, India, December 27-30, 2012 Study of various ligands as a potential drug for Erp Protein in Mycobacterium tuberculosis
2012 65th Chemical Engineering Congress, CHEMCON 2012”, N.I.T. Jalandhar, India, December 27-30, 2012 Response Surface Methodology: effective tools for Optimization of biohydrogen production using purple non sulfur bacteria Rhodobacter sphaeroides
2012 19th World Hydrogen Energy Congress (WHEC 2012)”, Toronto, Canada, June 03-08, 2012 Optimization of photofermentative Parameters for biohydrogen production by purple non sulfur bacteria using Response Surface Methodology
2011 Fuel Cell & Hydrogen Energy (FCHE-2011)”, Washington D.C., USA, February 11-18, 2011 Optimization of initial substrate concentration and dry biomass concentration for higher yield of fermentative hydrogen production by Response Surface Methodology
2010 International conference on Biomedical Engineering and Assistive Technologies, BEATs-2010, NIT Jalandhar, December 17-19, 2010 Molecular Docking Study of Anticancer Drugs with Histone Deacetylase (HDAC)
2010 International conference on VIII AICLST, Kolkata, November 12-14, 2010 Removal of Cr (VI) by using pea nut shell as low Cost Bioadsorbent
2007 60th Annual Chemical Engineering Congress, CHEMCON, Kolkata, December 27-30, 2007, pp. 200 Microbial photofermentative hydrogen production by Rhodopseudomonas palustris DSM 123 in annular photobioreactor
2006 59th Annual Chemical Engineering Congress, CHEMCON, Bharuch, December 27-30, 2006, pp.04 Continuous biohydrogen production by immobilized PNS bacteria Rhodobacter sphaeroides O.U.001 in tubular photobioreactor
2006 59th Annual Chemical Engineering Congress, CHEMCON, Bharuch, December 27-30, 2006, pp.227 Liposomes in Drug Delivery
2006 International conference on Biofuel Vision 2015, Bikaner, October 13-15, 2006, pp. 110-111 Anaerobic reactors for biological treatment of organic wastes for production of biogas and biohydrogen
2005 58th Annual Chemical Engineering Congress, CHEMCON, IIT Delhi, December 14-17, 2005 Role of microorganisms in the production of Biogas and Biohydrogen- the Present Perspective
2005 2nd European H2 Energy Conference, Zaragoza, Spain, Nov 22-25, 2005, pp. 350 Photoproduction of H2 using Rhodobacter sphaeroides O.U.001, Rhodobacter capsulatus DSM 152 and Rhodospirillum rubrum NRRL B280

Book/Chapter Publications

Type Title Publisher Authors ISBN/ISSN No. Year
Edited the Book of Abstract Application of Biotechnology in Industry and Society (ABIS-2016) Excel India Publishers Joint Editors: Dr. NITAI BASAK and Dr. ASIM KUMAR JANA 978-93-85777-58-5 April 2016
Edited the Book of Abstract 2nd International Conference, in joint collaboration with University of Florence, Italy on “Application of Biotechnology in Industry and Society (ABIS-2019)” Excel India Publishers Joint Editors: Dr. NITAI BASAK and Dr. ASIM KUMAR JANA ISBN No.: 978-93-88237-93-2 2019
Chapter in Edited Book Anaerobic reactors for biological treatment of organic wastes for production of biogas and biohydrogen, Book: Biodiesel Production Technologies, Chapter 19 Pointer Publishers,Jaipur Editor: S.K.Mehla, Authors: Dr Nitai Basak and Dr Apurba Dey 8171325177 2007

Research Projects

Role Project Type Title Funding Agency From To Amount Status Co-Investigator
Co-Principal Investigator R & D Biological Degradation of chrome tanned shaving from tanning industry MHRD, Govt of India 02-07-2000 15-12-03 8.0 lakh Completed Dr S B S Mishra
Principal Investigator R&D, “Teachers Associateship for Research Excellence (TARE)” “Bioprospection of Lignocellulose-rich agricultural waste using oleaginous fungi for its potential in Bioenergy sector”, DST SERB Sponsored R&D Project, File number TAR/2022/000652, DST, SERB 06-10-2022 06-10-2025 15.0 lakh Ongoing ---

Events Organized

Category Type Title Venue From To Designation
MHRD sponsored Global Initiative on Academic Networks (GIAN) course International Biotechnology and Process Engineering for Biofuels Production Host Foreign Faculty from Italy, Prof. (Dr.) Roberto De Philippis, University of Florence and Prof. (Dr.) Debabrata Das, IIT Kharagpur, in Department of Biotechnology, NIT Jalandhar. 32 participants took part in this International Training course 16-05-2016 25-05-2016 Host Faculty and Course Coordinator
Conference National Application of Biotechnology for Industry and Society (ABIS 2016) TEQIP-II Sponsored, Department of Biotechnology, NIT Jalandhar, April 12-14, 2016. Around 90 participants, total 65 Papers were presented 12-04-2016 14-04-2016 Convener
Short Term Course National Advances on Industrial Biotechnology TEQIP-II Sponsored, Department of Biotechnology, NIT Jalandhar, November 30- December 04, 2015. More than 50 participants took part in this Short Term course 30-11-2015 04-12-2015 Course Coordinator
Conference International 65th Chemical Engineering Congress, CHEMCON 2012 65th CHEMCON, Dec. 2012, NITJ 27-12-2012 30-12-2012 Coordinator of Technical Sessions and Organizer
Conference National SCHEMCON 2008: Present and Future Trends in Process Industries SCHEMCON, Sept. 2008, NIT Jalandhar 26-09-2008 27-09-2008 Coordinator of Technical Sessions and Organizer
Workshop National National Technology Day: 2007 NIT Jalandhar 11-05-2007 11-05-2007 Coordinator
Workshop National Workshop on ‘Water Management’ NIT Jalandhar 19-09-2007 19-09-2007 Coordinator
Students Cultural Events National Literary & Debating Society, LADS, UTKANSH NIT Jalandhar, 2009-2013 2009 2013 Faculty-advisor
Students Technological Events National Society of Biotech Engineer and Researchers (SOBER): TECHNITi Events NIT Jalandhar 2007 2016 Faculty Coordinator
MOU signed with University of Florence, Italy International The Institute signed academic MoU for joint research collaboration and faculty/students exchange in "Biotechnology and Process Engineering for Biofuel Production" with University of Florence, Italy The M.O.U. was signed on 11th May 2018, by Prof. Luigi Dei, Rector of the University of Florence, Italy and Prof. Lalit Kumar Awasthi, Director, NIT Jalandhar and two coordinators: Prof. (Dr.) Roberto De Philippis (from University of Florence, Italy) and Associate Prof. (Dr.) Nitai Basak (from Dr. B.R.Ambedkar N.I.T.Jalandhar) signed as Witness of the M.O.U. 09-05-18 16-05-18 Faculty Coordinator, responsible for MOU signed
STC National “Advances in Enzyme and Bioprocess Engineering”, TEQIP-III Sponsored, More than 50 participants Department of Biotechnology, NIT Jalandhar 07-02-2019 11-02-2019 Coordinator
Industion Training Programme National “Induction Training Programme for 1st year Students”, TEQIP-III Sponsored, All the admitted B.Tech. 1st year students participated. NIT Jalandhar 02-08-2018 07-08-2018 Coordinator
14th Convocation of the Institute National 14th Convocation of the Institute Dr B R Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar 07-04-2019 07-04-2019 Coordinator
B.Tech. Admission National 2019 B.Tech New Asmission, under JOSAA/CSAB 2019 Dr B R Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar 28-06-2019 05-08-2019 Reporting Center In-Charge
M.Tech. Admission National 2019 M.Tech. New Admission under CCMT 2019 DR B R Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar 07-05-2019 26-07-2019 Reporting Center Deputy In-Charge and Help Center In-Charge
Conference in Joint Collaboration with University of Florence, Italy International “Application of Biotechnology for Industry and Society (ABIS 2019)” Dr B R Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar 14-11-19 16-11-19 Convener
15th Convocation of the Institute National 15th Convocation of the Institute Dr B R Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar 25-11-19 25-11-19 Coordinator
B.Tech admission 2020 National 2020 B.Tech New Admission, under JOSAA/CSAB 2020 Dr B R Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar 17-10-20 14-11-20 Reporting Center-in-charge
16th Convocation of the Institute National 16th Convocation of the Institute Dr B R Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar 27-12-20 27-12-20 Coordinator
Ministry of Education sponsored Global Initiative on Academic Networks (GIAN) course International “Biotechnology and Biovalorisation of Extremophiles”, February 20- March 01, 2023 Department of Biotechnology, NIT Jalandhar. Prof. Rajesh Sani, South Dakota School of Mine and Technology, USA was the Foreign Faculty. Prof. Subir Kundu, IIT BHU and Dr. Nitai Basak were the Indian Speakers for this GIAN Speakers. A total of 61 candidates participated in this GIAN programme. 20-02-2023 01-03-2023 Host Faculty and Course Coordinator

Professional Affilation

Designation Organization
Member International Association of Hydrogen Energy” (IAHE), USA, since June 2012
Member American Chemical Society” (ACS), USA, since January 2011
Member Asian Forum of Biotechnology” (AFOB), Japan, since January 2013
Life Member International Association of Engineers” (IAENG), LM 63588 Hong Kong, since July 2007
Life Member Indian Chemical Engineering Association” (IIChE), LM 27333, Kolkata, since June 2005
Life Member Indian Association for Cultivation of Science” (IACS), Kolkata, since July 2000
Life Member Indian Society of Technical Education (ISTE), LM 28761, New Delhi, since January 2001
Life Member Indian Leather Technologists Association” (ILTA), LM 399, since January 1998
Reviewer Bioprocess and Biosystem Engineering, SpringerLink, February 2016
Reviewer Energy and Management, Elsevier, May 2015
Reviewer Fuel, American Chemical Society, April 2015
Reviewer Biomass and Bioenergy, Elsevier, ISSN: 0961-9534, since June 2011
Reviewer Process Biochemistry, Elsevier, ISSN: 1359-5113, since June 2011
Reviewer Bioresource Technology, Elsevier, ISSN: 0960-8524, since September 2008
Reviewer International J of Hydrogen Energy, Elsevier, ISSN:0360-3199, since Sept. 2008
Reviewer Environmental Science and Technology, American Chemical Society, Sept. 2009
Reviewer International J. of Environment and Waste Management, Interscience, Oct. 2009
Associate Editor J.of Indian Leather Technologists Association, ISBN: 0019-5738, 2002-2008
Life Fellow, F-1229755 Institute of Engineers, India (IEI), F-1229755
Member of Editorial Board American Journal of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, June 2022 onwards
Member of Editorial Board and Review Editor Frontiers in Microbiology, June 2022 onwards

PhD Supervised

Scholar Name Research Topic Status Year Co-Supervisor
Deepika Umrao Bioprocess Engineering and Environmental Biotechnology Continuing since January 2023 2023 Nil
Gaganpreet Kaur Thermophilic anaerobic consortium enrichment for enhanced Biogas /biomethane production Continuing since September 2021 2021 Dr Sachin Kumar
Shilpa Studies on isolation and characterization of microbes for efficient plastic degradation Continuing since August 2018 2018 Dr S S Meena
Satya Ranjan Das Studies on biohydrogen production from starch as suitable substrate by dark and photo fermentation PhD Thesis Awarded 24th March 2023 2017 Nil
Raman Rao Biohydrogen production from cheese whey wastewater by dark and photo fermentation PhD Thesis Awarded 24th September 2021 2015 Nil

PG Dissertation Guided

Student Name Dissertation Title Status Year Co-Supervisor
Rakshita Mehta Bioprocess Engineering and Environmental Biotechnology Continuing from August 2022 2022-2024 Nil
Nitish Kumar Prajapati Study of MICP (Microbial Induced Calcite Precipitation) Technique in the aspect of Geotechnical Engineering, Continuing from August 2021 2021-23 Prof. Arvind Agnihotri
Devu P Fermentative biohydrogen production from vegetable wastes Continuing from August 2021 2021-2023 Nil
Atmaja T Shinde Fermentative biohydrogen production from fruit wastes Continuing from August 2021 2021-2023 Nil
Varsha J Dark fermentative biohydrogen production from rice starch by utilization of pure and co-cultures of Enterobacter aerogenes MTCC 2822 and Clostridium acetobutylicum MTCC 11274 Completed September 2022 2020-2022 Nil
Nistha Thakur Studies of inhibitors against uptake hydrogenase present in Rhodobacter sphaeroides O.U.001 for enhanced biohydrogen production Completed September 2021 2019-2021 Nil
Nidhi Arya Studies on production of Bioplastics composites from various waste materials Completed September 2021 2019-2021 Nil
Shweta Kalia Studies on enhancement of production and catalytic properties of extracellular alkaline lipase Using Aspergillus fumigatus Completed August 2016 2014-2016 Dr N K Srivastava

Patents

Name Reg./Ref. No. Date of Award/Filling Organization Status

Admin. Responsiblities

Position Held Organization From To
Head, Department of Biotechnology Dr B R Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar 11-12-2014 31-01-2015
Head, Department of Biotechnology Dr B R Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar 06-09-2016 19-04-2017
Assistant Proctor, Proctorial Cell of Institute Dr B R Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar March 2006 March 2008
Asst. Proctor, Proctorial Cell NIT Jalandhar Jan 2011 Aug 2014
Member Secretary, Board of Studies, Deptt. of Biotechnology Dr B R Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar July 2008 Till date
Faculty-advisor, Literary & Debating Society, LADS, UTKANSH 2009-2013 Dr B R Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar July 2009 July 2013
Associate Dean, Faculty Welfare Dr B R AMbedkar NIT Jalandhar 09-02-2018 23-01-2019
Faculty Coordinator, Music and Dramatic Club Dr B R Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar 06-09-2016 08-03-2017
Coordinator, “Induction Programme for the 1st year students” Dr B R Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar 06-09-2017 Till date
Member: Institute Library Committee Dr B R Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar 06-09-2012 23-01-2019
Assistant Public Information Officer Dr B R Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar 06-12-2006 30-11-2010
Associate Dean Academic, UG Dr B R Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar 24-01-2019 05-02-2021
Faculty Coordinator, Institute National Depository Dr B R Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar 24-01-2019 05-02-2021
Head of the Department, Biotechnology Dr B R Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar 05-02-2021 Till date

Award and Honours

Title Activity Given by Year
Sponsored Foreign Visit to Florence, Italy and Ecole Central De Lily, France For signing the MOU with University of Florence, Italy for joint research Collaboration Professional Development Allowance, MHRD, NIT Jalandhar 2018
Sponsored Foreign Visit to Toronto, Canada For presenting research paper in the International Conference Professional Development Allowance, MHRD, NIT Jalandhar 2012
Sponsored Foreign Visit to Washington DC, USA For presenting research paper in the International Conference Professional Development Allowance, MHRD, NIT Jalandhar 2011
Sponsored Foreign Visit to San Francisco, USA For presenting research paper in the International Conference Under TEQIP-I World Bank Project 2007
Sponsored Foreign Visit to Zaragoza, Spain For presenting research paper in the International Conference Under TEQIP-I World Bank Project 2005
National Scholarship for Ranked 90 in board Class X Examination Madhyamik Pariksha 1990 MHRD, Govt. of India 1990-1997