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Curriculum Vitae Dr.S.Venkata Mohan Principal Scientist Bioengineering and Environmental Sciences (BEES) CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT) Hyderabad- 500 007, India Tel: 0091-40-27191765; Mobile: 09849306934 E-mail: vmohan_s@yahoo.com; svmohan@iict.res.in Website: http://www.iictindia.org/staffprofiles/staffProfile.aspx?emp_id=iict1522

Date of Birth : 1st July, 1970 Education PDF (as AvH Fellow) 2001-02 Technical University of Munich, Germany Ph.D. ( Environmental Engineering) 1998 Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati M.Tech. (Environmental Engineering) 1993 Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati B.Tech. (Civil Engineering) 1991 Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati Work Experience Scientist B CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical

Technology, Hyderabad Oct, 1998- Sept, 2003

Alexander von Humboldt Fellow (AvH Fellowship)

Technical University of Munich, Germany

May, 2001-April, 2002

Scientist C CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad

Oct, 2003- Sept, 2007

Visiting Professor Kyoto University, Japan Sep, 2005 to Dec, 2005 Scientist EI (Senior Scientist) CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical

Technology, Hyderabad Oct, 2007- Sep 2010

Principal Scientist CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad

Oct, 2010- till date

Awards 1. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar (SSB) Prize for Science and Technology in Engineering Sciences (2014) 2. National Bioscience Award-2012, Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India 3. ProSPER.NET-Scopus Young Researcher Award in Sustainable Development for year 2010 in

Energy Category by United Nations University, M/S Elsevier and International Bureau of the BMBF, Germany (First Indian to be conferred with the award which is given annually to young researchers based in the Asia-Pacific region to recognize their work in sustainable development).

4. NASI-Scopus Young Scientist Award in Earth, Oceanographic & Environmental Sciences for year 2010 by The National Academy of Sciences, India and M/S Elsevier.

5. Visiting Professorship, Research Center for Environmental Quality Management (RCEQM), Kyoto University, Otsu, Japan, 2005.

6. The Nawab Zain Yar Jung Bahadur Memorial Prize for the year 1994-95 by The Institution of Engineers (India).

7. The Best Paper Prize for the year 1998 for the research article published in Journal of IWWA from The Indian Water Works Association.

8. Outstanding Reviewer Award for five consecutive years 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 from Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK

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9. Roll of Honour award for the year 2010 by CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology 10. Gaurav Sanman for the year 2010 by CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology. 11. The Best Performance Award 2013 for significant contribution in achieving the individual impact

factor by CSIR-IICT. 12. The Best Performance Award 2012 for significant contribution in achieving the individual impact

factor by CSIR-IICT. 13. The Best Performance Award 2011 for significant contribution in achieving the individual impact

factor by CSIR-IICT. 14. Special Appreciation Awards-2011 as member of Team which made significant overall research

contribution by CSIR-IICT 15. The Best Performance Award-2009 for significant contribution in achieving the individual impact

factor by CSIR-IICT. 16. Special Appreciation Award 2008 for significant contributions in research by Indian Institution of

Chemical Technology on occasion of Foundation Day Celebrations, 5th August 2009. 17. The Best Performance Award 2000-2001 for completion of projects and productivity by IICT Fellowship of academic societies 1. Fellow- Indian National Academy of Engineering (FINAE) (Elected, 1st Jan 2015) 2. Fellow- Andhra Pradesh/Telengana Akademi of Sciences (FAPAS/FTAS) (elected on 24th Dec 2011) 3. Fellow- International Society for Energy, Environment and Sustainability (FISEES) (Elected on 21st Dec

2015) 4. Fellow- Association for Biotechnology and Pharmacy (FABAP) (Elected on 14th December 2015) 5. Fellow- The Institution of Engineers (India) (FIEI) (F-118684-8) (elected on 03-04-2014) 6. Fellow- The Biotech Research Society of India (FBRSI) (LM 870) (elected on 12-11-2010) 7. Fellow- Alexander Von Humboldt Foundation (AvH), Germany (2001) 8. Full Member - The Institute of Advanced Studies on Sustainability, Institute of the European

Academy of Sciences and Arts, Germany (2009) Honors/Professional Recognitions 1. Vice-President (Elected), Board of Governors and Management Council, The Biotech Research

Society of India (BRSI) (2015- ) 2. Adjunct Professor, Ponnaiyah Ramajayam Institute of Science and Technology University, Thanjavur

(2012- ) 3. Member of important committees

Earth and environmental Sciences Research Committee on Disaster Preparedness, HRD-CSIR, Government of India (2015-18)

Committee to explore and assess the techno-economic feasibility of implementation of Zero Liquid Discharge in Pulp & Paper Mills operating in Ganga River Basin, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) (2015).

Indian Government delegation to Sweden to formulate a joint call between India and Sweden on biofuels, 19th-22rd August 2014.

Review Commitee, Centre of Environment, IIT Guwahati (2014).

University Research Board, PRIST University, Thanjavur (2012-).

International Expert Group on Earth System Preservation has prepared a report on Sustainable systems in the post-2015 development agenda: Keeping societies, economies and ecosystems resilient through The Institute of Advanced Studies on Sustainability, Institute of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, Germany (Oct 2013)

Strategic Research Agenda on bio-based economy in EU and India, A report produced within the framework of the project SAHYOG (Strengthening Networking on Biomass Research and Biowaste

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Conversion Biotechnology for Europe India Integration, http://www.sahyog-europa-india.eu/images/SAHYOG-Strategic_Research_Agenda-Final.pdf)

3. Member, Board of Studies

Environmental Science and Technology (EST), Jawaharlala Nehru Technological University (JNTUH), Hyderabad (2012- )

Environmental Sciences, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati (2006-2012)

Biotechnology, KL University, Guntur (2009- 2011).

Integrated Five years Science Programe, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati (2006-2009) 4. Board of Governors

Member (elected 2011-13, 2013-15, 2015- ), The Biotech Research Society of India (BRSI)

Member (elected 2016- ), International Society for Energy, Environment and Sustainability 5. Placed in second position in Environmental Science and Chemical Engineering: Among the top 10

authors 2002-2014). Report prepared by NSTMIS for DST, Ministry of Science and Technology (December 2015) (http://www.nstmis-dst.org/PDF/Elsevier.pdf).

6. Listed as one of the Top Researchers in 100+ list (in Environmental Science, India) published by Carrer 360 Magazine, March 2014 issue.

7. Interview in media TV Channel

Interview with Eureka Programme-Eureka with Venkata Mohan, Rajya Sabha TV in collaboration with CSIR-NISCAIR (1st August 2015) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDAqw_-MpiU).

News Papers

The Hindu on the research activities and presented as article Bio-energy and bio-plastics produced by novel methods, 6th June 2013 (http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/bioenergy-and-bioplastics-produced-by-novel-methods/article4785072.ece).

Enadu Daily on the research activities, 27th March 2013.

Deccan Chronicle daily under Spotlight and presented as The energy man, 26th March 2013. 13. Prepared a Concept note/Report on Status of Biofuel Cell Research in India and Scope for Funding

Opportunity in the Context of Future Perspectives prepared for Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India (Sept, 2015)

Editorial Assignments 1. Editor (Subject), Journal of Energy, Hindawi (2012-) 2. Associate Editor

Frontiers in Environmental Science (Wastewater Management specialty section) (2015- )

Frontiers in Bioenergy and Biofuels- Bioengineering and Biotechnology specialty section and Energy Research specialty section (2015- )

3. Guest Editor Special Issue on Microbial Fuel cell, Bioresource Technology (Vol 195, Page 1-288; Nov.,

2015; Pages 1-288)

Special Issue on Waste Biorefinery, Bioresource Technology (Vole 215, September 2016, Page 1-396)

4. Editorial Board Member

Bioresource Technology (2015- )

Journal of Telengana State Akademi of Sciences (TSAS)- Engineering Sciences (2015- )

International Journal of Energy and Environmental Sustainability (2015- )

The Open Waste Management Journal published by Bentham Science Publishers (2008- )

The Open Biotechnology Journal published by Bentham Science Publishers (2007- )

Dataset Papers in Atmospheric Sciences, Hindawi Publishing Corporation (2012-)

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The Advances in Energy Research, An International Journal (ERi), KIST (2013- )

JUET Research Journal, India (2013- ) 5. Consulting Editor- Biotech Express (2016- ) 6. Editorial Board, International Society of Microbiology and Technology (ISMET) (2015-)

Research area: Environmental Bioengineering

Advanced and integrated remediation methods for treating wastewater/soil/solid waste

Waste-Energy-Climate Nexus

Waste Biorefinery and circular bioeconomy

Biobased products from waste (resource recovery)- Acidogenesis, Bioelectrogenesis, Photosynthesis and integrated approaches

Microbial electrochemical Technologies

Environmental Sustainability studies Research Publications/Patents/Book chapters Summary (please see a complete list at the end)

Research papers published in Journals : 284*

Cover page articles : 7

Chapters contributed for books : 31

Review articles : 14

Article in periodicals (popular) : 9

Articles published in Conference Proceedings : 270

Patents : 9

Co-editor (Guest) of special issues of Journals : 3 *Citation Analysis

H-index of 51, with over 8932 citations [Ref. Google Scholar, June 2016].

Citations per year: 1618 in the year 2015 [Ref. Google Scholar]. Sequence Data Submitted to EMBL-GenBank

Culture isolation (1500 bp) : 22

Culture isolation (photosynthetic bacteria) (850 bp) : 5

Culture isolation (algae) (450 bp) : 1

DGGE (180 bp) : 258

Reorganization to Papers Published in Journals J Hazardous Materials, 2002, 90(2), 189-204 received citations in top 1% within its field and is considered

as highly influential which is making significant impact in the field of study according to Essential Science Indicators, Thomson Scientific

Water Research, 41 (2007), 2652-2664 listed as one of the Top-25 most cited article from 2007-2011

Applied Energy, 93 (2012), 31-37 listed as most downloaded articles from 1 to 31 May 2012

Renewable Energy, 43 (2012), 276-283 listed as most downloaded articles in the last 90 days, 30th June 2012

Enzyme and Microbial Technology, 41(4) (2007), 506-515 listed as most cited articles published since 2007

Renewable Energy, 43 (2012), 276-283 listed at 22nd place among Top 25 Hottest articles during July-September, 2008

Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 24 (2008) 41-47 listed at 24th place among Top 25 Hottest articles during July-September, 2008.

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Biochemical Engineering Journal, 39 (2008) 121-130 listed at 16th place among Top 25 Hottest articles during Jan-March, 2008.

Biochemical Engineering Journal, 39 (2008) 121-130 listed at 2nd place among Top 25 Hottest articles during April-June, 2008.

Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 23 (2008) 1326-1332 listed at 23th place among Top 25 Hottest articles during April-June, 2008.

Bioresource Technology, 99 (2008) 596-603 listed at 25th place among Top 25 Hottest articles during Oct-Dec 207.

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 68 (2007) 252262 listed at 23rd place among Top 25 Hottest articles during Jan-March, 2008.

Biochemical Engineering Journal, 24 (2005) 17-26 listed at 24th place among Top 25 Hottest articles during Aug-Sept, 2005.

Biochemical Engineering Journal, 24 (2005) 17-26 listed at 6th place among Top 25 Hottest articles during April-June, 2005.

Journal Cover Pages

1. Bioresource Technology. 189, (2015) 177-189 2. Bioresource Technology. 165, (2014) 241-249 (Special Issue : on Challenges on Environemntal

Science and Engineering (CSE-2013)) 3. Bioresource Technology. 158, (2014) 336-342 4. Bioresource Technology, 109 (2012) 46-56 (Special Issue on Innovative Researches on Algal

Biomass) 5. Bioresource Technology, 102 (2011) 84578465 (Special Issue on Biofuels-III: Biohydrogen) 6. Bioresource Technology, 102 (2011) 9532-9541 7. Bioresource Technology, 102 (2011) 70777085

Research Quoted in Media/Reports

1. Listed as one of the top Research in 100+ list by Carrer 360 Magazine, March 2014 issue. 2. Work on biohydrogen was reported in Science Scroll as Bio-hydrogen produced from

wastewater, industrial effluents 25th July 2012, The Hindu daily. 3. Article Awarding young scientists work in sustainable development in Our World 2.0 on winners

of the 2010 ProSPER.Net-Scopus Young Researcher Awards (http://ourworld.unu.edu/en/young-scientists-awarded-for-their-sustainable-development-work/).

4. A podcast interview by United Nations University (http://www.ias.unu.edu/sub_page.aspx? catID=159&ddlID=1322).

5. Work on Microbial fuel cell was quoted under Research Highlights in Nature India online edition under microbial cells to fuel the future published on 28th April 2008, doi:10.1038/nindia.2008.188.

6. Work on Microbial fuel cell was reported IICT develops technology to generate power from wastewater in The Hindu daily, Hyderabad Edition on 5th August 2008.

7. Article on IICT open day 2008.on bioelectricity and hydrogen production technologies demonstration was reported in The Times of India daily, August 4, 2008.

8. Article on IICT open day 2008.on bioelectricity and hydrogen production technologies demonstration was reported in The Hindu daily, August 4, 2008.

9. Work on Microbial fuel cell was reported in Know how section, The Telegraph daily, Kolkata Edition, Monday, July 16, 2007 as news item Making electricity from waste

10. IICT to setup quality control lab on Biohydrogen and fuel cell technology, regarding IICT Open day-2007, The Hindu, Hyderabad Edition, Saturday, August 4, 2007.

11. Article on IICT open day- 2007.on hydrogen and fuel cell technology, Eenadu daily, Saturday, August 4, 2007.

12. Article on Open day IICT-2005.on biohydrogen from wastewater, Eenadu daily, Saturday, August 5, 2007

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Process development/full scale/pilot scale 1. Technology for biohydrogen production from wastewater (pilot plant with 10 m3 capacity) (MNRE,

Government of India) 2. Zero Discharge Effluent treatment design for wastewater streams, M/S GACL, Vadodara 3. Designed and executed full scale anaerobic suspended film up flow reactor (110 m3) for treating

chemical based wastewater, M/S Gland Chemical Ltd., Hyderabad. 4. Fatty acid and Biohydrogen production from spent wash. M/S Lakshmi Organic India Ltd.,

Chimangaon, Satara (Dist), Maharastra 5. Developed a process to treat bulk drug effluent employing anaerobic fixed film reactor, M/S NATCO

Industries, Kothur. 6. Development of methodology to identify mercury contamination in environmental matrix and

established a process for safe disposal of mercury contaminated soil, M/S Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB), Hyderabad.

7. Designed and executed pilot scale anaerobic biofilm reactor facility (2.5 m3) for treating bulk drug effluents (DSIR- PATSER Program, Government of India).

8. Process developed for the treatment of hypersaline wastewater treatment at 3.5% of TDS levels and demonstrated at Pilot scale (0.2 m3), M/S Jeedimetla Effluent Treatment Limited (JETL), Hyderabad.

9. Laboratory and pilot plant studies (2 m3) for the composite chemical wastewater treatment using UASB and ASP for CETP application, M/S Bulk Drug Association (BDA), Hyderabad.

10. Demonstration of alcohol production using yeast based crystals at a scale of 100/1000 liters, M/S Gauri Industries Ltd., Gauribidanoor.

Details of Industrial/Consultancy/Grant-in-Aid Projects a. Industrial Projects 1. Carrying capacity based strategic planning for sustainable industrial development of Visakhapatnam

region based on water (surface) and soil quality. Environmental Protection and Training Research Institute (EPTRI), Government of Andhra Pradesh.

2. Review of effluent standards and development of emission standards for basic organic chemical manufacturing industry, M/s Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), New Delhi.

3. Evaluation of environmental status of textile unit based on wastewater characterization, quantification and ETP performance, M/s Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB).

4. Performance evaluation of effluent treatment plant (ETP), Sugar Unit III, Bhimadole, M/s The Andhra Sugars Ltd.

5. Environmental performance evaluation studies for Unit 1 and 2, M/S UNI-SANKYO, Hyderabad. 6. Environmental performance evaluation studies, M/S Vazir Sultan Tobacco Industries Ltd.,

Hyderabad 7. Rapid environmental impact (EIA) study for Hazardous waste secured landfill facility, M/S The

Andhra Sugars Ltd., Kovvur. 8. Rapid environmental impact (EIA) studies for LPG bottling plant at Nagpur, Pune and Goa. 9. Development of methodology for estimation mercury in brine sludge, M/S The Andhra Sugars Ltd.,

Saggonda and Kovvur, M/S Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) 10. Environmental Auditing for M/S Rallis Chemical Ltd., Hyderabad and M/S UNI-SANKYO, Hyderabad. 11. Rapid environmental impact (EIA) study for process conversion from mercury based to membrane

based technology, M/S The Andhra Sugars Ltd., Kovvur 12. Rapid environmental impact (EIA) study for Black oil terminal plant at Paradeep, M/S Bharat

Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) 13. Technical report on Strategic Research Agenda supporting the Roadmap for biofuel production in

India and EU SAHYOG Project Grant agreement no: 289615, EU-DBT Project (2014) (Prepared by in collaboration with Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA), Italy, TERI, ARTI, Deutsches Zentrum fr Luft - und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR),

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Germany, GB Pant University of Agriculture & Technology Pantnagar, JNU, National Technical University of Athens, Greece, Netherlands Enterprise Agency Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation, The Netherlands, Tezpur University, Vlaamse Instelling voor Technologisch Onderzoek (VITO), Belgium, Wageningen University & Research Centre Food & Biobased Research, The Netherlands, WIP Renewable Energies, Germany)

b. Research Grants Presently in operation 1. Valorization of waste to carboxylic acids by integrated aciodgenic fermentation process using

biorefinery approach. Department of Biotechnology (2016-19) (49.45 lakhs) 2. Development of sustainable water treatment system based on Microbial Desalination Process for

Salt Removal. Technology Development Programme (SERI/WTI), Department of Science and Technology, Government of Indian (2016-19) (41.35 Lakhs).

3. Bio-e-MAT project-Low-Cost and Efficient MFC Materials for Bioelectricity Production from Waste Materials (INDIGO-DST2-036). New INDIGO (Energy- New Energy Materials and Smart Grids) (collaborating with Temper University, Finland; IIT-Delhii; Yildiz Technical University, Turkey) ( (2014-17) (34.714 lakhs)

4. National Mission Mode Project on Hydrogen Production through Biological Routes, New Technology Group, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India (2010-2016) (107 lakhs).

5. Dr.K.Arunasri, DBT- Biocare Programe. Exploring the microbial diversity and hydrogenase activities in microbial electrogenic cell (MEC) for enhanced biohydrogen production from wastewater, DBT-Biocare (Co-investigator) (2014-17) (Co-PI)

6. Development of bio-electrochemical treatment (BET) process for enhanced treatment of wastewater in association with bioelectricity generation. National Bioscience Award for Carrier Development-2012, DBT (2013-16) (9 lakhs).

7. Nodal and coordinating lab for project Development of Sustainable Waste Management Technologies for Chemical and Allied industries (SETCA)-CSC-0113, (Under Chemical Sciences Cluster) CSIR 12th Five Year Plan Project (2012-17).

8. Centre for Excellence: Waste Utilization & Management (WUM) ESC0108 (under 'Engineering Sciences Cluster, CSIR 12th Five Year Plan Project (CSIR-NEERI)) (2012-17).

9. Photo-biological process to produce bioenergy through carbon sequestration and wastewater utilization-Biomass to Energy (BioEn)-CSC-0116 (Under Chemical Sciences Cluster, CSIR 12th Five Year Plan Project (2012-17))

Completed 10. Strengthening Networking on Biomass Research and Biowaste Conversion- Biotechnology for Europe

- India Integration (SAHYOG)-EU-FP7-KBBE and DBT project (2012-15). 11. Development of Solar Powered Microbial Fuel Cell (Photo MFC) for Integration with Photo

Fermentative Biohydrogen Production for Bioelectricity Generation (collaborating with IIT-Guwahati and TERI, New Delhi). DBT-Twining Project (GAP-0457).

12. Application of periodic discontinuous batch operation to enhance treatment efficiency of dye containing wastewater, Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India (2010-13)

13. Harnessing of sustainable energy (bioelectricity) from industrial wastewater using microbial fuel cell (MFC), Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India (2007-2010).

14. Biohydrogen production by anaerobic fermentation using industrial wastewater. Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India (2004-2007)

15. Heterogeneous water phase catalysis and oxides surface for bioremediation of low biodegradable industrial wastewaters, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in collaboration with JNTU, Hyderabad (2007-2010).

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16. Development of Methods of removal of Arsenic from Industrial Effluents by bio-sorption and species alteration. sponsored by MHRD (collaboration with NIT Warangal) (2003-2006)

17. CSIR 10th Five Year Plan Project (2002-07) on Industrial Waste Minimization (CSIR-NEERI) 18. Development of anaerobic fixed film reactor for treatment of bulk drug effluents. Department of

Scientific and Industrial Research, Government of India (2001-2004). Societal Relevant Research 1. Development of methodology for identification mercury contamination and process development

for safe disposal of mercury bound soil. M/s Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB). 2. Estimation of fluoride in Prakashm District, Andhra Pradesh in environmental matrix based on

seasonal variation and established fluoride flow in water-soil-food chain 3. Development of low cost treatment methods for fluoride removal from water 4. Monitoring of endocroine disruptive estrogenes in water bodies of Hyderabad and development of

specific treatment methodlogy for selective treatment of low concentrated estorgens. Visiting Scientists worked in research group 1. Dr Venkata Y Nacharaya, Marie Curie Fellow worked on Bioelectrochemical Sytem of metal recovery

(September 2015) 2. Dr. Neelam Srivastava, Associate Professor, Banaras Hindu University , INSA Visiting Fellowship on

Studies on low-cost proton exchange membranes for biofuel cell application (Dec 2014 to Jan 2015).

Women Scientist/Post-doctoral Fellows

1. Dr G.Velvizhi. Scentist (CSIR Pool Officer) (2016), CSIR-RA (2015-16 ) 2. Dr Arunasri, DBT-Biocare Scientist (2013- ). 3. Dr G.Velvizhi. CSIR-Research Assoictae (2013-15) 4. Dr M Purushotam Reddy (2013)

Research Students Guidance

PhD Awarded : 19 (6 co-supervised)

PhD (work in the progress) : 5

M Phil Awarded : 2

Post Graduate Students (M.Tech/MSc (Tech)/B.Tech/MSc) : 115

PDF Fellows : 2

Senior Research Fellows : 17

Project Assistances : 19 Doctoral Fellows (PhDs) 1. M.Prathima Devi. (2015). Microalgae Catalysed Lipogenesis for Biodiesel Production from Waste

Remediation. Faculty of Biology, AcSIR. 2. Rashmi Chandra. (2015). Strategic regulation of photosynthetic machinery towards diverse

bioenergy generation routes. Faculty of Biology, AcSIR. 3. Manu Agarwal. (2014). An Investigation on the Pyrolysis of Municipal Solid Waste. Faculty of Applied

Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia 4. M.Lenin Babu. (2014). Biocatalyzed electrochemical systems for biohydrogen and bioelectricity

production from wastewater treatment. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad (Joint Supervisor)

5. G.Venkata Subhash. (2014). Harnessing bioenergy from waste: potential of eukaryotic and prokaryotic microorganisms. Faculty of Biology, AcSIR.

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6. K.Chandrasekhar. (2014). Development of novel bio-electrocatalyzed process to enhance waste remediation with simultaneous energy generation. Faculty of Biology, AcSIR.

7. R.Kannaiah Goud. 2014. Strategies to regulate the functional activity of biocatalyst towards bioenergy generation through dark-fermentation: Microbial inventory towards process understanding. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad

8. M.Venkateswara Reddy. 2014. Production of bioplastics as polyhydroxyalkanoates from waste remediation: Regulating microbial metabolism towards process enhancement. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad (Joint Supervisor)

9. S.Srikanth. 2014. Strategies to enhance biohydrogenesis and bioelectrogenesis by regulating microbial fermentation and respiration processes. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad

10. G.Velvizhi. 2014. Hybrid membrane-less microbial fuel cell: Bioelectrochemical system to harness bioelectricity from pharmaceutical wastewater treatment. Faculty of Civil Engineering. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad

11. B.Purushotham Reddy. 2012. Evaluation of free radical, apoptosis and angiogenesis activity of Luffa Acutangula, chrysene and its metabolites. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad.

12. G.Mohanakrishna. 2012. Integrated bioprocessing for renewable and sustainable energy generation through waste remediation: biohydrogen and bioelectricity. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad.

13. A.Kiran Kumar. 2011. Endocrine disrupting estrogens: Incidence in the water bodies of Hyderabad and evaluation of advanced treatment methodologies. Osmani University, Hyderabad.

14. S.Veer Raghavulu. 2010. Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC): Development for Bioelectricity Production through Anaerobic Fermentation and Bioprocess Evaluation. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad (Co-Supervisor).

15. D.Prassana. 2010. Bioremediation of polyaromatic hydrocarbons by slurry phase bioreactor. Osmania University, Hyderabad (Co-Supervisor).

16. V.Lalit Babu. 2010. Harnessing of renewable green energy in the form of biohydrogen and bioelectricity by anaerobic treatment of dairy wastewater. Osmania University, Hyderabad.

17. Y.V.Bhaskar. 2009. Studies on bioremediation and simultaneous hydrogen generation from industrial wastewater by anaerobic process. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad (Co-Supervisor).

18. S.V.Ramanaiah. 2006. Monitoring of fluoride in flurosis affected areas of Praksham district in Andhra Pradesh and Biosorption studies for remediation. Osmania University, Hyderabad (Co-Supervisor).

19. N.Chandrasekhara Rao. 2005. Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR) technology for the treatment of complex chemical wastewater. National Institute of Technology (NIT), Warangal.

M.Phils Awarded 1. R.Hema Krishna. 2005. Biohydrogen production from industrial wastewater through anaerobic

process in periodic discontinuous suspended growth reactor. M.Phil (Environmental Sciences), Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur.

2. CH.Suneetha. 2005. Mutation and chemical treatment strategy to enhance hydrogen production through anaerobic fermentation. M Phil (Biotechnology), Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli.

Recognized Research Supervisor/Guide for Ph.D

Academic of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR)

Osmania University, Hyderabad

Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), Melbourne, Australia

Andhra University, Vishakapatnam (Civil Engineering)

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Research Collaborations

As Member in International Expert Group on Earth System Preservation has prepared a report on Sustainable systems in the post-2015 development agenda: Keeping societies, economies and ecosystems resilient through The Institute of Advanced Studies on Sustainability, Institute of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, Germany (2013)

Prof.P.A.Wilderers (recipient of Stockholm Water Prize-2003) Research group at Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany on Functional role of horizontal gene transfer during bioaugmentation application in sequencing batch biofilm reactor treating xenobiotic pollutants.

As Visiting Professor with Prof.Y.Shimizu at Research Center for Environmental Quality Management (RCEQM), Kyoto University, Otsu, Japan involved in bioremediation of oil contaminated soil studies

Prof.J.Tardio, RMIT, Australia-Biohydrogen production from municipal waste through thermo-chemical stabilization under the frame work of IICT-RMIT Joint PhD Supervision

Prof.Martina Hausner, Ryerson University, Canada- Biofilm role on microbial fuel cell

Dr.E.Marsili, Dublin City University, Ireland-Bioelectrochemical systems for energy generation

Dr.D.Pant, The Flemish Institute for Scientific Research (VITO), Belgium- Bioelectro synthesis of value added products in bio-electrochemical system under Indo-Belgium exchange programme

Dr.Neeta Sharma (Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA), Italy), Prof.D Ludo (VITO, Belgium), Dr.R.Bakker (Wageningen University, Netherlands), Dr.D.Merk (International Bureau of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research at the Project Management Agency, Germany), Prof. E.Koukios (National Technical University of Athens, Greece), Dr.K.Kwant (Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation, The Netherlands), Dr.R.Janssen (WIP-Renewable Energies, Germany) as part of EU-FP7-KBBE and DBT project on Strengthening Networking on Biomass Research and Biowaste Conversion- Biotechnology for Europe-India Integration (SAHYOG).

Prof Jaakko Puhakka, Temper University, Finland and Prof Bestamin Ozkaya,Yildiz Technical University, Turkey on Bio-e-MAT project - Low-Cost and Efficient MFC Materials for Bioelectricity Production from Waste Materials (NEW INDIGO-DST).

In India: IIT-Kharagpur, TERI, New Delhi; IIT-Delhi; Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar; CSIR-IIP, Deharadun; University of Hyderabad (UoH); CSIR-NEERI, Nagpur; CSIR-CLRI, Chennai; CSIR-CECRI, Karikudi; Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Banaras; Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati; EPTRI, Hyderabad; Allahabad University, Allahabad, GB Pant University, Patnagar; Appropriate Rural Technology institute (ARTI), Pune; JNU, Delhi; Tezpur University, Assam; JNTUH, IIT-Guwahati

Invited Lectures/chaired Sessions/Member-Panel discussions 1. Invited Lecture on Bio-refining of Waste to Energy and Materials. School of Engineering Sciences & Technology,

University of Hyderabad, 5th August 2016 2. Invited Talk on Bio-refining of Waste for Biobased Products, BRSI meeting, CSIR-NIIST, Trivandrum, 23

rd July 2016.

3. Lecture on Waste Biorefinery: Sustainable Platform for Biobased Products. UGC-HRD refresher course, University of Hyderabad, 19

th July 2016.

4. Invited Lecture on Waste to Biobased Products: Transition Towards Environmental Sustainability, Refresher couce for Lectureres, VJIT, Hyderabad, 16

th July 2016

5. Interactive Talk on Biorefinery of Waste: Waste Remediation with Resource Recovery. 32nd

Scientist Induction Training Programme, CSIR-HRD, Ghaziabad, 12

th July 2016 (via video conferencing).

6. Invited Lecture on Biorefinery of Waste: Unraveling Potential for Biobased Products, GIAN Program on Biofuel Engineering. JNTUH, 13

th July 2016.

7. Invited Talk on Waste to Biobased Products: Transition towards Environmental Sustainability, Faculty Development Program (FDP) on Envirochemistry in day to day life, VJIT, 16

th July 2016.

8. Invited lecture on Waste Biorefinery: Unraveling Potential for Valorization of Biobased Products, Two day national workshop on innovations on waste treatment technology to generate bioenergy, Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, 6

th April 2016.

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9. Inaugural Talk on Waste Biomining: Biorefinery Strategy for Sustainable Development. National Conference on Green Technologies for Energy Management. Mohamed Sathak Engineering College, Kilakarai, 30

th March 2016.

10. Invited Talk. Waste to wealth: A frugal innovation for Sustainable Bioteconomy, Biofest 2016 organized of IIT Madras, 5

th March 2016.

11. Chief Guest and Key note Lecture on Sustainable Waste Biorefinery Towards Biofuels and Biobased Products, in Contemporary Trends in Bioenergy and Green Technology: Challenges and Opportunities, Kamaraj College of Engineering and Technology, Virudhunagar, 25

th Feburary 2016.

12. Plenary Lecture on Waste to Wealth: Biorefinery Towards Sustainable Bioeconomy, National Seminar on Science & Technology for Indigenous Development in India, Organized by The Indain Science Congress Association (Hyderabad Chapter) and Raja Bahadur Venkata Rama Reddy Womens College, Hyderabad, 22

nd Feburary 2016

13. Chief Guest, 19th

Annual Day Function, Gokaraju Rangaraju Institute of Engineering and Technology (GRIET), 13th

February 2016.

14. Plenary Lecture on Sustainable Biorefinery: Retrofitting waste as potential feedstock for biobased economy, Biosangam 2016-International Conference on Translational Biotechnology, MNNIT, 5

th February 2016.

15. Chaired a Session on Young Investogator selection presentations, Biosangam 2016-International Conference on Translational Biotechnology, MNNIT, 5

th Feburary 2016.

16. Invited Talk on Engineering Waste Remediation to Waste Biorefinery: Frugal Innovation to Sustainable Biotechonomy, AP Science Congress, Sri Venkateswara University, 28

th January 2016.

17. Invited Talk on Integrated Eco-biotechnological Systems for River Quality Management: Towards Clean Water, Resilient Ecosystem and Biobased Products. Two days brainstorming workshop on biotechnological Intervention for river quality management organized by Department of Biotechnology, IIT Delhi, 15

th

Jan 2016. 18. Invited Talk on Waste to Wealth: A Sustainable Bioremediation Integrated with Biorefinery Approach, Department of

Biofouling and Steam Chemistry, BARC, IGCAR, Kalpakam, 12th

January 2016. 19. Invited Talk on Microbial Electrochemical Technologies: Deciphering potential for Harnessing Energy and Remediating

Waste 7th ISEES workshop on Sustainable Energy, Environment and Safety, organized by IIT Kanpur, 21st

Dec 2015, Lucknow.

20. Invited Talk on Waste Biorefinery: Sustainable Transition Towards Bioeconomy, Ninth Convention of Association of Biotechnology and Pharmacy, KL University, Vijayawada, 14

th Dec 2015

21. Judge-State level Scientific Exhibition of School Children on Swach Bharat, Organized by Endau daily under Hai Bujji Program at Ramji Film City, 29

th Nov 2015

22. Chaired a Session, International Conference on New Horizons in Biotechnology organized by CSIR-NIIST and BRSI during 23

rd November 2015, Trivandrum, India

23. Keynote Lecture on Waste Biorefinery: Transition Towards Sustainable Bio-based Economy, International Conference on New Horizons in Biotechnology organized by CSIR-NIIST and BRSI during 23r

d November 2015, Trivandrum, India

24. Member-Panel discussion on Workshop on Algal Biorefinery: Advances in Algal Biotechnology, IIT Bombay, 21st

Nov 2015.

25. Invited Lecture on Retrofitting microalgae cultivation with wastewater remediation: Towards Biorefinery Platform, Workshop on Algal Biorefinery. Advances in Algal Biotechnology, IIT Bombay, 21

st Nov 2015.

26. Invited Talk on Waste to Energy: Sustainable Waste Remediation towards Circular Economy. Department of Biotechnology, CSIR-NEIST, Jorhat, 4

th November 2015

27. Invited Talk on Waste to Biohydrogen: Addressing Sustainability with Environmental Biorefinery, CAETS CONVOCATION-2015, Pathways to Sustainability: Energy, Mobility and Healthcare Engineering organized by Indian National Academy of Engineers (INAE), New Delhi, 13

th-14

th October, 2015

28. Judege-Poster Session: Energy Engineering Session, CAETS CONVOCATION-2015, Pathways to Sustainability: Energy, Mobility and Healthcare Engineering organized by Indian National Academy of Engineers (INAE), New Delhi, 13

th-14

th

October, 2015 29. Invited Talk on Microbial Electrochemical technologies for harnessing energy and remediation of waste, TEQI-II

sponsored workshop on Electrochemical Technologies in hydrogen production and utilization for electrical energy Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Delhi, 9

th October, 2015.

30. Observer for TEQI-II sponsored workshop on Electrochemical Technologies in hydrogen production and utilization for electrical energy Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Delhi, 8

th October, 2015.

31. Invited Talk on Retrofitting Microalgae Cultivation With Waste Remediation: Bioprospecting in a Biorefinery Approach, Workshop/Brain Storming Session on Marine Bio-energy, Nutraceuticals and Bio-prospecting, including secondary metabolites and by-products from micro- and macro-algae, Department of Biotechnology, NIIST, Trivandrum on 9

th July,

2015. 32. Chaired a Session, Workshop/Brain Storming Session on Marine Bio-energy, Nutraceuticals and Bio-prospecting,

including secondary metabolites and by-products from microand macro-algae, Department of Biotechnology, NIIST, Trivandrum on 9

th July, 2015.

33. Invited Lecture Retrofitting Waste as Potential Feedstock for Bioenergy Generation: Sustainable Waste Remediation Two week summer schoolcumworkshop on Water and Wastewater Treatment, Organized by Malaviaya Center for

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Innovation. Incubation and Entrepreneurship (MCIIE) and the Department of Civil Engineering, IIT (BHU), Varanasi, May 21 to June 5, 2015.

34. Invited Lecture on Photosynthetic Machinery: Multi-faced Value Addition to Remediation Two week summer school-cumworkshop on Water and Wastewater Treatment, Organized by Malaviaya Center for Innovation. Incubation and Entrepreneurship (MCIIE) and the Department of Civil Engineering, IIT (BHU), Varanasi, May 21 to June 5, 2015.

35. Institute Seminar on Retrofitting Waste as Potential Feedstock for Bioenergy Generation in the Framework of Sustainable Biorefinery IISER-Kolkata, 30

th March 2015.

36. Invited Talk on Biowaste to Energy: Transition Waste Remediation to Sustainable Biorefinery, Department of Biotechnology, National Institute of Technology (NIT), Warangal, 27

th March 2015

37. Chief Guest, Institute Annual Day, Srinivasa College of Engineering and Technology (SCET), Kurnool, 25th

March 2015 38. Invited Talk Environmental Biorefinery: Sustainable Technologies for Wastewater Treatment with Bioenergy recovery,

Gokaraju Rangaraju Institute of Engineering and Technology, Bachupally, Hyderabad, 23rd

March 2015. 39. Chief Guest, World Water Day Function, Gokaraju Rangaraju Institute of Engineering and Technology, Bachupally,

Hyderabad, 23rd

March 2015 40. Invited Talk on Waste to Bioenergy: Transition towards Sustainable Biorefinery. Workshop on Emerging Trends in

Energy, KL University, Guntur 19th

March 2015 41. Graduate Day Convocation Lecture on Sustainable Technologies: Future Perspective, Ponnaiyah Ramajayam

Institutions, Thanjavur, 28th

February 2015 42. Plenary Lecture on Bioenergy and Environment: Synergizing Science with Engineering Towards Sustainability QIP

program on Integrating Chemistry and Physics in rediscovering Biotechnology (Bio-Integration 2015), IBB, University of Pune, Pune 27

th February 2015.

43. Invited Talk on Microbial Catalyzed Electrochemical Systems: A Sustainable Platform with Multi-facet Applications National Conference on Recent Trends in Microbial Biotechnology, Department of Microbiology, Osmania University, Hyderabad, 26

th February 2015.

44. Plenary Lecture on Waste to Value Addition: Transition towards sustainable Biorefinery. 2nd

International Conference on Bioenergy, Environment and Sustainable Technologies (BEST 2015), Arunai Engineering College, Tiruvannamalai, 28-31

st January, 2015

45. Guest lecture on Bio-Energy and Environment: Transition Towards Sustainable Biorefinery Department of Civil Engineering, Yeldiz Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey, 22 January 2015.

46. Guest Lecture on Waste to energy; Sustainable Global environmental Solutions, Bharat Institute of Engineering and Technology, Ibrahimpatnam, 23

rd December 2014.

47. Invited Lecture on Bio-Energy and Environment: Transition towards sustainable biorefinery. Short Term Training course on Prospects and challenges in Fermentation and downstream processing, St Josephs College of Engineering, Chennai, 2

nd December 2014.

48. Award Lecture on Waste Biorefinery: Transition Towards Environmentally Sustainable Waste Remediation, 57th

Research Council, CSIR-IICT, 28

th November 2014.

49. Chaired a Session in International Conference on Emerging Trends in Biotechnology (ICETB-2014) organized by Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India and BRSI, 6-9

th November 2014.

50. Invited Talk on Bio-catalyzed electrochemical system: A sustainable platform for valorization of waste to resource. International Conference on Emerging Trends in Biotechnology (ICETB-2014) organized by Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India and BRSI, 6-9

th November 2014.

51. Invited Talk on Biorefinery: Integrative Strategy for Sustainable Biofuel Production Indo-US conference on Advanced Lignocellulosic Biofuels, CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad, 11

th Nov 2014.

52. Invited Lecture on Bio-Energy and Environment: R&D Prospective and Funding. Continuing professional development program on formulation of research and development initiatives for Scientists and Technologists, Environment Management Division. Engineering Staff College of India, Hyderabad, 18

th September 2014.

53. Invited Lecture on Sustainable Energy from Waste Remediation, Training Program on Environmental Management, Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research, Department of Atomic Energy, Hyderabad, 4

th September

2014. 54. Invited Lecture on Synergy between energy and Environment: Sustainable waste management practices in Workshop

on Recent advances in Environmental Sciences in sustaining natural resources and maintaining healthy livelihood by IAS, NASC, NASI and St Pious X College of Women, Hyderabad, 23

rd August 2014.

55. Invited Talk on Energy and Environment in Indian and Sweden Context. Indo-Swedish Workshop on Biofuels, Forms, Stockholm, Sweden

56. Invite Talk on Bio-catalyzed Electrochemical Systems: Sustainable Platform to Valorize Bioenergy from Waste, Workshop on Biofuels, Department of Biotechnology, JNTUH, Hyderabad, 6

th August 2014.

57. Chairman-Session-I (Fundamentals of Electromicrobiology) in 2nd

Asian-Pacific International Society for Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology Conference (AP-ISMET-2014) on Biochemical Science and Technology for Environmental Application,22

nd July 2014 at National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore

58. Invited Lecture on Waste to Bioenergy: A Paradigm Transition Towards Sustainable Biorefinery, 2nd

SAGYOG Summer School, Tezpur University, 20-26

th July 2014 (Presented by Dr Y V Swamy)

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59. Keynote Lecture on Microbial catalyzed electrochemical systems: a sustainable bio-factory with multi-facet application in 2

nd Asian-Pacific International Society for Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology Conference (AP-

ISMET-2014) on Biochemical Science and Technology for Environmental Application, 23rd July 2014 at National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore

60. Chaired a Technical Session on Biofuels, Two days National Conference on Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 27-28th

June 2014, JNTU Hyderabad.

61. Invited Talk on Bio-valorisation of Waste to Energy: Towards Biorefinery, Two days National Conference on Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 27-28

th June 2014, JNTU Hyderabad.

62. Invited Talk on Biowaste: A potential feedstock for Value Addition through Waste Remediation in the framework of biorefinery. International Workshop on Biomass Production, Conversion and Utilization: Indian Context, Appropriate Rural Technology Institute (ARIT), Pune, 22

nd and 23

rd May 2014.

63. Invited Lecture on Environmental Sustainability through Waste Biorefinery. National Workshop on recent advances in Science & Technology, JNTU, Hyderabad, 5

th March 2014.

64. Guest Lecture on Waste Biorefinery: A sustainable approach to harness bioenergy. M.Tech Integrated course Students (Biotechnology), Institute of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology (IBB), University of Pune, 21

st February 2014

65. Invited Talk on Waste Biorefinery: A sustainable approach to harness bioenergy'. 1st

National Conference on Energy & Environment (NC2E-2014), "Energy and Environment Security through Cutting Edge Technology", School of Energy Studies, University of Pune, University of Pune, 20-22 February 2014.

66. Invited Talk on Environmental Biorefinery: A sustainable strategy for waste valorization. Workshop on RMIT in India-beyond 2013, RMIT, Melbourne, Australia, 3-4

th December 2013.

67. Session Coordinator (Theme: Bio-energy and Bio-electrochemical system). International Conference on Advances in Biotechnology and Bioinformatics (ICABB-2013) and X Convention of BRSI, Dr.D.Y.Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune, 25-27

th Nov

2013 68. Keynote Address on Bio-valorization of waste to energy: A bio-refinery approach. International Conference on

Advances in Biotechnology and Bioinformatics (ICABB-2013) and X Convention of BRSI, Dr.D.Y.Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune, 25-27

th Nov 2013

69. Keynote Address on Regulating anaerobic waste remediation towards value Addition: A Sustainable Approach, SAHYOG Mini-Symposium and Twinning Workshop, Ministry of Economic Affairs, The Netherlands and Wageningen University, Utretch, 28-29 October 2013.

70. Invited Talk on Exploring bio-catalyzed electrochemical systems for multifaceted applications 5th

India-Korean Joint Workshop on Bioenergy: Incorporating Biofuels and Biorefineries, CSIR-NIIST, Trivandrum, 10

th September, 2013

71. Invited Talk on waste to value addition: a sustainable and renewable approach for toxicity reduction Seminar on Environmental Toxicology and Human Health, organized by Institute of Genetics and Hospital for genetic diseases, Osmania University, 31

st July 2013.

72. Special Lecture on Extracting Energy from Waste by Regulating Microbial Metabolism: A Lab to Land Study IICT Institute Seminar Series, CSIR-IICT, 2

nd July 2013

73. Invited Talk on Regulating Waste Remediation Towards Value Addition: A Sustainable Approach International Workshop on Advances in Industrial Wastewater Treatment, TERI, New Delhi, 27

th June 2013.

74. Chief Guest for inaugurating National Conference on Current trends in Advanced Bioenergy Technology (CTAB-2013), Nehru Arts and Science College, Coimbatore, 28

th February to 1

st March 2013.

75. Keynote Lecture on Harnessing Bioenergy through Bioremediation of Renewable Wastewater: Environmental Biorefinery. National Conference on Current trends in Advanced Bioenergy Technology (CTAB-2013), Nehru Arts and Science College, Coimbatore, 28

th Februarys 2013.

76. Invited Lecturer on Reusing wastewater as renewable resource for harnessing bioenergy: A paradigm shift. International Conference on Bioenergy, Environment and Sustainable Technologies (BEST 2013), Arunai Engineering College, Tiruvannamalai, 27-30

th January, 2013

77. Chaired a Session . International Conference on Bioenergy, Environment and Sustainable Technologies (BEST 2013), Arunai Engineering College, Tiruvannamalai, 29

th Januaray, 2013

78. Invited Lecturer. Harnessing bioenergy through remediation of renewable waste. PRIST, Thanjavur, 24th

January 2013. 79. Invited Talk on Microbial fuel cell for Harnessing Sustainable Energy through Waste Remediation. Workshop on

Energy Transduction in Biology and Biological Electron Transfer Reactions, CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CSIR-CECRI), Karaikudi, 23

rd January, 2013

80. Invited Talk on Bioenergy Generation through Remediation of Renewable Waste. RMIT-IICT workshop, 21st

January 2013

81. Invited Lecture on Sustainable approach for bioenergy generation through microbial fermentation of renewable waste. Refresher course on Current Research Trends in Biotechnology, Sreenidhi Institute of Science and Technology, 18-22

nd December 2012

82. Member-Panel Discussion, International Conference on Advances in Biohydrogen Production and Applications. JNTUH, December, 14-15, Hyderabad, India

83. Chaired a Technical Session, International Conference on Advances in Biohydrogen Production and Applications. JNTUH, December, 14-15, Hyderabad, India

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84. Invited Lecture on Bioenergy from bacterial fermentation of waste/wastewater: A sustainable approach towards renewability. International Conference on Industrial biotechnology and IX convention of the biotech research society, India, Punjabi University, Patiala, 21-23

rd Nov, 2003.

85. Chaired a Technical Session on Environmental Bioengineering at International Conference on Industrial biotechnology and IX convention of the biotech research society, India, Punjabi University, Patiala, 21-23

rd Nov, 2003.

86. Moderator for Technical Session on Ongoing initiatives and bio-waste conversion towards bio-economy, Stakeholder Meeting, TERI, New Delhi, 7

th November 2012.

87. Member-Panel Discussion, Workshop on Industrial wastewater treatment, recycle and reuse, CSIR-NCL, Pune, 15th

June, 2012

88. Invited Lecture on Reusing wastewater as renewable resource for harnessing bioenergy- A paradigm shift. Workshop on Industrial wastewater treatment, recycle and reuse, CSIR-NCL, Pune15-16

th June, 2012.

89. Invited Lecture on Bioenergy from waste remediation: strategies to overcome limitations. Biofuels mini-symposium in International Conference on New Horizons in Biotechnology, Organized by BRSI and CSIR-NIIST, Trivandrum, November 21-24

th 2011.

90. Invited Lecture on Harnessing of Bio-energy from waste Remediation: A renewable and sustainable approach. International Humboldt Kolleg On Adaptive Management of Ecosystems: The Knowledge Systems of Societies for Adaptation and Mitigation of Impacts of Climate Change, Centre for Ecological Economics and Natural Resources (CEENR), Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bangalore, 19-21

st Oct 2011.

91. Plenary Lectures on Sustainable bioenergy through waste remediation: a renewable approach. National Conference on Emerging Trends in Biotechnology and Annual meeting of Society for Biotechnology (India), 24-26

th September 2011 at

Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur. 92. Chaired a Session, International Conference on Genomic Sciences-Recent trends (ICGS-2010), VII Convention of the

Biotech research society of Indian (BRSI) and Indo-Italian Workshop on Industrial and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (IIWIPB), Madurai Kamraj University, Madurai, 12-14

th November, 2010

93. Presented research work as finalist on Waste to Energy: A renewable and sustainable approach in International seminar of Prosper.net-Scopus Young Researcher Award in Sustainable Development, Tongji University, Shanghai 5

th

July 2010. 94. Presented research work on Renewable & Sustainable Energy from Waste in presence of 49

th Research Council

Meeting, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, 2-3rd

December 2010. 95. Presented research work on Waste to energy: A sustainable and green approach in presence of 48

th Research Council

Meeting, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, 12th

March 2010. 96. Invited Lecture on Biological Wastewater Treatment: process enhancement through controlling the microbial

diversity at National conference on Biodiversity-its conservation, Andhra Mahila Sabha Arts and Science College for Women, Hyderabad during 20

th-21

st November, 2008.

97. Invited Lecture on Wastewater to biohydrogen: a sustainable and renewable approach at Indo-French workshop on biohydrogen: from basic concepts to technology organized by Indo French Centre for the promotion of advanced research and TERI, New Delhi during 6

th to 8

th November, 2008

98. Member-Panel Discussion, International Scientific Committee, International workshop on biohydrogen production technologies (IWBT 2008), organized by IIT Kharagpur, 9th February, 2007.

99. Plenary Lecture on Harnessing of biohydrogen from wastewater treatment using mixed fermentative consortia: process evaluation towards optimization at International workshop on biohydrogen production technologies (IWBT 2008), organized by IIT Kharagpur, 7

th to 9

th February, 2008

100. Guest Lecture on Recent advances in biological wastewater treatment-our experience on 16th

Sep 2005 at RCEQM, Kyoto University, Japan.

101. Guest Lecture on Biohydrogen production from industrial wastewater- concept and process evaluation on 16th

Sep 2005 at RCEQM, Kyoto University, Japan.

102. Guest Lecture on Bioremediation of contaminated soils on 18th

Nov 2005 at RCEQM, Kyoto University, Japan. 103. Guest Lecture on Bioaugmentation strategy to enhance biological process efficiency on 18

th Nov 2005 at RCEQM,

Kyoto University, Japan. 104. Guest Lecture on Biological technologies for hazardous waste treatment at NIT, Warangal organized by Chemistry

Association, March 12th

, 2004. 105. Invited Lecture on Bioremediation of soil contaminated with hazardous waste at NIT, Warangal organized by

Chemistry Association, March 12th

, 2004. 106. Invited Lecture on Industrial wastewater and Treatment Technologies at NIT, Warangal organized by Chemistry

Association, March 12th

, 2004.

Conference/Meetings organized 1. As Sectional Secretary-Engineering Sciences, APAS Golden Jubilee Science Congress-2014, AP Akademi of

Sciences, 13-15th Nov 2014.

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2. Organized 9th project Review meeting on the Mission Mode Project on Hydrogen Production through Biological Routes at IICT Hyderabad on 24th March 2014

3. Coordinator a session on Bio-energy and Bio-electrochemical system by inviting researchers for International Conference on Advances in Biotechnology and Bioinformatics (ICABB-2013) and X Convention of BRSI, Dr.D.Y.Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune, 25-27th Nov 2013

4. Coordinated and organized Short term exchange (STE) programme Indo-EU FP7- KBBE project on Strengthening Networking on Biomass Research and Biowaste Conversion-Biotechnology for Europe-India Integration (SAHYOG) for European researchers visiting India for ten days in India and at CSIR-IICT from 20th-22nd November, 2013.

5. Organized Kick-off meeting of SETCA project at CSIR-IICT on 18th January 2013.

6. Organized Industrial Meet-Chemical and Allied Industries as part of 12th Five Year Plan Project on SETCA at CSIR-IICT on 17th January 2013

7. Organizing Secretary. International Conference On Advances In Biological Hydrogen Production and Applications (ICABHPA-2012), 18-22nd December 2012.

8. Organized 2nd Review meeting on the Mission Mode Project on Hydrogen Production through Biological Routes at IICT Hyderabad on 3-4th September 2010

9. Organized as one of member of the organizing committee-Symposium on Emerging Trends in Biotechnology for the New Millennium, AIBA, Hyderabad, February 26-27, 2000.

10. Participated as one of the member of the organizing committee in the XIX National Convention of Indian society for technical Education at Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, December 1989.

Scientific/Advisory Committee 1. Member- Origination Committee, 7th International forum on industrial bioprocesses, China May

2017 2. Member- Sectional Committee- Interdisciplinary Engineering and Special Fields. Indian National

Academy of Engineering (INAE) (2016-) 3. Vice-President, Board of Governors and Management Council, The Biotech Research Society of

India (BRSI) (2015- ) 4. Member, International Scientific Committee, Asia-Pacific Symposium on Biotechnology for Waste

Conversion (BioWC 2016), Hong Kong Baptist University. 5. Member-International Advisory Committee- International Conference on Marine Biomass as

Renewable Energy (MBRE 2016 ), Glasgow, Scotland, UK, 3-4th March 2016. 6. Member- National Advisory Committee- Second International Conference on 'Recent Advances in

Bio-energy Research' (ICRABR-2016), Sardar Swaran Singh National Institute of Bio-Energy , Feb 25-27, 2016

7. Member, Indo-Dutch Expert Group Meeting on Water for Health in collaboration with Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), 18th November 2015

8. Member-International Scientific Committee- European Meeting of the International Society of Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology (ISMET) will be held in Rome (Italy) (28-30 September 2016) organized by Sapienza University of Rome and the Water Research Institute (IRSA) of the National Research Council (CNR)

9. National organization committee- New Horizons in Biotechnology-2015 (NHBT-2015), Nob 22-25, and BRSI NIIST Trivandrum

10. Member, Committee for screening the concept notes under Aquaculture & Marine Biotechnology programme area, Department of Biotechnology (Sep 2015)

11. Member-Earth and environmental Sciences Research Committee on Disaster Preparedness, HRD-CSIR, Government of India (2015-18).

12. Member, International Advisory Committee, International Conference on Marine Biomass as Renewable Energy, Glasgow, Scotland, UK (3rd-4th March 2016,)

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13. Scientific committee- The 5th International Meeting on Microbial Electrochemistry and Technologies (ISMET-2015), Arizona state university, US, October 1-4, 2015.

14. Scientific committee- International Scientific- International Conference on Energy, Environment and Climate Change (ICEECC 2015) - MAURITUS - 8-9 July 2015

15. Member-National Advisory Board, 2nd International Conference on Bioenergy, Environment and Sustainable Technologies. 28-31, January 2015 (BEST 2015), Arunai Engineering College, Tiruvannamalai, 28-31th Januaray, 2015.

16. Member-Scientific Advisory Committee, International Conference on Environment and Energy, JNTUH, 15-17th Dec 2014

17. Member, Committee to explore and assess the techno-economic feasibility of implementation of Zero Liquid Discharge in Pulp & Paper Mills operating in Ganga River Basin, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

18. Sectional Secretary-Engineeirng Sciences, APAS Golden Jubliee Science Congress-2014, AP Akademi of Scinces, 13-15th Nov 2014.

19. Member, Board of Governors (elected 2011-13, 2013-15, 2015- ), The Biotech Research Society of India (BRSI).

20. International Scientific Committee, Second Asia-Pacific International Society for Microbial Electrochemical Technologies Meeting (2nd AP-ISMET) with Conference Theme: Bioelectrochemical Science and Technologies for Environmental Applications, National University of Singapore, July 21-23, 2014

21. International Review Panel, 4th International Microbial Fuel Cell Conference, Organized by The University of Queensland & International Society for Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology.

22. Scientific Committee, National Conference on Environmental Sustainability and Society: The Growing Paradigm Shift (ESS-2013), March 30-31, 2013, Jaypee University of Engineering & Technology, Guna

23. Scientific Committee, International Conference on Bioenergy, Environment and Sustainable Technologies (BEST 2013), Arunai Engineering College, Tiruvannamalai, 27-30th Januaray, 2013.

24. International Scientific Committee, First Asia-Pacific International Society for Microbial Electrochemical Technologies Meeting (1st AP-ISMET), Conference Theme: Energy from environmental contaminants, Harbin Institute of technology, China, 13-15th January 2013.

25. Scientific Committee, International conference on Algal Biorefinery: A Potential source of Food, Feed, Biochemicals, Biofuels and Biofertilizer. Organized by IIT Kharagpur, January 10-12, Kharagpur, India, 2013.

26. Scientific Committee, International Conference on Industrial biotechnology and IX convention of the biotech research society, India, Punjabi University, Patiala, 21-23rd Nov, 2012.

27. Scientific Committee, International Conference on New Horizons in Biotechnology, Organized by BRSI and CSIR-NIIST, Trivandrum, November 21-24th 2011.

28. Scientific Committee. International Workshop on Biohydrogen Technology (IWBT 2008), IIT Khargapur, 7-9th February, 2008.

Visits Abroad

Tampere University, Finland, New Indigo Project (Bio-e-MAT) project review meeting, 17-19th Feburary 2015.

National Taiwan University, International Conference on Ecology, Environment & Energy (3E), organized by Energy Research Center, National Taiwan University and Alexander von Humboldt (AvH), Germany, 20-22nd April 2015.

Yeldiz Technical University (YTU), Istanbul, Turkey, New Indigo Project (Bio-e-MAT) Project Kick-off Meeting, 22-25th January 2015.

ENEA (Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Development), Roma, Italy, 20-21st November 2014.

Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Mol, Belgium, 19-20th November 2014

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ENEA, Brussels, Belgium, FP7-Indo-EU final project review meeting, 18-19th November 2015

Formas and Lund University, Stockholm, Sweden as a member in Indian delegation of Scientists to formulate joint call between India and Sweden on biofuels and to participate in Indo-Swedish Workshop on biofuels organized by Formas and Lund University, 19th-22rd August 2014.

National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore, Chaired as Session and delivered Keynote lecture in 2nd Asian-Pacific International Society for Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology Conference (AP-ISMET-2014) on Biochemical Science and Technology for Environmental Application, 21-24th July 2014

RMIT University, Melbrone, Austrialia, 30th Nov to 6th Dec 2013 as team member in delegation led of Director, CSIR-IICT

Ministry of Economic Affairs, NL Agency, The Netherlands, 24-31st October, 2013 for SAHYOG Symposium and Project Twining

ENEA, Brussels, Belgium, FP7-Indo-EU project Kick-off meeting, 11-13th January 2012.

Shanghai Tongji University, Shanghai, China July 2010.

Visiting Professor, Research Center for Environmental Quality Management (RCEQM), Kyoto University, Otsu, Japan from September 2005 to December 2005.

Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany, Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) Fellow, Institute of Water Quality Control and Waste Management, from May 2001 to April 2002.

Recognition/Fellowships/appointment to Research Group a. Appointment G.Nikhil, Associate Professor (AdHoc), NIT Andhra Pradesh, (July 2016)

Dr G.Velvizhi. Scentist (Pool Officer), CSIR-IICT (2016)

P.Suresh Babu, Deputy Director (Scientist C), Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Government of India), Bhubaneswar (May 2016)

Dr.Manu Agarwal, Assistant Professor, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda (July 2015)

Dr S.Srikanth, Research Scientist, IOCL, Noida (June 2015)

Dr.S.V.Raghavulu, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia (June 2015)

Dr G Venkatash Subash, Scientist, Reliance Industries, Mumbai (Aug 2014)

Dr Nunna Chandrsekhar Rao, Senior Manger, Ion Exchange, Bangalore (2016)

Dr.B.P.Reddy, Editor (Handling, Biosciences, Biotechnology, and Ecology), Clean-Air, Soil, Water (Wiley)

b. Fellowships C Nagendranath Reddy, PDF, Hong Kong Baptist University (May 2016) Dr Rashmi Chandra, Post Doc, ITESM, Mexico (July 2015)

Dr.M.Venkateswara Reddy, JSPS Fellow (2015)

Dr G.Velvizhi., CSIR-RA, CSIR-IICT) (2015)

Dr G Mohanakrishn. Marie Curie Fellowship (IEF-2013)

Dr Manu Agarwal, worked at RMIT, Australia as part of RMIT-IICT PhD Programe (June 2013- May 2014)

Mr.P.Suesh Babu, Indo-Belgium Exchange Fellow, worked for part of PhD at Belgium for 8 months (July 2013- March 2014)

Mrs.K.Amulya and Miss.J.Annie Modestra, Project Fellows selected for Short-Term exchange program to visit various research institutes in EU (Germany, The Netherlands and Belgium) from 30th March to 10th April 2014

Dr.S.V.Raghavulu, Irish Research Council Fellowship (2012-14)

Mr S.Srikanth. Marie Curie Fellowship (IIF-2012)

c. Awards/ Recognition M.V Rohith and A Naresh Kumar. Selected for IGCS Summer School 2016 on Biomass and Coal. Two carbon fuels of

different ages: Indian and German Perspectives, Technical University Berlin, Germany (09 July to 18 July 2016),

Funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) on behalf of the German Federal Ministry of Education and

Research.

Shika D, Selected for IGCS Winter School on Liquid Biofuels 2016, 22 Feb 5 March 2016, IIT Madras, Chennai

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K. Amulya. Alumni Representative of the Board of Studies, Department of Biotechnology, St. Francis College for Women, Begumpet.

P.Suesh Babu, AU-CBT Excellence award for the year 2015 by The Biotech Research Society of India (BRSI) for his achievements during doctoral research

G Nikhil, AU-CBT Excellence award for the year 2015 by The Biotech Research Society of India (BRSI) for his achievements during doctoral research

C.Nagendranatha Reddy. (2015). Video on Novel integrated PDBR-BET system for the remediation of textile dye based wastewater selected as a Semi-Finalist in Young Scientist Competition-2015 under the theme Water for Health at the EU-India STI Days organized by Inno Indigo Policy (Received 1563 votes online and stood first among the presentations).

G.N.Nikhil. (2015). Desalination using biological routes. Selected as a Finalist in Young Scientist Competition-2015 under the theme Water for Health at the EU-India STI Days organized by Inno Indigo Policy, 15-16

th of October, in Rome, Italy

(one among the finalists; Selected for presentation at Rome)

G.N.Nikhil received Young Scientist Travel Grant from Department of Science and Technology to attend the 5th

International Meeting on Microbial Electrochemistry and Technologies, October 1-4, 2015 at Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona, USA

M.V.Rohit. First Runner up in Inno Indigo EU - India Young Scientist Competition during EU-India STI Cooperation days. Presented video on Biodiesel Production from Wastewater using Microalgae as feedstock held at Hotel Asiana and CSIR-SERC, Chennai from 12-13th November, 2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bstjZowu2Ec

K Vamsi Krishna selected for Dr.R.N.Sarma Memorial Best JRF Award for the year 2014 by CSIR-IICT

Rashmi Chandra. HEAM Scholar-2014 Award in National competition for research scholar on Hydrogen energy project by Indian association for Hydrogen energy and advance material in association (17

th Nov 2014).

Rashmi Chandra. AU-CBT Excellence award for the year 2014 by The Biotech Research Society of India (BRSI) for his achievements during doctoral research

Dr.Manu Agarwal. Selected for Dr. Megan Clark Excellence Award-2013 for academic achievements in the field of Australian minerals and resources science and technology from RMIT, Austrialia (March 2014)

Mr.M.V. Reddy selected for Directorss Special Appreciation award for best SRF for the Year 2012 by CSIR-IICT

Mr.K.Chandrasekhar selected for Directorss Special Appreciation award for best SRF for the Year 2011 by CSIR-IICT

Miss.Rashmi Chandra selected for Dr.R.N.Sarma Memorial Best JRF Award for the year 2011 by CSIR-IICT

Dr.A.Kiran Kumar selected for Best Performance Award 2011 for significant contribution in achieving the individual impact of research papers (under group III) by CSIR-IICT.

Mr M.Venkateswara Reddy selected for first rank for business plan Green fuel for today-biodiesel from microalgae (ENORME) in the 9

th Training program on Technology Led Entrepreneurship conducted by IIM, Bengulur, March 15-30

th

2012 conducted at CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad

Mr.S.Srikanth. selected for best business plan award as Group Leader and Technology Manager for Hydropreneurs- biohydrogen production (Ecohydrogen India LLP), 8

th Training program on Technology Led Entrepreneurship conducted

by IIM, Bengaluru, 4-18 July 2011 conducted at CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad

Mr S.Srikanth, AU-CBT Excellence award for the year 2010 by The Biotech Research Society of India (BRSI) for his achievements during doctoral research

Dr. G.Mohanakrishna, AU-CBT Excellence award for the year 2009 by The Biotech Research Society of India (BRSI) for his achievements during doctoral research

Dr A.Kiran Kumar, Best Performance Award 2009 for significant contribution in achieving the individual impact of research papers (under group III) by CSIR-IICT.

Mrs.G.Velvizhi, selected for Prof.S.K.Rangarajan Memorial Medal for year 2010 by Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karikudi for the work presented at NCE, 15

th Feb 2010.

Mr.G.Mohanakrishna, Senior Research Fellow was selected for Directorss Special Appreciation best SRF award for the Year 2008

Mr S.Srikanth was selected for Dr R N Sarma Memorial Best JRF Award for the year 2008 by CSIR-IICT

d.Paper/Poster Awards/Prizes M.V.Rohit. First prize for Best Oral Presentation on "Microalgae Mining for Exploration of High Value

Products and Nutraceuticals". National Seminar on Recent Advances on Food Biotechnology during 17th and 18th February, 2016 organized by Department of Microbiology and Biochemistry at Bhavan's Vivekananda College of Sciences, Humanities and Commerce, Sainikpuri, Secunderabad

Shikha Dahiya. Second prize for Best Poster on "Generation of volatile fatty acids (VFA) from Food Waste At Alkaline Condition With Simultaneous Hydrogen Production". National Seminar on Recent Advances on Food Biotechnology on 17th and 18th February, 2016 organized by Department of Microbiology and Biochemistry at Bhavan's Vivekananda College of Sciences, Humanities and Commerce, Sainikpuri, Secunderabad

K.Amulya, Elsevier Poster Award on Biohydrogen for Biodegradable polymers production from acidogenic effluents by Rhodopseudomonas: An integrated biorefinery strategy with biohydrogen production.

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International Conference on New Horizons in Biotechnology organized by CSIR-NIIST and BRSI during 22nd 25th November 2015 at Trivandrum, India

Dr.A.Arunasri. NHBT2015 best poster award for New Insights into Metabolic Response in Escherichia coli Growing in Electron Feed Microbial Electrolysis Cell. International Conference on New Horizons in Biotechnology organized by CSIR-NIIST and BRSI during 22nd 25th November 2015 at Trivandrum, India

K.V.Krishna, Best poster prize for Role of NADH dehydrogenase (ndh2) in extracellular electron transport in bio-electrochemical systems. International Conference on Emerging Trends in Biotechnology (ICETB-2014) organized by Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and BRSI, 6th -9th November 2014.

S.Sreelatha, Special appreciation prize for poster bio-electrocatalyzed treatment of azo dye in single chambered microbial fuel cell. National Seminar on emerging Trends in Analytical Sciences (ETAS-2013), Indian Society of Analytical Scientists, CSIR-IICT, 27th-28th Nov 2013.

P.Chiranjeevi, Second best poster award. International Conference on Advances in Biotechnology and Bioinformatics (ICABB-2013).

K.Amulya, Best Speaker Prize, 7th International Symposium on feedstock Recycling of Polymeric materials, CSIR-IIP and FSRJ-Japan, 23rd-26th Oct 2013, New Delhi

G.Velvizhi, First prize for oral presentation Biocatalyst Behavior Under Self-Induced Electrogenic Microenvironment and Its Influence On Complex Pharmaceutical Wastewater Treatment. National Seminar on Enzymes and Biocatalysis, The Versatile Actors: Current Trends And Future Perspectives (NSEB), Periyar University, Salem, Jan 5-6, 2012.

K.Naresh. Selected as best poster. Functional role of anoxic microenvironment in comparison with aerobic and anaerobic conditions during azo dye degradation: Bio-electrochemical analysis. International Conference on New Horizons in Biotechnology, Organized by BRSI and CSIR-NIIST, Trivandrum, 21-24th Nov, 2011

Nazira Fatima, Selected for 2nd best oral presentation. Evaluation of wastewater as renewable source to produce bioelectricity through biologically catalyzed fuel cells with simultaneous treatment Emerging trends in Science and Technology (1st AP Science Congress 2008), AP Akademi of Sciences, Nov 14-16 2008.

M.Lenin Babu. Selected for 2nd best poster presentation. Effect of anodic biofilm growth on bioelectricity generation in microbial fuel cell: Process evaluation by bio-electrochemical behavior and enzymatic activity Emerging trends in Science and Technology (1st AP Science Congress 2008), AP Akademi of Sciences, Nov 14-16 2008.

Invited peer reviewer Assignments a. Journals Peer Reviewer for various Journal published by Elsevier, Wiley, Springer, ACS, RSC, CSIR, Inder Sciences, Bentham, etc. in the area of environment and bioenergy. So far reviewed more than 800 papers Water Research, Water Environmental Research, Biotechnology Progress, Journal of Applied Microbiology, Environmental Science and Technology, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research (ACS), Environmental Chemistry (CSIRO, Australia), International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, FEMS Microbiology Letters, Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Adsorption Science and Engineering, Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, Journal of Hazardous Materials, Process Biochemistry, Journal of Food and Agriculture Science, Bioresource Technology, Mycology, Ecological Engineering, International Journal of Environment and Waste Management, Recent Patents on Biotechnology, Microbial Ecology Journal, International Journal of Environmental and Pollution, Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, Separation Science and Technology, Indian Journal of Material Science and Engineering, Journal of Environmental Management, Journal of Food Engineering, African Journal Microbiology, Acta Chimica Slovenica, Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Environmental Engineering Science, ESPR, Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification, Indian Journal of Marine Sciences, Applied Energy, Material Chemistry and Physics, Arabian Journal of Science and Technology, Chemical Engineering Communications, Biodegradation, IWBT 2008 Special issue (IJHE), Plant and Soil, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Open Waste Management Journal, Environmental Technology, Water Science and Technology, Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, Chemosphere, Journal of Biotechnology, Adsorption Science and Technology, Bioelectrochemistry, Desalination, Waste and Biomass Valorization, Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering in China, Biomass and Bioenergy, International Journal of Biodegradation and Biodeterioration, Waste Management, Desalination and Water Treatment, Special Issue on Biofuels II (Bioresource Technology), The Open Waste Management Journal, Energy and Fuels (ACS), Waste Management, Biotechnology Advances, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Applied Catalysis A: General., Indian Journal of Biotechnology, International Journal of Environmental Engineering, Fuel, Journal of Environmental Monitoring, CLEAN-Air, Soil, Water, Chemical Engineering Sciences, International Journal of Environmental Engineering, Journal of Sustainable Energy & Environment, Journal of Cleaner production, Journal of Environmental Monitoring (RSC), Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Chemistry and Ecology, Science of the Total Environment, Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering, African Journal of Microbiology Research, Environmental Engineering and Management Journal, Journal of Biodegradation and Bioremediation, Renewable Energy, Electrochimica Acta, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Journal of Basic Microbiology, Journal of Polymers and Environment, Hydrobiologia, IJHE Special Issue: Hypothesis IX-Garrison, IJHE Special Issue ICCE-2011, IJHE Special Issue: 2011-ABHS, IJHE Special Issue: 2010 Asian/APEC BioH2, IJHE Special Issue: 11th China Energy Conf., IJHE Special Issue: 4th AsianBioH2, IJHE Special Issue: IFW-Biohydrogen, IJHE Special Issue: IWBT 2008, American Journal of Biomass and Bioenergy, Journal of Power Sources, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, Pedosphere, Energy Conversion and Management, Separation Science and Technology, Sepuration and Purification Science, Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, GBC Bioenergy, Journal of Molecular Liquids, Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering, Biotechnology for Biofuels, International Journal of Environment and Waste Management, International Journal of Green Energy, Energy Conversion and Management, Biotechnology for Biofuel, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering; Int Journal of Env Tech and Manag, PLOS

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ONE, Energy Conversion and Management, World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology; Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy; International Journal of Chemical Engineering; Journal of Visualized Experiments; International J Chemical Engineering; BMC Biotechnology; Biofouling, International J Microbiology, Journal of Chemistry, Journal of Energy Engineering; Biomass Coverson and Biorefinery; Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, Environmental Progress; Sustainability; Biofuels, Bioproducts & Biorefining; Measurment; J CO2 Utilization, Springer Plus; Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery; Environmental Internationa; Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management; RSC Advances; International Journal of Biological Macromolecule; World Journal of Microbiology, Advances in Applied Research, Microbial Cell Factories, World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Fuel cell, Journal of Saudi Chemical Society, Applied Water Science, Biotechnology Reports, Desalination and Water Treatment, Applied Water Science, Naturwissenschaften, BioMed Res International, Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering, Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, Microelectronic Engineering, Environmental Progress and Sustainable Energy, Carbohydrate Polymers, Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry, Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, Journal of Industrial & Engineering Chemistry, Scientific Reports (Nature), journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, journal of Environmental Engineering (ASCE), Critical Review in Environmental Science and Technology (CREST), Green Chemistry,Energy Technology, Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, Algal Research,Progress in Energy and Combustion Science Biofuel, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Process Safety and Environmental Protection, Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, Journal of Cleaner Production, Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology,Rendiconti Lincei Scienze Fisiche e Naturali (LYNC), Asia-Pacific Conference on Biotechnology for Waste Conversion 2016, ISMET-2016,

Scientific Reports, Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Bioresource Technology Conference 2016, Materials Chemistry and Physics, Biocatalysis and

Agricultural Biotechnology, etc.

b. Book proposals

'Biohydrogen', CRC Press (2011)

Sustainable Agriculture Reviews - Book series (Springer) (2011)

Thermo-chemical conversion of biomass, Elsevier (2013)

Reviewed book proposal on 'Advances in Bioenergy (Book series)', Elsevier (Oct 2015) c. Journal Proposal from Springer on Bioenergy and Environmental Science (March 2016)

d. National and International Funding Agencies

IMPRINT Proposals MHRD (August 2016) DBT - Eight proposals (June 2016)

MoEF - Six proposals (April 2016)

BARD - The US-Israel Agricultural Research & Development Fund (Diatoms-Fucoxanthin, Feb 2015)

DBT proposal on Inetgrated wastewater treatment (Jan 2016)

SERB-DST three proposals (Jan 2016)

MNRE proposal on Biohydrogen (Jan 2016)

MNRE proposal on MFC (Nov 2015)

DBT proposal on wetlands (Nov 2015)

National Science Centre, Government of Poland on anaerobic digestion (Oct 2015)

The Fund for Scientific Research-FNRS (F.R.S.-FNRS), Belgium (Three proposals on biofuel and biochemical Engineering; Sep 2015)

UAEU interdisciplinary Centre-Based Research Grant Competition 2015 (Aug 2015)

Fondazione Cariplo, Milan (proposal on integrated research on industrial biotechnologies and bioeconomy) (July 2015)

Environment Fund, New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment (MBIE) (June 2015)

National Science Centre, Government of Poland on biofuels and anaerobic digestion (May 2015)

FWO-Belgium Research Proposal on BES (March 2015)

Project proposal, MNRE on microbial electrolysis (2015) and Microbial fuel cell (2015)

Water Technology Initiative (EIT), DST (August, 2014; March, 2014)

Emeritus Scientist Proposal, CSIR-HRD (March, 2014; July 2014)

Waste to energy, Natural Environment Research Council of the UK (Jan 2014)

BARD - The US-Israel Agricultural Research & Development Fund (Microalgae-biofuels, Jan 2014)

Wellcome Trust-DBT research proposal (Aug 2013)

International Expert, The Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT-2013) and, Portuguese Research Council for evaluating proposals for FCT call 2013 (Three research proposals on microalgae, bioplastics, waste remediation).

Project proposal on MFC, International Foundation for Science (IFS), Sweden (2013)

Reviewer panel, MTech Dissertation, Cape Pen insu la U n iver s i ty o f T e chnology ( Ju ly 20 13)

Project proposal Indo-Australia Joint Project (Indo-Australia Grand Challenge Round-20 (2013)

Project proposal, Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), DST (2014, 2013)

Portuguese Foundation form Science and Technology-PHA from wastewater (FCT-2012)

Project proposal, MNRE on microbial electrolysis (2012)

Project proposal amd complted project assessment, HRDG-CSIR on microbial diversity (2012)

Project proposal, DBT on biohydrogen (2012)

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Project proposal, BRNS (2011)

Project Proposals, HRDG, CSIR (2011)

Reviewer for research proposal, Superior Council of the National Fund for Scientific & Technological Development (FONDECYT), 2010 Initiation into Research Funding Competition. Chilean government research funding agency.

Reviewer for research proposals, Research Promotion Foundation (RPF) of Cyprus (2010)

Reviewer (assessment panel) to evaluate research outputs for Professor, South Africa's National Research Foundation (NRF)

Reviewer to evaluate research proposal, Franco-South African Scientific Cooperation Programme, South Africa's National Research Foundation (NRF)

Reviewer, the Joint German-Israeli Water Technology Research Program : evaluation of a research proposal (2009)

Reviewer, DST research proposals on Biofuels under Technology Systems and Development (TSD) program (2011)

Selection committee Member, DST-Biotech Industrial Training Program (BITP) 2011-12, Oct 19-21st

Oct 2011.

e. Academic 1. Referee - CSIR-Young Scientist Award 2016 2. Expert--Selection Committe, Professors, Associate Professors and Assistant Professor Recruitment in

Biotechnology, Sri Nidhi College of Technology, Hyderabad (January 2016 and Sept 2015) 3. Members-evalutaion review commitee, Centre of Environment, IIT Guwahati (20th Jan 2014) 4. Doctoral Thesis Evaluator: Anna Univerity (2016) ; BITS-Goa (2016) ; Andhra University (2016); JNTU

Hyderabad (2016); BITS-Pilani (2016) ; University of Hyderabad (2016); IIT Roorkee (2016) ; Cochin University of Science and Technology (2016) ; NIT Tiruchy (2016) ; BITS-Goa (2015) ; BARC (2015); IIT Guwahati (20