Dr. Sharon Mano Pappu J

Assistant Professor

School of Biochemical Engineering IIT (BHU)

Phone No(s): +91 **********

Email: sharonj.bce@itbhu.ac.in

Area of Interest: Model based Bioprocess development, Digitalization of Bioprocess, Optimal Experimental Design, Integrated process development for production of bio-based chemicals/proteins in yeast.

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Education

PhD, Bioprocess Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Madras, (IITM), Chennai, India.

M. Tech, Biotechnology,
Anna University, Chennai.

B. Tech, Biotechnology
Anna University, Chennai.

Experience

Assistant Professor, (March 2024 – Present)
School of Biochemical Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi.

Postdoctoral Researcher,
Christian Doppler Laboratory for Growth-decoupled Protein production in Yeast,
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Vienna, Austria.

Funding organization: Christian Doppler Forschungsgesellschaft, (Federal Ministry of Labour and Economy and the National Foundation for Research, Technology and Development, Austria)
Commercial Partner: Lonza Group AG, Basel, Switzerland

Assistant Professor,(Adhoc) (June, 2021 – Oct, 2022 )
Department of Biotechnology,
National Institute of Technology, Tadepalligudem, Andhra Pradesh

Bioprocess Development and Digitalization Laboratory

List of Journal Articles

9. Sivasankari Marimuthu, S.M. Pappu and Karthikeyan Rajendran (2022) Artificial neural network modelling and statistical optimization of medium components for enhanced exopolysaccharide production by Bacillus sp. ES003, Preparative Biochemistry and Biotechnology, doi.org/10.1080/10826068.2022.2098322

8. Amit kumar, Sweta Mohan, Shatabdi Satpathy, S.M. Pappu and S. N. Gummadi (2022) Effect of exogenous additives and stress inducers on xylitol production by Debaryomyces nepalensis in batch culture, Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, doi.org/10.1002/bbb.2362.

7. S.M. Pappu and S.N. Gummadi (2018) Effect of cosubstrate on xylitol production by Debaryomyces nepalensis NCYC 3413: a cybernetic modellingapproach, Process Biochemistry, 69:12-21, doi.org/10.1- 16/j.procbio.2018.03.023.

6. S.M.Pappu andS.N.Gummadi (2017)Artificialneuralnetworkandregressioncoupledgenetic algorithm to optimize parameters for enhanced xylitol production by Debaryomyces nepalensis in bioreactor, Biochemical Engineering Journal 120: 136 – 145, doi.org/10.1016/j.bej.2017.01.010..

5. S.M. Pappu and S.N. Gummadi (2017) Second generation bioethanol production: Technical progress, possibilities and challenges. Journal of Energy and Environmental Sustainability, 4:36-44,doi.org/10.47469/JEES.2017.v04.100045.

4. S.M. Pappu and S.N. Gummadi (2016) Modelling and simulation of xylitol production in bioreactor by Debaromyces nepalensis NCYC3413 using unstructured and artificial neural network models, Bioresource Technology 220: 490 – 499, doi;10.1016/j.biortech.2016.08.097.

3. S.M. Pappu and S.N. Gummadi (2016) Multi response optimization for enhanced xylitol production by Debaryomyces nepalensis in bioreactor, 3 Biotech 6 (2): 151, doi: 10.1007/s13205- 016-0467-x

2. S.M. Pappu, T. Basak and S.N. Gummadi (2015) Mathematical modeling of macroscale phenomena: Oxygen transfer for solid state fermentation in static tray bioreactor, British Biotechnology Journal 9: 1-14.

1. S.M. Pappu, G.K. Vijayakumar, R. Viraraghavan (2013) Artificial neural network model for predicting production of Spirulina platensis in outdoor culture, Bioresource Technology 130: 224 - 230,doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2012.12.082.

List of Book Chapters

3.S.M. Pappu and S. N. Gummadi (2021) Prospects of utilization of various solid agrowastes for making value added products for sustainable development. In: Waste Management: Opportunities & Challenges for Sustainable Development (eds.), CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group.

2.S.M. Pappu, S. N. Gummadi and T. Jayabalan (2022) Modeling and Optimization of microbial production of xylitol. In: Role of Microbes in. Industrial Products and Processes (eds.), 223 – 254, Scrivener Publishing LLC.

1. S. N. Mohamed, B. Thulasinathan, A. Algarsamy, S.M. Pappu, Bindhya K. Purushothaman and T. Jayabalan (2022) Role of Microorganisms in Bioelectrochemical Systems for Hydrogen and Bioelectricity Production. In: Role of Microbes in. Industrial Products and Processes (eds.), 279 – 304, Scrivener Publishing LLC.

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