Dr. Prodyut Dhar
Dr. Prodyut Dhar is currently working as an Assistant Professor at School of Biochemical Engineering, IIT (BHU), Varanasi. He obtained his Doctor in Philosophy (PhD.) (July,2012-September, 2017) in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG), Assam. He completed his Bachelor in Technology (B.Tech) (2008-2012) in Biotechnology from National Institute of Technology, Durgapur (NIT DGP), West Bengal. After his PhD., he had a short teaching assignment (one semester) at the Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Arunachal Pradesh. After that, he had worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher (January-September, 2018) at the Department of Biosystems and Bioproducts, School of Chemical Engineering, Aalto University, Finland. He subsequently received the JSPS fellowship (September, 2018-October 2020) and worked as a JSPS Fellow at Division of Forest and Biomaterials Science, Kyoto University, Japan.
For more details on the research activities and areas, please see the links below:
1. Google Scholar
2. Research Gate
Interested and Motivated Ph.D. students and Post-Docs are welcome to contact via mail to join the research group following institute guidelines.
Academics
PhD. Chemical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati) (2012-2017 )
Thesis: Studies on Functionalization of Cellulose Nanocrystals for Development of Polymeric Bionanocomposites and applications in Sustainable Chemical Processes
B.Tech. Biotechnology from National Institute of Technology, Durgapur (NIT Durgapur) (2008-2012)
Research Experience
PDF Postdoctoral Research Fellow at following universities (2017-2020)
1. JSPS Fellow at Kyoto University, Japan
Topic: End Functionalized stimulus-responsive Cellulose Nanocrystals for Biomedical Applications
Research Team: Prof. Hiroshi Kamitakahara
Funding Agency: Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS)
Details: https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-18F18090
2. Postdoctoral Researcher at Aalto University, Finland
Topic: Bioengineering of Nanocellulose for High-Performance Applications
Research Team: Prof. Thaddeus Maloney, and Prof. Sandip Bankar
Industrial partner: UPM Kymmene, Finland
Funding Agency: Aalto University
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Har Govind Khorana-Innovative Young Biotechnologist Fellowship (IYBF) 2024 Selected and awarded with support of research fellowship and research grant by Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India.
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BRICS Young scientist and Young Innovator prize 2023 Selected and awarded in the category of Sustainable Development and Circular economy in the 8th BRICS Young Scientist Forum (YSF) and the 6th Young Innovator Prize (YIP) from 31 July - 04 August 2023, South Africa.
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Indo-France Scientific High Level Visiting Fellowships (SSHN) 2023 Selected for the Short Research Trip to France (SRTF) 2023 to carry out research and collaboration activities at Grenoble Institute of Technology, France.
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Awarded as top five winners under the "Prototype development stage" category in National Bamboo Innovation Challenge 2022.
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Awarded Ramalingaswami Fellowship by Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India with the support of research grant in the year 2020-21.
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ACS Graduate Award for the best PhD. thesis on research work carried out on Cellulose Nanocrystals by Division of Cellulose and Renewable Materials, American Chemical Society (ACS), USA. (https://acscell.org/awards/graduate-student-awards/)
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ACS Travel Grant for the presentation of the Doctoral research work at 252nd ACS National Meeting, (Spring 2019) at Orlando, Florida, USA, from March 31- April 4, 2019.
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JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2018 to carry out research work at Kyoto University on the project “End Functionalization of CNCs for biomedical applications”. (Research fellowship and a research grant of 24 million Yen).
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Winner for “6th National Awards for Technology Innovation in Petrochemical and Plastic Processing Industry” by Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals, Govt. of India for the research on “Value Added Cellulose Nanocrystals Production from Waste Resources and Its High-End Applications”.
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Awarded the DST Travel Grant Fellowship (Young Scientist) to attend the 252nd ACS National Meeting and Exposition, 21-25th August 2016, Philadelphia, U.S.A.
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Best Paper Award for the presentation on at 7th International Conference on Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering (ICBEE 2015), Milan, Italy, 14-15 Sep 2015.
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Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Seal of Excellence Award by European Commission - 2020.
ORCiD || Google Scholar || ResearchGate (*Corresponding Author)
45. SB Bhatt, R Ranjan, S Dahiya, BN Pal, Dhar P*. Functionalized jute with high-water absorption, low thermal conductivity and efficient radiative cooling for the preservation of perishable green vegetables with reduced cold storage energy requirements. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 2024 Jun. doi.org/10.1039/D4TA02507E. (I.F.10.7)
44. Rai R, Ranjan R, Kant C, Dhar P*. Biodegradable, eco-friendly, and hydrophobic drinking straws based on delignified phosphorylated bamboo-gelatin composites. Chemical Engineering Journal. 2023 Jun 22:144047. doi:10.1016/j.cej.2023.144047. (I.F.16.744)
43. A Mazumdar, B Jain, M Mitra, Dhar P*. Interactive Evolutionary Multiobjective Optimization of Primer Design with Uncertain Objectives. Proceedings of the Genetic and Evolutionary Computation. 2024. July. doi.org/10.1145/3638529.36541.
42. Ranjan R, Bhatt SB, Rai R, Sharma SK, Ranjan R, Bharti A, Dhar P*. Rice husk valorisation by in situ grown MoS 2 nanoflowers: a dual-action catalyst for pollutant dye remediation and microbial decontamination. RSC Advances. 2024;14(17):12192-203.
41. Rai, R., Ranjan, R., Kant, C., & Dhar P*. Microplastic and adhesive free, multifunctional, circular economy approach-based biomass-derived drinking straws. iScience. 2024 Mar 28. (I.F.5.8)
40. R Rahul, R Rai, K Naik, A P Singh, and Dhar P*. "Scalable phosphorylated cellulose production with improved environmental sustainability, crosslinkability and processability using 3D bioprinting for dye remediation." International Journal of Biological Macromolecules (2024): 130577. (I.F.8.2)
39. R Rahul, S B. Bhatt, R Rai, S K Sharma, M Verma, and Dhar P* "Valorization of sugarcane bagasse with in situ grown MoS2 for continuous pollutant remediation and microbial decontamination." Environmental Science and Pollution Research (2024): 1-17. (I.F.5.8)
38. S Banerjee,A Mandal, R Rai, Dhar P Vitamin B6 appended polypyridyl Co(III) complexes for photo-triggered antibacterial activity. Chemistry - An Asian Journal. doi.org/10.1002/asia.202400943. (I.F.3.5)
37. A Mandal, R Rai, S Saha, R Kushwaha, L Wei, H Gogoi, A Mandal, A Yadav, H Huang, A Dutta, P Dhar*, S Banerjee*"Polypyridyl-based Co (iii) complexes of vitamin B 6 Schiff base for photoactivated antibacterial therapy." Dalton Transactions 52, no. 46 (2023): 17562-17572. (I.F.4.0)
36. R Kushwaha, R Rai, V Gawande, V Singh, A Yadav, B Koch, P Dhar*, S Banerjee* Antibacterial Photodynamic Therapy by Zn(II)-Curcumin Complex: Synthesis, Characterization, DFT Calculation, Antibacterial Activity, and Molecular Docking. ChemBioChem 25, no. 2 (2024): e202300652. (I.F.3.2)
31. Rai, R, Rahul R, and Dhar P*. "Life cycle assessment of transparent wood production using emerging technologies and strategic scale-up framework." Science of the Total Environment, 2022, 157301. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157301. (I.F.10.753)
30. Rai R, Dhar P*. Biomedical engineering aspects of nanocellulose: A review. Nanotechnology, 2022, 33, 362001 .doi:10.1088/1361-6528/ac6fef. (I.F.3.953).
29. Dhar P*, K Sugimura, M Yoshioka, A Yoshinaga, H Kamitakahara, Fabrication of wood-inspired high-performance composites through fermentation routes, Cellulose, 1-21, 2021. (I.F. 6.123).
28. Dhar P*, J Phiri, G R. Szilvay, T Maloney and P Laaksonen, “Genetically Engineered Proteins based Nacre-like Nanocomposites with Superior Mechanical and Electrochemical Performance”, Journal of Material Chemistry A, Nov, 2019. doi: 10.1039/C9TA10881E. (I.F. 14.511)(Corresponding Author).
27. Dhar P, Kumar A, Katiyar V. Magnetic Cellulose Nanocrystal Based Anisotropic Polylactic Acid Nanocomposite Films: Influenceon Electrical, Magnetic, Thermal, and Mechanical Properties. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 6;8(28):18393-409, Jul 2016.(I.F. 10.383)
26. Dhar P*, Bruna P, Antonio G, Sandip B, Valorization of sugarcane straw to produce highly conductive bacterial cellulose/graphene nanocomposite films through in situ fermentation: Kinetic analysis and property evaluation. Journal of Cleaner Production. 238, 20, 2019, 117859. (I.F. 11.072) (Corresponding Author)
25. Dhar P*, K Sugimura, M Yoshioka, A Yoshinaga, H Kamitakahara, Synthesis-property-performance relationships of multifunctional bacterial cellulose composites fermented in situ alkali lignin medium. Carbohydrate Polymers. 252, 2021, 117114. (I.F. 10.723) (Corresponding Author)
24. Gaur, S S, Dhar P, A Sonowal, A Sharma, A Kumar, and V Katiyar. Thermo-mechanically Stable Sustainable Polymer Based Solid Electrolyte Membranes for Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Applications, Journal of Membrane Science. 2017, March: 526, 348–354. (I.F. 10.53).
23. Dhar P, Gaur, S. S., Kumar, A., & Katiyar, V. Cellulose Nanocrystal Templated Graphene Nanoscrolls for High Performance Supercapacitors and Hydrogen Storage: An Experimental and Molecular Simulation Study, Scientific Reports (Nature) 8, 3886, March 2018. (I.F. 5.228).
22. Dhar P, Kumar A, Katiyar V. Fabrication of cellulose nanocrystal supported stable Fe (0) nanoparticles: a sustainable catalyst for dye reduction, organic conversion and chemo-magnetic propulsion. Cellulose. 2015 Dec 1; 22(6):3755-71. (I.F. 6.123).
21. Gaur, S S, Dhar P, Kumar A, and Katiyar V. Cellulose Nanocrystal/Clay based Macroion Nanogel as Support for Stable Pt Catalyst for Electrochemical Oxidation of Methanol in Alkaline Medium. Applied Clay Science, 2019, 182, Dec 1, 105277. (I.F. 5.907)
20. Dhar P, Tarafder D, Kumar A, Katiyar V. Effect of cellulose nanocrystal polymorphs on mechanical, barrier and thermal propertiesof poly (lactic acid) based bionanocomposites. RSC Advances. 2015 July; 5(74):60426-40. (I.F. 4.036).
19. Dhar P, Bhasney SM, Kumar A, Katiyar V. Acid functionalized cellulose nanocrystals and its effect on mechanical, thermal,crystallization and surfaces properties of poly (lactic acid) bionanocomposites films: A comprehensive study. Polymer. 101, 75–92 2016 Aug. (I.F. 4.432)
18. Dhar P, Tarafder D, Kumar A, Katiyar V. Thermally recyclable polylactic acid/cellulose nanocrystal films through reactive extrusionprocess. Polymer. 2016 Mar 22; 87:268-82. (I.F. 4.432).
17. Monika S, Dhar P and Katiyar V, “Thermal Degradation Kinetics of Polylactic Acid/ Acid Fabricated Cellulose Nanocrystal based Bionanocomposites”. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 104, Part A , Nov 2017, 827-836. (I.F. 8.025).
16. S S Borkotoky, Dhar P and Katiyar V, “Biodegradable Poly (lactic acid)/Cellulose Nanocrystals (CNCs) Composite Microcellular Foam: Effect of Nanofillers on Foam Cellular Morphology, Thermal and Wettability Behavior”, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 106, 2018, 433-446. (I.F. 8.0125).
15. Dhar P, Gaur, S. S., Soundararajan, N., Gupta, A., Bhasney, S. M., Kumar, A., & Katiyar, V. (2017). Reactive Extrusion of Polylactic Acid/Cellulose Nanocrystal Films for Food Packaging Applications: Influence of Filler type on Thermo-mechanical, Rheological and Barrier Properties. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2017, 56 (16), 4718-4735 (I.F. 4.326).
14. Dhar P, R Murugan, S Bhasney, P Bhagabati, A Kumar, and V Katiyar, A Sustainable Approach for Mechanical Recycling of Poly (lactic acid)/Cellulose Nanocrystal Films: Investigations on Structure-Property Relationship and Underlying Mechanism, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2018, 57 (43), 14493-14508. (I.F. 4.326).
13. M Tesfaye, R Patwa, Dhar P and V Katiyar, Nanosilk Grafted Poly (Lactic Acid) Films: Influence of Cross-Linking on Rheology and Thermal Study, ACS Omega 2017 (10), 7071-7084. (I.F. 4.132)
12.Dhar P, Bhardwaj U, Kumar A, Katiyar V. Investigations on rheological and mechanical behavior of poly (3‐Hydroxybutyrate)/ cellulose nanocrystal based nanobiocomposites. Polymer Composites. 2017 Sep;38:E392-401. (I.F. 3.531).
11.Dhar P, Bhardwaj U, Kumar A, Katiyar V. Poly (3‐hydroxybutyrate)/cellulose nanocrystal films for food packaging applications: Barrier and migration studies. Polymer Engineering & Science. 2015 Oct 1; 55(10):2388-95. (I.F. 2.573).
10.Gaur,S S, Dhar P, Kumar A, and Katiyar V. "Prospects of poly (vinyl alcohol)/Chitosan/poly (styrene sulfonic acid) and montmorillonite Cloisite® 30B clay composite membrane for direct methanol fuel cells." Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy 6, no. 5, 2014 Oct: 053135. (I.F. 2.847).
9.Dhar P, Sai Phani KV, Tiwari P, Kumar A and Katiyar V, Thermal Degradation Kinetics of Poly (3-hydroxybutyrate)/Cellulose Nanocrystals based Nanobiocomposite, Journal of Thermodynamics & Catalysis 2014 Sept, 5:134 (doi: 10.4172/2157-7544.1000134). (I.F. 1.00).
8.Devi RR, Dhar P, Kalamdhad A, Katiyar V. Fabrication of Cellulose Nanocrystals from Agricultural Compost. Compost Science & Utilization. 2015 Apr 3;23(2):104-16. (I.F. 1.54)
7.Dhar P, Kumar A and Katiyar V, “Improved structural properties of polyhydroxybutyrate composites”, SPE Plastics Research Online. (Invited feature article in category of Plastics Nanotechnology) 2016 Feb. (doi: 10.2417/spepro.006379).
6.Katiyar V, Dhar P and Kumar A, “Cellulose nanocrystals: Potential nanofiller for food packaging and catalytic applications”, J Material Sci Eng 2015, 4:4 (doi: 10.4172/2169-0022.S1.023).
5.Dhar P,J Etula and Bankar, S.B. In situ Bioprocessing of Bacterial Cellulose with Graphene: Percolation Network formation, Kinetic Analysis with Physico-Chemical and Structural Properties. ACS Applied Bio Materials. 2019, 2, 9, 4052-4066 (IF pending). (Corresponding Author)
4.G Chakraborty, Dhar P, V Katiyar, G Pugazhenthi,, Applicability of Fe-CNC/GR/PLA composite as potential sensor for biomolecules. Journal of Mat. Science: Materials in Electronics, 2020, 1-16. (I.F. 2.779).
3.Dhar P, S Narendren, SS Gaur, S Sharma, A Kumar, V Katiyar, Self-propelled cellulose nanocrystal based catalytic nanomotors for targeted hyperthermia and pollutant remediation applications. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 2020, 158, 1020-1036. (I.F. 8.0125).
2.S S Gaur, P Dhar, S Narendren, S Sakurai, A Kumar, V Katiyar, Fabrication and characterization of clay nanoscrolls and stable zerovalent iron using montmorillonite. Applied Clay Science 2020, 193. (I.F.5.907)
Patent(s):
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Dhar P, S B Bhatt and Ranjan R "A process for fabricating a biodegradable packaging material using jute" (Indian Patent, Patent Application No.: 202411046355, Filed)
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Dhar P, Ranjan R and Rai R, “A method of preparation of a biodegradable packaging material from sugarcane bagasse”. (Indian Patent, Patent Application No.: 202411001028, Filed)
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Dhar P, Ranjan R and Rai R, “A method of preparation of biodegradable packaging material from rice straws”. (Indian Patent, Patent Application No.: 202311061691, Filed)
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Dhar P, Rai R, and Ranjan R, "Biodegradable bamboo-based drinking straws and a method of preparation thereof" (Indian Patent, Patent Application No: 202311002340, Published).
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Dhar P, Kumar A and Katiyar V, “One Step Reactive Processing of Cellulose based Polymeric Nanocomposites Sheets”. (Indian Patent, Patent Application No: 201631022079).
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Dhar P and H Kamitakahara, "Preparation method of high-strength transparent wood-based material by inorganic compounding" (Japanese Patent, Application No. PCT/JP2022/031738, Filed)
Book(s):
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Vimal Katiyar, Prodyut Dhar, book titled "Cellulose Nanocrystals: An Emerging Nanocellulose for Numerous Chemical Processes" by Walter de Gruyter GmbH. ISBN: 978-3-11-064452-4. (https://www.degruyter.com/view/title/550150)
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Prodyut Dhar and Hiroshi Kamitakahara, “Nanocellulose in Biomedical Engineering” for the Springer Series in Biomaterials Science and Engineering. (in process)
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Sudip Mondal, Prodyut Dhar and Jungwhan Oh Smart and Sustainable Nanomaterials in Digital Healthcare and theranostics, Springer Nature. (in process).
Book Chapter(s):
- R Rai, V Kumar and P Dhar*, "Recalcitrance of Lignocellulosic Biomass and Pretreatment Technologies: A Comprehensive Insight" in book entitled "Thermochemical and Catalytic Conversion Technologies for Future Biorefineries", Volume 1. ISBN978-981-19-4311-9. doi:10.1007/978-981-19-4312-6_2. (https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-19-4312-6_2)
- P Dhar, U Bhardwaj, A Kumar and V Katiyar, book chapter titled as 'Cellulose Nanocrystals: A Potential Nano-filler for Food Packaging Applications' Food Additives and Packaging, Chapter 17, pp 197–239, American Chemical Society, Vol. 1162, ISBN13: 978084123024.
- U Bhardwaj, P Dhar, A Kumar and V Katiyar, book chapter titled as 'Polyhyroxyalkanoates (PHA)-Cellulose based Nanobiocomposites for Food Packaging Applications, Food Additives and Packaging, Chapter 19, pp 275–314, American Chemical Society, Vol. 1162, ISBN13: 978084123024.
- P Dhar, U Bhardwaj and V Katiyar, book chapter titled as ‘Bio Based Nanocomposites: Prospects in Green Packaging Applications' in book 'Polymers for Packaging Applications'. (CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, ISBN: 9781926895772).
- P Dhar, V Katiyar, “Recent Advances in Bio-based Plastics for Food Packaging”, in the book entitled “Bio-based Plastics for Food Packaging Applications”, Smithers Rapra Publishers, 2017. (ISBN: 9781910242582).
- P Dhar, A Kumar and V Katiyar, “Food Packaging: Cellulose Nanocrystals”. Encyclopedia of Polymer Applications (EPA), Taylor and Francis Publishers, 2017. (ISBN: 9781351019422).
- P Dhar, A Kumar and V Katiyar, “Green Composite Films with Excellent Barrier Properties” in the book entitled Advanced Green Composites, 2018,321-367, John & Wiley Publishers. ISBN 978-1-119-32326-6.
Odd Sem 2023-24
1. Advanced Fermentation Technology (BC513) (DE)
2. Wastewater Engineering (BC331)
Even Sem 2023-24
1. Bioinstrumentation & Control (BC 301) (OE)
2. Bioreactor Design (BC 314)
3. Biochemical Engineering Practice (BC 101)
Odd Sem 2023-24
1. Advanced Fermentation Technology (BC513) (DE)
2. Biochemical Engineering Lab-1 (BC 503)
Even Sem 2022-23
1. Bioinstrumentation & Control (BC 301) (OE)
2. Bioreactor Design (BC 314)
Odd Sem 2022-23
1. Bioprocess Technology (BC 312) (OE)
2. Advanced Fermentation Technology (BC513) (DE)
3. Biochemical Engineering Lab-1 (BC 503)
Even Sem 2021-22
1. Bioinstrumentation & Control (BC 301) (OE)
2. Bioprocess Plant Design (BC 403)
3. Biochemical Engineering Practice (BC 101)
4. Biochemical Engineering Lab -2 (BC 504)
Odd Sem 2021-22
1. Bioprocess Technology (BC 312) (OE)
2. Wastewater Engineering (BC331)
3. Advanced Fermentation Technology (BC513) (DE)
4. Biochemical Engineering Lab-1 (BC 503)
Even Sem 2020-21
1. Bioinstrumentation & Control (BC 301)
2. Bioprocess Plant Design (BC 403)
3. Biochemical Engineering Practice (BC 101)
S.No |
Project |
Awarding Agency |
Role |
Year |
Status |
1 |
Bioengineering of Living Materials to fabricate Functionalized Bacterial Nanocellulose for High-Performance Applications |
Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India |
P.I. |
2021-26 |
Ongoing |
2. |
Biopolymer based degradable and wireless implantable biosensors for monitoring of post-surgical clotting disorders and peripheral nerve injuries |
Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India |
P.I. |
2024-27 |
Approved |
3. |
Safety and efficacy studies of value-added forest produce |
CGMFP, Govt. of C.G. |
P.I. |
2024-25 |
Approved |
4. |
Lignocellulose based scalable luminous photonic biopolymers for sustainable films and coatings |
Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India |
P.I. |
2024-27 |
Ongoing |
5. |
End functionalized cellulose nanocrsytals using integrated microfluidics for product ion of high-performance optically active coatings and fibers |
Department of Science & Technology (DST), Govt. of India (Indo-Japan project) |
P.I. |
2024-26 |
Approved |
6. |
Scale-up studies of isoprene production from genetically engineered cyanobacteria for biofuel application |
CST, Govt. of U.P. |
Co-P.I. |
2024-26 |
Ongoing |
7. |
Novel Bioprocessing routes for development of value-added products |
IIT (BHU) |
P.I. |
2020-21 |
Complete |
Current Students:
S.No |
Student |
Fellowship |
Degree |
Year |
1. |
Rohit Rai |
DBT-JRF |
PhD. |
Dec 2020 |
2. |
Sanju Kumari Sharma |
CSIR-NET |
PhD. |
July 2022 |
3. |
Himanshu Modi |
MHRD |
PhD. |
July 2024 |
4. |
Saurav Kumar |
MHRD |
PhD. |
July 2024 |
5. |
Richa Tiwari |
UGC-JRF |
PhD. |
July 2024 |
5. |
Amey Mistry |
MHRD |
M.Tech |
July 2023 |
6. |
Farhaan Iqbal |
MHRD |
IDD |
July 2020 |
7. |
Jyotirmoy Gupta |
MHRD |
IDD |
July 2020 |
8. |
Praveen Kumar |
MHRD |
IDD |
July 2021 |
Alumni:
S.No |
Student |
Fellowship |
Degree |
Year |
1. |
Rahul Ranjan |
MHRD |
PhD. |
2019-24 |
2. |
Vedang Prakash Mone |
MHRD |
M.Tech |
2021-23 |
3. |
Ankit Bharti |
MHRD |
IDD |
2018-23 |
4. |
Smruti B Bhatt |
MHRD |
M.Tech |
2022-24 |
5. |
Bhavya Jain |
MHRD |
IDD |
2019-24 |
Within the Institute
- Institute Core Courses Monitoring Committee for UGD/IDD/B.Arch. Programme, 2024-25.
- Department Library Convener, 2022-23.
- Member, Department Undergraduate Committee (DUGC), 2021-ongoing.
- Member, Departmental Purchase Committee, 2021-23.
- Member, Department Postgraduate Committee (DPGC), 2021-23.
- Member, M.Tech. Admission Committee 2021-2024 (School of Biochemical Engineering)
- Member, Alumni Affairs Committee, SBCE: 2021-22.
- Member, QIP/CEP committee, SBCE: 2021-22.
- Member, Ph.D. Admission Committee 2021-2024 (School of Biochemical Engineering)
- Organizing Secretary, Webinar on "Bio-Startups: The Journey from Idea to Reality" (Sept 4, 2021)
- Organizing Committee Member, Short-term course on Computer-Aided Drug Design and Structural Bioinformatics (CADDSB-2023), IIT (BHU) Varanasi (supported by IDAPT-Hub) (March 13-17, 2023).
- Organizing Committee, I-DAPT Health-Tech Hackathon (July 28-29, 2022).
- Deputy Presiding Officer (Year 2022 and 2023) Student Parliament Election.
- Organizing Secretary, Short-term course on Advanced Functional Materials and Informatics (AFMI-2023) supported by I-DAPT-Hub from 29 November - 03 December 2023, at IIT (BHU) Varanasi.
- Organizing Committee Member, SPARC Workshop cum International Symposium on Environmental Engineering and Sustainability (SPARC-EES 2024) (SPARC-EES 2024) from Nov 23-24, 2024, at IIT(BHU) Varanasi.
Outside the Institute
- Editorial Board Member of Scientific Reports, Nature Publishing Group, Springer.
- Presider/Organizer for session "Bio-Based Gels & Porous Materials" for Division Cellulose and Renewable Materials in ACS National Meeting, Spring 2023.
- Judge for session organized by Division of Polymer Material Science and Engineering (PMSE) in ACS National Meeting, Spring 2023.
- Review Editor for Frontiers In Sustainable Food Systems (June 2021 - onwards).
- Represented as Young Professional on behalf of institute for the Manak Pravardhak – BIS Programme for Engagement of Young Professionals on 27-28 March 2024 at NITS, Noida .
- Represented after successful nomination and on behalf of institute to exhibit lab developed products and technologies at IInvenTiv-2024, on January 19-20, 2024 at the Convention Centre, IIT Hyderabad.
Student Achievement(s):
1. Smruti B Bhat: Research project shortlisted under the MSME_Idea_Hackathon_3.0 (Women).
2. Rahul Ranajn : ITS travel support grant from SERB to attend the American Chemical Society (ACS )Spring 2024 in New Orleans, USA from March 17-21, 2024.
3. Rahul Ranjan : Best poster award at “Advances in Biopolymers and Composites: Health, Environment, and Energy (ABC-HEE,2022) organized by MNNIT Allahabad
4. Rohit Rai: Best poster award at “Advances in Biopolymers and Composites: Health, Environment, and Energy (ABC-HEE,2022) organized by MNNIT Allahabad
List of news articles in National Media/International Magazines
Transparent wood related
- Resource.co: Transparent wood offers a sustainable alternative to plastic, study shows. https://resource.co/article/transparent-wood-offers-sustainable-alternative-plastic-study-shows
- Deccan Herald: How 'transparent wood' is a good alternative to plastic https://www.deccanherald.com/science/how-transparent-wood-is-a-good-alternative-to-plastic-1156817.html
- Live Mint: Transparent wood: Eco-friendly alternative one of most ‘promising replacements’ for plastichttps://www.livemint.com/news/world/transparent-wood-eco-friendly-alternative-one-of-most-promising-replacements-for-plastic-11666420261905.html
- Phys.org: Transparent wood could soon replace plastics https://phys.org/news/2022-10-transparent-wood-plastics.html
- Yahoo Finance: Transparent wood can replace plastic, study claims https://finance.yahoo.com/news/transparent-wood-replace-plastic-study-135742737.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAHbHuKqU-OF8DhflEbakI3yUpHUZrSeXK8B4eUhOByipo07bV3LhVP4_e06V4qWJNCk3WS_wY7yGW68KMnG55z5BSLJXe8YZuT-vDW_o4in5-WW9YTB0hy8PMW6pf07J4H6HlfAoA9TiUPbsOHMDcYyFAdcInDf5k4eJTNmOyH7N
- Futurism: scientists say new "transparent wood" could replace plastic it's far more sustainable https://futurism.com/the-byte/transparent-wood-replace-plastic
- One Green Planet: Transparent Wood Could Be a Great Alternative to Plastic, New Study Finds https://www.onegreenplanet.org/environment/transparent-wood-could-be-a-great-alternative-to-plastic-new-study-finds/
- Inverse: Forget plastic: This see-through wood material is millions of times more sustainable https://www.inverse.com/innovation/see-through-wood-sustainable
- Knowable Magazine (from Annual reviews): Why scientists are making transparent wood https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/technology/2023/why-scientists-are-making-transparent-wood
- Packaging Insights : A clear solution. Can transparent wood replace plastic and glass? https://www.packaginginsights.com/news/transparent-wood-could-replace-plastics-through-optimal-production-techniques-find-indian-researchers.html
- SciDev: Transparent wood could soon replace plastics https://www.scidev.net/asia-pacific/news/transparent-wood-could-soon-replace-plastics/
- Industry trap: Transparent Wood Could Soon End Our Reliance on Petroleum-Based Plastics https://www.industrytap.com/transparent-wood-could-soon-end-our-reliance-on-petroleum-based-plastics/64400
- Wood Central : iPhones to Smart Windows: See-Through Wood Takes World by Storm! https://woodcentral.com.au/iphones-to-smart-windows-see-through-wood-to-take-world-by-storm/
Bamboo based products and technologies related
- Times of India: Bamboo Products https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/iit-bhu-faculty-among-top-fivefor-innovation-in-bamboo-sector/articleshow/95482147.cms
Rice biomass related
- Amarujala: Rice biomass products https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/iit-bhu-research-students-made-cup-glasses-and-kulhads-from-stubble-farmers-will-benefit-greatly-2024-01-06
Highlight of Lab's research work in Iinventive-2024 (mega R&D fair, where all IITs, NITs, IISERs, IIITs and other top 50 ranked NIRF Institutions in the country come together to showcase the R&D )
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