SUBHANKAR CHATTERJEE Associate Professor
- Department of Ecology & Environmental Sciences
- School of Life Sciences
- schatt.pondiuni@gmail.com; drsubhankar.eco@pondiuni.ac.in
Academic Activity
Educational Qualification (UG,PG & Higher Order)
S.No | Degree | Subject/Title of thesis | University/Board | Year of Passing |
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1 | Ph.D. | Microbial Fate of Estrogenic Phthalate Esters in the Environment: Biochemical and Molecular Analysis | Jadavpur University/Bose Inst Kolkata | 2007 |
2 | NET-LS | Chemical Sciences | CSIR | 2001 |
3 | GATE | Chemical Sciences | HRDG, GoI | 2000 |
4 | M.Sc. | Chemistry | Calcutta University | 1999 |
5 | B.Sc. Honrs | Chemistry | Calcutta University | 1997 |
Area of Specializaion
Awards / Prizes Conferred
S.No | Name / Title of the Award | Type | Name of the Agency conferred the Award | Year of the Award | Amount for Cash Award |
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1 | Alexander von Humboldt Revisit Research Fellowship | INTERNATIONAL | Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (Germany) | 2023 | 3000 Euros per month |
2 | Travel grant | NATIONAL | Sir Dorabji Tata Trust, Mumbai, India | 2015 | 36000 |
3 | Alexander von Humboldt Revisit Research Fellowship | INTERNATIONAL | Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (Germany) | 2015 | 3000 Euro/Month |
4 | Young Investigator | NATIONAL | India BioScience | 2015 | Nil |
5 | Biomedical postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania (USA) | INTERNATIONAL | UPENN, USA | 2012 | 4200$/Month |
6 | DFG (Germany) Post-doctoral Research Fellowship | INTERNATIONAL | DFG-Germany | 2011 | 2500 Euro/Month |
7 | Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship (Germany) | INTERNATIONAL | Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (Germany) | 2008 | 2100 Euro/month |
8 | Post-doctoral Research Fellowship | NATIONAL | DST (IACS) | 2007 | 21000/month |
9 | Junior & Senior Research Fellowship | NATIONAL | DST (Bose Inst) | 2002 | 8000/month |
10 | CSIR project Fellowship | NATIONAL | CSIR (Presidency college) | 2000 | 5600 per month |
11 | National Scholarship | NATIONAL | Govt of India | 1991 | 750 |
Teaching Experience
S.No | Designation | Department/Centre | Institution |
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1 | Assistant Professor | Dept. Of Environmental Sciences, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences | Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala, H.P. |
2 | Associate Professor | Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences | Pondicherry University, Puducherry |
3 | Guest Lecturer | Department of Chemistry | Jogomaya Devi College, Kolkata |
Research Experience
S.No | Designation | Department/Centre | Institution | Area of Research |
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1 | JRF | Department of Chemistry | Presidency College, Kolkata | Photo-Physical Chemistry |
2 | JRF/SRF | Dept. of Microbiology | Bose Institute (DST Inst), Kolkata, India | Environmental Biotechnology; Bioremediation of EDC |
3 | Postdoctoral Research Associate | Dept. of Biological Chemistry | Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (DST Inst), Kolkata, India | Biosorption of pesticides; Bioremediation |
4 | Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) Fellow | Molecular Phytopathology and Mycotoxin Research | Georg-August University of Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany | Microbial ecology, Metabolomics, Metabolic profiling of secondary metabolites secreted by fungal interaction |
5 | DFG Research Scientist (Post-Doctoral fellow) | Molecular Phytopathology and Mycotoxin Research | Georg-August University of Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany | Microbial ecology, Metabolomics, Metabolic profiling of secondary metabolites secreted by fungal interaction |
6 | Biomedical Post doctoral Research Fellow | School of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology | University of Pennsylvania, PA, USA | Metabolic profiling, Metabolomics, Biomarker study |
7 | Alexander von Humboldt Revisit Research Fellow | Molecular Phytopathology and Mycotoxin Research | Georg-August University of Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany | Microbial ecology, Metabolomics, Metabolic profiling of secondary metabolites secreted by fungal interaction |
8 | Alexander von Humboldt Revisit Research Fellow | Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology | Universität Hamburg | Microplastic research |
Industry Experience
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Contribution towards Innovation
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Patent Details
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Papers Published in UGC Approved Journals
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Papers Published in Non UGC Approved Peer Reviewed Journals
S.No | Title | Name of the Authors as per the order in Paper | Journal Name | Volume, Issue & Page Nos. | Year | Impact Factor |
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1 | From Freezing to Functioning: Cellular Strategies of Cold-Adapted Bacteria for Surviving in Extreme Environments | Choudhary, P., Bhatt S., Chatterjee, S* | Archives of Microbiology (Springer) | 206:329 | 2024 | 2.8 |
2 | Biodegradation of DEP, DIBP, and BBP by a psychrotolerant Sphingobium yanoikuyae strain P4: Degradation potentiality and mechanism study | Madhulika Kushwaha, Dharam Singh, Yusuf Akhter, Subhankar Chatterjee* | Archives of Microbiology (Springer) | 206:254 | 2024 | 2.8 |
3 | Biodegradation of Organophosphorus pesticide Profenofos by the bacterium Bacillus sp. PF1 and elucidation of initial degradation pathway | Mahajan, R†., Verma, S†., Chatterjee, S*. | Environmental Technology (Taylor & Francis), | 44(4):492-500 (online on 2021) | 2023 | 3.475 |
4 | Comparative analysis of SilA-laccase mediated Degradation of Ciprofloxacin, Norfloxacin, and Ofloxacin and interpretation of the possible catalytic me | Bhatt S., Choudhary, P., Chatterjee, S*., Akhter, Y*. | Journal of Biomolecular Structure & Dynamics (Taylor & Francis) | https://doi.org/10.1080/07391102.2023.2197074 | 2023 | 5.23 |
5 | Contribution of plastic and microplastic to global climate change and their conjoining impacts on the environment - A review | Shivika Sharma, Vikas Sharma, Subhankar Chatterjee⁎ | Science of the Total Environment (Elsevier) | 875 (2023) 162627 | 2023 | 10.57 |
6 | Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics: Occurrence, mode of action, resistance, environmental detection, and remediation – A Comprehensive Review | Bhatt S., Chatterjee, S* | Environmental Pollution (Elsevier) | Volume 315, 15 December 2022, 120440 | 2022 | 9.988 |
7 | Biodegradation of Profenofos, an acetylcholine esterase inhibitor by a psychrotolerant strain Rahnella sp. PFF2 and degradation pathway analysis | Verma, S., Chatterjee, S* | International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation (Elsevier) | 158:105169 | 2021 | 4.907 |
8 | Microplastics in the Mediterranean Sea: Sources, Pollution Intensity, Sea Health and Regulatory Policies. | Sharma, S*., Sharma, V., Chatterjee, S* | Frontiers in Marine Science, section Marine Pollution (Frontiers) | 8: 494 | 2021 | 5.247 |
9 | Malathion biodegradation by a psychrotolerant bacteria Ochrobactrum sp. M1D and metabolic pathway analysis | Verma, S., Singh, D., Chatterjee, S*. | Letters in Applied Microbiology (Wiley) | 73 (3): 326-335 | 2021 | 2.813 |
10 | Ornithine carbamoyltransferase from psychrophiles to thermophiles - structural evolution of catalytic fold to accommodate physiological diversity | Sharma, S†., Sharma, S†., Ahmed, M., Akhter, Y*., Chatterjee, S* | Extremophiles (Springer) | 25:15-24 | 2021 | 3.035 |
11 | Particulate bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons over Dhauladhar region of the north-western Himalayas | Kaushal, D., Bamotra, S., Yadav, S., Chatterjee, S., Tandon, A | Chemosphere (Elsevier) | 263: 128298 | 2021 | 8.943 |
12 | Flouroquinolone Antibiotics: An emerging threat to Environment and their remedial measures. (Commentary) | Kushwaha, M., Chatterjee, S* | Current Science (IAS, India) | 119: 738-740 | 2020 | 1.169 |
13 | Biodegradation of Organophosphorus pesticide chlorpyrifos by Sphingobacterium sp. C1B, a psychrotolerant bacterium isolated from apple orchard in Hima | Verma, S., Singh, D., Chatterjee, S* | Extremophiles (Springer) | 24: 897–908 | 2020 | 3.035 |
14 | Biodegradation of di-n-butyl phthalate by psychrotolerant Sphingobium yanoikuyae strain P4 and protein structural analysis of carboxylesterase involve | Mahajan, R., Verma, S†., Kushwaha, M†., Singh, D., Akhter, Y*., Chatterjee, S* | International Journal of Biological Macromolecules (Elsevier) | 122:806-816 | 2019 | 8.025 |
15 | Microplastics in our Oceans and Marine Health | Chatterjee, S*., Sharma, S | Field Actions Science Reports (Institute Veolia Environment) | 19:54-61 | 2019 | 0.2 |
16 | A Review on Remediation of Cyanide containing Industrial wastes using biological systems with special reference to Enzymatic Degradation | Sharma, M., Akhter, Y*., Chatterjee, S* | World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, (Springer) | 35:70 | 2019 | 4.253 |
17 | A simple HPLC-DAD method for simultaneous detection of two organophosphates - profenofos and fenthion and validation by microcosm experiment | Mahajan, R., Chatterjee, S* | Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (Springer) | 190:327 | 2018 | 3.307 |
18 | Psychrotolerant Sphingobacterium kitahiroshimense LT-2 isolated from Dhundi Glacier, Himachal Pradesh - Origin Prediction and Future application | Sharma, S., Chatterjee, S* | Indian Journal of Microbiology (Springer) | 58(2):234–238 | 2018 | 2.46 |
19 | Molecular insights into the activity and mechanism of cyanide hydratase enzyme associated with cyanide biodegradation by Serratia marcescens | Kushwaha, M., Virender K, Mahajan, R., Bhalla, T.C., Chatterjee, S*., Akhter, Y* | Archives of Microbiology (Springer) | 200:971-977 | 2018 | 2.667 |
20 | Microplastic Pollution, a Threat to Marine Ecosystem and Human Health: A Short Review. | Sharma, S., Chatterjee, S* | Environmental Science and Pollution Research, (Springer) | 24:21530–21547 | 2017 | 5.19 |
21 | Interactions among Filamentous Fungi Aspergillus niger, Fusarium verticillioides and Clonostachys rosea: Effect on Fungal Biomass, Diversity of Second | Chatterjee, S., Yi, K., Splivallo, R., Chatterjee, P., Karlovsky, P. | BMC Microbiology, (BMC) | 16:83 | 2016 | 4.465 |
22 | Profenofos, an acetylcholinesterase-inhibiting organophosphorus pesticide: a short review of its usage, toxicity and biodegradation | Kushwaha, M.†, Verma, S.†, Chatterjee, S* | Journal of Environmental Quality, (SSSA) | 45:1478-1489 | 2016 | 3.866 |
23 | Biodiversity and species identity drive antifungal activity of bacterial communities | Jousset, A., Becker, J., Chatterjee, S., Karlovsky, P., Scheu, S., Eisenhauer, N. | Ecology (esa) | 95:1184 | 2014 | 6.431 |
24 | Fungal metabolic plasticity and sexual development mediate induced resistance to arthropod fungivory | Döll, K.†, Chatterjee, S.†, Scheu, S., Karlovsky, P., Rohlfs, M. | Proceedings of the Royal Society B (Royal Soc Journal) | 280:20131219 | 2013 | 5.53 |
25 | Removal of the endocrine disrupter Butyl benzyl phthalate from the environment: Mini review | Chatterjee, S*., Karlovsky, P | Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, (Springer) | 87(1): 61-73 | 2010 | 5.56 |
26 | Interaction of malathion, an organophosphorus pesticide with rhizopusoryzae biomass | Chatterjee, S., Das, S.K., Chakravarty, R., Chakrabarti, A., Ghosh, S., Guha, A.K. | J Hazard Materials (Elsevier) | 174(1-3), 47-53 | 2010 | 14.224 |
27 | Complete degradation of butyl benzyl phthalate by a defined bacterial consortium: Role of individual isolates in the assimilation pathway | Chatterjee, S.; Dutta, T.K | Chemosphere (Elsevier) | 70(5), 933-941 | 2008 | 8.943 |
28 | Metabolic cooperation of Gordonia sp. Strain MTCC 4818 and Arthrobacter sp. strain WY in the utilization of butyl benzyl phthalate: Effect of a novel | Chatterjee, S.; Dutta, T.K | Microbiology (SGM-UK) | 154(Pt 11), 3338-3346. | 2008 | 2.956 |
29 | A novel degradation pathway in the assimilation of phenanthrene by Staphylococcus sp. strain PN/Y via meta-cleavage of 2-hydroxy-1-naphthoic acid: for | Mallick, S., Chatterjee, S., Dutta, T.K | Microbiology (SGM-UK) | 153(Pt 7): 2104-2115 | 2007 | 2.956 |
30 | Pathways in the degradation of hydrolyzed alcohols of butyl benzyl phthalate in metabolically diverse Gordonia sp.strain MTCC 4818 | Chatterjee, S., Mallick, S., Dutta, T.K. | J. Mol. Microbiol. Biotechnol. (now Microbial Physiology) | 9(2), 110-120 | 2005 | 1.143 |
31 | Metabolism of butyl benzyl phthalate by Gordonia sp. strain MTCC 4818 | Chatterjee, S., Dutta, T.K. | Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun, (Elsevier) | 309(1), 36-43 | 2003 | 3.322 |
32 | Photophysical properties of tris-methoxycoumarin derivative of a cryptand. | Chatterjee, M., Chatterjee, S., Basu Roy, M., Ghosh, S., Bandyopadhyay, P., Bharadwaj, P.K | J. Luminescence, (Elsevier) | 99, 175-183 | 2002 | 4.171 |
Papers Published in Conference Proceedings
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Books
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Chapters in Books
S.No | Title of the Chapters | Name of the Authors | Title of the Book | Publisher | Year | ISBN No. |
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1 | Psychrophilic Enzymes: Adaptations and Industrial Relevance | Sharma S, Sharma V, Chatterjee, S., Kumar S. | Extremophiles: The Future Prospective in Biorefineries—Volume 1 | CRC Press, Taylor & Francis | 2022 | 9781003014188 |
2 | Organophosphate pesticide: usage, environmental exposure, health effect, and microbial bioremediation | Mahajan, R†., Verma, S.†., Chandel, S.†., Chatterjee, S.* | Microbial Biodegradation and Bioremediation | Elsevier | 2021 | 978-0-323-85455-9 |
3 | Climate change impact on eco-biology and socio-economy- A concise discussion | Chatterjee S.*, Tandon A*. | Socio-economic and Eco-biological Dimensions in Resource use and Conservation | Springer | 2020 | 978-3-030-32462-9 |
4 | Environmental fate of organophosphate residues from agricultural soils to fresh farm produce: Microbial interventions for sustainable bioremediation s | Mahajan, R., Chandel, S., Chatterjee, S.* | Microbes and enzymes in soil health & Bioremediation | Springer Nature | 2019 | 978-981-13-9116-3 |
5 | Environmental ethics – a forgotten principle: necessity and our responsibility | Chatterjee, S.* | Skill Development in Higher Education | Anamika Publisher, New Delhi | 2018 | 978-81-7975-939-4 |
Edited Books
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Ongoing Projects
S.No | Title of the Project | Sponsored By | Period | Sanctioned Amount(Rs. Lakh) | Year |
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1 | Fate of Fluoroquinolone antibiotics in the Environment - quantitative method development for detection, environmental samples analysis, and microbial remediation study with special focus on Ciprofloxa | CSIR-EMR | 3 years (2023-2026) | 28 | 2023 |
2 | Biological Removal of plastics and microplastic component polyethylenes with special focus on polyethylene terephthalate (PET) | DST-SERB-CRG | 3 years (2022-2025) | 41.47264 | 2022 |
3 | Urban Resilience and Adaptation for India and Mongolia: curricula, capacity, ICT and stakeholder collaboration to support green & blue infrastructure and nature-based solutions | ERASMUS and Programme of the European Union | 3 years (2021-2024) | 90 | 2021 |
Ongoing Consultancy Works
S.No | Title of the Consultancy Work | Sponsored By | Period | Sanctioned Amount(Rs. Lakh) | Year |
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Completed Projects
S.No | Title of the Project | Sponsored By | Period | Sanctioned Amount(Rs. Lakh) | Year |
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1 | Microbial enzyme(s) mediated PET biodegradation - identification of novel plastic active enzymes through Metagenome mining | Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Germany | 2 months (October-Novembe | 8K Euro | 2023 |
2 | Development of 5-LOX specific scoring function and application of fragment based free energy methods for the development of novel anti-cancer drug candidates | ICMR (Co-PI) | 3 years (2019-2022) | 63 | 2019 |
3 | ’Biodegradation of Profenofos and Fenthion pesticides - role of microbial isolate(s) and determination of degradation pathway(s) | CSIR (Sole PI) | 3.8 years (2016-2020) | 28 | 2016 |
4 | Qualitative analysis of secondary metabolites produced by psychrophilic microorganism(s) isolated from Chhota Sigri glaciar, Himachal Pradesh | DST-SERB (Mentor of the project) | 2 years (2016-2018) | 19.2 | 2016 |
5 | Purification of selected interaction-specific secondary metabolites generated from fungal-fungal interaction | Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (Germany) | 3 months (June-September) | 12K Euros | 2015 |
6 | Metabolic profiling of chemical interactions among fungi | Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Germany (PI) | 2 years (2008-2010) | 72K Euro | 2008 |
Completed Consultancy Works
S.No | Title of the Consultancy Work | Sponsored By | Period | Sanctioned Amount(Rs. Lakh) | Year |
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Career Guidance Offered to students
S.No | Name of the Scheme | No. of Students | Competitive Examinations/ Career Counseling | No. of Students Passed | No. of Students Placed |
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List of capability enhancement such as Soft skill development, Remedial coaching, Language lab,
Bridge courses, Yoga, Meditation, Personal Counselling and Mentoring etc.,
S.No | Name of the Programme/Scheme | Date of Implementation | No. of Students Enrolled | Agencies Involved |
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Research Guidance - PG
S.No | Year | Degree | No. of Students Awarded | Department/Centre |
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1 | 2024 | M.SC | 6 | Dept of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, PU |
2 | 2023 | M.SC | 6 | Dept of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, PU |
3 | 2021 | M.SC | 5 | Dept. Of Environmental Sciences, CUHP |
4 | 2020 | M.SC | 3 | Dept. Of Environmental Sciences, CUHP |
5 | 2019 | M.SC | 6 | Dept of Chemistry, CUHP |
6 | 2019 | M.SC | 4 | Dept. Of Environmental Sciences, CUHP |
7 | 2017 | M.SC | 5 | Dept. Of Environmental Sciences, CUHP |
8 | 2016 | M.SC | 4 | Dept. Of Environmental Sciences, CUHP |
9 | 2015 | M.SC | 6 | Dept. Of Environmental Sciences, CUHP |
10 | 2014 | M.SC | 5 | Dept. Of Environmental Sciences, CUHP |
11 | 2013 | M.SC | 5 | Dept. Of Environmental Sciences, CUHP |
Research Guidance - Ph.D
S.No | Student Name | Registration Date | Registration No. | Thesis Title | Thesis Submitted Status | Thesis Submitted Date | Vivavoce Completed Status | Date Awarded |
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1 | Madhulika Kushwaha | 2013 | CUHP13RDENV03 | Remediation of endocrine-disrupting chemicals by using soil microbial isolates of Western Himalayan region | YES | 29-04-2021 | YES | 27-01-2022 |
2 | Shalini Varma | 2014 | CUHP14RDENV05 | Bioremediation study of selected organophosphorus pesticides by microbes isolated from orchards of Himachal Pradesh. | YES | 30-07-2020 | YES | 08-10-2020 |
3 | Priyanka Choudhary | 2020 | CUHP20RDENV06 | Isolation of psychrotolerant strains from higher Himalayas and exploring their biotechnological applications | NO | NO | ||
4 | Sunidhi Bhatt | 2020 | CUHP20RDENV09 | Bioremediation of Fluoroquinolone antibiotics and metabolic pathway analysis | NO | NO | ||
5 | SANDRA LISHIKUMAR | 25-02-2023 | 2200111002 | Metagenomics study focusing on Microbial interaction, Plant microbe interaction and Biotechnological Application. | NO | NO | ||
6 | SAOO WAN EMI PHYLLEI | 03-11-2023 | 2300111008 | Determination of abundance of microplastic in Pondicherry region | NO | NO | ||
7 | Jyoti Eyasmin | 25-03-2024 | 2300111017 | Bioremediation of Microplastic | NO | NO |
Research Guidance - Post Doctoral
S.No | Scholar Name | Designation | Funding Agency | Fellowship Title | Year of Joining | Year of Completion |
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1 | Dr. Shivika Sharma | National Post-Doctoral Fellow | SERB-DST | NPDF | 2016 | 2018 |
2 | Dr. Rishi Mahajan | Research Associate | CSIR | CSIR Project RA | 2016 | 2018 |
Financial assistance availed to attend conferences / workshops and to pay membership fee
of professional bodies during the year
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E-Lecture Details
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Details of Online Education Conducted
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Invited Talks in Conference/Seminar/Workshop/Training Programme
S.No | Title of the Paper | Conferences/Seminar/Workshop/Training Programme | Organized by | Whether International / National / State / Regional / College or University Level | From | To | Year |
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1 | Living in the Plastic Age! -- Contribution of Plastic to Global Climate Change and its Consequences | National Seminar on 50 years of UN conference on human environment | Dept of Politics and International Studies, PU | National | 14-09-2023 | 14-09-2023 | 2023 |
2 | Living in the Plasticene Era! -- Impacts of plastic and microplastic pollution on Climate, Human Hea | UGC-HRDC sponsored Refresher Course on Biological Sciences at Pondicherry University | UGC-HRDC, PU | University Level | 02-09-2023 | 02-09-2023 | 2023 |
3 | Contribution of plastic and Microplastic to global climate change and Their conjoining impacts on th | World Environmental Day | Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Pondicherry University | University Level | 31-05-2023 | 31-05-2023 | 2023 |
4 | Quantitative method development for the detection of EDCs and Pharmaceuticals in the Environment and | monthly seminar series , SoLS | School of Life Science | University level | 16-11-2022 | 16-11-2022 | 2022 |
5 | Why the wetlands matter and how they are vulnerable to microplastic pollution | National webinar on World Wetland Day | Bishop Kurialacherry College For Women, Amalagiri, Kerala | National | 02-02-2022 | 02-02-2022 | 2022 |
6 | Microplastics in our food: Human health effect and future threat! | Humboldt Kolleg 2020-@Raichak, Kolkata | Jadavpur University and sponsored by Alexander von Humboldt foundation Germany | International | 03-01-2020 | 05-01-2020 | 2020 |
7 | Role of Teachers in Swachh Bharat Abhiyan | Teacher’s training workshop | GCTE Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh | Regional | 21-02-2020 | 21-02-2020 | 2020 |
8 | Solid Waste Management | one-day Training-cum-Workshop/seminar of SWM (Solid Waste Management) | IDIPT-HP/CBT04 (WAPCOS - A government of India Undertaking) Under the Ministry of Water Resources, R | State | 11-10-2017 | 11-10-2017 | 2017 |
9 | Utilization of Microbial Metabolism for Pollution Abatement and Qualitative analysis of secondary me | Humboldt Colloquium Bengaluru 2017 | Alexander von Humboldt foundation Germany | International | 23-11-2017 | 25-11-2017 | 2017 |
10 | Contemporary environmental issues....Ethics, Challenges and way forward | Centre for Ecological Economics and Natural Resources (CEENR) Bengaluru | Centre for Ecological Economics and Natural Resources (CEENR) Bengaluru | University level | 22-11-2017 | 22-11-2017 | 2017 |
11 | Why do we do Research | Lecture on Science day-2017 | Dept. of Environmental Sciences and Computational Biology Department of CUHP | University level | 28-02-2017 | 28-02-2017 | 2017 |
12 | Role of Metabolomics research in sustainable development | National Conference on Role of Biological Sciences in Sustainable Development & Biodiversity Conservation | Sponsored by NITI Aayog, GOI & organized by Dept. of Biosciences Biotechnology, Arni University, HP | National | 09-03-2017 | 10-03-2017 | 2017 |
13 | Microbes in Glacial Environment: A case study of Dhundi Glacier, Manali, HP | National Seminar on “Emerging Trends in Environmental Science and Technology” (ETEST-17) at CUHP, Dharamsala | Dept of Environmental Sciences, CUHP | National | 24-08-2017 | 24-08-2017 | 2017 |
14 | Environmental Ethics – a forgotten principle: Necessity and our responsibility | National Seminar on Higher Education in Skill Development | Deen Dayal Upadhyay KAUSHAL Kendra, Central University of Himachal Pradesh | National | 29-03-2016 | 30-03-2016 | 2016 |
15 | Training-cum-Workshop of SWM (Solid Waste Management) | IDIPT-HP/CBT02 (Infrastructure Development Investment Program for Tourism Himachal Pradesh | Infrastructure Development Investment Program for Tourism Himachal Pradesh - Community Based Tourism | State | 22-05-2016 | 22-05-2016 | 2016 |
16 | Environmental Ethics- A forgotten principle | Invited lecture at Vidyasagar College for Women, Kolkata, WB | Vidyasagar College for Women, Kolkata, WB | University level | 06-01-2016 | 06-01-2026 | 2016 |
17 | ’Biological significance of microbe-microbe interactions: Metabolomics approach’ | Invited Lecture at Presidency University Kolkata, WB | Presidency University Kolkata, WB | University level | 06-01-2016 | 06-01-2016 | 2016 |
18 | Medicating the Environment – Risk of Pharmaceuticals to Wild Life and Ecosystems | Science day 2015 lecture series | Dept. of Environmental Sciences and Computational Biology Department of CUHP | University level | 26-02-2015 | 26-02-2015 | 2015 |
19 | Non-targeted metabolic profiling to identify secreted secondary metabolites specific for fungal-fung | Young Investigator’s meet-2015 | India BioScience | International | 28-03-2015 | 01-04-2015 | 2015 |
20 | Remediation of endocrine disrupting phthalates by using soil microbial isolates of Western Himalayan | National workshop on Recent Trends in Environmental sciences and Carbon Management (RTCM-15) | Dept of Environmental Sciences, CUHP | National | 19-11-2015 | 20-11-2015 | 2015 |
21 | Biodegradation of organophosphorus pesticides by utilising microbial Metabolism | National workshop on Recent Trends in Environmental sciences and Carbon Management (RTCM-15) | Dept of Environmental Sciences, CUHP | National | 19-11-2015 | 20-11-2015 | 2015 |
22 | Utilization of Microbial Metabolism for Pollution Abatement and Discovery of New Natural Products | Invited lecture in the lecture series | Molecular Phytopathology and Mycotoxin Research division, Georg-August University Goettingen, German | International | 27-08-2015 | 27-08-2015 | 2015 |
23 | Species richness and Biodiversity drive the antifungal activity of Pseudomonas communities | national conference on Implication of Climate Change on Himalayan environment (ICHE-14) | Dept of Environmental Sciences, CUHP | National | 20-03-2014 | 21-03-2014 | 2014 |
24 | Effects of climate change and Environmental pollution on Himalayan Bioresources - A brief discussion | national conference on Implication of Climate Change on Himalayan environment (ICHE-14) | Dept of Environmental Sciences, CUHP | National | 20-03-2014 | 21-03-2014 | 2014 |
25 | Chemical interactions between Fusarium verticillioides and Gliocladium roseum involving mycotoxin tr | 35th Mycotoxin workshop in Ghent, Belgium | Mycotoxin foundation | International | 22-05-2013 | 24-05-2013 | 2013 |
26 | Biotechnological relevance of microbe-microbe interactions | national symposium on nanobiotechnology (NSNB-2013) | IIT Mandi | National | 09-12-2013 | 09-12-2013 | 2013 |
27 | Upregulation of sterigmatocystin and other putative mycotoxins in Aspergillus nidulans after feeding | 35th Mycotoxin workshop in Ghent, Belgium | Mycotoxin foundation | International | 22-05-2013 | 24-05-2013 | 2013 |
28 | Exploiting microbes for environmental cleanup and biotechnology application | Invited talk by Dept of Environmental Studies, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, WB | Dept of Environmental Studies, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, WB | University level | 04-07-2013 | 04-07-2013 | 2013 |
29 | An overview of Artificial Recharge of Ground Water in Himachal Pradesh | Managed aquifer recharge in hills and valleys of HP | Central Ground Water Board, North Himalayan region, Dharamshala, HP | Regional | 06-03-2013 | 06-03-2013 | 2013 |
30 | Below ground truffle ecology: spatial and seasonal variability in soil metabolites and fungal biomas | 28th New Phytologist Symposium | 28th New Phytologist Symposium | International | 18-05-2012 | 21-05-2012 | 2012 |
31 | Standardization of LC Methods for successful Metabolic profiling | Invited lecture | Dept of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania USA | International | 03-10-2012 | 03-10-2012 | 2012 |
32 | ’Our stolen Future-the killer Pollutants surround us | Invited lecture | Vidyasagar College for Women, Kolkata, WB | College level | 22-12-2010 | 22-12-2010 | 2010 |
33 | Microbial degradation of Phthalate Esters: Biochemical and Molecular Approach | Invited lecture | Division of Plant pathology and Crop protection, department of crop sciences, Georg-August Universit | International | 27-04-2009 | 27-04-2009 | 2009 |
34 | ’Metabolic profiling of Chemical interactions among fungi | Network meeting of the Alexander von Humboldt foundation, Muenster, Germany | Alexander von Humboldt foundation, Germany | International | 18-11-2008 | 21-11-2008 | 2008 |
Conferences/Seminars Organized
S.No | Title of the Programme | Sponsors | Venue & Duration | Whether International / National / State / Regional / College or University Level | From | To | Year |
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Workshop Organized
S.No | Title of the Programme | Sponsors | Venue & Duration | Whether International / National / State / Regional / College or University Level | From | To | Year |
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Administrative Responsibilities in the Government and Quasi Government Agencies
S.No | Name of the Position | Agency/Organisation | Duration | Nature of Duties |
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Affiliation in Academic Bodies/Societies
S.No | Name of the Body/Society | Nature of Affiliation | Year |
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1 | School Board Member-School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, CUHP | Member | 2018 |
2 | Board of Study Environmental Sciences, CUHP | Member | 2017 |
3 | Board of Study Chemistry, CUHP | Member | 2017 |
4 | Academic Council member-Arni University, Kathgarh, H.P. | External Expert | 2017 |
5 | Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany | Life member | 2008 |
Participation & Extension Activities (Academic/Administraion)
S.No | Name of the Position (Head, Dean, Co-ordinator, Director, etc.,) | Duration | Nature of Dutites |
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1 | In-charge, Department of Chemistry, CUHP | February 2017-November 2019 | Administration and academics; Starting the department in CUHP |
Participation & Extension Activities (Co-Curricular)
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Collaboration with Institution/Industry
S.No | Collaborator Name | Designation | Institution/Industry | Type | Nature of Collaboration | Period of Collaboration | Visits to Collaborating Institution / Industry |
Details of Collaborative Research/Teaching | ||
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From Date | To Date | From Date | To Date | |||||||
1 | Prof. Dr. Petr Karlovsky | Professor | Institute for Phytopathology and Mycotoxin Research University of Goettingen, Germany | INTERNATIONAL | Research | 01-10-2008 | 31-12-2015 | 01-10-2008 | 30-09-2015 | Conducted research on Microbe ecology and metabolomics as AvH fellow and DFG fellow |
2 | Dr. Ritindra Bhaduri | Associate Professor of Biological Sciences | California State University Stanislaus, USA | INTERNATIONAL | Long term collaboration through Fulbright foundation | 01-04-2022 | 31-08-2022 | 01-04-2022 | 31-08-2022 | Hosted a Fulbright Scholar, Dr. Ritindra Bhaduri, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences at California State University Stanislaus, USA for the long term collaboration on the topic “Microplastics Contamination in Aquatic Environments in North-western Himalayas, India” |
3 | Dr. Dharam Singh | Sr. Scientist | Molecular and Microbial Genetics Lab, Biotechnology Division, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, District-Kangra, Himachal Pradesh | NATIONAL | Research | 01-01-2015 | 30-06-2022 | 01-01-2015 | 30-06-2022 | Dr. Sing was the co-supervisor of my two Ph.D. students |
4 | Dr. Yusuf Akhter | Assistant Professor | Department of Biotechnology, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Vidya Vihar, Raebareli Road, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226025, India | NATIONAL | Research | 01-01-2015 | to date | 01-01-2015 | to date | Research collaboration on the Bioinformatics part of my research |
5 | Prof Dr. Marko Rohlfs | Professor | University of Goettingen, Germany | INTERNATIONAL | Research | 01-01-2010 | 31-12-2013 | 01-01-2010 | 31-12-2013 | Collaborative research in Uni Goettingen, Germany on the topic insect-fungus interactions |
Faculty Development Programme Attended (Orientation, Refresher, other Short Term Course during the year)
S.No | Title of the FDP | Organiser | Venue | Duration | From Date | To Date | Year |
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1 | Advanced Research Methodology Tools and Techniques | HRDG, Ramanujan College, Delhi University | Ramanujan College, Delhi University (On line mode) | 15 days | 30-01-2021 | 14-02-2021 | 2021 |
2 | Managing online classes and co-creating MOOCs: 2.0 | HRDG, Ramanujan College, Delhi University | Ramanujan College, Delhi University (On line mode) | 15 days | 18-5-2020 | 3-6-2020 | 2020 |
3 | 1st Interdisciplinary course in Contemporary Studies (Refresher Course) | Human Resource Development Centre, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi | JNU, New Delhi | 24 days | 8-2-2016 | 4-3-2016 | 2016 |
4 | 55th Orientation program | UGC-Academic Staff College, Jadavpur University, Kolkata | Jadavpur University, Kolkata | 1 month | 15-12-2014 | 13-01-2015 | 2014 |
Details of Executive Development Prog/Management Development Prog. conducted
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Participation in IMPESS, IMPRINT, SPARC, STARS, LEAP Programme etc and DSF Funding Programme
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Enrolment under ARPIT Programme
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