SUBHANKAR CHATTERJEE Associate Professor

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  • Department of Ecology & Environmental Sciences
  • School of Life Sciences
  • schatt.pondiuni@gmail.com; drsubhankar.eco@pondiuni.ac.in

Academic Activity

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Educational Qualification (UG,PG & Higher Order)

S.No Degree Subject/Title of thesis University/Board Year of Passing
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

Environmental Biotechnology; Bioremediation; Microbe ecology; Metabolomics; Bio-analytical Chemistry ; Metagenomics; Microplastic research

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
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
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
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

S.No Title Name of the Authors as per the order in Paper Journal Name Volume, Issue & Page Nos. Year Impact Factor

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
1 Microplastics contamination and environmental risks in the Beas River, western Himalayas Bhaduri R.N.*, Sinha S., Guererro A.M., Jackson S.L., Aleman E., Chatterjee S* Environmental Pollution (Elsevier) 365:125387 2025 7.6
2 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
3 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
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) 42(1):425-434 2024 5.23
5 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
6 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
7 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
8 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
9 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
10 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
11 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
12 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
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 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
15 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
16 Microplastics in our Oceans and Marine Health Chatterjee, S*., Sharma, S Field Actions Science Reports (Institute Veolia Environment) 19:54-61 2019 0.2
17 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
18 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
19 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
20 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
21 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
22 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
23 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
24 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
25 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
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 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
28 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
29 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
30 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
31 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
32 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
33 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.
1 Health hazards and Bacterial Bioremediation of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals - A concise discussion on Phthalic acid esters and Organophosphorus Pest Chandel, S., Mahajan, R*., Chatterjee, S.* Eco-Restoration of Polluted Environment - A Biological Perspective, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis 2024 9781003423393
2 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
3 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
4 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
5 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
6 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
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

Completed Projects

S.No Title of the Project Sponsored By Period Sanctioned Amount(Rs. Lakh) Year
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

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

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

Research Guidance - PG

S.No Year Degree No. of Students Awarded Department/Centre
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
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
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

S.No Conference/ workshop attended for which financial support provided Professional body for which membership fee is provided Amount of Support Place From Date To Date Year

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
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

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Workshop Organized

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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

Affiliation in Academic Bodies/Societies

S.No Name of the Body/Society Nature of Affiliation Year
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
1 In-charge, Department of Chemistry, CUHP February 2017-November 2019 Administration and academics; Starting the department in CUHP

Participation & Extension Activities (Co-Curricular)

S.No Name of the Position (NSS, NCC, Warden etc.,) Duration Nature of Dutites

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
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
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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