Working in the field of water and wastewater treatment excites me greatly. My key research interests are environmental microbiology, environmental biotechnology, biological wastewater treatment, and removing emerging pollutants and their effects on microorganisms. During my post-graduate research, I exploited naturally available biosorbents to remove Cr(III) and Cr(VI) from water. Following this, I became motivated to work on water treatment.

In my Ph.D. study, I combined biotechnology and environmental engineering skills. I broadly focused on biological wastewater treatment, particularly interested in biomass behavior in the presence of various emerging contaminants. I have tried to find suitable tools and techniques for assessing the recovery potential of aerobic sludge biomass stressed with copper(II), amoxicillin IV, chlorpyrifos, and piggery wastewater. We addressed the activated sludge behavior exposed to a high concentration of pollutants and also estimated the recovery capability of sludge. We mainly study water quality parameters, biomass activity, enzyme activity, biomass morphology, microbial community change, and reactor performance. I learned how to sample and analyze water quality parameters during my studies. I have a basic understanding of atomic adsorption spectrometers, high-performance liquid chromatography, ion exchange chromatography, and other essential equipment used in water analysis; nevertheless, I would be very interested in learning more about each element in this field of research.