Educational Qualifications
PhD in Botany, Institute of Environment & Sustainable Development (IESD), Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, U.P., India, 2019 (Supervisor: Prof. P. C. Abhilash, IESD, BHU, Varanasi, U.P., India)
UGC-MAN-JRF-SRF in Environmental Science, University Grants Commission, Govt. of India, 2015
UGC-NET in Environmental Sciences, University Grants Commission, Govt. of India, 2013
GATE, Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering, in Life Sciences, 2013
MPhil in Environmental Science & Sustainable Development with distinction, IESD, BHU, Varanasi, 2013
MSc in Botany, with distinction, Dept. of Botany, Faculty of Science, BHU, Varanasi, India, 2012
Areas of Research Interests
Ecological modeling and scenario building for various forestry and bioenergy crop plantations and urban planning (sustainability and nexus analysis for optimized biomass and biofuel productions; Agroforestry and urban forestry as potential models for monetary benefits and policy-making).
Indicator identification and development and eco-friendly technologies in meeting local demands (sustainability efficiency analysis of bioenergy productions, land restoration, and management; Soil indicator development and soil quality analysis; Policy making in the context of degraded lands’ development).
Biomass and bioenergy production via ecological restoration (role of different technological advancements in land restoration; Role of RS & GIS to assess LULC and land productivity and bioenergy potential for achieving UN-SDGs).
Teaching & Research Experience
Program Coordinator: Environment and Sustainability (Major of 15+2 courses) at SLAS, TIET, Patiala, 2020 onwards.
Courses Taught:
Imaginative Science (Breakthroughs in Biology) (Foundation),
Ecology and Environment (Foundation),
Sustainability Studies (Foundation),
Socio-ecology and Sustainability,
Sustainable Development: Issues and Challenges
Extreme Environments and Biomimicry,
Restoration Ecology and Technology
Total teaching (from August 2020-till now) & research experience (Doctoral & Post-doctoral Research, from November 2012-till now) more than nine years of experience in Environmental Science & Sustainable Development
Guest Scientist at Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Potsdam, Germany. October 20-December 31, 2022.
Post-doctoral Research Fellow at IESD, BHU, Varanasi, India, 2020
Post-doctoral Research Associate at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, West Bengal, India, 2020
Visiting Research Fellow at Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore, India, 2018
Visiting Research Fellow at Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Bogor, Indonesia, 2018
Visiting Research Fellow at the School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China, 2017
UGC-MAN-SRF for PhD in Environmental Sciences, University Grants Commission, India, 2017-2019
UGC-MAN-JRF for PhD in Environmental Sciences, University Grants Commission, India, 2015-2017
RET-BHU PhD Fellow, IESD, BHU, India, 2013-2015
RET-BHU MPhil Fellow, IESD, BHU, India, 2012-2013