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 a potential model 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 context of degraded lands’ development).

• Biomass & 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 & Honors of  24+2) at SLAS, TIET, Patiala, 2020 onwards.

• Courses Taught:

  • Imaginative Science (Foundation)

  • Ecology & Environment (Foundation)

  • Sustainability Studies (Foundation)

  • Society & Sustainability (Foundation)

  • Concepts in Biotechnology (Foundation)

  • Fundamentals in Sci. Comm. (Program Core)

  • Sustainable Development: Issues, Challenges and Practices (Major/Minor course UG-2nd year)

  • Environment & Sustainability (Major)

  • Restoration Ecology & Technologies (Major/Minor course UG-3rd year)

  • Socio-ecology & Sustainability (Foundation)

  • Extreme Environments & Biomimicry (Foundation) 

  • Conflict (Foundation)

  • Past, Present, and Future (Foundation)

• Total teaching (from August 2020 till now) & research experience (Doctoral & Post-doctoral Research, from November 2012 till now), more than 13 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