Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
2015-2021
Ph.D. thesis title: Refinery wastewater treatment and value addition using Rhodococcus opacus- a
hydrocarbonoclastic oleaginous bacterium
B.Tech-M.Tech (Dual Degree) in Biotechnology
KIIT School of Biotechnology, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Orissa
2010-2015
Research Area: Biodegradation of organophosphorus pesticides
Academic achievements
1. Received 1st prize in Oral and Visual Presentation entitled "Biological treatment of refinery wastewater and bio-oil production" in Lectures Series 2.0 held on 18th October, 2019 at Centre for the Environment, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, India
2. Received Best Oral Presentation Award in paper entitled “Valorization of Rhodococcus opacus biomass cultivated using refinery wastewater by hydrothermal liquefaction” in National Conference On “Issues & Challenges in Water Treatment and allied research for Sustainable environment” (WATER 2020) held on 23-25 Jan, 2020 at Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India.
3. Received Best Poster Award in poster presentation entitled “Eco-toxicity analysis of biologically treated refinery wastewater following cell recycle with tubular membrane” at International Conference in Nutraceuticals and Chronic Diseases (INCD-2019) held on 23-25 September, 2019, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India.
4. Received second prize in poster presentation entitled “Refinery wastewater treatment using the oleaginous Rhodococcus opacus and bio-oil production from the lipid rich bacterial biomass by hydrothermal liquefaction" at Research Conclave 2019, held on 14-17 March 2019, organized by Student Academic Board, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India.
5. Received Best Poster Award in the paper entitled "Bioreactor strategies for refinery wastewater treatment using Rhodococcus opacus and bio-oil production by hydrothermal liquefaction" at the 'International Conference on Bioprocess for Sustainable Environment and Energy (ICBSEE-2018) held on 6-7 December 2018 at National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India.
Scholarships/achievements
2022-2025 Brain-Korea (BK-21) Fellowship, NRF, Republic of Korea
2015-2020 Institute fellowship from MHRD
2010-2015 Received NEC (North Eastern Council) Scholarship from the Government of
Assam.
2010 Achieved Senior Diploma (Ankan Ratna, 7th year) in Fine Arts from
Bangiya Sangeet Parishad, West Bengal, Affiliated to Rabindra Bharati
University