Omics Insights in Environmental Bioremediation (eBook)

Prof. (Dr.) Indu Sekhar Thakur is currently working as a Professor & Director at Amity School of Earth & Environment Science (ASEES) and Head Centre of Excellence in Bio-Energy at Amity University Haryana, Manesar, Gurugram, Haryana, India. He was a Professor in the School of Environmental Sciences (SES) at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India. He has obtained his M.Sc. (1980) in Life Science, and M.Phil. (1981) in Environmental Science, from JNU, New Delhi, India. At the same institution, he earned his Ph.D. (1986) in Environmental Science.  He has more than 35 years of teaching, research, and outreach/extension activities experiences in the field of Environmental Sciences. He and his research group are working on bioremediation, biovalorization, and detoxification of natural and organic compounds, developed bacterial consortium by genetic breeding, characterized genes, and proteins, proteomics, genomics analysis for CO₂ sequestration for biomass, enzymes, biodiesel, bio-flocculant, bioplastic, and biomaterials developments. He has published more than 260 research papers, review article and technical reports in peer-reviewed journals of International and National journals of repute with more than citations 7262 and h-index 48. In addition, he has published 4 books and 35 book chapters and completed 22 sponsored research projects funded by various agencies and departments. He has four patents and technologies in his credit. He was Visiting Scientist and Visiting Professor in Germany and Japan, Switzerland, Canada, France etc., and members of several committees visited the USA, Italy, Austria, Netherland, Finland, Sweden etc. He is a member of the editorial board and reviewing committee of several journals and professional societies. He has completed more than 22 research projects as PI and 28 Ph.D., 2 M.Phil., and 14 Post Graduate thesis/dissertations are completed under his supervision. Based upon this outstanding contribution in the areas of environmental microbiol­ogy and environmental biotechnology, he has been awarded the Fellow of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (FNAAS), Fellow of National Academy of Sciences India (FNAS), Fellow of International Bioprocessing Association (FIBA), Fellow of National Environmental Sciences Academy, and Fellow of Biotech Research Society of India (FBRSI). He is also a member of the American Society of Microbiology, USA, and the Association of Microbiologists of India