Microbial Biodegradation and Bioremediation

Prof. Surajit Das is currently working at the Department of Life Science, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, India. He received his doctoral degree in Marine Biology with specialization in microbiology from the Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India. He has been awarded the Endeavour Research Fellowship by the Australian Government to conduct postdoctoral research on marine microbial technology at the University of Tasmania. He has more than 15 years of research experience in environmental biotechnology, marine microbiology, bacterial biofilm, waste water treatment, and bioremediation. Prof. Das has maintained a strong commitment to explore the diversity of marine microorganisms from tropical, coastal, mangrove, and deep-sea environments using taxonomic and molecular tools. The main goal of his research is to understand the genetic regulation of bacterial biofilm for the improvement and development of biofilm-mediated bioremediation, thereby restoring the deteriorating environment as an eco-friendly approach.Hirak Ranjan Dash is a Researcher for the Forensic Science Laboratory at India’s National Institute of Technology. His expertise is in the field of environmental and forensic microbiology, DNA fingerprinting, microbial phylogeny and diversity, genetics, bioremediation, degradation of biological materials and applied microbiology. He has authored many publications, including articles, book chapters, and books.

• 1. Microbial bioremediation: A potential tool for restoration of the contaminated areas2. Heavy metals and hydrocarbons: Adverse effects and mechanism of toxicity3. Nanotoxicity: Aspects and concerns in biological systems4. Application of molecular techniques for assessment of microbial communities in contaminated sites5. Microbial indicators for monitoring pollution and bioremediation6. Biofilm mediated bioremediation of PAHs7. Nano-particle based bioremediation8. Bioremediation using extremophiles9. Role of Actinobacteria in bioremediation10. Biology, genetic aspects and oxidative stress response of Streptomyces and strategies for bioremediation of toxic metals11. Fungal bioremediation strategies12. Microbial bioremediation of industrial effluents13. Bioremediation of polythene wastes14. Phycoremediation of contaminated water and soil coupled with generation of value added products15. Feasibility of using microbial fuel cell technology for bioremediation16. Microbial bioremediation: A metagenomic approach17. In-silico approach in bioremediation18. Microbial bioremediation of greenhouse gases19. Enzymes/Enzymatic reactions in bioremediation20. Microbiological metabolism under chemical stress21. Bioremediation of pesticides: A case study22. Microalgae in removal of heavy metal and organic pollutants from soil23. Bioremediation of aquaculture effluents24. Aquifer microbiology of different geogenic setting for environmental biogeotechnology25. Exploring prospects of mono-oxygenases based bio-catalyst in xenobiotics and their computational modelling26. White-rot fungi and their Environmental applications27. Remediation of environmental pollution by genetically engineered Bacteria28. Toxicity on human-health and adverse consequences of cosmetics29. Bioremediation of Steroidal Estrogens30. Increased coverage of nanoremediation/ Applications and implications of nanotechnology in remediation of environmental pollutants31. Bioremediation of Heavy Metals/ New insights into bioremediation of toxic metals32. Expanded coverage of effluents from various industries33. New Techniques for contaminant transport/ monitoring of contaminant transport34. In situ and ex situ methods of bioremediation35. Factors affecting bioremediation36. Non-molecular methods of monitoring bioremediation