Dr. Ravindra Soni is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Agricultural Microbiology, I.G.K.V., and Raipur, India. He has more than 11 years of teaching & research experience in the field of agricultural microbiology, microbial ecology, molecular biology & biotechnology, especially with reference of higher altitudes. He was the recipient of DST- Young Scientist award from SERB, Department of Science & technology, India. He was also selected for UGC-DS Kothari Postdoc Fellowship and INSA summer Fellowship. He has published edited books, lab manual, several research articles and chapters in reputed international journals and books. Dr. Deep Chandra Suyal is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Microbiology, Akal College of Basic Sciences, Eternal University, Baru Sahib, Himachal Pradesh, India. He has been actively engaged in research for 10 years, and has experience in the fields of agricultural microbiology, molecular biology & biotechnology and metagenomics. He is currently investigating the genomics & proteomics of cold adapted microorganisms. He has published numerous articles and books with reputed international journals and publishers. He has three patents in his credit. Dr. Ajar Nath Yadav is an Assistant Professor (Sr. Scale) and Assistant Controller of Examinations at Eternal University, Baru Sahib, Himachal Pradesh, in India. He has eight years of teaching and 12 years of research experience in the field of microbial biotechnology, microbial diversity, and plant-microbe interactions. Dr. Yadav has published three books with Elsevier, five books with Taylor & Francis, one book with Wiley, and 21 books with Springer-Nature. Dr. Yadav has published 123 research communications in different international and national conferences, and obtained 12 Best Paper Presentation Awards, and a Young Scientist Award (NASI-Swarna Jyanti Purskar). He has been serving as an editorial board member and reviewer for 35 different national and international peer-reviewed journals. He has lifetime membership in the Association of Microbiologist in India, and Indian Science Congress Council. Prof. Reeta Goel is a Professor and former Head of the Department of Microbiology, G. B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Uttarakhand, India. Presently, she is serving as distinguished Professor at GLA University, Mathura, UP (India) after her retirement. She has also served as visiting scientist at various institutes in the USA and has more than 35 years of teaching and research experience in the area of plant-microbe interactions, microbial ecology, bio-degradation and metagenomics, especially with reference to higher altitudes. Moreover, she has worked extensively in the field of genomics and proteomics of cold adapted microorganisms. She has published over 100 research articles, book chapters and edited books. She has six patents in her credit, including one U.S. Patent, and received numerous awards for her contributions to science & technology.
