Environmental Nanotechnology

Prof M H Fulekar (MSc, MPhil, PhD. LLB, MBA, DSc.) is a Professor & Dean School of Environment and Sustainable Development, and Director-Sector 30 campus, Central University of Gujarat. He was professor and Head, University Department of Life Sciences, University of Mumbai. He has in his credit 250 numbers of research papers and articles published in international and national journals of repute. He is also author of 12 books published by CRC, Springer IK International etc. He has guided 15 Ph.D. and 20 MPhil students and guiding 10 PhD students in Environmental Biotechnology and Environmental Nanotechnology. He has in his credit 5 patents (filled).As a Principal Investigator, he has completed Research Project: UGC, CSIR, BRNS, DBT R&D and Industrial projects. He was awarded ILO fellowship ILO/UNDP: ILO/FINNIDA; ILO/JAPAN (1985; 1992-1993). He has achieved “Who’s Who” in Science and Engineering USA in 1998; and “Outstanding Scientist of the 20th Century” in 2000, from International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England. He is also a member of New York Academy of Sciences, USA. He is recipient of Education Leadership Award and International award for Environmental Biotechnology. Recently he has been awarded for Eminent Educationist. He has worked in various capacities in University Administration. Area of Research Interest: Environmental Science; Environmental Biotechnology: Environmental Nanotechnology. As expert, he visited Australia, Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong, Nepal.Dr. Bhawana Pathak is working as Associate Professor in School of Environment and Sustainable Development, Central University of Gujarat. Earlier she has worked as a Pool Officer in University Department of Life Sciences, University of Mumbai. She was awarded CSIR - Research Associateship and worked on Plant behaviour Ecology and Biodiversity conservation at GBPHIED Kosi, Katarmal Almora. She has completed her M.Sc. in Botany with Gold Medal from Kumaun University Nainital and PhD in Plant Ecology from G. B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development Kosi –Katarmal Almora. She has 14 years of Research and teaching experience in the specialized area of Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity Conservation, Environmental Biotechnology, and Environmental Nanotechnology. 13 MPhil has been awarded under her guidance and presently she is guiding 06 PhD students. She also contributes in Development of curriculum for different courses; published research papers, scientific research articles, book chapters and books, and contributed in innovative research work in the specialized area for future policies. She has also presented scientific papers in national and International Conferences and Seminars and received the appreciation for presentation and publication. She has achieved the Excellency in Ecology, Biodiversity conservation and Environmental Biotechnology. She is a recipient of Bharat Gaurav Award and Outstanding Faculty award in Bio Science & Technology. Her biographical note is also published in Asia pacific - learned India: Educationist who is who. Presently she is focusing on Transferring the Lab Technology to the Land -as a major task.

• 1.Environmental Nanotechnology: An Introduction. 2.Chemical Synthesis of Nanomaterial 3. Biological Synthesis of Nanomaterial. 4. Natural Nanomaterial. 5.Developments of Nano composite6. Nano based - waste water treatment technology. 7. Nano technological applications: Sustainable Energy. 8. Advance Instrumentation: characterization of synthesized material8.1 Introduction 9. Membrane filtration technology. 10. Nanoparticles: Health and Environmental Risk. 11 Advance Research case studies. 12. Glossary.