Dr. Aparna B. Gunjal has completed her B.Sc. from Annasaheb Magar Mahavidyalaya, Hadapsar; M.Sc. from Modern College Arts, Commerce and Science College, Ganeshkhind; Ph.D. in Environmental Sciences subject from Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra, India. She is working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Microbiology at Dr. D.Y. Patil, Arts, Commerce and Science College, Pimpri, Pune, Maharashtra, India. Her research areas of expertise are solid waste management; plant growth promoting rhizobacteria; e-waste management; bioremediation; etc. Aparna has 57 publications to her credit. She has received 06 awards for the best paper presentations and also received the travel grants. Aparna has also received Pune Municipal Corporation award for excellent work in Environmental Sciences Research in 2015, The Elsevier Foundation - TWAS Sustainability Visiting Expert Programme” in 2018 and young researcher award with Innovative Technology. She has worked on composting aspect as a Senior Researcher Assistant at Hongkong Baptist University, Hongkong. Aparna is a Reviewer for many journals. Dr. Neha N. Patil is working as an Associate Professor and Head, Department of Microbiology at PDEA’s Annasaheb Magar Mahavidyalaya, Pune, Maharashtra, India. She has completed her Master’s degree in Microbiology. She achieved her Ph.D. degree from Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra, India, where she worked on “Antitimicrobial potential and enhancement strategies using Microbiospora sp.” Her research areas of interest include bioremediation, waste management, agriculture, algal biotechnology, nanotechnology and nanoremediation. She has received grants from funding agencies like University Grant Commission, New Delhi, India, and BCUD, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune. She has received the best teacher award from the Department of Education Municipal Corporation of Pune, Maharashtra. She has also received young researcher award in 2019 and awards for the best paper presentation. She has published around 25 research articles in scientific journals. She is a life member of several organizations like Association of Microbiologist’s Society of India and Indian Women Scientists Association. She is a Reviewer of number of journals. Sonali S. Shinde is working as an Assistant Professor at Annasaheb Kulkarni, Department of Biodiversity, MES Abasaheb Garware College, Pune, Maharashtra, India. Sonali completed her Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Microbiology and Masters in Microbiology. She teaches courses in Microbial Diversity, Molecular Biology, Environment Laws and Patents to postgraduate students. She has supervised 5 Master students for dissertation work. She was associated with several research projects in the Institute of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology (IBB), National Centre for Cell Sciences (NCCS) and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Unit for Research and Development of Information Products (CSIR-URDIP), Pune, Maharashtra, India. She has worked in experimental microbiology, systems biology, and procedures of patenting an invention. She has presented her research work in various national and international conferences and has also published research papers in international journals of repute. Her research areas of interest are Natural Product Chemistry and interaction studies involving Microbial Diversity.
