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Doctoral Scholar

Doctoral Scholar with SCCCS

Research Interests and Expertise: Rashmi has received her Master’s Degree in Microbiology from Fergusson College, Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU), Pune. She is keenly interested in Anaerobic Microbiology, focusing mainly on Bioenergy and carbon sequestration. She is currently working as full time PhD student in Symbiosis Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability (SCCCS) under the mentorship of Dr Om Prakash. Her PhD project is entitled “Unravelling the Potential of Hydrogenotrophic Methanogens for High Quantity Biogas, Carbon Capture and Climate Risk Mitigation“, where she aims to work on climate change and climate risk mitigation by carbon sequestration using hydrogenotrophic methanogens. Hydrogenotrophic methanogens are a group of Methanogenic Archaea capable of utilizing CO2 and H2 to produce biogas. Hydrogenotrophic methanogens can assist in carbon sequestration along with the generation of biomethane. The biogas produced by these methanogens contain minimal trace elements with a high calorific value and can be used as an alternative source of fossil fuel-based energy for engines and other uses.
Broad Areas:
  • Microbiology
  • Bioenergy
  • Global warming, climate change and sustainability
 Specific Areas:
  • Methanogenesis
  • Carbon capture
  • Biogas Production and Upgradation
  • Ms. Rupali S. Thakur
    Ms. Rupali S. Thakur

    Ph.D. Scholar
    M.Sc. Biotechnology
    PET (PhD Entrance Test Pune University)
    GATE: The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering
    phdgrad.thakur.rupali@siu.edu.in

Research Interests and Expertise:

Rupali received her Master’s in Biotechnology from Modern College, Ganeshkhind Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU), Pune. Her area of interest is Microbiology and Molecular Biology, with a particular focus on Residual antibiotics and their impact on ecological functionality, microbial community structure and spread of antimicrobial resistance. She is currently working as a full-time PhD student at Symbiosis Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability (SCCCS) under the mentorship of Dr Om Prakash. Her PhD project is entitled “Impact of Residual Antibiotics on Microbial Community Structure and Functions from Hospital and Pharmaceutical Wastewater Impacted Soil and Sediment Ecosystems”, where she aims to investigate the residual concentration of antibiotics from different classes. How do these concentrations impact microbial communities’ structure and structure-related functions from impacted ecosystems? How do these ecosystems play a role in developing and spreading antimicrobial resistance?

Broad Areas:
  • Environmental Microbiology
  • Bioenergy
  • Environmental sustainability
  • Antimicrobial resistance in natural ecosystems
 Specific Areas:
  • Residual antibiotics
  • Antimicrobial resistance
  • Structure and structure related functions of microbial communities
  • Soil health
  • Wastewater-Treatment
  • Mr. Adarsh Kumar Singh
    Mr. Adarsh Kumar Singh

    Ph.D. Scholar
    M.Sc. (Microbiology)
    SET (PhD Entrance Test Pune University)
    SET-Rajasthan: State Eligibility Test, Rajasthan
    GATE: The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering
    phdgrad.adarsh.singh@siu.edu.in

Research Interests and Expertise: Adarsh received his Master’s in Microbiology from Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Awadh University Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. His area of interest revolved around wastewater treatment, climate change, mechanisms of spreading antimicrobial resistance (AMR), and antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs) under anaerobic conditions. He is currently working as a full-time PhD student at Symbiosis Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability (SCCCS) under the mentorship of Dr Om Prakash. Her PhD project is entitled  “To Enumerate the rate of nitrous oxide (N2O) emission from Denitrifying bacteria in wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) and its impact on climate change“ where he aims to understand community structure and functions of denitrifiers and investigate the rate of N2O emission from different type of WWTP and its impact on global climate change. In addition, he will also develop a mechanistic understanding of the denitrification rate in different groups of denitrifiers under varying oxygen conditions.
Broad Areas:
  • Environmental Microbiology
  • Bioenergy
  • Climate Change and sustainability
 Specific Areas:
  • Denitrifying Bacteria
  • Denitrification
  • Methanogens
  • Nitrous oxide