Awards/Honors
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Basic Research Award IITD, 2021
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Vice President, Biotech Research Society of India, 2019
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President-Elect, Association of Microbiologists of India, 2023
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Executive Board Member of Asian Federation of Biotechnology (AFOB), Korea
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Fellow of Academy of Microbiological Sciences,FAMSc, 2018
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Fellow of National Academy of Agricultural Sciences India, FNAAS, 2019
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Fellow of Royal Scociety of Chemistry, FRSC, 2018
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Fellow of American Chemical Scociety,USA,FACS 2020
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Honorary member, International Bio-encapsulation Research Group, France, 1996
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Malaviya Memorial Award for Teaching-Senior Faculty, 2018
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UNU Kirin Fellow, NFRI, Tsukuba, Japan
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United Nations Amway award, Japan, 1998
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DBT Visiting Associate, University of Western Illinois/NRRL, USA
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Visiting faculty to University Blaise Pascal, France
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Fellow, International Forum on Industrial Bioprocesses, France
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Fellow of Biotech Research Society of India
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Member, National Academy of Sciences India
Other professional responsibilities
A) Administration
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Dean Corporate Relations, IIT Delhi (2022-2023)
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Dean R&D, IIT Delhi (2020-2023)
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Associate Dean R&D, IIT Delhi (2018-20)
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Chairman, GATE-JAM, IIT Delhi (2016-17)
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Vice Chairman, GATE-JAM, IIT Delhi (2014-16)
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Chairman, Executive Committee DST SEED task force
B) Editor/Editorial Board Member
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Editor of Journal “BMC Biotechnology”
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Associate Editor of Journal “3Biotech”, Springer
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Review Editor, Process and Industrial Biotechnology, in Journal “Frontiers in Biotechnology and Bioengineering”
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Associate Editor of “The Open Biochemistry Journal”
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Editorial Member of “Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part B”
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Editorial Member of “Preparative Biochemistry and Biotechnology”
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Editorial Member of Journal “Annals of Phytomedicine”
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Editorial Member of Journal "Insights in Enzyme Research"
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Editorial Member of Journal " Microbiology”
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Guest Editor for Journal “Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine”
C) National and International Committee Member
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Current Vice Chancellor Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Institute of Higher Learning (NSCBIHL) (Andaman & Nicobar Islands)
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Chairman, Task Force on SUNIL program of Science and Society Division of DST
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Chairman, EC SEED Division, DST
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Member of the PAC of Life Sciences and Medical Biology
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Expert Member, DST delegation to India-Egypt cooperation in Science and Technology, Agriculture and Enzyme Biotechnology
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UGC Expert Member for Special Assistance Programme (SAP) of Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hissar and Central University, Chattisgarh
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Expert Member, Indo-Swedish Scientific delegation on Bio-Based economy
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Member:
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DBT Task Force on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioprocesses
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DST Programme Advisory Committee (PAC) for Science for Equity, Empowerment and Development of Science
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DBT Committee on Indo-German Projects
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Bioenergy and Biofuel group, TIFAC New Delhi
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Lab Research Council DIBER (Defence Research and Development Organisation, (DRDO)
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DBT Committee of the Twinning Programme for northeastern region (Environmental Biotechnology and allied areas)
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Technical Scrutiny Committee (TSC) of Food Testing Laboratory (FTL), MOFPI (Min. of Food Processing Industries)
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FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India), Committee on pesticides and antibiotics (Govt. of India)
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Project Monitoring Committee of TRIFED, Ministry of Tribal Affairs
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BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards), Committee for Food Standards
D) Board of Studies (BoS)
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VC Nominee of Board of Studies (BoS) of Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University
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UGP SAP Expert Committee Member for Central University, Bilaspur
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Board of Studies (BoS) of Bennett University
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Academic Council Member, Biotechnology and Microbiology units of AMU, Aligarh
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Academic Council Member, School of Biotechnology, IP University Delhi
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Academic Council Member, Central University of Haryana
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Doctoral Committee Member, Jamia Humdard, Delhi
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Academic Council Member, JNU, New Delhi