Photocatalytic Degradation of Dyes

Dr. Sushma Dave received her Master of Science in 1993 and a PhD in analytical and environmental chemistry from Jai Narayan Vyas University, Jodhpur in 1999. She also completed her bachelors of Law in 2018.She has been involved continuously in the field of higher education since 1999 teaching Pure, Applied Chemistry, Biology, Solid waste management, Waste water treatment and Environmental chemistry to students of Engineering and basic sciences. She also served as a Research Associate in Soil Chemistry and microbiology Division CAZRI, Jodhpur. Currently she is working as an Associate Professor in Jodhpur Institute of Engineering & Technology, Mogra, and Jodhpur Rajasthan India. She has published and presented over 50 papers in international and national journals, conferences and participated in various workshops and training programs. Her areas of interest are Electrochemistry, Environmental science, Nanotechnology, Soil biochemistry and bio fertilizers. She has published a number of chapters with Elsevier and springer text books and currently working on a funded project in the proposed area.

Associate Professor, Department of applied sciences, JIET, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

Dr Das is a young and dynamic researcher from India. In his early career, he was a gold medalist for master’s in biotechnology and also a recipient of an honorary gold medal from former president Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam for excellence in Biotechnology. He received his PhD in Biotechnology and served as a Scientist at IBSD, DBT, and the Government of India and initiated various research programs on high altitude biotechnology, metabolic engineering and synthesis of Nano particles. He was the founder and CEO of a business portfolio named “Valnizen” which deals with regulatory documents and healthcare compliances and support services to African and southeast Asian countries. He has served as Joint Director to Gujarat State Biotechnology Mission, DST, Government of Gujarat and Joint Director to Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre, DST, and Govt. of Gujarat. Development of key policies to drive the translational research and innovation in the globe is his major agenda. He has served as Director of Savli Technology Business Incubator, DST, and Vadodara, India. He was actively involved in development and implementation of various policies and action plans like Biotechnology policy, Innovation policy, Interpol disaster management policy, and start up policies for many Universities and Government. He has been a member in advisory and governing bodies of many Universities, Institutions and Govt. departments including many Start-up companies. In addition to being Senior advisor to OSPF-NIAS, IISc Bangalore, he is currently involved in development of overall research and innovation in eastern India. Also, his research team is involved in addressing societal challenges via cutting-edge research viz. development of molecular diagnostics for infectious diseases, development of vaccine, development of miRNA based targeted therapeutics, Artificial intelligence in healthcare applications, etc. healthcare applications, etc

Director, Research and Innovation Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan, Bhubaneswar, India

Dr. Maulin P. Shah is Chief Scientist and Head of the Industrial Waste Water Research Lab, Division of Applied and Environmental Microbiology Lab at Enviro Technology Ltd., Ankleshwar, Gujarat, India. His work focuses on the impact of industrial pollution on the microbial diversity of wastewater following cultivation-dependent and cultivation-independent analysis. His major work involves isolation, screening, identification, and genetically engineering high-impact microbes for the degradation of hazardous materials. His research interests include biological wastewater treatment, environmental microbiology, biodegradation, bioremediation, and phytoremediation of environmental pollutants from industrial wastewaters. He has published more than 250 research papers in national and international journals of repute on various aspects of microbial biodegradation and bioremediation of environmental pollutants. He is the editor of more than 50 books of international repute (Elsevier, Springer, RSC, and CRC Press). He is an active editorial board member in top-rated journals.

Industrial Waste Water Research Laboratory, Division of Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Gujarat, India