Biotechnology

Faculty Details

Apurba Dey Professor (HAG), FIIChE, FIE, C.Eng (I)
Joined the Institute in 2008
adey[dot]bt[at]nitdgp[dot]ac[dot]in
Education

SI. No.

Examination Passed

Subject/ Specialization

Name of the University/ Board

Year of Passing

Division/ Class

1.

B. Tech

Food Technology and Biochemical Engineering

Jadavpur University

1985

1st Class

2.

M. Tech

Biotechnology

Jadavpur University

1987

1st Class

3.

PhD

Studies on the Kinetics of Microbial Desulphurisation of Coal

IIT Delhi

1996

NA

 

Work Experiences
  • Since 2008, Professor, Department of Biotechnology, N.I.T. Durgapur, India.
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Biotechnology, NIT Jalandhar, 2001-2008.
  • Lecturer, Department of Biotechnology, NIT Jalandhar, 1994-2001.
  • Senior Chemist,  M/s   Fermentation Industries (India) Private Ltd. from 1.6.87 to 15.1.89
Research Interest
  • Biochemical Engineering
  • Environmental Biotechnology
Projects
Title Investigator Co-investigator Sponsered Agency Duration Amount (Rs) Status  
Design Awareness Program (Need Assesment Survey+Workshop) for Rice Mill Cluster at Burdwan  Prof. Apurba Dey & Prof. Tamal Mandal - National Institute of Design,Ahmedabad MSME, Design Clinic Scheme

June 20-28, 2012

February

22-26.2013

1,30,000.00 Completed
Water Quality, Analysis, Treatment and Management Prof. Apurba Dey   TEQIP February 2009-March 2009 80,000.00 Completed
Development of a Green Technology for improvement of paper quality and to minimize the generation of Genotoxic effluents Prof. Dalia Dasgupta Mandal Prof. Apurba Dey DBT December 2011 to June 2015 25,32,800.00 Completed
Approaches for the enhanced production of Rapamycin (Sirolimus) by Streptomyces hygroscopicus MTCC 4003 Prof. Apurba Dey   DBT August 2016-August 2017 5,20,000.00 Completed
Studies on the effect of anammox group of bacteria for the treatment of wastewater containing nitrogenous contaminants Prof. Apurba Dey   SERB, GoI 28.12.2021 33,72,978.00 Ongoing

 

Teachings

 

S. No.

Name and

address of

employer

Designation

Pay scale

From

 

To

 

 

Duration

 

 

Type of

organization

1.

National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar

Lecturer

2200/- to 4000/-

18.10.1994

6.11.2001

7 yrs.

(App.)

MHRD Institute of National Importance Teaching and Research

2.

National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar

Assistant Professor

12000/- to 18300/-

7.11/2001

25.12.2008

7 yrs.

(App.)

MHRD Institute of National Importance

Teaching and Research

3

National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

Professor

37400-67000/RS.37400-67000/10000

29.12.2008

October, 2019

9 yrs

9 months

(App.)

MHRD Institute of National Importance

Teaching and Research

4 National Institute of Technology, Durgapur Professor (HAG) 37400-67000/RS.37400-67000/12000 Nov, 2019 Continuing  2 Years 7 Months

MHRD Institute of National Importance

Teaching and Research

 

UG / PG Students

Bidisha Chakroborty

Bidisha Chakroborty

M.Tech
Biodecolourization of Congo Red dye by Saccharomyces cerevisiae and process optimization using Taguchi Methodology
Bidisha Chakroborty

Bidisha Chakroborty

M.Tech

Biodecolourization of Congo Red dye by Saccharomyces cerevisiae and process optimization using Taguchi Methodology
Ravi Kumar Yadav

Ravi Kumar Yadav

M.Tech
Banana pseudostrain as an effective adsorbent for fluoride removal from aqueous solution: An optimization approach using ANN and genetic algorithm
Ravi Kumar Yadav

Ravi Kumar Yadav

M.Tech

Banana pseudostrain as an effective adsorbent for fluoride removal from aqueous solution: An optimization approach using ANN and genetic algorithm
Deepak Kumar Mahato

Deepak Kumar Mahato

M.Tech
Adsorption studies of congo red (Azo dye) using agriculture and municipal waste and its process optimization by Taguchi Methodology
Deepak Kumar Mahato

Deepak Kumar Mahato

M.Tech

Adsorption studies of congo red (Azo dye) using agriculture and municipal waste and its process optimization by Taguchi Methodology
Pankaj Garkoti

Pankaj Garkoti

M.Tech
Studies on hexavalent Chromium removal by microorganism isolated from tannery effluents
Pankaj Garkoti

Pankaj Garkoti

M.Tech

Studies on hexavalent Chromium removal by microorganism isolated from tannery effluents
Pritam Marik

Pritam Marik

M.Tech
Bioadsorption and Bioremediation of Hexavalent Chromium
Pritam Marik

Pritam Marik

M.Tech

Bioadsorption and Bioremediation of Hexavalent Chromium
Yerramshetti Nikhil Sagar

Yerramshetti Nikhil Sagar

M.Tech
Studies on Methyl orange degradation by microbial strains and its process optimization
Yerramshetti Nikhil Sagar

Yerramshetti Nikhil Sagar

M.Tech

Studies on Methyl orange degradation by microbial strains and its process optimization
Ananya Das

Ananya Das

M.Tech
Bioremediation of para-nitrophenol by bacterial isolate from textile dye industry
Ananya Das

Ananya Das

M.Tech

Bioremediation of para-nitrophenol by bacterial isolate from textile dye industry
Sushitha Nair

Sushitha Nair

M.Tech
Studies on the extraction and purification of Glycyrrhizin from Glycyrrhiza glabra for pharmaceutical applications 
Sushitha Nair

Sushitha Nair

M.Tech

Studies on the extraction and purification of Glycyrrhizin from Glycyrrhiza glabra for pharmaceutical applications 
Devdeep Mukherjee

Devdeep Mukherjee

M.Tech
Studies on Extraction of Atropine from Datura sp. By organic solvents and the effect of salt concentration
Devdeep Mukherjee

Devdeep Mukherjee

M.Tech

Studies on Extraction of Atropine from Datura sp. By organic solvents and the effect of salt concentration
Rahul Sanawar

Rahul Sanawar

M.Tech
Production and optimisation of Rapamycin Antibiotic from Streptomyces hygroscopicus MTCC 4003 
Rahul Sanawar

Rahul Sanawar

M.Tech

Production and optimisation of Rapamycin Antibiotic from Streptomyces hygroscopicus MTCC 4003 
Akansha Gupta

Akansha Gupta

M.Tech
Studies on Biodegradation of Lignocellulosic biomass
Akansha Gupta

Akansha Gupta

M.Tech

Studies on Biodegradation of Lignocellulosic biomass
Abhrajyoti Tarafdar

Abhrajyoti Tarafdar

M.Tech
Bioremediation of Anthracene by bacteria isolated from oil refinery sludge
Abhrajyoti Tarafdar

Abhrajyoti Tarafdar

M.Tech

Bioremediation of Anthracene by bacteria isolated from oil refinery sludge
Subhasish Dutta

Subhasish Dutta

M.Tech
Study of the kinetics of Rapamycin production by Streptomyces hygroscopicus MTCC 4003
Subhasish Dutta

Subhasish Dutta

M.Tech

Study of the kinetics of Rapamycin production by Streptomyces hygroscopicus MTCC 4003
Samayita Chakraborty

Samayita Chakraborty

M.Tech
Bioremediation of Congo Red dye by an isolated fungus  Alternaria alternate JQ781696
Samayita Chakraborty

Samayita Chakraborty

M.Tech

Bioremediation of Congo Red dye by an isolated fungus  Alternaria alternate JQ781696
Shilpi Biswas

Shilpi Biswas

M.Tech
Removal of Mercury by Bacterial isolate from Chlor-Alkali industry 
Shilpi Biswas

Shilpi Biswas

M.Tech

Removal of Mercury by Bacterial isolate from Chlor-Alkali industry 
Jitesh Singh Dharmwal

Jitesh Singh Dharmwal

M.Tech
Removal of Arsenic from sodium arsenite using isolated microorganism from arsenic contaminated soil samples using Biosorption
Jitesh Singh Dharmwal

Jitesh Singh Dharmwal

M.Tech

Removal of Arsenic from sodium arsenite using isolated microorganism from arsenic contaminated soil samples using Biosorption
Nidhi Kumari

Nidhi Kumari

M.Tech
Studies on the conversion of water hyacinth biomass to bioethanol using fungal strains
Nidhi Kumari

Nidhi Kumari

M.Tech

Studies on the conversion of water hyacinth biomass to bioethanol using fungal strains
Kuntala Das

Kuntala Das

M.Tech
Studies on the production of Xylitol from water hyacinth biomass 
Kuntala Das

Kuntala Das

M.Tech

Studies on the production of Xylitol from water hyacinth biomass 
Priyanka Sarkar

Priyanka Sarkar

M.Tech
Studies on 4-Chlorophenol degradation by a microorganism isolated from the effluents of textile dye industry 
Priyanka Sarkar

Priyanka Sarkar

M.Tech

Studies on 4-Chlorophenol degradation by a microorganism isolated from the effluents of textile dye industry 
Ankan Sinha

Ankan Sinha

M.Tech
Studies on the fermentative production of L-Asperginase by Serratia marcescens MTCC 86 
Ankan Sinha

Ankan Sinha

M.Tech

Studies on the fermentative production of L-Asperginase by Serratia marcescens MTCC 86 
Arundhati Banerjee

Arundhati Banerjee

M.Tech
Modelling, optimisation and interactions in L-Glutaminase and Alpha-1 Syntrophin from Homo sapiens. A structural, evolutionary and molecular level docking based analysis 
Arundhati Banerjee

Arundhati Banerjee

M.Tech

Modelling, optimisation and interactions in L-Glutaminase and Alpha-1 Syntrophin from Homo sapiens. A structural, evolutionary and molecular level docking based analysis 
Sukalpa Chaki

Sukalpa Chaki

M.Tech
Studies on the removal of Arsenic using isolated and characterized microorganisms from arsenic contaminated water sample
Sukalpa Chaki

Sukalpa Chaki

M.Tech

Studies on the removal of Arsenic using isolated and characterized microorganisms from arsenic contaminated water sample
Ankita Rani

Ankita Rani

M.Tech
Studies on the removal of Lead using isolated and characterized microorganism from lead contaminated soil sample of coal mine area
Ankita Rani

Ankita Rani

M.Tech

Studies on the removal of Lead using isolated and characterized microorganism from lead contaminated soil sample of coal mine area
Shravanee Panda

Shravanee Panda

M.Tech
Studies on fermentative production of extracellular L-Glutaminase by Brevundimonas diminuta  MTCC 8486
Shravanee Panda

Shravanee Panda

M.Tech

Studies on fermentative production of extracellular L-Glutaminase by Brevundimonas diminuta  MTCC 8486
Adiba Fatima

Adiba Fatima

M.Tech
Biohydrogen production through Dark Fermentation of Fruit and Vegetable Waste by Anaerobic Sludge Mixed Microbial Consortia
Adiba Fatima

Adiba Fatima

M.Tech

Biohydrogen production through Dark Fermentation of Fruit and Vegetable Waste by Anaerobic Sludge Mixed Microbial Consortia
Manoj Kumar

Manoj Kumar

M.Tech
Studies on the removal of Fluoride using isolated and characterised microorganism from Fluoride contaminated water samples
Manoj Kumar

Manoj Kumar

M.Tech

Studies on the removal of Fluoride using isolated and characterised microorganism from Fluoride contaminated water samples
B.R. Kanmani

B.R. Kanmani

M.Tech
Optimization of physicochemical parameters by Response Surface methodology for enhanced 4-Nitrophenol degradation by isolated microbial consortium
B.R. Kanmani

B.R. Kanmani

M.Tech

Optimization of physicochemical parameters by Response Surface methodology for enhanced 4-Nitrophenol degradation by isolated microbial consortium
Rajeev Kumar

Rajeev Kumar

M.Tech
Studies on Cadmium (Cd) removal by microorganism isolated from industrial wastewater sample
Rajeev Kumar

Rajeev Kumar

M.Tech

Studies on Cadmium (Cd) removal by microorganism isolated from industrial wastewater sample
Pankaj Garkoti

Pankaj Garkoti

M.Tech
Studies on Hexavalent Chromium removal by microorganism isolated from Tannery effluents.
Pankaj Garkoti

Pankaj Garkoti

M.Tech

Studies on Hexavalent Chromium removal by microorganism isolated from Tannery effluents.
Harshit Tiwari

Harshit Tiwari

M.Tech
Biodegradation of 4-Nitrophenol in a packed bed reactor
Harshit Tiwari

Harshit Tiwari

M.Tech

Biodegradation of 4-Nitrophenol in a packed bed reactor
Kurupati Lokesh

Kurupati Lokesh

M.Tech
Studies  on Malachite Green degradation by Saccharomyces cerevisiae 3095
Kurupati Lokesh

Kurupati Lokesh

M.Tech

Studies  on Malachite Green degradation by Saccharomyces cerevisiae 3095

Doctoral Students

Priyanka sarkar

Priyanka sarkar

PhD
Studies on biodegradation of 4-Nitrophenol by a bacterial consortium isolated from a pesticide contaminated agricultural soil
Priyanka sarkar

Priyanka sarkar

PhD

Studies on biodegradation of 4-Nitrophenol by a bacterial consortium isolated from a pesticide contaminated agricultural soil

Vidushi Bajpai

Vidushi Bajpai

PhD
Studies on the Kinetics of Bacterial adherence on Textile Fabrics
Vidushi Bajpai

Vidushi Bajpai

PhD

Studies on the Kinetics of Bacterial adherence on Textile Fabrics

Shubhaneel Neogi

Shubhaneel Neogi

PhD
STUDIES ON BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT OF WASTE WATER FROM STARCH INDUSTRY FOR POLUTION CONTROL
Shubhaneel Neogi

Shubhaneel Neogi

PhD

STUDIES ON BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT OF WASTE WATER FROM STARCH INDUSTRY FOR POLUTION CONTROL

Shailendra Bajpai

Shailendra Bajpai

PhD (Completed)
Chromium(VI) removal from aquesous streams using low cost adsorbent, weakly anionic resins and nano filtration process-a comperative study
Shailendra Bajpai

Shailendra Bajpai

PhD (Completed)

Chromium(VI) removal from aquesous streams using low cost adsorbent, weakly anionic resins and nano filtration process-a comperative study

Subhasish Dutta

Subhasish Dutta

PhD (Completed)
Enhanced production of Rapamycin with an improved strain of Streptomyces hygroscopicus (NTG-30-27): Its optimization, kinetics study and purification
Subhasish Dutta

Subhasish Dutta

PhD (Completed)

Enhanced production of Rapamycin with an improved strain of Streptomyces hygroscopicus (NTG-30-27): Its optimization, kinetics study and purification

Varsha

Varsha

PhD (Completed)
Studies on the Biological sulfide removal from Aqueous samples
Varsha

Varsha

PhD (Completed)

Studies on the Biological sulfide removal from Aqueous samples

Biswanath Bhunia

Biswanath Bhunia

PhD (Completed)
Fermentative production of Protease Enzyme.
Biswanath Bhunia

Biswanath Bhunia

PhD (Completed)

Fermentative production of Protease Enzyme.

Vipan Kumar

Vipan Kumar

PhD (Completed)
Computational Analysis for sequence alignment and phylogenetic analysis of human herpes virus.
Vipan Kumar

Vipan Kumar

PhD (Completed)

Computational Analysis for sequence alignment and phylogenetic analysis of human herpes virus.

Sagnik Chakraborty

Sagnik Chakraborty

PhD (Completed)
Treatability study on removal of dyes by low cost adsorbents
Sagnik Chakraborty

Sagnik Chakraborty

PhD (Completed)

Treatability study on removal of dyes by low cost adsorbents

Shailendra Kumar Singh

Shailendra Kumar Singh

PhD (Completed)
Biosorption of heavy metals using Chlorella minnutisima
Shailendra Kumar Singh

Shailendra Kumar Singh

PhD (Completed)

Biosorption of heavy metals using Chlorella minnutisima

Bikram Basak

Bikram Basak

PhD (Completed)
Studies on the Microbial Degradation of Phenolic compounds
Bikram Basak

Bikram Basak

PhD (Completed)

Studies on the Microbial Degradation of Phenolic compounds

Sudip Mondal

Sudip Mondal

PhD (Completed)
Studies on Natural Resourced Hydroxyapatite Biomaterials for tissue engineering application
Sudip Mondal

Sudip Mondal

PhD (Completed)

Studies on Natural Resourced Hydroxyapatite Biomaterials for tissue engineering application

Amit Ganguly

Amit Ganguly

PhD (Completed)
Studies on Bioconversion of Lignocellulosic materials to ethanol
Amit Ganguly

Amit Ganguly

PhD (Completed)

Studies on Bioconversion of Lignocellulosic materials to ethanol

Projects

Sl.No. Title Name of the PI Name of the CoPIs Funding Agency Amount (Rs.) Project Type Project Status Date of Initiation Date of Completion
1 Studies on the effect of anammox group of bacteria for the treatment of wastewater containing nitrogenous contaminants" Prof.A,Dey; Prof.D.Dasgupta Mandal ;T.Mandal SERB-DST ;GOI 3,373,000 Sponsored Ongoing 2021
2 Approaches for the enhanced production of Rapamycinby Streptomyces hygroscopicus MTCC 4003 Prof.A,Dey; Prof. D. Dasgupta Mandal DBT ;GOI 520,000 Sponsored Completed 2016 2019
3 Need based assessment survey for Rice mills at Burdwan, West Bengal Prof. Apurba Dey Prof Tamal Mandal NID, Ahmadabad 200,000 Consultancy Completed 2012-06-01 2013-05-31

Projects

Sl.No. Title Name of the PI Name of the CoPIs Funding Agency Amount (Rs.) Project Type Project Status Date of Initiation Date of Completion
1 Studies on the effect of anammox group of bacteria for the treatment of wastewater containing nitrogenous contaminants" Prof.A,Dey; Prof.D.Dasgupta Mandal ;T.Mandal SERB-DST ;GOI 3,373,000 Sponsored Ongoing 2021
2 Approaches for the enhanced production of Rapamycinby Streptomyces hygroscopicus MTCC 4003 Prof.A,Dey; Prof. D. Dasgupta Mandal DBT ;GOI 520,000 Sponsored Completed 2016 2019

Projects

Sl.No. Title Name of the PI Name of the CoPIs Funding Agency Amount (Rs.) Project Type Project Status Date of Initiation Date of Completion
1 Need based assessment survey for Rice mills at Burdwan, West Bengal Prof. Apurba Dey Prof Tamal Mandal NID, Ahmadabad 200,000 Consultancy Completed 2012-06-01 2013-05-31
Indexing

27

Google Scholar h-index

37

Google Scholar i10-index

22

Scopus h-index
Awards and Recognitions
  • Post Doctoral Fellowship at University of Malaya, Malaysia; (1997-1998)
  • Research Associateship from CSIR,New Delhi; (1994)
  • Institute fellowship during PhD at IIT Delhi; (1989-1994)
  • Department of Biotechnology fellowship during M.Tech at Jadavpur University,   Kolkata (1985-1987)
  • Second best paper award "BIODIESEL FROM MICRO-ALGAE: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS" in ICPST 2014
  • Excellance in research and innovation, oral based session paper in the topic entitle "STUDIES ON OPTIMIZATION OF PHYICAL GROWTH FACTORS FOR RAPID INITIATION OF ANAMMOX" in International Conference in PARIS (FRANCE) on 06.09.2019.
Administrative Responsibilities

1. Chairman Library Committee (2011-continuing)

2. HOD Department of Biotechnology (2009-2011)

3. Chairman Physical Verification Committee (2011-2017)

Contact

Mobile : +91-9434788098
Email : apurba.dey@bt.nitdgp.ac.in, apurbadey1960@gmail.com

Miscellaneous
  1. Board of Studies (BOS) member for the Department of Biotechnology at NIT  Durgapur from 2013 to June 2017 at the Institute.
  2. Post Graduate Coordinator for the Department of Biotechnology from 2013 to 2017 at the Institute.
  3. Senate Member of Institute (NITD) since 2009.
  4. Delivered talk on Modern Practices in upstream and downstream operations of Petroleum Industries in the Department of Chemical Engineering (UDOPI, between February 6-10, 2014) being sponsored by TEQIP-II. 
  5. AICTE representative in the Expert Committee of IJGC for visit to Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University in 2015.
  6. Certificate of Second best paper award for the paper “Biodiesel from Microalgae: Challenges and Prospects, authored by T. Kumar, B.Bhunia, T.Mandal and Apurba Dey at ICPST-2014 held at IIT Madras during Nov. 3-5, 2014.
  7. Associated with the Department of Earth and Environmental Science for Teaching and Research activities. 
  8. Took active part in the various committees at the Institute level between October 1994- December 2008.
  9. Organizing Secretary of S-CHEMCON 2008 being held at NIT Jalandhar.
  10. Accreditation committee member in the Department of Chemical Engineering, NIT Jalandhar.

Academic Identity

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