Technology Transfer and Innovation
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Dr. Faiz Ahmad Ansari Researcher Ph.D. Biotechnology; Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa Email: faizahmad04@gmail.com Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.co.za/citations?user=P0fycH0AAAAJ&hl=en Research Area 1. Microalgae cultivation in different medium at lab to large scale 2. Microalgae downstream processing 3. Application of microalgae in aquafeed and energy production |
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Dr. Phumza Vuyokazi Tikilili- Zungu Postdoctoral Researcher Ph.D. Chemical Technology; University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa Email: phumzatikilili@gmail.com Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=IZ89ksQAAAAJ&hl=en Research Area |
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Dr. Arvind Kumar Postdoctoral Researcher Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering; Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee), India Email: ArvindK@dut.ac.za; akumar6@ch.iitr.ac.in Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=kEJR8G8AAAAJ&hl=en Research Area |
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Dr. Ncumisa Mpongwana Postdoctoral Researcher Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town South Africa Email: ncumisam@dut.ac.za Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=SB_f21kAAAAJ Research areas |
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Dr. Sourav Kumar Bagchi Postdoctoral Researcher Ph.D. in Algal Biotechnology; Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur), India Email: SouravB@dut.ac.za Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=vX14E_oAAAAJ&hl=en Research Area |
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Dr. Reeza Patnaik Postdoctoral Researcher Ph.D. in Algal Biotechnology; Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur), India Email: ReezaP@dut.ac.za Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=XETwf6EAAAAJ&hl=en Research Area |
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Dr. Ahmed Donia Postdoctoral Researcher Ph.D. Microbiology and Immunology; COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad Campus, Pakistan Email: ahmedd@dut.ac.za Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Dy7bTlQAAAAJ&hl=en Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ahmed-Donia-3 Orchid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2130-3700 Research Area 1. Wastewater-based epidemiology/surveillance 2. Point-of-care testing 3. Lab-on-a-chip technology 4. Antimicrobial resistance |
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Dr Suresh Naidu Research Fellow Qualification: PhD in Biochemistry Email: sureshk@dut.ac.za Google Scholar: Krishna Suresh Babu Naidu – Google Scholar Research area: |
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Dr. Luveshan Ramanna Postdoctoral Researcher Ph.D. Biotechnology, Durban University of Technology Durban, South Africa Email: luveshanr@dut.ac.za Orchid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7757-2117 ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Luveshan_Ramanna Scholar: https://scholar.google.co.za/citations?user=2rTJddkAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao Research Area: |
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Dr. Abdul Gaffar Sheik Postdoctoral Researcher Ph.D in Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Warangal, India. Email: AbdulS@dut.ac.za Google scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=4hLSaJAAAAAJ&hl=en Research Areas 1. Modelling and control of BWWTP 2. Water quality models and optimization-based Decision Support Systems (DSS) 3. Estimation and Prediction using Machine Learning 4. Catalysis on wastewater treatment |
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Dr. Muneer Ahmad Malla Postdoctoral Researcher Ph.D. Zoology, Dr. Harisingh Gour Central University Sagar, Madhya Pradesh Email: mallamuneer123@gmail.com Orchid: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7878-6240 ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Muneer-Malla?ev=hdr_xprf Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=hKIujOEAAAAJ&hl=en Research Area: 1. Metagenomics 2. Metabolomics 3. Pesticide and Microplastic Biodegradation 4. Sustainable Development Goals |
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Dr. Ashutosh Pandey Postdoctoral Fellow Ph.D. Biotechnology; Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, (UP) India Email: ashuthoshp@dut.ac.za Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=9gbJMsMAAAAJ&hl=en Research Area: 1. Green energy (biodiesel, algal fuel cell, hydrogen and biogas), green coal technology 2. Biological valorization of aromatics, lignin, PET, bioplastics and carbon Sequestration 3. Bioprocess engineering, algal biorefinery and waste (solid/liquid) management |
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Dr. Tonmoy Ghosh Postdoctoral Fellow Ph.D. Biological Sciences, Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) Email: tonmoyg@dut.ac.za Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=gHXRwDsAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao Orchid: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9805-6229 Research Area: 1. Modulators for enhancement of algal metabolites and/or biomass 2. Optimization of algal pigments (phycobiliproteins, carotenoids) through non-GMO methods 3. Phycobiliproteins’ stability and utility in various applications |
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Dr. Thobela Biyela Postdoctoral Fellow Ph.D. Biotechnology, Durban University of Technology, Kwa Zulu Natala South Africa Email: ThobelaC@dut.ac.za Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=dXbPZNsAAAAJ Research Area: 1. Biological wastewater treatment 2. Wastewater Microbiome 3. Environmental Biotechnology 4. Antimicrobial resistance and Mobile Genetic Elements 5. One Health |