Live Webinar – Role of Biotechnology in Biological Wastewater Treatment

Summary

The talk shall focus on Environmental Metagenomics, an important tool in Environmental Biotechnology and its role in Biological treatment of wastewater.

Date & Time: 28th May 2019, 3.00 pm – 4.00 pm

Agenda: 30 mins presentation + 30 min Q&A

 

The webinar has limited seats available. Register now & avoid disappointing yourself: http://bit.ly/biomall-webinar

 

Speaker

 

Dr.V.R.Manoj M.Sc.,PGDBI,DPTC,Ph.D.

HOD Biotechnology, 

Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr.Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science & Tech, Chennai

 

Dr.V.R.Manoj earned his PhD from Anna University, India (Centre for Environmental Studies) for his work on Environmental Biotechnology in the year 2010. He was awarded the prestigious UGC JRF Research Fellowship for Meritorious students for his PhD research work. He has Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Microbiology from the University of Madras, India, a diploma in Plant Tissue Culture from Loyola College Chennai in India, and a postgraduate diploma with distinction in Bioinformatics from SISI, Government of India. He has worked in the Bioenergy Industry as an R&D Senior Executive Officer for over a year, before entering Academics in 2012. He has over 17 peer-reviewed publications, 15 national and international presentations, 52 Online Video lectures, over 50 scientific articles, 2 Books and granted 1 patent. He has authored over 100 articles on Bioethics and related issues. Dr.V.R.Manoj is a founding member of the Indian chapter of Humanity+ (formerly the World Transhumanist Association), the Publicity secretary for the All India Bioethics Association. He was an Affiliate Scholar for the Institute of Ethics and Emerging Technologies from 2010 to 2012. He is a life member of the All India Microbiologists Association.