Dr. Manikant Tripathi

He is working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Microbiology, Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya, since 2015. He has also served as Lecturer in the Department of Microbiology in Jhunjhunwala Post Graduate College, Ayodhya (India) from 2013 to 2015. He has completed B.Sc. (2000-2003) in Industrial Microbiology, Chemistry and Botany from Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur ,India. He joined Master program (2003-2005) in Microbiology, Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya (India). Thereafter, he joined Ph.D. (2008-2013) on the topic entitled “Simultaneous bioremediation of chromium (VI) and pentachlorophenol from tannery effluent” from Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya (India). His current area of research is Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology. He  has participated in several international, national conferences and workshop. He received many awards: Best Poster Award in a National Conference, Young Scientist Award, Excellence in Research Award and Excellent Teaching Award by various Biological Societies of India. He also received “Research Fellowship in Sciences for Meritorious Students” by University Grants Commission, New Delhi and qualified ICAR-NET in the year 2014 conducted by Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board, India. He has published 32 research papers, 10 chapters, 10 review articles in journals of national and international repute with 537 Google Scholar citations, h-index 12 and i-index 14 and published 03 international edited eBooks. He has guided 01 postgraduate student for dissertation work.