Dr. Manikant Tripathi

Dr. Manikant Tripathi is presently working as Assistant Professor in Biotechnology Programme, Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya. He completed B.Sc. (2000-2003) in Industrial Microbiology, Chemistry and Botany from Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur (India) in 2003. He joined the 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). Dr. Manikant Tripathi has participated in several international/national conferences/workshops/webinars. He received many awards including Best Poster Award (in a National Conference), Young Scientist Awards, and Excellence in Research 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 30 research papers, 10 chapters, 13 review articles in peer reviewed journals of national and international repute with 626 Google Scholar citations, h-index 14, i-index 16, and published 03 international edited eBooks. He has also guided postgraduate students on their dissertation work. His current area of research is Environmental, Agriculture and Industrial Biotechnology.