Micro-Algae: Next-Generation Feedstock for Biorefineries: Contemporary Technologies and Future Outlook (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789811906824)

Dr. Pradeep Verma is a Professor at the Department of Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, CURAJ, Ajmer, India. He worked as Associate professor and Reader-Founder Head at GGV, Bilaspur and Assam University, Silchar.He received his Ph.D. from Sardar Patel University, Gujarat and Masters and Bachelor's from MDS University, Rajasthan. He worked as visiting scientist at UFZ Centre for Environmental Research, Halle, Germany and Post-doctoral fellow at ASCR Prague, Gottingen University Germany, and RISH Kyoto University Japan. He also worked at Reliance Life Sciences, Mumbai, India. His stay at Japan and Reliance life Sciences resulted in several commercialized national and International patents. He is a recipient of various prestigious awards and fellowships such as the Ron-Cockcroft award by Swedish society, UNESCO Fellow, DFG fellow, and JSPS PDF. He is a Fellow of the Mycological Society of India and Biotech Research Society of India. His area of expertise involves microbial diversity, bioremediation, bioprocess development, lignocellulosic, and algal biomass-based biorefinery. He has contributed to 65 research papers, 32 book chapters, and 07 edited books. He is an editorial board member and reviewer of several prestigious high impact journals.