EXPERTISE INFORMATION
Research Group
- Environmental and Plant Biotechnology
Areas of Interest
- Environmental Biotechnology
- Waste treatment and exploring value added products
- Marine Biotechnology
- Metals and hydrocarbon bioremediation
- Biosensor Technology
- Bioenergy
- Microbial products
- Biofilm
Angana Sarkar Associate Professor & Asst. Warden (C. V. Raman Hall of Residence)
Biotechnology and Medical Engineering
sarkara@nitrkl.ac.in
0661 - 246 2295
103
PUBLICATIONS2
SPONSORED PROJECTS10
DOCTORAL STUDENTS7
CONTINUING EDUCATIONPERSONAL INFORMATION
Angana Sarkar
Associate Professor
Biotechnology and Medical Engineering
Room Number: BM-107
Department of Biotechnology and Medical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha, India - 769008
2014
Ph.D.
Environmental BiotechnologyIndian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
2008
M.Tech
Biotech and Biochemical EngineeringIndian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
2005
B.Tech
Agricultural EngineeringBidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya
Teaching Experience
- Environmental Biotechnology, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, Odisha, 01 Jul 2015 - 22 Nov 2017
Post Doctoral Research Experience
- Research Associate, Environmental Biotechnology, IIT Kharagpur and CSIR, India, 11 Mar 2013 - 30 Jun 2015
Laboratory Development
- Environmental Microbiology and Genomics Laboratory, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, The Laboratory has been developed with the aim of setting up all the facilities for conducting research and teaching experiment in the area of Environmental biotechnology specially in Environmental Omics and Ecology and their application in different aspects including waste management, bioremediation, microbial community structure and function analysis, production of novel products through OMICs, Biosensor development etc. Presently the Laboratory is having PCR, Gel aparatus, UV-Transluminator, Gel image capturing Camera, Microwave, Incubator shaker, Temperature controlled centrifuge, Vortex, Magnetic stirrer, -20 degree refigerator, Research refrigerator, weighing balance, pH meter from DST and SERB funded Projects
Development of pH based portable arsenic bio-sensor exploiting arsenic oxidizing bacteria DST
- Principal Investigator
- 36
- Completed Sponsored
Molecular characterization of arsenic transformation mechanism of arsenite oxidizing bacteria isolated from contaminated ground water of bihar to elusidate their potential application in as bio remediation. SERB
- Principal Investigator
- 36
- Completed Sponsored
Total Publications: 103
A. Sarkar, D. Paul, S. Kazy, and P. Sar,"Molecular analysis of microbial community in arsenic-rich groundwater of Kolsor, West Bengal", Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering, vol.51, no.3, pp.229-239, Taylor & Francis, December 2016, 10.1080/10934529.2015.1094339 Article
B. Mohapatra, A. Sarkar, S. Joshi, A. Chatterjee, S. K. Kazy, M. K. Maiti, T. Satyanarayana, and P. Sar,"An arsenate-reducing and alkane-metabolizing novel bacterium, Rhizobium arsenicireducens sp. nov., isolated from arsenic-rich groundwater", Archives of Microbiology, vol.1, no.1, pp.1-11, Springer, September 2016, 10.1007/s00203-016-1286-5 Article
A. Sarkar, P. Kar, and E. Islam,"Hexavalent chromium reduction by Microbacterium oleivorans A1: A possible mechanism of chromate -detoxification and -bioremediation", Recent Patents on Biotechnology, vol.9, no.2, pp.116-129, Bentham Science, December 2015, 10.2174/187220830902160308192126 Article
A. Sarkar and Sar. Pinaki,"Horizontal gene transfer of ars genes : A pos -sible source of arsenic dissemination in subsurface environment", Journal of Environmental Research And Development, vol.9, no.3a, pp.803-812, Jerad, September 2015 Article
A. Sarkar, S. K. Kazy, and P. Sar,"Studies on arsenic transforming groundwater bacteria and their role in arsenic release from subsurface sediment", Environmental Science and Pollution Research, vol.21, no.14, pp.8645-8662, Springer, July 2014, 10.1007/s11356-014-2759-1 Article
4th International Conference on Bioprocess for Sustainable Environment and Energy, ICBSEE-2024 (Hybrid Mode) Biotechnology and Medical Engineering (Conference)
- Coordinator
- 29 Nov 2024 - 01 Dec 2024
- Brochure
A Hands-on Training cum Workshop on Basic Techniques in Bioprocess and Molecular Biology Biotechnology and Medical Engineering (Workshop)
- Coordinator
- 12 Jan 2024 - 16 Jan 2024
- Brochure
3rd International Conference on Bioprocess for Sustainable Environment and Energy, ICBSEE-2022 Biotechnology and Medical Engineering (Conference)
- Coordinator
- 20 Jun 2022 - 24 Jun 2022
- Brochure
Online Workshop cum FDP programme On Technologies for Waste to Energy & Resources (eFDP-TWER-2020) Biotechnology and Medical Engineering (Short-term Course)
- Coordinator
- 09 Dec 2020 - 13 Dec 2020
- Brochure
2nd International Conference on Bioprocess for Sustainable Environment and Energy (ICBSEE-India-2020) Biotechnology and Medical Engineering (Conference)
- Coordinator
- 05 Mar 2020 - 07 Mar 2020
- Brochure
International Conference on Bioprocess for Sustainable Environment and Energy (ICBSEE-India-2018) Biotechnology and Medical Engineering (Conference)
- Coordinator
- 06 Dec 2018 - 07 Dec 2018
- Brochure
Training Program on Gene Analysis and Manipulation for Industrial Expression of Proteins Biotechnology and Medical Engineering (Short-term Course)
- Co-Coordinator
- 06 Jul 2017 - 15 Jul 2017
- Brochure
- BM2009 : Microbiology {Theory}
- BM2300 : Bioprocess Engineering I {Theory}
- BM236 : Engineering Mass Transfer {Theory}
- BM3400 : Environmental Biotechnology {Theory}
- BM352 : Fermentation Technology {Theory}
- BM365 : Environmental Biotechnology {Theory}
- BM4304 : Food Technology,Safety and Quality {Theory}
- BM6401 : Advanced Recombinant DNA Technology {Theory}
- BM649 : Recombinant DNA Technology {Theory}
- BM650 : Industrial Microbiology {Theory}
- BM2702 : Bioprocess Engineering Laboratory {Practical}
- BM2705 : Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory {Practical}
- BM2717 : Biochemistry and Microbiology Laboratory {Practical}
- BM3706 : Immunotechnology Laboratory {Practical}
- BM3710 : Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory {Practical}
- BM375 : Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory {Practical}
- BM477 : Bioreactor Design Laboratory {Practical}
Ph.D. Students [10]
Characterization of Arsenic (As) Transforming Bacteria and Red Mud to Construct a Two-Step Biofilter Column for Total as Removal from Groundwater
Rimi BiswasEnrolled: Jul 2016Graduated : Dec 2022Supervisor
Study of Spatial Distribution and Health Risk Assessment due to Arsenic Contamination in Bihar, India, for its Detection and Bioremediation
Sourav MaityEnrolled: Jan 2019Graduated : Dec 2023Supervisor
Multistep improvement of Klebsiella sp. SWET4 strain to obtain higher ethanol yield from cellulosic fruit waste: single step for waste to energy conversion
Debapriya SarkarEnrolled: Jul 2019Thesis SubmittedSupervisor
Construction of integrated (bio) degradation and adsorption-based approach for treatment of diversified pharmaceutical compounds
Kasturi PoddarEnrolled: Jul 2019Thesis SubmittedSupervisor
Environmental Biotechnology
Pritam Bajirao PatilEnrolled: Jan 2020ContinuingSupervisor
Plant and Environmental Biotechnology
Kumari GuddiEnrolled: Sep 2020ContinuingSupervisor
Biomass processing and valorization
Renupama BhoiEnrolled: Jan 2021ContinuingSupervisor
Development of natural green anti-biofilm agents for controlling biofilm formation in the cooling water system
Suha IbrahimEnrolled: Sep 2021ContinuingSupervisor
Molecular Biology and Genomics
Puja DokaniaEnrolled: Sep 2022ContinuingSupervisor
Environmental Biotechnology
Arpita PatroEnrolled: Jul 2023ContinuingSupervisor
Awards And Honours
- Institute Research Fellow, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, 2008
- Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE), 2004
- Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE), 2003
- University Merit Fellowship, 2001
Memberships / Fellowships
- AMI, JERAD, 2017