National Institute of Technology Rourkela

राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान राउरकेला

ଜାତୀୟ ପ୍ରଯୁକ୍ତି ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠାନ ରାଉରକେଲା

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EXPERTISE INFORMATION

Research Group
  • Bioprocess Engineering
Areas of Interest
  • Bioprocess Engineering

Nivedita Patra Associate Professor

Biotechnology and Medical Engineering

patran@nitrkl.ac.in

0661 - 246 2282

Biosketch

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PUBLICATIONS

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SPONSORED PROJECTS

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CONSULTANCY PROJECTS

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DOCTORAL STUDENTS

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CONTINUING EDUCATION

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Nivedita Patra

Associate Professor

Biotechnology and Medical Engineering

Room Number: BM-143

Department of Biotechnology and Medical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha, India - 769008

2014

Ph.D.
Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology
IIT Delhi

2006

M.Tech
(Integrated) Biotechnology
USS, GGSIPU, Delhi (Govt. funded)

2000

+2
Phy, Chem, Maths, Bio, English (CBSE Board)
Campus School, Pantnagar

Teaching Experience
  • Biotechnology and Medical Engineering,  NIT Rourkela,   26 Feb 2014 - Present
  • Biotechnology,  NIT Durgapur,   04 Jan 2007 - 15 Jul 2008
Post Doctoral Research Experience
  • Biotechnology,  Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland,   07 Jul 2015 - 09 Oct 2015
Laboratory Development
  • Bioprocess Engineering Lab II,  NIT Rourkela,   The development of lab is being funded by SERB and MHRD, GoI

Fermentation-assisted technology for the enrichment and recovery of novel bioactive compounds from food industry waste in contaminated coastal regions of odisha SERB
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored
Design of BOD plant of DSP Durgapur Steel Plant
  • Investigator
  • 15 Jul 2007 - 15 Jul 2008
  • Completed   Consultancy

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GOOGLE SCHOLAR H-INDEX 8
GOOGLE SCHOLAR I10-INDEX 8
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Total Publications: 27
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N. Patra and A. Srivastava,"Use of model-based nutrient feeding for improved production of artemisinin by hairy roots of Artemisia annua in a modified stirred tank bioreactor", Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, vol.177, no.2, pp.373-388, Springer, September 2015, 10.1007/s12010-015-1750-8       Article

N. Patra and A. K. Srivastava,"Artemisinin production by plant hairy root cultures in gas- and liquid-phase bioreactors", Plant Cell Reports, vol.35, no.1, pp.143-153, Springer, January 2016, 10.1007/s00299-015-1875-9       Article

N. Patra and A. K. Srivastava,"Mass production of Artemisinin using hairy root cultivation of Artemisia annua in bioreactor", Bioprocessing of Plant In Vitro Systems, ch.7, pp.1-17, Springer, reference in phytochemistry, February 2017, 10.1007/978-3-319-32004-5_20-1       Inbook

J. Yadav, S. Balabantaray, and N. Patra,"Statistical optimization of fermentation conditions for the improved production of poly-ß-hydroxybutyrate from bacillus subtilis", Chemical Engineering Communications, Taylor and Francis, June 2017, 10.1080/00986445.2017.1347094       Article

. Leonard, B. Seth, B. B. Sahu, V., and N. Patra,"Statistical optimization for enhanced bacoside A production in plant cell cultures of Bacopa monnieri", Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC), pp.1-12, Springer Netherlands 2017, 10.1007/s11240-017-1373-6       Article

National Bioengineering Conference (NBC) 2023 : Bioengineering in Healthcare, Environment and Agriculture Biotechnology and Medical Engineering (Conference)
International Conference on “Plant-Microbe Interaction and their implication in Agriculture” (Mode-Online) Biotechnology and Medical Engineering (Conference)

  • BM251 : Bioprocess Calculation {Theory}
  • BM351 : Bioinstrumentation and Process Control {Theory}
  • BM352 : Fermentation Technology {Theory}
  • BM363 : Plant Biotechnology {Theory}
  • BM402 : Pharmaceutical Technology {Theory}
  • BM4401 : Plant Biotechnology {Theory}
  • BM452 : Bioseparation {Theory}
  • BM458 : Fermentation Technology {Theory}
  • BM6501 : Bioprocess Engineering {Theory}
  • BM654 : Advanced Bioseparation {Theory}
  • BM6602 : Biotechnology of Plant Metabolites {Theory}
  • BM662 : Nutritional Sciences and Plant Based Products {Theory}
  • BM367 : Product Development Laboratory – I {Practical}
  • BM380 : Biochemical Engineering Laboratory {Practical}
  • BM472 : Bioseparation Laboratory {Practical}
  • BM477 : Bioreactor Design Laboratory {Practical}
  • BM6573 : Bioprocess Engineering Laboratory {Practical}
  • BM6672 : Plant Molecular Biology Laboratory {Practical}

Ph.D. Students [4]
Studies on Microbial Production and Extraction of Poly-ß-hydroxybutyrate Using Bacillus Subtilis
Jayprakash Yadav
Enrolled: Jan 2015
Graduated :  Aug 2022
Supervisor
Bioprocess Engineering for biofuel production from seaweeds
Nethraa Venkatesh
Enrolled: Jan 2023
Continuing
Supervisor
Fermentation assisted extraction technologies for the recovery of bioactive compounds.
Bishwanath Seth
Enrolled: Jul 2018
Continuing
Supervisor
Genetic modification of E.coli for the production of plant secondary metabolites
Jayashree Nanda
Enrolled: Jan 2018
Continuing
Supervisor

Awards And Honours
  • PhD scholar received 3rd prize in poster presentation in national conference - RTBS 2020,   2021
  • Early Career Research Award for 3 years by SERB, GoI,   2017
  • Post-doctoral Research Fellowship offered - Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland, in Biotechnology for 5 years (availed for 3 months).,   2015
  • Best poster awards at International conference CPHEE-2011,   2011
  • Institute Scholarship from IIT Delhi on the basis of 3rd rank in written test out of 500 applicants, Ministry of human resource development, Govt. of India (2008-2013),   2008
  • MHRD scholarship in M.Tech on the basis of GATE 2005,   2005
  • CSIR NET 2005,   2005
  • Shortlisted for IIT Bombay research fellowship scheme 2004.,   2004
  • Free seat in BTech on the basis of AI rank 57 in University entrance exam,   2001
Memberships / Fellowships
  • Association of Food Scientists and Technologists of India,   2007