National Institute of Technology Rourkela

राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान राउरकेला

ଜାତୀୟ ପ୍ରଯୁକ୍ତି ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠାନ ରାଉରକେଲା

An Institute of National Importance

Faculty Profile

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

Angana Sarkar Assistant Professor Grade-I & Asst. Warden (C. V. Raman Hall of Residence)

Biotechnology and Medical Engineering

sarkara@nitrkl.ac.in

0661 - 246 2295

74

PUBLICATIONS

2

SPONSORED PROJECTS

10

DOCTORAL STUDENTS

6

CONTINUING EDUCATION

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Angana Sarkar

Assistant Professor Grade-I

Biotechnology and Medical Engineering

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

2014

Ph.D.
Environmental Biotechnology
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

2008

M.Tech
Biotech and Biochemical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

2005

B.Tech
Agricultural Engineering
Bidhan 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: 74

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

A Hands-on Training cum Workshop on Basic Techniques in Bioprocess and Molecular Biology Biotechnology and Medical Engineering (Workshop)
3rd International Conference on Bioprocess for Sustainable Environment and Energy, ICBSEE-2022 Biotechnology and Medical Engineering (Conference)
Online Workshop cum FDP programme On Technologies for Waste to Energy & Resources (eFDP-TWER-2020) Biotechnology and Medical Engineering (Short-term Course)
2nd International Conference on Bioprocess for Sustainable Environment and Energy (ICBSEE-India-2020) Biotechnology and Medical Engineering (Conference)
International Conference on Bioprocess for Sustainable Environment and Energy (ICBSEE-India-2018) Biotechnology and Medical Engineering (Conference)
Training Program on Gene Analysis and Manipulation for Industrial Expression of Proteins Biotechnology and Medical Engineering (Short-term Course)

  • 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}
  • 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 Biswas
Enrolled: Jul 2016
Graduated :  2022
Supervisor
Study of Spatial Distribution and Health Risk Assessment due to Arsenic Contamination in Bihar, India, for its Detection and Bioremediation
Sourav Maity
Enrolled: Jan 2019
Graduated :  2023
Supervisor
Environmental Biotechnology, Microbial genetics, Bioprocess
Debapriya Sarkar
Enrolled: Jul 2019
Continuing
Supervisor
Environmental Biotechnology
Pritam Bajirao Patil
Enrolled: Jan 2020
Continuing
Supervisor
Biodegradation of Pharmaceutical wastes
Kasturi Poddar
Enrolled: Jul 2019
Continuing
Supervisor
Plant and Environmental Biotechnology
Kumari Guddi
Enrolled: Sep 2020
Continuing
Supervisor
Biomass processing and valorization
Renupama Bhoi
Enrolled: Jan 2021
Continuing
Supervisor
Development of natural green anti-biofilm agents for controlling biofilm formation in the cooling water system
Suha Ibrahim
Enrolled: Sep 2021
Continuing
Supervisor
Molecular Biology and Genomics
Puja Dokania
Enrolled: Sep 2022
Continuing
Supervisor
Environmental Biotechnology
Arpita Patro
Enrolled: Jul 2023
Continuing
Supervisor

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