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Name
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Dr. K. Karthikeyan
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Designation
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Assistant Director
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Area of
Specialization
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·
Environmental
Audit and Environmental Management System.
·
Environmental
Health Assessment and Bioaccumulation of pollutants;
·
PGPR
and Plant-Microbe Interactions in Saline Ecosystems;
·
Bioprospecting
of compounds including Bacteriocins.
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Educational
Qualification
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Degree
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University
/ Institute
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Year
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Ph.
D
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Bharathiar University
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2010
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M.Sc
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Bharathiar University
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2005
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B.
Sc
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Periyar University
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2003
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Other
Qualifications, if any.
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- Certified for “Proficiency in English” by
Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages (CIEFL), Hyderabad.
- Certified for “Laboratory Management System as
per ISO/IEC 17025:2017 requirements and Internal Audit”.
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Employment
history post Ph.D
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Period
(Month/Year)
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University
/ College / Institute
|
Designation
|
|
July’2023 onwards
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Gujarat
Inst of Desert Ecology
|
Assistant
Director
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July’2022-Jun’2023
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Gujarat
Inst. of Desert Ecology
|
Principal
Scientist & Head
|
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Oct’2015 – Jun’2022
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Gujarat
Inst. of Desert Ecology
|
Senior
Scientist & Head
|
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Jun’2010 -Sep’2015
|
Gujarat
Inst. of Desert Ecology
|
Scientist
& Lab In-Charge
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Awards,
if any.
|
- Awarded Junior Research Fellowship and
Lectureship in Environmental Science subject based on University Grants
Commission’s National Eligibility Test (2007).
- Awarded Lectureship in Life Science subject based
on State Level Examinations (2008).
- University First Rank holder in B. Sc
Microbiology, Periyar University, Tamilnadu.
- Best Environmentalist Award for 2009 – 2010 by Bharathiar
University, Coimbatore.
- Various other awards for Oral and Poster
Presentations in National conferences.
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Any
other credentials
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- Member, Schedule – I Environmental Auditor,
Recognized by Gujarat Pollution Control Board, Gandhinagar.
- Member, Service Sector Department II, Sectional
Committee: SSD 07, Environmental Services Sectional Committee, Bureau of
Indian Standards, Government of India.
- Accredited Functional Area Expert
in Water Pollution Monitoring, Prevention and Control by NABET, Quality
Council of India (2014-2019)
- Received Gold Medal from K. S. R. College of
Arts and Science, Tiruchengode, Tamilnadu, India for Best Outgoing
student (2000-2003).
- Recognized as a Research Guide for Ph. D by
Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu in Environmental Sciences
discipline under Category B.
- Recognized as a Research Guide for M. Phil and
Ph. D by Karpagam University, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu as a Ph. D
Supervisor for Environmental Sciences subject.
- Recognized as a Ph. D Co-guide by Gujarat University,
Saurashtra University. Annamalai University.
- Member, Board of Studies in Microbiology,
Tolani College of Arts and Science (Affiliated to KSKV Kachchh
University), Bhuj, Kachchh, Gujarat since March 2025.
- Member, Conservation Cell, Essar Power Gujarat
Ltd., (EPGL).
- Member, monitoring committee of Essar Bulk
Terminal Salaya Ltd., (EBTSL).
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Publications
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Research Papers
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45
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Books
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2
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Book chapters
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4
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Patents
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Nil
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Popular Articles
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11
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Technical Reports
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23
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