Frontiers in Soil and Environmental Microbiology

Dr Suraja Kumar Nayak obtained Ph.D. from Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology in 2013 and is presently working as Lecturer, Department of Biotechnology, College of Engineering and Technology, Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. Dr. Nayak has 07 years of teaching and research experience in field of Microbiology and Biotechnology. His areas of teaching and research include general and environmental microbiology, soil microbiology, industrial and food biotechnology, microbial biotechnology. Dr. Nayak has published 14 scientific papers including book chapters in various journals and national and international books. Currently 2 more edited books are in press from Wiley and NIPA publishers. He has also submitted 05 accession no. to NCBI, USA and have presented papers in various national and international seminars. Three numbers of M.Tech and more than 10 B.Tech students have successfully completed their dissertation under his guidance.Dr Bibhuti Bhusan Mishra is presently working as the ICAR-Emeritus Professor, P.G. Department of Microbiology, College of Basic Science & Humanities, Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India after his superannuation from the University in May, 2018. He obtained M. Phil. and Ph.D. Degree in 1983 and 1987 respectively from Berhampur University, Odisha. He has more than 37 years of teaching and research experience. A total of 11 students have been awarded doctoral degree under his supervision from various Universities across India and currently four more are actively working in the field of environmental and soil microbiology. In addition, he has guided more than 25 P.G. students. He has 59 research publications and more than 20 book chapters & research manuscript in various journals of national and international repute. He is credited with 25 accession numbers submitted to NCBI, USA. Also he has contributed research article as book chapter to the encyclopedia ‘Environmental Engineering’ published by Gulf Publishing, USA and book chapters in many more edited books pertaining to soil and environmental microbiology. He has edited 9 books in microbiology and biotechnology published by national and international publishers and 1 book on Botany practical. Currently 2 more edited books are in press from Wiley and NIPA publishers. Moreover he has also successfully completed 1 UGC Major project from Govt. Of India and was the Chief Nodal Officer of project ‘Biofertilizer Production Unit’ under RKVY (Rastriya Krishi Vikash Yojana), Govt. of Odisha amounting to 150 Lakh INR. He is awarded as ‘Best teacher award’ from the University in 2012 and from the college in 2015. For significant contributions in microbiology, he was conferred with Prof. Harihar Pattnaik memorial award by the Orissa Botanical Society in 2016. In addition he got best teacher award from Orissa Botanical Society in 2018.

• Role of additives in improving efficiency of bioformulation for plant growth and development. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi colonization of Spartidium saharae and their impact on soil microbiological properties. Beneficial Role of Aspergillus sp. in agricultural soil and environment. Verrucomicrobia in soil: An agricultural prospective. Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria: Prospects and Application. Potential Use of Soil Enzymes as Soil Quality Indicators in Agriculture. Microorganisms for the imperishable growth of agriculture. Mycorrhizae and its Scope in Agriculture. Industrial applications of novel compounds from Bacillus sp. Expanding role of microbial products in pharmaceutical development: a concise review. Thermophilic bacteria- environmental and industrial applications. Metagenomics: The Approach and Techniques in Finding New Bioactive Compounds. Synthesis of biodegradable polyhydroxyalkanoates from soil bacteria. Fish  processing  waste  as  a  beneficial  substrate  for  microbial  enzyme  production:  An  overview. Soil yeasts and its application in biorefineries - second-generation ethanol. Renewable Hydrocarbon from Biomass: Thermo-Chemical, Chemical and Biochemical Perspectives. Prospect of microbes in the future fuelling. Lignolytic enzymes from fungus: A consolidated bioprocessing approach for bioethanol production. Microbial biofuels: Renewable source of energy. Sustainable Bioenergy Options in India: Potential for Microalgal Biofuels. Production of biofuels by anaerobic bacteria. Microbial cell factories as a source of bioenergy and biopolymers. Production and future scenarios of advanced biofuels from microbes. Soil yeasts and their application in biorefineries - Prospects for biodiesel production. Production of Biodegradable Polymers (PHAs) by Soil Microbes Utilizing Waste Materials as Carbon Source. Microbial metagenomics: Current advances in investigating microbial ecology and population dynamics. Effect of Soil Pollution on Soil Microbial Diversity. Polyhydroxyalkanoates: The Green Polymer. Impact of Nano Particles on Soil Microbial Ecology. Chitinase producing soil bacteria: Prospects and Applications. Recent Advances in Bioremediation for Cleanup Inorganic Pollutants Contaminated Soils. Yeast: An agent for biological treatment of agroindustrial residues. Microalgae: a potential anti-cancerous and anti-inflammatory agent. Rod shaped maghemite (γ-Fe2O3) nanomaterials for adsorptive removal of Cr6+ and Fˉions from aqueous stream.