Nanomaterials in Plants, Algae and Microorganisms

Dr. Durgesh Kumar Tripathi is currently an Associate Professor at Amity Institute of Organic Agriculture, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, India. He is the recipient of ‘Dr DS Kothari Post-Doctoral Fellowship’ of the UGC, New Delhi. Dr. Tripathi has received his D.Phil. in Science from University of Allahabad, India. During this period, Dr. Tripathi worked extensively on phytolith analysis, crop stress physiology, agro-nanotechnology and molecular biology. He has expertise on laser spectroscopy. His research interests encompass stress tolerance mechanisms in plants. Presently, he is working with nano-materials and their interactions with plants to find out their detoxification mechanisms, he is also working on Silicon, Nitric oxide and hormonal crosstalk against abiotic stress in plants.Dr. Parvaiz Ahmad is Senior Assistant Professor in the Department of Botany at Sri Pratap College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India, and is presently a Visiting Scientist at King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He completed his post-graduate degree in Botany in 2000 at Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India. After receiving a Doctorate degree from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi, India, he joined the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi, in 2007. His main research area is Stress Physiology and Molecular Biology. He has published more than 50 research papers in peer reviewed journals, and 40 book chapters. He is also an Editor of 17 volumes (one with Studium Press Pvt. India Ltd., New Delhi, India; nine with Springer, New York; three with Elsevier USA; and four with John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.). He is a recipient of the Junior Research Fellowship and Senior Research Fellowship award, granted by CSIR, New Delhi, India. Dr. Ahmad was awarded the Young Scientist Award under the Fast Track scheme in 2007 by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India. Dr. Ahmad is actively engaged in studying the molecular and physio-biochemical responses of different agricultural and horticultural plants under environmental stress. Dr. Shivesh Sharma completed his master’s degree and PhD in the field of microbiology. His research interests include environmental microbiology/biotechnology, plant-microbe interaction, and bio formulations. He has been involved in number of research projects, funded both externally (DBT, UGC, DST, MHRD) and internally in the fields of his research interests. He has more than 110 publications in different research journals and various book chapters to his credit. Devendra Kumar Chauhan is a Professor and Head of Department of Botany at the University of Allahabad, India. He has 35 years’ worth of teaching experience, has edited 5 books and contributed 15 book chapters. He has 76 publications in total and is on the editorial board for 5 different journals, including the American Journal of Current Biology and Ethnobotany: International Journal of the Society of Ethnobotanists. His research interests include palaeobotany, evolutionary biology, phytoremediation, plant stress physiology and agro-nanotechnology. Dr Dubey has won awards for both his teaching and his research, and is currently a fellow of the National Academy of Sciences. His work spans across botany and food microbiology. He has published over 160 papers and has contributed to 7 books, in addition to holding a number of patents.

• 1. Harmful phytotoxic characters of cobalt and zinc oxide nanoparticles in Algae2. Response of nanoparticles on aquatic ecosystem3. Nanoparticle and Algae Interactions: Oxidative termination, reactive oxygen species generation and synergistic toxic impacts4. Nanoparticles: Sources and Responses5. Response of nanoparticles on molecular mechanisms of aquatic plants and algae6. Ecotoxic effect of photocatalytic active nanoparticles on algae and aquatic plants7. Nanoparticles: Antifungal and Antimicrobial responses8. A comparative behavior of metals and oxide Nanoparticles on aquatic plants, microbes and algae9. Impact of nanoparticles on genomics of living organisms10. Physiology, Chemistry and Biochemistry of Nanoparticles11. Phytotoxicity of silver nanoparticles to aquatic plants, algae and microorganisms12. Zinc oxide nanoparticles' impact on aquatic plants, algae and microorganisms13. Do nanoparticles possess ecotoxicological risks to the aquatic environment?14. Availability, behavior and impact of nanoparticles in the environment15. Ecotoxicology of carbon-based engineered nanoparticles on plants and aquatic ecosystems16. Uptake and translocation of nanoparticles in wetland plants17. Relevance of wetland plants in the synthesis of nanoparticles18. Toxicity assessment of cerium oxide nanoparticles in wetland plants19. Behavior of nanoparticles on aquatic foods and vegetables20. Genotoxicity of silver nanoparticles in wetland plants and algae21. Changes in gene expression of algae and aquatic plants in response to nanoparticles and ions