Biotechnology Engineering: A Practical Approach on Bioprocess Development from Lab to Industrial Scale

Dr. Vinayaka B Shet is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biotechnology Engineering, NMAMIT, off-campus centre, Nitte (Deemed to be university), Nitte, Karnataka, India. He holds a Ph.D. in Biotechnology from VTU Belgavi, an M.Tech. in Industrial Biotechnology from the National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), and a B.E. in Biotechnology from P.A. College of Engineering, Mangaluru. He has over 18 years of experience in Academics, 10 years in Research, and 1 year in Industry. He received a young researcher award. He has published over 30 research articles and 10 book chapters and holds two Indian patents. He is a reviewer of various journals. He serves as Coordinator (Accreditation and Compliance) at Nitte (Deemed to be University), Mangaluru, India.

Dr. Sandesh K is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biotechnology Engineering, NMAMIT, off-campus centre, Nitte (Deemed to be university), Nitte, Karnataka, India. He holds a Ph.D. in Biotechnology from VTU Belgavi, and M.Tech. in Chemical Plant Design from the National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), and B.E. in Chemical from B.M.S. College of Engineering, Bengaluru. He has over 14 years of experience in Academics and Research. He has many international and national publications in reputed journals and book chapters. He holds few Indian patents in his area of research. He is a reviewer of various journals.

Dr Nabisab Mujawar Mubarak is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Brunei, Brunei Darussalam. He is a scientific reviewer in numerous Chemical Engineering and Nano Technology journals. In research, Dr. Mubarak has published more than 400 journal papers and 40 conference proceedings, authored 80 book chapters, and has a 77 H-index. His areas of interest are carbon nanomaterial synthesis, magnetic biochar production using microwaves, and wastewater treatment using advanced materials. He receives the Curtin Malaysia Most Productive Research award, Outstanding Faculty of Chemical Engineering award, Best Scientific Research Award London, and Exceptional Scientist in publication and citation by i- Proclaim, Malaysia. Since 2020, he has also been listed in the top two percent of the world's most influential scientists in chemicals and energy. The List of the Top 2% of Scientists in the World compiled and published by Stanford University is based on their international scientific publications, the number of scientific citations for research, and participation in the review and editing of scientific research. Dr. Mubarak is a Fellow Member of the Institution of Engineers Australia, a Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) of The Institution of Engineers Australia, and a Chartered Chemical Engineer of the Institute of Chemical Engineering (IChemE), UK. He has published 11 books and is co-editor for ongoing Elsevier-edited books: 1) Nanomaterials for Carbon Capture and Conversion Technique, 2) Advanced Nanomaterials and nanocomposites for Bioelectrochemical Systems, 3) Water Treatment Using Engineered Carbon Nanotubes,4) Hybrid Nanomaterials for Sustainable Applications: Case Studies and Applications, 5), Sustainable Nanotechnology for Environmental Remediation, 6) Nanotechnology for Biomedical Applications,7) Nanotechnology for Electronic Applications, 8) Application of Bio-Additives for the Food Industry, 9) Contemporary Nanomaterials in Material Engineering Applications, 10)Fundamentals of Biomaterials: A Supplementary Textbook, 11) Emerging Water Pollutants: Concerns and Remediation Technologies.

Dr. Rama Rao Karri is a Professor (Sr. Asst) in the Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Brunei, Brunei Darussalam. He has PhD from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi and a Masters from IIT Kanpur in Chemical Engineering. He has worked as a Post-Doctoral research fellow at NUS, Singapore, for about six years and has over 20 years of working experience in Academics, Industry, and Research. He has experience working in multidisciplinary fields and has expertise in various evolutionary optimization techniques and process modelling. As of 01 Nov 2024, he has published 260 research articles in reputed journals, book chapters, and conference proceedings with a combined Impact factor of 981.48 and has an h-index of 48 (Scopus-citations: 6600+) and 50 (Google Scholar-citations: 7700+). Among 145 journal publications, 123 articles (85%) published are in Q1 with an average impact factor of 9. He is an editorial board member in 10 renowned journals and a peer-review member for more than 100 reputed journals and has peer-reviewed more than 478 articles. Also, he handled 200 articles as an editor. He also has the distinction of being listed in the top 2% of the world’s most influential scientists in the area of environmental sciences and chemicals for the Years 2021, 2022, 2023 & 2024. The List of the Top 2% of Scientists in the World compiled and published by Stanford University is based on their international scientific publications, the number of scientific citations for research, and participation in the review and editing of scientific research. He held a position as Editor-in-Chief (2019-2021) in the International Journal of Chemoinformatics and Chemical Engineering, IGI Global, USA. He is also an Associate editor in Scientific Reports, Springer Nature (IF:4.996) & International Journal of Energy and Water Resources (IJEWR), Springer Inc. He is also a Managing Guest editor for Spl. Issues: 1) “Magnetic nanocomposites and emerging applications", in Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering (IF: 7.968), 2) “Novel CoronaVirus (COVID-19) in Environmental Engineering Perspective", in Journal of Environmental Science and Pollution Research (IF: 5.19), Springer. 3) “Nanocomposites for the Sustainable Environment, in Applied Sciences Journal (IF: 2.679), MDPI. He along with his mentor, Prof. Venkateswarlu is authoring an Elsevier book, “Optimal state estimation for process monitoring, diagnosis, and control. He is also co-editor and managing editor for 16 Elsevier, 1 Springer and 1 CRC-edited books. Elsevier: 1) Soft computing techniques in solid waste and wastewater management, 2) Green technologies for the defluoridation of water, 3) Environmental and health management of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), 4) Sustainable Nanotechnology for Environmental Remediation, 5) Pesticides remediation technologies from water and wastewater, 6) COVID-19 and the Sustainable Development Goals, 7) Sustainable materials for sensing and remediation of noxious pollutants, 8) Hybrid Nanomaterials for Sustainable Applications, 9) Wastewater -based epidemiology for the assessment of human exposure to environmental pollutants, (11) Sustainable Remediation Technologies for Emerging Pollutants in Aqueous Environment, 12) Water, The Environment and The Sustainable Development Goals, 13) Environmental Metagenomics, Water Quality and Possible Remediation Measures of Polluted Waters, (14) Health and Environmental Effects of Ambient Air Pollution, (15) Health Effects of Indoor Air Pollution, and (16) Diseases Attributed to Air Pollution. Springer: 1) Industrial wastewater treatment using emerging technologies for sustainability. CRC: 1) Recent Trends in Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs) for micro-pollutant removal.

Prof. Dr. Mohammad Hadi Dehghani is a full professor at the Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran. His scientific research interests include environmental science. He is the author of various research studies published in national and international journals and conference proceedings and head of several research projects at the TUMS. He has authored 20 books, 26 book chapters and more than 270 full papers published in peer-reviewed journals. He is an editorial board member, guest editor, and reviewer in many internal and international journals and a member of several international science committees worldwide. He also has the distinction of being listed in the top 2% of the world’s most influential scientists in the area of environmental sciences. He is a supervisor and advisor for many PhD and MSc theses at the TUMS. He is currently also a member of the Iranian Association of Environmental Health (IAEH) and member of the Institute for Environmental Research (IER) at the TUMS. He is an editor for 14 edited books (English): (1) Soft Computing Techniques in Solid Waste and Wastewater Management, (2) Environmental and Health Management of Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), (3) Green Technologies for the Defluoridation of Water, (4) Pesticide Remediation Technologies From Water and Wastewater, (5) COVID-19 and Sustainable Development Goals, (6) Industrial Wastewater Treatment: Emerging Technologies for Sustainability, (7) Sustainable Materials for Sensing and Remediation of Noxious Pollutants, (8) Wastewater-Based Epidemiology for the Assessment of Human Exposure to Environmental Pollutants, (9) Water Treatment Using Engineered Carbon Nanotubes, (10) Water, the Environment and the Sustainable Development Goals, (11) Sustainable Remediation Technologies for Emerging Pollutants in Aqueous Environment, (12) Health and Environmental Effects of Ambient Air Pollution, (13) Health Effects of Indoor Air Pollution, (14) Diseases Attributed to Air Pollution.