Research Specialization: Environmental Microbiology; Plant Microbe Interaction; Bioremediation
e-mail id: joginder.15005@lpu.co.in
Contact No. +918872487624
Career Highlights
He is a Professor at the Department of Microbiology, Lovely Professional University, Punjab, India. Previously, he has worked as Young Scientist at Microbial Biotechnology and Biofertilizer Laboratory, Department of Botany, Jai Narain Vyas University in research project funded by the Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India. He is an active member of various scientific societies and organizations including, Association of Microbiologists of India, Indian Society of Salinity Research Scientists, Indian Society for Radiation Biology, and European Federation of Biotechnology. He has more than 200 research and review articles in the peer-reviewed journals, edited 25 books published by Springer International Publishing, Elsevier Science Publishing and authored/co-authored 100 chapters in edited books. He serves as a reviewer for many prestigious journals, including Current Research in Engineering, Science and Technology, Journal of Cleaner Production, Science of the Total Environment, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Pedosphere, Soil and Sediment Contamination, Symbiosis, International Journal of Phytoremediation, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, Annals of Agricultural Sciences, Annals of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences and many more. Dr Singh attended several International and National Seminars, Symposia, Conferences and chaired technical sessions and presented papers in them.
Post Doc Fellowship (2003-2006): Research Associate CSIR, New Delhi
“Mycorrhizal technology for increasing productivity of some medicinal plants of Indian Thar desert” from Dec. 26, 2003 to Dec. 31, 2006 at Microbial Biotechnology and Biofertilizer Laboratory, Department of Botany, Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur, Rajasthan
Post Doc Fellowship (2007-2010): DST Young Scientist, New Delhi
Young Scientist in project funded by Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India (DST SERC Fast Track Scheme) entitled “Microbial Technology for Rhizoremediation of Polluted Soil” from Dec. 13, 2007 to July. 31, 2010 INR 14.76 Lakh (DST SERC Fast Track project No. SR/LS-019/2007)
Sponsored Research Project Completed
Department of Biotechnology funded project entitled “An innovative green technology for treating municipal and industrial wastewater entering rivers and streams” from Dec 15, 2016 to June 15, 2019 – INR 1.86 Crore (BT/IN/IC-IMPACTS/31/RK/2015-16 dated 17th Dec. 2015)
Research Output:
Paper Published: 250+ (Paper Accepted 02; Paper in Review: 05)
Google Scholar Citations: 7328 H-index: 43, i10-index: 129, Impact Factor: 610+
SCOPUS Citations: 4520, H-index: 34, i10-index: 77 Impact Factor: 600+
Web of Science Citations: 3013+, H-index: 27, i10-index: 66, Impact Factor: 600+
Edited Books: 24, Authored Book: 01, Book Chapters: 100
NCBI Submission: 41, Patents - Published: 08, Granted:03, Research Grants: 04
Copyright Published: 02
Conference Presentation: 15, Invited Talks: 05
RG Score: 38.88, External Project Reviewer: 07, Professional Membership: 08
Web Profiles
Research Projects (Completed)
- IC-IMPACTS funded demonstration project entitled “Contaminated land reclamation using hybrid absorbable landscape and native plant species with real-time monitoring to improve public health in Punjab” from Feb 14, 2018 to Feb 13, 2020 – Canadian $ 51500
- Department of Biotechnology funded project entitled “An innovative green technology for treating municipal and industrial wastewater entering rivers and streams” from Dec 15, 2016 to June 15, 2019 – INR 1.7 Crore (BT/IN/IC-IMPACTS/31/RK/2015-16 dated 17th Dec. 2015)
- Ministry of Environment and Forests funded project entitled “Biodiversity and conservation of medicinal plants of Punjab State” from March 26, 2013 to January 31, 2014 – INR 20 Thousand
- Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India (DST SERC Fast Track Scheme) funded project entitled “Microbial Technology for Rhizoremediation of Polluted Soil” from Dec. 13, 2007 to July 30, 2010 – INR 14.76 Lakh (DST SERC Fast Track Project No. SR/LS-019/2007)
- Research Associate in Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, funded project entitled “Mycorrhizal technology for increasing productivity of some medicinal plants of Indian Thar Desert” from 26 Dec. 2003 to 31 Dec. 2006.
Patent Granted
Copyright Published
- Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) biodegradation by rhizobacteria
- Anti-arthritic and anti-obesity studies of secondary metabolites isolated from Psoralea corylifolia
Patent Published
- BHATIA, Deepika, SHARMA, Raj Neeta, SINGH, Joginder, SINGH, Simaranjeet and KANWAR, Ramesh (2018). A Process of Degradation of Textile Dyes. Patent application number – IN201811009348
Research Activity Coordinated
- Joint Organizing Secretary in International Conference entitled ‘International Conference on Plant Physiology and Biotechnology (ICPPB) (ICPPB-2021) organized by Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab (India) 10-12th September 2021.
- Joint Organizing Secretary in National Conference entitled ‘Microbial Bioprospecting: Present & Future Scope organized by Association of Microbiologists of India-LPU Unit, Phagwara, Punjab (India) 6-7th March 2020.
- Member of the Core Committee, International Conference on Recent Trends in Engineering, Management and Science ICRTEMS’19 on September 26 - 27th, 2019 at Delhi Institute of Technology and Research, Faridabad, Haryana,
- Joint Organizing Secretary in International Conference entitled ‘Innovative Strategies for Sustainable Water Management (ISSWM-2017) organized by Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab (India) 17-18th November 2017.
- Coordinated Faculty Awareness programme on ‘Intellectual Property Rights & Environment conservation’ organized by Punjab State Council for Science & Technology, at Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab (India) 5th July 2012.
Book Published
Students Guided:
Ph.D Scholars: Awarded – 06 + Pursuing – 05
M.Phil Students: Awarded – 04
- Damnita Singh (11512457) - Biodegradation of Triazophos by soil bacterium and its kinetics, August 2017
- Simranjeet Singh (Reg. No. 11209166) – Bioremediation of Pollutants from various polluted sites of Jallandhar city, August 2013
- Sweta Modgil (Reg. No. 11113909) – Synergistic efficacy of rhizobacteria and arbuscular mycorrhiza in bioremediation of heavy metals from Una district (H.P.), August 2012
- Parvinder Kaur (Reg. No. 10803098) – Microbial technology for phytoremediation of industrially polluted soil of Hoshiarpur region (Punjab), June 2011
M.Tech & M.Sc. Students: Awarded – 31
- Nitish Pandit – Role of mycorrhiza for phytoremediation of pollutant soil of Hoshiarpur region, May 2011.
- Antriksh Gupta (Reg. No. 3040060007) – Role of rhizo-microflora (rhizobacteria-mycorrhiza) for phytoremediation of pollutant soil of Hoshiarpur region, May 2011.
- Vartika Sharma (Reg. No. 3040060116) – Role of rhizobacteria for phytoremediation of pollutant soil of Hoshiarpur region, May 2011.
- Yashika Kakkar (Reg. No. 3040070048) - Molecular techniques for identification of mycorrhiza isolated from rhizosphere of Saccharum bengalense, May 2012.
- Jyoti Jeswani (Reg. No. 3040070127) – Bioremediation of chromium by employing rhizobacteria collected from Hibiscus rosa sinensis, May 2012.
- Vanita Pathak (Reg. No. 3040070051) – Molecular Biodiversity and Identification of Rhizobium isolated from native soil and fixed substrate, May 2012.
- Amandeep Kaur (Reg. No. 3040070032) – Synergistic effect of Rhizobacteria and Mycorrhiza on growth and productivity of Zea mays, May 2012.
- Vivek Kumar (Reg. No. 3040070044) – Screening of rhizobacteria from Eichornia rhizosphere for removal of Arsenic, May 2012.
- Akashdeep (Reg. No. 3440070067) – Optimization of Cellulase production by White-Rot Fungi using Genetic Algorithm, May 2012.
- Rupali Saini (Reg. No. 3440070113) – Optimization of Laccase Production from White-Rot Fungus using Genetic algorithm, May 2012.
- Lalita (Reg. No. 11110069) - Isolation and Identification of Mycorrhiza associated with Cannabis sativa, 2013.
- Nivedita Kashyap (Reg. No. 11112508) - Bioremediation of heavy metals by employing resistant microbial isolates from agricultural soil irrigated with industrial wastewater, 2013.
- Pritika Negi (Reg. No. 11110456) - Bioremediation of Petroleum hydrocarbon by using various species of Pseudomonas isolated From Petroleum contaminated soil, 2013.
- Vibhuti kachhawa (Reg. No. 11100068) - Isolation and identification of mycorrihza associated with Datura stramonium, 2013
- Sundeep Kaur (Reg. No. 11206597) - Enhancement of alkaloid production in Catharanthus roseaus by root transformation, May 2014
- Sadia Shabir (Reg. No. 11200551) - Isolation and characterization of microorganisms responsible for methomyl degradation, May 2014
- Jitender Sharma (Reg. No. 11209770) - Isolation, Characterization and Biodegradation of Glyphosate Degrading Microorganism from soil sample, May 2014
- Bilal Ibrahim (Reg. No. 11209262) - Isolation and characterization of microorganisms responsible for monocrotophos degradation, May 2014
- Azad Ali (Reg. No. 11203600) - Enhancement of alkaloid production in Gomphrena celosioides by root transformation, May 2014
- Anindita Choudhury (Reg. No. 11205216) - Enhancement of alkaloid production in Murraya paniculata by root transformation, May 2014
- Shreyasi Chakraborty (Reg. No. 11000212) - Exploration and Exploitation of Trichoderma as antagonist against soil–borne pathogens, May 2014
- Anchal Saini (Reg. No. 11308684) - Isolation and characterization of enzymes secreted from Pseudomonas sp. responsible for acephate degradation, May 2015
- Anjali Kumari (Reg. No. 11306632) - Microbial decolorization and degradation of textile dyes, 2015
- Krishan Kumar (Reg. No. 11305670) - Microbial analysis of Mustard plant growing at Chaheru village, May 2015
- Sourav Singla (Reg. No. 11001485) - Isolation and characterization of rhizobacteria capable to degrade insecticide (Acephate), May 2015
- Ayan Das (Reg. No. 11109375) - Toxicity assessment of Disperse Red 54 and Disperse Blue 60 dye: An approach towards it’s bioremediation, May 2016
- Pengani Kedharnath Reddy (Reg. No. 11400908) - Effect of alterations of growth factors on production and quality of xanthan gum produced by Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris, May 2016
- Harpreet Kaur (Reg. No. 11309262) – Mutagencity assessment of disperse & vat dyes by using AMES test, May 2016
- Premlata Rai (Reg.no.11511203) – To study the Effect of Organic Matter on Biodegradation of Thiophanate-Methyl, May 2017
- Kankan Sharma (Reg. No. 11407280) – Microbial degradation of Lignocellulosic Agricultural Waste, July 2019
- Noyonika Kaul (Reg.no.11506038) – Biodegradation of Cartap Insecticide by Naturally occurring Agricultural Microbial Community, July 2019
Professional Honors and Awards
- Best Reviewer Award from the Editorial Board of Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology (Impact factor 11.750), Taylor & Francis Group, United Kingdom (2021)
- Research Appreciation Award by Lovely Professional University, Punjab (2021)
- Research Appreciation Award by Lovely Professional University, Punjab (2019)
- Research Excellence Award by Lovely Professional University, Punjab (2018)
- Certificate of Excellence in the field of Microbial Technology by Academy of Plant Sciences India (2016)
- Research Excellence Award by Lovely Professional University, Punjab (2016)
- Young Scientist, DST, Govt. of India (DST SERC Fast Track Scheme) (2007)
- Research Associate, C.S.I.R. Project, Govt. of India (2003)
Professional Memberships and Affiliations
- Association of Microbiologists of India (4680-2018)
- Indian Science Congress Association (L35696)
- The Indian Botanical Society
- Mycological Society of India
- K. K. Nanda Foundation for Advancement of Plant Sciences
- Hong Kong Chemical, Biological& Environmental Engineering Society HKCBEES (101346)
- The Microbiology Society, United Kingdom (C038693)
- Academy of Plant Sciences India
- Indian Society for Radiation Biology
- International Phytotechnology Society
- European Federation of Biotechnology
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