Curriculum vitae

R Navanietha Krishnaraj     Email : biotecnkr@gmail.comVisiting Faculty, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering Mob: +91-9434788111South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologyRapid City, USA, Pin – 57701.

Academic qualificationsPh.D (Chemical Engineering) 2014CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute, IndiaThesis: Design, Optimisation and Powergeneration from Lignocellulose Fed Microbial Fuel cells Specialization: Biosensors, Bioelectronics and Computational Biology

B.Tech Biotechnology, 8.4 CGPA. I class with Distinction.

Experience:

Scientific Officer,National Institute of Technology Durgapur 16th September 2013 to

30th September 2013CSIR-Junior Research Fellow, Biosensors Lab,Electrodics and Electrocatalysis division, CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Karaikudi

6th September 2011 to 6th September 2013

At NIT, Durgapur 16th September 2013 to Till date Teaching the undergraduate students of B.Tech Biotechnology. Carrying out research activities and supporting the researchers in the Department of

Biotechnology. Monitoring the sponsored projects in NIT, Durgapur.

At CSIR-CECRI: 6th September 2011 to 6th September 2013 Developing new configuration of Microbial fuel cells and photosynthetic microbial

fuel cells Exploring electron transfer mechanisms of electroactive microorganisms. Synthesis and charecterisation of nanomaterials for biomedical applications

Awards:1. Received Bioenergy-Award for Cutting Edge Research (B- ACER Award) for the

year 2016 supported by the Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India, and the Indo-U.S. Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF)

2. CSIR-Junior Research Fellowship from 2011 to 2013 for pursuing PhD through GATE qualified CSIR-JRF scheme for Engineering Undergraduates.

3. Worked in Indian council for Medical Research-National Institute of Malaria Research, Guwahati under Indian Academy of Science Summer Research Fellowship during June-July 2010.

4. Qualified GATE 2011.5. Received Best Paper Award for Manuscript titled “Tailoring the Surface Architecture

of Bioanodes for Superior Direct Electron Transfer in Biological Fuel Cells” in the Conference on Experimental Techniques for Material Characterizations, 2015.

Selected List of Publications in journals:1. R.Navanietha Krishnaraj, Sheela Berchmans, and Parimal Pal. The three-

compartment microbial fuel cell: a new sustainable approach to bioelectricity generation from lignocellulosic biomass. Cellulose-Springer, 22, 655– 662 (2015).  (Impact Factor-3.476)

2. R.Navanietha Krishnaraj, S. S. Sreeja Kumari, and S.S. Mukhopadhyay. Antagonistic Molecular Interactions of  Photosynthetic Pigments with Molecular Disease Targets-A New Approach to Treat AD and ALS. Journal of Receptors and Signal Transduction. Accepted (Impact Factor-1.6)

3. R. Navanietha  Krishnaraj, R. Karthikeyan, Sheela Berchmans, S. Chandran and Parimal Pal, Functionalisation of electrochemically deposited chitosan films with alginate and Prussian blue for enhanced performance of Microbial fuel cells, Electrochimica Acta, 112, 465– 472 (2013). (Impact Factor-3.7)

4. A. Bhuvaneswari, R. Navanietha  Krishnaraj and Sheela Berchmans, Metamorphosis of pathogen to electrigen at the electrode/electrolye interface: Direct electron transfer of Staphylococcus aureus leading to superior electrocatalytic activity, Electrochemistry Communications, 34, 25–28 (2013).  (Published as Research Highlights in Nature News as “Bugs Producing Electricity from Waste”) (Impact Factor-4.7)

5. R. Navanietha Krishnaraj and    Sheela Berchmans, In vitro antiplatelet activity of silver nanoparticles synthesized using the microorganism Gluconobacter roseus: an AFM-based study. RSC advances, 3, 8953-8959 (2013). (Impact Factor-3.5)

6. R.Navanietha Krishnaraj, S. Berchmans, and P. Pal. Symbiosis of photosynthetic microorganisms with non photosynthetic ones for the conversion of cellulosic mass into electrical energy and pigments. Cellulose-Springer, 21, 2349–2355 (2014). DOI 10.1007/s10570-014-0319-y. (Impact Factor-3.476)

7. R. Navanietha Krishnaraj, S. Chandran,   P. Pal and S. Berchmans, Screening of Photosynthetic Pigments for Herbicidal Activity with a New Computational Molecular Approach, Combinatorial Chemistry and Highthroughput screening, 16, 777-781 (2013). (Impact Factor-2.0)

8. P.A. Kevin John, M.  Muralidharan, J. Muniyandi, R. Navanietha Krishnaraj and G.Sangiliyandi, Synthesis of silver nanoparticles using pine mushroom extract: A potential antimicrobial agent against E.coli and  B. subtilis, Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 20(4), 2325-2321 (2014).(Impact Factor-2.145)

9. R. Navanietha Krishnaraj, S. Chandran,   P. Pal and S. Berchmans, Molecular Modeling and Assessing the Catalytic Activity of Glucose dehydrogenase of Gluconobacter suboxydans with a New Approach for Power Generation in a Microbial Fuel Cell, Current  Bioinformatics, 9(3), 327-330, (2014). (Impact Factor-2.0)

10. R. Navanietha Krishnaraj, S. Chandran,   P. Pal and S. Berchmans, Investigations on the Antiretroviral Activity of Carbon Nanotubes using Computational Molecular Approach, Combinatorial Chemistry and Highthroughput screening, 17(6), 531-5, (2014). (Impact Factor-2.0)

11. M. Muralidharan, P.A.  Kevin John, J. Muniyandi, R. Navanietha Krishnaraj and G.Sangiliyandi, Biofabrication of gold nanoparticles and its biocompatibility in human breast adenocarcinoma cells (MCF-7),Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 20(4), 1713-1719 (2014). (Impact Factor-2.145)

12. R. Navanietha Krishnaraj, Saravanan Chandran,   Parimal Pal, P.Varalakshmi and P.Malliga, Molecular Interactions of Graphene with HIV-Vpr, Nef and Gag Proteins-

A New Approach to Treat HIV Infections. The Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering.  Springer, 31(5), 744-747 (2014). (Impact Factor-1.2)

13. S.R. Dodda, N. Sarkar, K. Aikat, R. Navanietha Krishnaraj, S. Bhattacharjee, A. Bagchi and S. S. Mukhopadhyay, Insights from the Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Cellobiohydrolase Cel6A Molecular Structural Model from Aspergillus fumigates NITDGPKA3. Combinatorial Chemistry & High Throughput Screening, 2016, 19, 000-000. (Impact Factor-2)

14. R. Karthikeyan, R. Navanietha Krishnaraj, A. Selvam, J. Woon-Chung Wong, P. K.H. Lee, M.K.H. Leung, S. Berchmans. Effect of composites based nickel foam anode in microbial fuel cell using Acetobacter aceti and Gluconobacter roseus as a biocatalysts. Bioresource Technology, 2016, 217,113-120 (Impact Factor-4.8)

15. R.S. Daries Bella, G. Hirankumar, R. Navanietha Krishnaraj, D. Prem Anand. Novel proton conducting polymer electrolyte and its application in microbial fuel cell. Materials Letters 164, 551–553 (2016). (Impact Factor-2.489)

16. R. Selvaraj, S. Vidhya, R. Navanietha   Krishnaraj, S. Perumal, S.  Sundaramoorthy, S. Maruthamuthu, S. Ponmariappan, M. Vijayan. Utilization of soak liquor in Microbial Fuel Cell. Elsevier-Fuel. 181, 148-156 (2016). (Impact Factor-3.52)

17. A. Pramanik, A.K. Kole, R.N. Krishnaraj, S. Biswas,  C.S. Tiwary, P. Varalakshmi, S.K. Rai, B.A.,P. Kumbhakar, A Novel Technique of Synthesis of Highly Fluorescent Carbon Nanoparticles from Broth Constituent and In-vivo Bioimaging of C. elegans. Journal of Fluorescence.  26(5), 1541-8 (2016). (Impact Factor-1.601)

18. A. Pramanik,  S. Biswas, A.K. Kole, C.S. Tiwary, R.N. Krishnaraj, P. Kumbhakar, Hydrothermal Synthesis of Amphibious Fluorescent CarbonNanorice Towards Anti-counter feiting Application and Unleashing its Nonlinear Optical Properties, RSC Adv., 6, 99060-99071 (2016). (Impact Factor-3.289)

Patent Filed:Process For The Preparation Of Polyhydroxyalkenoate And Use Thereof In Enhancing Microbial Electrocatalysis, Application No. 46/Kol/2014, Filed On 10-01-2014, Publication Date (U/S 11a) 07-02-2014. http://Ipindiaservices.Gov.In/ Patentsearch/Search/Index.Aspx (Search With 46/Kol/2014).

List of Books:1. R. Navanietha Krishnaraj and  Jong-Sung Yu. Bioenergy: Opportunities and

Challenges. ISBN-10: 1771881097. Apple Academic Press, USA. (Edited)2. R. Navanietha Krishnaraj and  Rohith S. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: An

Introduction.ISBN-13: 978-3-659-62573-2. LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. (Authored)

List of Book Chapters:1. R.Navanietha Krishnaraj and Jong-Sung Yu. Systems Biology Approaches for

Microbial Fuel Cell Applications. Bioenergy: Opportunities and Challenges. ISBN-10: 1771881097. Apple Academic Press, USA.(Authored)

Invited Lecture:

1. R. Navanietha Krishnaraj, Engineering functionlised Electrodes for enhancing bioelectrocatalytic for Microbial Fuel Cell Applications, Materials for Energy, National Conference, 4th -5th September 4-5, 2014.

2. Bioelectrocatalysis for Environmental Biotechnology Applications, CSIR-Institute for Microbial Technology, Chandigarh on 26th May 2016.

3. Engineering Biological Fuel Cells, Chemistry Society, Avinashilingam University on 15th Sep 2016.

4. Green Technologies for Environmental Management, M. Kumaraswamy College of Engineering on 30th September 2016.

Selected List of Presentations in Conferences/ Symposiums 1. R. Navanietha Krishnaraj, Molecular Interactions of Cyclodextrin molecules with

5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase as a tool for Biosensor applications, AdMet – 2015, 4th National Conference on Advances in Metrology February 25-27, 2015 at CSIR-Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute, Durgapur.

2. R. Navanietha Krishnaraj, R. Karthikeyan and Sheela Berchmans, Power generation from two chambered concentric Microbial fuel cell. National conference on Green chemistry, 24th-25th February 2012.

3. R. Navanietha Krishnaraj and Sheela Berchmans, Efficacy of grape juice based natural biofilm on the performance of Microbial fuel cells. International Conference ISAEST-2013. 28th to 30th January 2013.

4. R. Navanietha Krishnaraj and Sheela Berchmans, Developing a Chitosan-sodium alginate composite based anode for enhanced power output in cellulose fed Microbial fuel cell, 24th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Materials Research Society of India (MRSI). 11th -13th February 2013.

Administrative Responsibilities: Member, Safety committee, CSIR-CECRI (2012-2013) Coordinator, Annual Report Committee, NIT Durgapur Convener, e-Governance & Institute automation Committee, NIT Durgapur Member, IT infrastructure Committee, NIT Durgapur Member, Purchase Committee, Dept. of Biotechnology, NIT Durgapur Member Secretary for organizing NIT-Cluster meeting, NIT Durgapur Nodal Officer, Central Public Procurement Portal

Technical Skills: Maintain, operate and interpret the results with the following instruments

Electron microscopy (TEM, SEM, AFM) Electrochemical workstation (Cyclic voltammetry, Amperometry, Impedance

spectroscopy) Spectroscopy (UV-visible, FTIR, Laser Raman) XRD HPLC Particle size and zeta potential measurement Contact angle measurement Fluorescence and confocal microscopy Electrodeposition and Electrospinning techniques

 Trainings/Workshops attended

Participated in a residential training on “Project Management” at Gangtok organized by National Productivity Council, New Delhi.

Worked for a project on “Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor rescues ALS-CSF(Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis-Cerebrospinal Fluid) treated NSC-34 cell lines from Apoptotic death” in Dept. of Neurophysiology, National Institute for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Bangalore from Jan-April 2011.

Received Summer Research Fellowship from Indian Academy of Science and worked for 2 months in National Institute for Malaria Research (ICMR).

15 Days Training in Regional Cancer Center, Trivandrum on molecular Techniques in Cancer Research.

2 Months in National Facility For Marine Cyanobacteria-Plant hormones from Cyanobacteria.

Prof. Scherson’s School on Electroanalytical Techniques organized by Electro Chemical Society-India Chapter, USA.

Participated in the Refresher course on Materials Characterization and Measurement sponsored by Indian Academy of Science, Bangalore.

I hereby declare that all the information provided by me in this application is factual and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

                                                            Navanietha Krishnaraj .R