Autor: H. N. Thatoi

Dr. Hrudayanath Thatoi has done his M. Sc. M. Phil and Ph. D from Utkal University, Bhubaneswar and is presently working as a Head, Department of Biotechnology, College of Engineering and Technology, Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. Dr. Thatoi has 12 years of teaching and more than 22 years of research experience in the field of microbiology and biotechnology. His areas of teaching and research include general and industrial microbiology, molecular biology, and genetic engineering. Dr.Thatoi has co-authored two reference books on „Cultivation of medicinal plants” and Medicinal Plants: Ethnomedicine and Biotechnology and a textbook on „Microbiology and Immunology” meant for Post Graduate students of life sciences and biotechnology. Besides, Dr. Thatoi has also edited twobooks; Microbial Biotechnology by APH publications, New Delhi and Microbial biotechnology: methods and applications by Norosha publications, New Delhi and one proceedings on „Mangrove Conservation and Restoration” published by Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chenai. He is member of various scientific societies and is also the reviewer and editor of national and international journals. He has guided 6 Ph.Ds till date and 8 are in progress. To his credit, Dr. Thatoi has published 105 scientific papers in national and international journals and proceedings of seminars and implementing projects in the field of microbial biotechnology funded by DST, Govt. of Odisha and UGC-DAE, CSR, Kolkatta. Dr. Bibhuti Bhusan Mishra is presently working as the Professor & Head, P.G. Department of Microbiology, Orissa University of Agriculture &Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. He completed his M.Sc from Department of Botany, Gangadhar Meher College, Sambalpur, Odisha and M.Phil in 1983 & Ph.D. in 1987 from Berhampur University, Berhampur, Odisha. He has 30 years of teaching at Under Graduate and Post Graduate level and Research experience in the field of Botany and Microbiology. Five students have been awarded Ph.D.degree under his supervision from Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha and five more are actively working in the field of environmental microbiology pertaining to reclamation and phytoremediation of industrial wastes and distributed land by bacteria, cyanobacteria, Azolla and plants. He has more than 40 research articles published in journals of National and international repute to his credit. 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. He is the Chief Editor of the book „Environmental Microbiology” published by „APH Publishing Corporation, Ansari Road, Darya Ganj, New Delhi”, published during 2009 which has been widely acclaimed by the readers in the field. He has also edited onebook on Microbial Biotechnology published by APH publishing corporation, New Delhi and another book on Microbial Biotechnology: methods and applications published by Norosha publication, New Delhi.