Vinay Sharma
Title: Development of efficient bioprocesses for improved bioethanol production from a mixture of food wastes
Biography
Dr. Vinay Sharma, currently Director, Amity Institute of Biotechnology and Dean Academics at Amity University Rajasthan has over 35 years experience of teaching and research in Plant Sciences/ Biotechnlology at I.I.T. Roorkee and later at Banasthali Vidyapith. He has delivered over 100 invited/ keynote lectures and has chaired sessions at many national and international forums in India and abroad. He had extensive international research experience as Postdoc/ Visiting Professor at many institutions including Max Planck Institute, Koeln, Technical University, Darmstadt, Germany, University of Central Florida, USA and others. He has published over 300 research papers, has authored 6 books and has mentored 55 doctoral students. He has been honoured with several prestigious fellowships and awards in India and abroad including Fellow of National Academy of Sciences. He has keen interest in Plant Biology (Plant Stress/ Plant Informatics)/ Biotechnology and his current major research focus is on Biofuels (lignocellulosic bioethanol/ biodiesel).
Research Interest
Biofuels (lignocellulosic bioethanol/ biodiesel)/ Plant Stress Biology
