Jitendra Panwar
Associate Professor
Biological Sciences
Birla Institute of Technology and Sciences
India
Biography
Prof. Jitendra Panwar has completed his Master’s degree in Botany with specialization in Microbiology in 1997 and Doctoral degree in the area of Mycorrhizal Biotechnology in 2000 from Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur. After Ph.D., he moved to Division of Soil-Water-Plant Relationship, Central Arid Zone Research Institute (ICAR), Jodhpur for Post-Doctoral studies where he worked in the area of Microbiology, Plant Physiology and Soil Fertility. Subsequently, he has been awarded and executed Young Scientist Project by Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, New Delhi, India. He joined Department of Biological Sciences, BITS Pilani, Pilani campus as Assistant Professor in October 2005 and became Associate Professor in February 2013. He served as Head of the Department during September 2012 to August 2014. He has total 19 years of teaching and research experience as in the year 2017. Prof. Panwar is recipient of prestigious Visiting Professor Fellowship award by Indian National Science Academy (INSA) for the year 2011 as well as 2016. He has handled several research projects in the field of Microbial Biotechnology and Nanobiotechnology, funded by DST, ICAR, UGC and Aditya Birla Group.
Research Interest
Microbial and Nanobiotechnology
