Education :
| Degree |
Year |
Name of Institute |
Percentage |
| PhD.
(Environmental Science) |
2011 |
Indian agricultural research institute, New Delhi
(DST INSPIRE FELLOW) |
87.20 |
| Msc.(Environmental Science) |
2007 |
Indian agricultural research institute, New Delhi
(ICAR JRF) |
88.90
(Gold Medalist) |
| BSc. Agriculture |
2004 |
Kerala Agricultural University, Kerala |
90.00 |
Experience :
| Institute |
Position |
Period |
| Centre for Environmental Science and Technology, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda |
Assistant Professor |
March 2011 - Till Date |
Student Guidance :
M.Phil.: 8
M.Sc. : 19
Ph.D. students (under supervision): 5
Teaching Assignments :
Ph. D. Environmental Science and Technology
- Bioenergy and Bioproducts (Elective)
M. Sc. Environmental Science and Technology
- Ecological Principles
- Environmental Chemistry
- Energy and Environment
- Emerging Technologies in Environmental Science
- Soil Pollution and Management
- Environmental Conservation (Interdisciplinary Course)
- Scientific Writing and Research Methodology
- Instrumental Methods of Analysis
- Waste Management
- Microbial Technology for Environmental Pollution Abatement
Professional Recognition /Awards/Scholarship :
- Best Teacher Award for the year 2015 at Central University of Punjab
- Paper Coordinator for the paper “Energy and Environment” under subject “Environmental Sciences” in e-PG Pathshala scheme, UGC, Ministry of Human Resource Development, GOI
Development of e-content
| Module Content :15 |
| Paper |
Sl. No. |
Module No. & Title of module |
Paper 7 Energy & Environment |
1 |
Module 1: Sun as a source of energy |
| 2 |
Module 3: Fossil fuel- classification, composition |
| 3 |
Module 4: Physico-chemical properties of fuel |
| 4 |
Module 6: Renewable energy resources |
| 5 |
Module 11: Principles of generation of wind power |
| 6 |
Module 12: Components and types of wind energy |
| 7 |
Module 14: Applications of solar energy |
| 8 |
Module 17: Solar ponds |
| 9 |
Module 27: Anaerobic digestion; Biogas production |
| 10 |
Module 30: Hydrogen as a Fuel for Future &Fuel Cell |
| 11 |
Module 31: Emission of CO2 in developed and developing countries |
| 12 |
Module 34: Radiative forcing and global warming |
| 13 |
Module 38: Energy conservation- principles and approach |
| 14 |
Module 39: Green Building |
| Paper 8: Atmospheric Processes |
15 |
Module 29: Air Quality and Greenhouse Gases |
| Paper No. & Title |
Module Content (Shared ):13 |
| Paper 7: Energy & Environment |
Sl. No. |
Module No. |
Title of module |
| 1 |
10 |
Geothermal energy |
| 2 |
13 |
Principles of generation of solar energy |
| 3 |
16 |
Solar Photovoltaic system |
| 4 |
18 |
Nuclear energy from fission |
| 5 |
19 |
Nuclear fusion for energy |
| 6 |
20 |
Prospects of nuclear energy in India |
| 7 |
22 |
Biomass as an energy source |
| 8 |
23 |
Types of biofuels, Energy conversion routes from biomass |
| 9 |
35 |
Impacts of large scale exploitation of solar energy and wind energy |
| 10 |
36 |
Impacts of large scale exploitation of hydro power and other renewable energy sources |
| 11 |
37 |
Energy efficiency & Energy Audit |
| 12 |
40 |
Energy Policies- international and national norms |
| Paper 15: Environmental Microbiology & Biotechnology |
13 |
30 |
Biogas Production from Biomass and its Applications |
Area specializations/Research Interest
Bioenergy, Waste Management, Soil Ecology, Environmental Microbiology, Eco-friendly products- Bioplastics, Bioremediation
Publications :
- Dhanya M.S (2020). Biodiesel Production from Non-edible Oilseeds. In: Algal Biofuel: sustainable solution. Ed. Kothari Richa, Vinayak V Pathak, and V V Tyagi. TERI, New Delhi. pp149-170
- Radhakrishnan ,S., Prasad .S., Kumar,S. and Dhanya S. (2020) Production of biohydrogen from lignocellulosic feedstocks. In: Lignocellulosic Biorefining Technologies, Ed Ingle ,A.P., Chandel ,A.K. and Silvio Silvério da Silva. John Wiley & Sons Ltd., USA. pp.47-67.
- Dhanya M.S., Kalia A. (2020) Bioremediation: An Eco-friendly Cleanup Strategy for Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons from Petroleum Industry Waste. In: Bioremediation of Industrial Waste for Environmental Safety. Ed. Saxena G., Bharagava R. Springer, Singapore. pp.399-436.
- Prasad, S., Sheetal, K. R., Chandel, A.K. and Dhanya, M.S. (2017). Proximate Technical and Economic Aspects and Life Cycle Analysis of Biodiesel Production in India: An Overview. In: Sustainable Biofuels Development in India. pp 435-458.
- Sneh Lata and Dhanya M.S. (2016). Microbial Consortium in Cow Dung and Environmental Sustainability. Trends in Biodiversity: Floral, Faunal and Ecological Aspects, Ed. Sobti, R.C., Jaiswal, K. and Mishra, S. Narendra Publishing House, Delhi, pp 207–213.
- Dhanya M.S. (2014). Soil Bacteria in Chlorpyrifos Biodegradation. Journal of Agroecology and Natural Resource Management. 1(2): 82-85.
- Dhanya M.S. (2014). Advances in microbial biodegradation of Chlorpyrifos, Journal of Environmental Research and Development. 9 (1): 232- 240.
- Dhanya, M.S., Prasad, S. and Singh, A. (2013). Biogas technology – An approach to sustainable development in developing countries. In: Bioenergy Production by Anaerobic Digestion Using Agricultural Biomass and Organic Wastes, Nicholas E. Korres, Padraig O’Kiely, John J.A.H. Benzie and Jonathan S. West (Ed). Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, New York. pp. 397-421.
- Nag, S., Jain, A.K. and Dhanya M.S. (2013). Effect of pesticide residues in solanaceous vegetables to human health. International Journal of Engineering Research and Technology. 6 (7):5-9.
- Nag, S., Jain, A.K. and Dhanya M.S. (2013). Mutagenic effect in vegetables by pesticides. In: Environmental Sustainability: Concepts, Principles, Evidences and Innovations. pp.338-343.
- Dhanya M.S. (2013). Sustainability and third generation biofuel from microalgae. In: Souvenier and Conference Book National conference on energy, environment, biotechnology research (NCEEBR-2013). pp 234-238.
- Prasad, S., Dhanya, M. S., Gupta, N., and Kumar, A. (2012). Biofuels from Biomass: A sustainable alternative to energy and environment. Biochemical and Cellular Archives, 12(2): 255-260.
- Mishra, D., and Dhanya, M. S. (2012). Biofertilzers: As bioprotecting agents. International Journal of Environmental Engineering and Management, 3(5):298-302.
- Sharma, A., and Dhanya, M. S. (2012). Biodegradable Bioplastics. Biologix- An illustrated text of biotechnological advancements ETBR- 2012 – National seminar on Emerging Trends in Biotechnological Research, 63-67.
- Dhanya, M.S., Prasad, S. and Joshi, H.C. (2011). Impact of pretreatment on cellulose crystallinity of corn stover. Pusa AgriScience. 34: 8-16.
- Prasad, S. and Dhanya, M.S. (2011). Biofuel Production Potential, Processing and Utilization. In: Biomass Crops, Production, Energy and Environment. Alfred P Haggerty (Ed.). Nova Sci. Publishers, Inc. New York. pp. 165-187.
- Prasad, S. and Dhanya, M.S. (2011). Air Quality and Biofuels. In: Environmental Impact of Biofuels, Marco Aurelio Dos Santos Bernardes (Ed.), Intech Publishers. pp. 227-250.
- Prasad, S. and Dhanya, M.S. (2011).Determination and Detoxification of Cyanide Content in Sorghum for ethanol production using Saccharomyces cerevisieae strain. Journal of Metabolomics and Systems Biology. 2(1):10-14.
- Prasad, S. and Dhanya, M.S. (2011). Biofuel Production Potential, Processing and Utilization. In: Biomass Crops, Production, Energy and Environment. (Ed. Alfred P Haggerty). Nova Sci. Publishers, Inc.
- Dhanya, M.S., S. Prasad., H.C Joshi., Renu Singh and A. Choudhary. (2010). Effect of Pretreatments for Delignification and Sugar Recovery for Ethanol Production from Corn Stover. In: New Frontiers in Biofuels (Ed. P.B Sharma and Naveen Kumar). Scitech Publishers India Pvt. Ltd. pp 283-288.
- Prasad, R.S., Joshi, H.C. and Dhanya, M.S. (2010). Biomass, biofuel and Food Security. Akshay Urja. (5):33-39.
- Dhanya, M.S., Gupta. N., Joshi, H.C. and Lata. (2009).Biogas Potentiality of Agro-wastes Jatropha Fruit Coat. International Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering. 1(3):136-140.
Books
- Prasad, S. and Dhanya, M.S. (2012). Biofuels. Narendra Publishing House, Delhi. p. 336.
Invited Talks/Resource Person
- Good Ozone for Life Earth, Webinar on World Ozone day by Baba Farid college of Engineering and Technology Bathinda, 16th September 2020.
- Biochemical conversion technologies of biomass to energy. 5 days AICTE sponsored Online 'Faculty Development Programme' on 'Alternative Fuels' organized by Department of Chemical Engineering, Shaheed Bhagat Singh State Technical Campus, Ferozepur, 09th September, 2020.
- My Journey from a student to a teacher, In: Young Science Leader Series on 26th July, 2020.
- Guest of Honour on World Ozone day by Baba Farid college of Engineering and Technology, Bathinda, 16th September 2019.
- Bioplastics from cellulosic wastes for safer environment. 2nd International Conference ICRABR-2016 at SSS-NIBE, Kapurthala, Feb 25-27, 2016.
Conferences/Seminars :
- Dhanya M.S and Vandana (2019). Polyhydroxyalkanoate Production from Banana peel blended with Potato peel at International Symposium on Microbial Technologies in Sustainable Development of Energy, Environment, Agriculture and Health, November 15-18, 2019
- Ritu Kamboj and Dhanya M.S (2019).Butanol production from Potato Peel Waste by Clostridium acetobutylicum. International Conference on Contemporary issues in Integrating Health and Nutrition with the Emerging Areas of Food Technology, Agriculture, Environment and Sciences. April 6, 2019. Shyama Prasad Mukherji College for Women, University of Delhi. Newdelhi.
- Dhanya, M.S., Annu Sharma and Fahreen Fazal. (2019). Bioplastics from Organic Wastes for Sustainable Environment. 106 th Indian Science Congress, 3 -7 January 2019, Jalandhar.
- Dhanya, M.S. and Ashoka Chakravarthy, P. (2018). Effect of Fly Ash on Growth of Cellulolytic Bacteria. Sixth International Conference on Plants & Environmental Pollution (ICPEP-6), 27-30 November, 2018. National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow.
- Sneh Lata and Dhanya, M.S. (2018). Cellulase production from solid state fermentation of waste cardboard. Biosangam an international conference on Innovation and Translational Dimension: Food, Health and Environmental Biotechnology, March 9-11, 2018. Motilal Nehru Institute of Technology, Allahabad.
- Sneh Lata and Dhanya, M.S. (2018). Paper wastes as carbon sources for growth of cellulolytic bacteria. National conference on Emerging Scenario in Basic and Applied Sciences for Sustainable Development, April 05, 2018. D.A.V. College, Bathinda.
- Kaur, G. and Dhanya, M.S. (2018). Cellulolytic potential of bacterial consortium from vegetable peel compost using waste cotton bandage. International Conference on Bio and Nano Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture, Food, Health, Energy and Industry, February 21-23, 2018. Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar.
- Kumar, R. and Dhanya, M.S. (2018). Rhizospheric bacterial population in wheat, pigeon pea and mustard soil. National conference on Emerging Scenario in Basic and Applied Sciences for Sustainable Development, April 05, 2018. D.A.V. College, Bathinda.
- Kalia, A. and Dhanya, M.S. (2018). Screening of polyhydroxybutyrate accumulating bacterial strains from hydrocarbon contaminated soil. Biosangam an international conference on Innovation and Translational Dimension: Food, Health and Environmental Biotechnology, March 9-11, 2018. Motilal Nehru Institute of Technology, Allahabad.
- Dhanya, M.S. (2017). Biopolymer production by Pseudomonas fluorescens using banana peel waste. International Symposium on Microbes for Sustainable Development: Scope and application (MSDSA -2017), 16-19, Nov 2017, BBAU, Lucknow.
- Ritu Kamboj and Dhanya M.S. (2017). Effect of different pre-treatments on Potato peel waste for efficient sugar recovery” in National conference on New Horizons in Technology for Sustainable Energy and Environment (NHTSEE 2017), YMCA University of Science and Technology, Faridabad, on 9th – 10th March, 2017.
- Mudasir Youssouf and Dhanya M.S. (2016). Anaerobic co-digestion of cotton stalk and cattle dung in presence of coal based fly ash. Second International Conference on Recent Advances in Bio-energy Research’ (ICRABR-2015), Sardar Swaran Singh National Institute of Bio-Energy (SSS-NIBE), Kapurthala, Feb 25-27, 2016.
- Dhanya M.S. and Rakesh Kumar Gupta (2016). Polyhydroxyalkanoate Production Potential of Bacteria from Chlorpyrifos Contaminated Soil in Talwandi Sabo Block of Bathinda District, Punjab. The Clean Up India 2016 - International Conference on Contaminated Site Remediation, Dec 13 -16, 2016, Coimbatore.
- Rakesh Kumar Gupta, Sneh Lata and Dhanya M.S. (2016). Indigenous Knowledge Conservation for Environmental Sustainability. ICSSR Sponsored National Conference on Education for Sustainable Development. Feb 4-5, 2016, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda.
- Arun Kalia, Ranjit Kumar and Dhanya MS. (2016). Bioplastics – A Key to Green and Sustainable Future. ICSSR Sponsored National Conference on Education for Sustainable Development. Feb 4-5, 2016, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda
- Sheetal Dubey and Dhanya M.S (2015). Biodegradation of Chlorpyrifos by isolated Bacillus sp. from agricultural soil of Bathinda, Punjab. National workshop “Recent Trends in Environmental Science and Carbon Management’’ (RTCM-15).
- Kalia, A., Kumar, R. and Dhanya M.S. (2015). Commercialization of Bioplastics- Research and Development, National Seminar on University Industry Partnership: A march towards sustainable growth (AMTSG)- 2015), Organized by Center for Industry Institute Partnership Program, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, 12-13 March, 2015.
- Arun Kalia and Dhanya M.S. Toxic potential of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in water Sources at One Day National Workshop on Training the Trainers- Water Quality & Health, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda 11th February, 2015
- Mudasir Youssouf, Sneh lata and Dhanya M.S. Traditional Methods of Water Purification at One Day National Workshop on Training the Trainers- Water Quality & Health, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda 11th February, 2015
- Mudasir Youssouf and Dhanya M.S. Biogas Potential of Cotton stalk. First International conference on Recent Advance in Bio-Energy Research, Kapurthala, Sardar Swarn Singh National Institute of Renewable Energy, 14-17th March, 2015.
- Dhanya M.S. and Disha Mishra (2015) Microbial Activity in Soil with Organophosphate Pesticides Application in Talwandi Sabo, Bathinda, Punjab. Fifth International Conference on Plants & Environmental Pollution (ICPEP-5), February 24-27, 2015, Lucknow.
- Dhanya M.S. and Disha Mishra (2015) Screening of Monocrotophos Tolerant Phosphorus Solubilizing Microbial Population. 102nd Indian Science Congress, 3rd – 7th January, 2015, Mumbai.
- Kalia, A. and Dhanya, M.S. (2014). DNA Damage and Mutagenesis Induced by Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons. Proceedings of the One Day Symposium on Recent Trends in Molecular Medicine, December 5, 2014, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda.
- Sneh Lata, Youssouf, M. and Dhanya M.S. (2014). Coral Ecosystem as a Source for Modern Medicine. Proceedings of the One Day Symposium on Recent Trends in Molecular Medicine, December 5, 2014, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda.
- Dhanya M.S. and S. Prasad. (2014). Enzymatic hydrolysis potential of pretreated corn stover. Proceedings of the National Symposium on Bioenergy for Sustainable development- Potential role of sugar crops, 23- 25 June, 2014, Coimbatore.
- Gupta, N., Kumar, V, Dhanya, M.S, Khan, S.A. and Prasad, S. (2014). Biogas generating potential and evaluation of optimum operational conditions for economic biogas yield from castor oilseed cake, Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference and Exhibition -Envision 2025, March 12-14, 2014, Chennai.
- Dhanya, M.S and Hill, G.A. (2013). Furfural tolerance and ethanol production by Saccharomyces cerevisiae. 3rd National Conference on Recent Advances in Bio-Energy Research, November 22-24, 2013, Kapurthala
- Dhanya M.S. (2013). Eichhornia crassipes as a bioremediation agent for waste water treatment. 3rd National Conference on Environment and Biodiversity of India, 6th October 2013, Pune, Maharashtra.
- Sharma, K., Dhanya, M.S. and Gagandeep Singh. (2013). Environmental and health impacts of e-waste. CHASCON 2013- 7th Chandigarh Science Congress, Panjab University, March 1-3, 2013, Chandigarh.
- Kaur,T. and Dhanya, M.S. (2013). Groundwater Pollution in Punjab: A major concern for life. CHASCON 2013- 7th Chandigarh Science Congress, Panjab University, March 1-3, 2013, Chandigarh.
- Dhanya, M.S., Prasad, S., Joshi, H.C. and Hill, G.A. (2013). Improvement in Cellulosic Ethanol Production by Combined Inoculation of Hexose and Pentose Fermenting Yeasts. Proceedings of the 100th Indian Science Congress, Indian Science Congress Association, 3-7th January, 2013, Kolkata.
- Dhanya, M.S. (2012). Ecological Services of the State Tree of Punjab. National Conference on Environment and Biodiversity of India, NECEER, Imphal,29- 30th December 2012, New Delhi.
- Sharma, A. and Dhanya, M.S. (2012). Polyhydroxyalkanoate production by naturally occurring microbes. National Conference on NexGen Biotechnology Amalgamating Science and Technology, Nov 23-24, 2012, Kurukshetra University, Haryana.
- Sharma, A. and Dhanya, M.S. (2012). Bioplastics- A Better Friend for Environment and Sustainable Development. Proceedings of the National Seminar on Environmental Concerns and Sustainable Development: Issues and Challenges for India, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, 2‐4th March 2012, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.
- Mishra, D. and Dhanya, M.S. (2012). Biofertilizer: A Viable Option for Sustainable Agriculture. National Seminar on Environmental Concerns and Sustainable Development: Issues and Challenges for India, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, 2‐4th March 2012, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.
- Dhanya, M.S., Prasad, S. and Joshi, H.C. (2012). Biological Pretreatment by Trichoderma reesei for fermentable sugar recovery from corn stover. 99th Indian Science Congress, organized by Indian Science Congress Association, 3-7th January, 2012, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar.
- Dhanya, M.S., Prasad, S. and Joshi, H. C. (2011). Fermentable Sugar Recovery from Corn stover by Hot water and Subsequent Acid Pretreatment. 4th International Congress of Environment Research (ICER), SVNIT, December 15-17, 2011, Surat.
- Dhanya, M.S. (2011). Wetlands of Punjab: An Overview. National Conference on Environment and Biodiversity of India, Organized by NECEER, 30-31 December 2011, New Delhi.
- Dhanya, M.S. and Saini, R.G (2011). Ethno-medicinal Use of Plant species in Malwa region of Punjab. RTED-2011, Garhwal University, Society for Environment and Development, 6-7 August 2011, Srinagar.
- Dhanya, M.S., Prasad, S. and Joshi, H. C. (2011). Impact of Hot water on Sugar recovery from Corn Stover. ICRE-2011: International Conference on Renewable Energy, 17-21 Jan 2011, Jaipur.
- Dhanya, M.S., Prasad, S. and Joshi, H. C. (2010). Effect of Pretreatment on Crystallinity of Corn stover. ENERSTATE 2010: International conference on Clean Energy Technologies and Energy Efficiency for Sustainable Development, Dec 27-29, 2010, Dehradun.
- Dhanya, M.S., Gupta, N. and Joshi, H.C. (2010). Nitrogen Recovery in Biosolids obtained from Anaerobic Fermentation of Jatropha Fruit Coat. 5th International Nitrogen Conference, 3-7 December, 2010, New Delhi.
- Dhanya, M.S., Nancy Bawa, Hill, G.A and Joshi, H.C. (2010). Use of Activated carbon for reduction of furfural toxicity in cellulosic ethanol yield. 97th Indian Science Congress, 3-7 January, 2010, Thiruvananthapuram.
- Dhanya, M.S., Nancy Bawa, Hill, G.A and Joshi, H.C. (2009). A Comparative Study of Two Yeast Strains in Lignocellulosic Ethanol Production. NWEHBRA 2009 - National workshop on Emerging horizons in Biofuel Research and Application, R.B.S. College, 25th - 27th July, 2009, Agra.
- Dhanya, M.S., Prasad, S. and Joshi, H. C. (2009).Potential and Perspectives of Crop Residues for Bioethanol Production in India. ICRM – 2009 (First International Conference on Recycling and Reuse of Materials) by Institute of Macromolecular Science and Engineering (IMSE), July 17-19, 2009, Kottayam.
