0000-0002-2349-1151 About
Professor Rintu Banerjee is a distinguished academician, internationally recognized researcher, and technology innovator in biofuel and bioenergy, food biotechnology, enzymology, and sustainable biomass valorization. She is a professor in the Department of Agricultural and Food Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur and currently serves as the institute's deputy director. In 2024, she achieved a historic milestone by becoming the first woman deputy director of IIT Kharagpur, the first Indian Institute of Technology established in the country, and the first woman administrator as deputy director in the entire IIT system. Over a career spanning more than three decades, she has relentlessly engaged in pioneering research and development in the agricultural biotechnology sector. She has successfully led numerous nationally and internationally funded research projects, secured several Indian and international patents, transferred multiple technologies to industry for commercialisation, and published extensively in high-impact scientific journals. Her visionary leadership, commitment to translational research, and dedication to academic excellence have established her as one of India's foremost scientists in biotechnology and sustainable engineering.
Employment
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Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Deputy Director2024 - Present
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Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Professor2003 - Present
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Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Associate Professor1999 - 2003
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Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Assistant Professor1995 - 1999
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Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Lecturer1993 - 1995
Education
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Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur PhD in Microbial Biotechnology? - 1992
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Sambalpur University MSc in Life-Sciences with Biochemistry specialization? - 1985
Projects & Funding
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Publications (225)
- Biotransformation of cotton stalk to bioethanol by an environmentally benign enzymatic route Save
- Integrated food waste upcycling: Exploring Lactobacillus amylophilus GV6 for L(+)-lactic acid production and thermal transformation of residual biomass to KOH-activated-SDS-reinforced biochar for methylene blue and crystal violet adsorption Save
- Sustainable synthesis and structural evolution of graphitic carbon from jute stick biomass via dual-step pyrolysis and ultrasonication approach Save
- Thermo-Enzymatic restructuring of Alocasia macrorrhizos starch towards RS type 3 formation and its modulatory prebiotic influence under Cu2+/ Mg2+/Fe3+ supplementation Save
- A green route to graphene quantum dots synthesis using enzymatic biocatalysis Save
- A holistic approach of integrating AI-based optimization technique for improved productivity of phyco-myco co-cultivation Save
- Bioprospecting of jute fibre: An eco-friendly physico-biochemical based technology Save
- Breaking boundaries: Feasibility and flexibility of 3D printed polylactic acid composites in modern healthcare Save
- Enhancing soil organic carbon estimation with generative AI and Nix color sensor Save
- Enzymatic ramie degumming: a sustainable, holistic strategies toward a high-quality fibre processing Save