0000-0003-1003-3546 About
Dr.S.Karthikeyan, Professor of Microbiology, Professor and Head cum Quality Manager
Food Quality Testing Laboratory (NABL Accredited), Center for Post Harvest Technology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, had served in this profession for 28 years. He had basics in agriculture, masters in microbiology and doctorate in environmental sciences from TNAU. He completed post doctoral training at Durban University of Technology, South Africa from 2008-2009 and a visiting fellow to Edinburgh Napier University, UK. He holds 7 awards and had published 77 original research articles. He had published 16 book chapters, one book, 56 seminar papers, 4 technical bulletins and 8 popular articles. He had handled several courses in fundamentals and applied microbiology for under graduates; bioenergetics, microbial physiology and fermentation technology to post graduate and doctorate level. His teaching excellency had won him the best teacher award in 2007 and National Best Teacher during 2020. He had guided 5 doctoral and 16 masters’ students in the field of agricultural microbiology. He had received 20 projects from different national and international funding agency.
He had trainings in the field of algal biofuels, environmental biotechnology and microbiology of rice ecosystem. He had organized 4 national and 2 international conferences. He had chaired several scientific sessions and holds membership in 13 scientific bodies. He had been in editorial board of five journals and is the reviewer in several journals. He had developed several technologies in the areas of biofuel production from algae, biodelignification, biocomposting, bioremediation and carbon dynamics & climate change. His team was one to first document silica as biologically transmutated source for bacterial growth similar to carbon. Currently his research focus is on food safety management and sustainability.
Employment
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Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Professor & Head
Education
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Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Ph.D.1995 - Present
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Publications (61)
- Unravelling the Role of Methylobacterium in Disease Resistance and Nematode Suppression in Plants Save
- Solid lipid nanoparticles: a sustainable platform for smart delivery of agrochemicals in crop production Save
- Selenium-Doped Carbon Dots for Enhanced Electrochemical Energy Storage Save
- Current Status of Smart Technology Applications and Food Safety Implications in Precision Millet Fermentation: A Critical Review Save
- Contrasting effects of elevated CO2 and O3 on physiology, growth and yield of rice (Oryza sativa L.) Save
- Dynamics of soil potassium fractions under long-term manuring and fertilisation in a finger millet-maize cropping sequence in an inceptisol Save
- Toward net-zero plastics: Synthesis, applications, and global trends of bioplastics Save
- Quorum sensing mechanisms in foodborne pathogens and quorum quenching strategies for sustainable food preservation and enhanced food safety Save
- Valorization of Agricultural Biomass by Microbial Fermentation for Sustainable Biohythane Production Save
- Quality assessment and pathogen detection in raw goat meat matrix using GC-MS Save