Deepak Rawat
University of Delhi, University College London, Kirori Mal College, Delhi University
Research areas: Environmental Science · Pollution · Enzyme-mediated dye degradation · Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants · Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
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About
Deepak Rawat is an Assistant Professor (Tenured) at the University of Delhi, India. He teaches Environmental Sciences to undergraduate students at Janki Devi Memorial College. He has a doctoral degree in environment microbiology. In his Ph.D. project, Deepak has combined environmental isolations and synthetic ecology to design microbial community to address key challenges of industrial bioremediation. He incorporated ecological principles of mutualism between algae and bacteria for exchange of iron and carbon in the bioremediation designs. He has also worked on ecotoxicity of synthetic textile dyes and developed single-stage bioremediation strategies for efficient treatment of azo dyes and aromatic amines. Currently, Deepak is working on to understand ecological life strategies of microbes in response to pollution and antibiotics stress.
Deepak has won Newton-Bhabha PhD placement award funded by British Council (India), Newton fund (UK), and Department of Biotechnology (India) in 2018. He was a visiting researcher to University College London, UK. He has won COVID-19 Phycological Research Recovery Award by the British Phycological Society, UK in 2021 to undertake a project work on sustainability of textile industries.
Deepak has collaborated with industries, social scientists, bio architects, bio designers, Chemists, and NGOs. H has active collaborations with academic institutes in the UK (University College London and the University of Exeter) and India (Department of Environmental Studies, University of Delhi).
In addition, Deepak is also a nodal officer under a project on Campus sustainability by MGNCRE, Ministry of Education, Govt. of India. Deepak is also an ISO 21001:2018 Certified internal auditor.
Employment
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University of Delhi Assistant Professor2020 - Present
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University College London Visiting Researcher (Newton-Bhabha Fellow)2018 - 2018
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University of Delhi Ph.D.2015 - 2020
Education
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University of Delhi Master of Science2012 - 2014
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Kirori Mal College, Delhi University B.Sc. Chemistry (Hons.)2008 - 2011
Projects & Funding
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Socio-economic and Environmental aspects of the Hotel industry of Kullu District, Himachal Pradesh: An Assessment of Industrial Sustainability Research Centre, Janki Devi Memorial College2025 - 2026
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Environmental prevalence and emerging environmental threats from aromatic amines developed in wastewater from textile industry University of Delhi2022 - 2023
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Iron-dependent mutualism between Chlorella sorokiniana and Ralstonia pickettii forms the basis for a self-sustainable bioremediation system British Phycological Society2021 - 2021
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Environmental fate of textile dye based on its partitioning in sediment- water phases University of Delhi2021 - 2022
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Newton-Bhabha PhD Placement programme British Council2018 - 2018
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Ecotoxic Potential of Presumably Non-toxic Textile Dyes and their Microbe-assisted Remediation University Grants Commission2015 - 2020
Publications (15)
- Microbial communities drive flux of acid orange 7 and crystal violet dyes in water-sediment system Save
- Integrating microalgae into textile wastewater treatment processes: Advancements and opportunities Save
- A bottom-up approach to select microbes from textile wastewater for detoxification of aromatic amine and azo dye in a single stage Save
- Algal-bacterial mutualism: A sustainable approach for the bioremediation of textile wastewater Save
- A Design Manifesto for Bioremediation: 10 Principles for the Creation of Sustainable Systems for Environmental Benefit Save
- Iron-dependent mutualism between Chlorella sorokiniana and Ralstonia pickettii forms the basis for a sustainable bioremediation system Save
- Ecological life strategies of microbes in response to antibiotics as a driving factor in soils Save
- Ecotoxic effects of microplastics and contaminated microplastics – Emerging evidence and perspective Save
- Microbial fuel cells for mineralization and decolorization of azo dyes: Recent advances in design and materials Save
- Iron-dependent mutualism between Chlorella sorokiniana and Ralstonia pickettii forms the basis for a sustainable bioremediation system Save
- Textile Dye-Environment-Human Interactions : Emerging Risks to Environmental Health Save
- Fast-changing life-styles and ecotoxicity of hair dyes drive the emergence of hidden toxicants threatening environmental sustainability in Asia Save
- Ecotoxic potential of a presumably non-toxic azo dye Save
- Environmental factors shaping plant-microbe associations: Their significance to improve plant health and vegetation restoration in degraded lands Save
- Detoxification of azo dyes in the context of environmental processes Save