Scientific Committee

Biography

Dr. Aparna Gunjal completed her B.Sc. in Industrial Microbiology in 2003 from Annasaheb Magar Mahavidyalaya, Hadapasar, Pune. Currently, she is working as an assistant professor in the Department of Microbiology, Dr. D. Y. Patil, Arts, Commerce & Science College, Pimpri, Pune. She has 9 and 13 years of teaching and research experience, respectively. Her areas of expertise are bioremediation, composting, plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria, solid-state fermentation, and waste management. She has 190 publications to her credit, including Research Papers in National and International Journals, Research Papers in National and International Proceedings, Review articles, Books, Book Chapters, Magazines, Newsletters, and Sequences submitted to the databases. She has one German patent granted. She has received 12 National and International Awards. Some of them are: a) Award of Recognition as “Environmentalist” in 2019 by Scire Science in the International Conference of SciCon Series on In Sync – With Next Generation Biosciences held at Goa, India; b) Appreciation Award for contribution to Environmental Conservation in 2019-2020; c) Best Article of the Month Award in May 2020 from Vigyan Varta- an International e-magazine for Science Enthusiasts; d) The Outstanding Scientist of the Year Award in 2020 from Vigyan Varta- an International e-magazine for Science Enthusiasts for outstanding contribution in the field of Microbiology and Environmental Sciences; e) Most Impactful Article of the Month Award in January 2021 from Vigyan Varta- an International e-magazine for Science Enthusiasts; f) Senior Scientist Award in 2023 from Microbiologists Society India; g) Award of Recognition of ISTEAMIar from Rollascripting Nigeria country in 2023 for working on project related to free education to the children. She is also selected as a Mentor by the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) for mentoring students with aspects of research and teaching in Microbiology. She is also appointed as a Trainer by the Australian Institute of Water Science (AIWS), Australia, to train the students of Microbiology and Environmental Sciences in wastewater treatment subject and research aspects.