1.Dr. A. Arun Microbiology

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Dr. A. Arun
Associate Professor and Head (i/c)

Contact
Address : Department of Microbiology
Alagappa University
Karaikudi – 630 003
Tamil Nadu, INDIA
Employee Number : 14401
Date of Birth : 10-06-1977
Contact Phone (Office) : [phone]
Contact Phone (Mobile) : [phone]
Contact e-mail(s) : [email protected]
Skype id : [email protected]

Academic Qualifications: M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D., PGDCA

Teaching Experience: 17 years

Research Experience: 17 Years
Additional Responsibilities
1. Head of the Department (i/c)
2. Coordinator- Journal club Department of Microbiology, Alagappa University,
Karaikudi.
3. Member – Coaching scheme for NET exam- , UGC schemes, Alagappa University,
Karaikudi, Aug, 2016
4. Editor in Chief- ALU-Micro Fanzine, Departmental Magazine, Department of
Microbiology, Alagappa University, Karaikudi.
5. Deputy Coordinator- Cultural club- Department of Microbiology, Alagappa
University, Karaikudi.
6. Convener- Department Research Committee - Department of Microbiology,
Alagappa University, Karaikudi.
7. Convener- Department purchase Committee - Department of Microbiology,
Alagappa University, Karaikudi.
8. Convener- Department IQAC Committee - Department of Microbiology,
Alagappa University, Karaikudi.
9. Convener- Department student affairs and counseling - Department of
Microbiology, Alagappa University, Karaikudi.
Areas of Research

(cid:1) Bioenergy
(cid:1) Microbial fuel cell
(cid:1) Bioremediation
(cid:1) Biomass and Bioplastic
Research Supervision / Guidance
Program of Study Completed Ongoing
Research Ph.D. - 7
M.Phil. 6 1
Project PG 47 6
UG / Others - -

Publications

International National Others
Journals Conferences Journals Conferences Books /
Chapters /
Monographs /
Manuals
10 40 3 25 22

Cumulative Impact Factor (as per JCR) : 19.648
h-index : 7
i10 index : 5
Total Citations : 193
Funded Research Projects
Completed Projects
Period Budget
S.
Agency Project Title (Rs. In
No From To
lakhs)
Sequential Two-Stage Fermentation
DST- Nov Nov
1 Process Producing Biohydrogen And 20.5
SERB 2013 2016
Bioplastic (PHB) From Industrial Wastes
March March Production of Poly hydroxybutyrate by
2 UGC 0.8
2004 2005 using various industrial wastes
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
(PAHs) Biodegradation by the Wild
UGC March March Basidiomycetes Fungi, Bacterial Isolates
3 7.028
2009 2011 from Oil Spilled Soil, and their co-
cultures: Comparative In Vivo and In
Silico Approach
Utilization of different industrial wastes
for the production of biopolymer
4 TNSCST 2002 0.05
(Polyhydroxy butrate) by using Ralstonia
eutropha
Microbial power generation by using
marine sea mud – sea water interface and
5 FLORA 2003 0.05
dairy industry waste – sea water
interface
Comparison and calibration of microbial
6 TNSCST 2004 0.05
power generation by utilizing biowaste
Bio degradation of PAH by oil degrading
7 TNSCST 2005 0.05
bacteria
Comparative study on cyclosporine
8 TNSCST 2007 2008 production by actinomycetes in liquid 0.05
state and solid state conditions
A decolourization study of textile dye
9 TNSCST 2009 2010 using ligninolytic enzyme of 0.05
basidiomycetes fungi
Biohydrogen production by using keratin
10 TNSCST 2010 2011 0.05
degraded effluent
Carbon sequestration (Flue gas
11 TNSCST 2012 2013 utilisation) biohydrogen and biodiesel 0.1
production using algal isolates

Ongoing Projects
Agency Period Project Title Budget
S.
(Rs. In
No From To
lakhs)
UGC 01.06.2015 01.06.2018 Biodegradable plastic (Poly – β – 14.8
Hydroxybutyrate) production by
1
marine microorganisms isolated
from Tamilnadu coastal area
AURF 2017 2019 Utilization of Pedalium Murex 3.0
2
forBiodiesel and Silver
Nanoparticles Production
MBAI 2017 2018 Study on the enhancement of 0.2
3 bioelectricity production by
marine bacteria
Consultancy Projects
Period Budget
S.
Agency Project Title (Rs. In
No From To
lakhs)
1 TNPCB 2008 2009 Microbial analysis of vaigai river 1.0

Distinctive Achievements / Awards
1. Young scientist award – DST-SERB-YSS
2. Radio talk - About microbial Power generation in AIR- Madurai
3. Travel grant (Rs 1, 17,383/- by DBT (DBT/CTEP/02/201600307 dated Apr 1,
016) to attend International Conference on Environmental science and
Technology. Paper title: Anaerobic and subsequent photosynthetic process for
biohydrogen and Bioplastic (PHB) production at Houston, US, American
academy of sciences, Texas, Houston, USA; June 06-10, 2016.
4. Travel grant (Rs10,000/-) by Centre for International Co-operation in Science (CICS)
– (DO\Lr.\TF-V\2015-16 dated 3.2.16) to attend 5th annual International Conference
on sustainable energy and environmental sciences-2016 (SEES 2016) at Singapore
organized by Global science and technology forum, Singapore (GSTF); 22– 23Feb,
2016.
Events organized in leading roles
Number of Seminars / Conferences / Workshops / Events organized: 15
1. International – 02
2. National – 06
3. State level – 08
4. Regional/others – 01

Detail:
1. Coordinator in National work shop on recent techniques in Biotechnology
sponsored by DBT, CSIR and TNSCST. Thiagarajar College, Madurai. 23rd Feb – 11th
March 2005
2. Organizing Committee member in National Seminar on Environmental
Biotechnology: Opportunities & Challenges sponsored by CSIR (Govt. of
India), Thiagarajar College, Madurai, Feb 22nd – 23rd 2007.
3. Organizing Committee member in State Level Intercollegiate Student Seminar
on Global Warming, Thiagarajar College, Madurai, 28th Feb, 2008.
4. Organizing Committee member in State Level Student Seminar on Evolution –
From Molecules to Mankind, Thiagarajar College. 26th Feb, 2009.
5. Organizing Committee member in State Level Intercollegiate Students’ Seminar
on Emerging and Re-Emerging infectious diseases – Global trend and
Challenges under UGC Autonomy Grant, , Thiagarajar College Madurai,, 23rd
Sep, 2009
6. Organizing Committee member in State Level Intercollegiate Students’ Seminar
on Man & Environment under UGC Autonomy Grant, Thiagarajar College, 26th
Feb, 2010.
7. Organizing Committee member in State Level Intercollegiate Students’ Seminar
on Microbial Diversity – Exploring the unexplored, Thiagarajar College, 6th
Oct, 2010
8. Organizing Committee member in State Level Intercollegiate Students’ Seminar
on Mining the microbes: a new frontier for natural products under UGC
Autonomy Grant, Thiagarajar College, 23rd Feb, 2011
9. Organizing Committee member in State Level Intercollegiate Students’ Seminar
on Climate Change: A Global scenario under UGC Autonomy Grant,
Thiagarajar College, 26th Sep, 2011
10. Organizing Committee member in First regional conference on Bioresources
under UGC Autonomy Grant, Thiagarajar College, 5th Mar, 2012.
11. Organizing Committee member in National Seminar cum Workshop on
Molecular Informatics and Drug Designing (MIDD-2012) sponsored by UGC,
TNSCST & DBT, Thiagarajar College, 19-21st Mar, 2012.
12. Organizing Committee member in State Level Intercollegiate Students’ Seminar
on Biological Control under UGC Autonomy Grant, Thiagarajar College, 26th
Sep, 2012.
13. Organizing Committee member in International Conference on recent trends in
Biosciences (ICRTB 2016). Biosciences Departments, Alagappa University,
Karaikudi, April 7-09,2016
14. Convenor and Organizing Secretary - National level Workshop on Gas
Chromatography, Organized by Department of Microbiology, Alagappa
University held on 15.12.2016.
15. Convenor - International Conference on Recent Trends in Microbiology,
Organized by Department of Microbiology, Alagappa University held on
20.12.2016-21.12.2016.
16. Convenor and Organizing Secretary – UGC Sponsored National level
Conference on Trends in Microbiology, Organized by Department of
Microbiology, Alagappa University held on 27.09.2017.
Events Participated
Conferences / Seminars / Workshops: 50
S.No Detail Place Date
1. Training in medical Meenakshi Mission 15th July –
Microbiology Lab Hospital and Research 14th Sep-
Center, Madurai 1998.
(Two Months)
2. Crash course on applied biology K.S.R. College of Arts & 10th – 11th
– An update Science, Tiruchengode. October, 1998
3. Paper presented- International Department of Botany, 16-18
Conference on Frontiers in Osmania University, Jan,1999
Fungal Biotechnology and plant Hyderabad-500 007
Pathogen Relations. Paper
Entitled: Bio-control of Fusarium
sp and Ramularia sp (Cotton
pathogens) by antagonistic
fungal Isolates.
4. State Level Seminar on Food Yadava College, Madurai 13 – 25 Aug,
Processing 2000
5. Symposium on Biotechnology at Anna University, Chennai. 4th and 5th
the turn of the millennium Feb, 2002
6. Teacher competence Thiagarajar College, 22nd – 29th
enhancement programme Madurai Nov, 2005
(Eight days)
7. Spectrophotometric analysis Advance Training 21-25 April
(UV-Vis) Institute, Ministry of 2003
Labour, Directorate (Five Days)
General of Employment &
Training, Chennai
8. Electrophoresis techniques The Electrophoresis 12-17th Dec
Institute, Yerkaud 2003(6days)
9. Chromatographic analysis (Gas Advance Training Institute, 22-26 Nov
chromatography) Ministry of Labour, 2004
Directorate General of (Five Days)
Employment & Training,
Chennai
10. Modern instrumental methods Central electrochemical 26.9.05 –
of analysis research institute, 1.10.05
Karaikudi (Seven days)
11. Paper presented- National Centre for biodiversity and 21 – 22
conference on forest forest studies, Madurai March, 2006
biodiversity resources Kamaraj university,
:Exploitation, conservation and Madurai
management
Paper Entitled: A Preliminary
Survey on the Basidiomycetes
Diversity of Thandigudi Hills of
Western Ghats
12. Paper presented in International National research centre Feb 10 - 11,
conference on Mushroom for Mushroom, Solan, H.P. 2007.
biology and Biotechnology.
Paper Entitled: Comparative
Polycyclic Aromatic
Hydrocarbons (PAHs) –
Biodegradation Potential of Co-
cultures Involving Mushroom
Fungi and a Pseudomonas Isolate
Recovered from Oil spilled Soil
13. Paper presented in International National research centre Feb 10 - 11,
conference on Mushroom for Mushroom, Solan, H.P. 2007.
biology and Biotechnology.
Paper Entitled: Comparative
Polycyclic Aromatic
Hydrocarbons (PAHs) –
Biodegradation Potential of Co-
cultures Involving Mushroom
Fungi and a Pseudomonas Isolate
Recovered from Oil spilled Soil
14. Molecular genetics methods in Aravind eye research 4th – 14th
diabetic retinopathy institute Feb 2008
Madurai (Ten days)
15. Class room communication skills Thiagarajar College, 11th Nov,
enhancement training Madurai 2008
16. Work shop on electron Central electrochemical 31.7.09-
microscopy research institute, 01.8.09
Karaikudi (2days)
17. Work shop on Molecular Aravind medical research 31st Oct –4th
diagnostic methods for ocular foundation, Madurai Nov, 2011 (5
and systemic pathogens days)
18. International workshop on BITS Pilani Campus, Goa 4th -16th
Bioremediation campus and Rutgers – The January, 2010
state University of New (12 days)
Jersey, USA
19. Training Programme on Thiagarajar College, 29th Mar,
“Educational Ethos” organized Madurai 2012
by NAAC-IQAC
20. Panel Discussion on Online Thiagarajar College, 6th Sep, 2012
Examination Madurai
21. 7 papers presented Dept. of Biotechnology, 24th and 25th
National Conference on MGR college, Hosur, of January
Emerging Trends and New Tamilnadu 2013
Challenges in Biotechnology – A
Multidisciplinary approach
(NCETNCB 2013)
22. Paper presented- International Department of Industrial 21st – 23rd
Conference on Recent Advances Chemistry, Mar, 2013
in Textile and Electrochemical Alagappa University,
sciences-2013 (RATES-2013). Karaikudi.
Paper Entitled: Bioplastic
production by marine microbes
23. International workshop on Department of Industrial 21-22nd Feb,
Frontier Areas in Chemical Chemistry, 2014
Technologies (FACTs-2014) Alagappa University,
Karaikudi, Tamilnadu
24. 7 papers presented - Dept. of Biotechnology, 19 and 20
2nd National Conference on MGR college, Hosur, Feb., 2014
Emerging Trends and New Tamilnadu
Challenges in Biotechnology – A
Multidisciplinary approach
(NCETNCB 2014)
25. 2 Papers presented- Department of Chemical 3-4th Mar,
International conference on engineering, AU college of 2014
environmental biotechnology Engineering(A), Andhra
and biodiversity (EBIO-2014). University, Visakhapatnam
26. Participated in University- Industry, consultancy cell 28th April,
Industry interface meet-II and centre for University 2014
business collaboration,
Alagappa University,
Karaikudi, Tamilnadu
27. UGC sponsored orientation Academic staff college, 2-29th Sep,
program Madurai Kamaraj 2014
University, Madurai (24 days)

28. 3 Papers presented- Bharathidasan Institute of 9-10th Oct,
International conference on technology (BIT), Anna 2014
Modern Progress in University, Tiruchirappalli
Biotechnology. Straw and Husk
Hydrolysates
29. Attended in World Standards Department of 14th Oct, 2014
Day (WSD-2014) Nanoscience and
Technology, Alagappa
University, Karaikudi,
Tamilnadu
30. Paper presented: International Department of 21st Jan, 2015
conference on green energy & Microbiology &
green environment. Paper Biochemistry, Nadar