Educational Background:
• 2009-2013: PhD in Biochemical Technology (Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India) • 2007-2009: M.Tech in Chemical Engg. (Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur, India) • 2003-2007: B.E in Biotechnology Engg. (Rajasthan Technical University, India)
Current Responsibility at CIAB:
Linking bench level R&D to the application stream involving testing, validating, improving, integrating technologies and processes for their application/performance analysis/linearity of yields analysis etc. for tangible outcomes in a realty field/industry constraints and uses in Indian scenario.
Positions held:
• July 2013-April 2014, Designation: Assistant Professor, Organization: Amity University Gurgaon • May 2014- December 2015, Designation: Research Associate, Organization: CIAB, Mohali • Jan 2016 onwards, Designation: Research and Innovation System Analyst, Organization: Center of Innovative and applied bioprocessing (Autonomous Institute of Department of Biotechnology, Govt of India), Sector -81, S.A.S Nagar, Mohali-140306, Punjab, India
Research Interests:
• Valorization of Primary Processing Residues/Wastes for Edible Products • Biomass to Value Added Products, Biomass conversion technologies. • Bioprocessing: Fermentation and separation processing .
Awards and Achievements:
• Best Poster award in woman scientist and entrepreneur conclave at IISF-2018, Lucknow • ECR–SERB award-2017 (DST) • Arise- 2016 by ICAR-IARI • CSIR travel award-2012 • Young researcher representative from India in SEE Forum Japan-2011 • Best project award in I2Tech Open house 2010, IIT Delhi • SRF from MHRD (2009-2013) at IIT Delhi
Memberships in Academic/ Societies/ Professional bodies :
• Life Member, The Biotech Research Society, India (BRSI) • Life Member, The International Bioprocessing Association, (IFIbiop)
Books/Book chapters :
• Meena Krishania, Sindhu Raveendran, Binod Parameswaran, Vivek Ahluwalia, Vinod Kumar, Rajender S Sangwan, Ashok Pandey, Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Design of Bioreactors in Solid-State Fermentation, Publisher: Elsevier-2018 • 1st Chapter entitled “Country Report on Renewable Energy Potential in India” in 1st addition book of Feasibility study on Renewable Energy potential in Asia-2011. Japan • Krishania M. (2010). “Bioethanol Production from Lignocellulosic Materials”, LAP Lambert publication, Germany, 978-3843365116
Selected Research Publications:
• Journal of Food Science and Technology. 2019, 56 (3), 1575-1582. • Bioresource Technology Reports. 2018, 89–93. • Bioresource Technology. 2017, 251:416-419. • Bioresource Technology. 2016, 219, 311–318. • Journal of Biobased Materials and Bioenergy. 2015, 9, 327-333 • Energy. 2013, (57), 359-367, Elsevier. • Fuel. 2012, (106),1-9. • Clean Energy and Technology, IEEE Explore. 2011, 78-82. • Journal of Biofuels. 2010, 1(2), 236-244.