Alok Prasad Das
Alok Prasad Das
Associate Professor
Centre/School/Special Centre
School of Biotechnology
Email
alokdas[at]jnu[dot]ac[dot]in
Personal Webpage
https://www.jnu.ac.in
Qualifications

M. Tech – Chemical Engineering- National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Odisha, India
Ph.D.- Biotechnology – Siksha O Anusandhan University & CSIR-Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology, Bhubaneswwar, Odisha, India

Areas of Interest/Specialization
  • Geomicrobiology and Microbial Mineral Biogeochemistry
  • Biohydrometallurgy and Sustainable Critical and Rare Mineral Recovery
  • Marine Environmental Biotechnology and Microplastic Remediation
  • Environmental Microbiology and Bioremediation
  • Industrial Biotechnology and Microbial Circular Bio economy
  • Environmental Metagenomics and Molecular Microbial Ecology
Experience

16 years

  • Assistant Professor: 2018- 2026, Rama Devi Women’s University, Odisha, India 

  • Assistant Professor: 2016- 2018, Tripura Central University, Agartala, India 

  • Assistant Professor: 2009-2016, Siksha O Anusandhan University, Odisha, India 

Awards & Honours

  • Odisha Young Scientist Award from Odisha Bigyan Academy, Dept. of Science and Technology, Govt. of Odisha in 2015

  • Life member of Indian Network for Soil Contamination Research (INSCR), India

  • Member of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Species Survival Commission Horseshoe Crab Specialist Group.

  • Life member of Association of Microbiology (AMI), India.

  • Life member of Indian Society of Technical Education (ISTE), India

  • Life member of Biotech Research Society of India (BRSI).

International Collaboration/Consultancy

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Best Peer Reviewed Publications

  1. Priyadarsini, S., & Das, A. P. (2025). Lithium bioleaching: A review on microbial-assisted sustainable technology for lithium bio-circularity. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 69, 106744. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2024.106744 

  2. Dey, S., Tripathy, B., Kumar, M. S., & Das, A. P. (2023). Ecotoxicological consequences of manganese mining pollutants and their biological remediation. Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.ENCECO.2023.01.001 

  3. Raj, K., & Das, A. P. (2023). Lead pollution: Impact on environment and human health and approach for a sustainable solution. Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, 5, 79–85. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.ENCECO.2023.02.001 

  4. Mallick, K., Sahu, A., Dubey, N. K., & Das, A. P. (2023). Harvesting marine plastic pollutants- derived renewable energy: A comprehensive review on applied energy and sustainable approach. Journal of Environmental Management, 348, 119371. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.JENVMAN.2023.119371 

  5. Mishra, S., Singh, R. P., Rath, C. C., & Das, A. P. (2020). Synthetic microfibers: Source, transport and their remediation. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 38, 101612.  https://doi.org/10.1016/J.JWPE.2020.101612 

  6. Singh, R. P., Mishra, S., & Das, A. P. (2020). Synthetic microfibers: Pollution toxicity and remediation. Chemosphere, 257, 127199. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.127199 

  7. Mishra, S., Rath, C. charan, & Das, A. P. (2019). Marine microfiber pollution: A review on present status and future challenges. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 140, 188–197. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.MARPOLBUL.2019.01.039 

  8. Das, A. P., Kumar, P. S., & Swain, S. (2014). Recent advances in biosensor-based endotoxin detection. Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 51, 62–75. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BIOS.2013.07.020 

Recent Peer Reviewed Journals/Books

  1. S. Dey, A. Kuanar, Das, A. P. (2026). Characterization and Distribution Analysis of Microplastics Pollutants in the Coastal Water of the Bay of Bengal, India. Marine Environmental Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2026.108395   

  2. B. Tripathy, S. Singh, I. D. Behera, S. Mishra, Das, A. P. (2026). Metagenomic profiling of diversified marine microbiome across microplastic-contaminated niches of Bay of Bengal, India. Marine Pollution. 118872. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2025.118872 

  3. Priyadarsini, S., Alok, &, Das, P., Journal, G., & Das, A. P. (2025). Isolation and Identification of Native Lithium-Resistant Bacteria from Electronic Waste Contaminated sites: A focused Investigation on Tolerance Assessment with Potential Lithium Bio-recovery Application. Geomicrobiology Journal. https://doi.org/10.1080/01490451.2025.2539509

  4. R. Rathinamoorthy, S. Raja Balasaraswathi, Das, A. P.  (2026), Sustainable Solutions for Microplastic and Microfiber Pollution Management, Springer Nature, ISBN: 978-3-032-17006-4

  5. Das, A. P.  (2026), Bioconversion of Environmental Waste to Value Added Products, Springer Nature, ISBN: 978-3-032-14214-6

  6. Ipsita Dipamitra Behera and Das, A. P. (2026), Biological Treatment Technologies for Petroleum Hydrocarbon Contaminated Environment, CRC Press, ISBN: 9781032824321.

  7. Das, A. P.  and  Sudeshna Dey, (2026), Bioremediation as a Greener Solution for Marine Plastic Pollutants, Elsevier, ISBN: 9780443331831

  8. Das, A. P., Akbar John, (2026), Sustainable Bioremediation: Addressing new age environmental pollution, Springer Nature, ISBN: 978-3-032-27306-2 

  9. Das, A. P., and Sailaja Priyadarsini. Electronic Waste and Environmental Pollution: Impacts and Sustainable Management through Circular Economy, Springer Nature, 2026.

  10. Das, A. P. S. Mishra, M. P. Shah, (2025). Decarbonization of Wastewater Pollutants as a Sustainable Solution: Developments in Wastewater Treatment Research and Processes, Elsevier. ISBN: 9780443330636

Patents (if any)
  • Portable liquid biofertilizer production set up. Indian design patient Application No- 451290001, Awarded