Dr. Shweta Kalia

• Department:
• Position:
• Experience (Years):

• Biotechnology
• Assistant Professor
• 1 year

Brief Profile:

Dr. Shweta Kalia, an Assistant Professor at IMS Ghaziabad, holds a PhD in Environmental Biotechnology from IIT Delhi. Her research focuses on wastewater treatment, enzyme technology, environmental sustainability, and life cycle assessment. Through innovative approaches, she addresses pressing environmental challenges, aiming to promote eco-friendly solutions and advance sustainable practices for the betterment of society and the planet.

Qualification:

Examination	Name of University / Board	Year of Passing	Main Subjects
Doctor of Philosophy	Indian Institute of Technology Delhi	2022	Environmental Biotechnology
M.Tech	Dr. BR Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar	2016	Chemical Engineering
B. Tech	Lovely Professional University	2012	Biotechnology

 

Experience

Name of Organization	Duration	Designation	Exact nature of duties
Jamia Milia Islamia	9 months	Research Fellow	Evaluation of UASB pilot plant performance for wastewater treatment and its feasibility to upgradation
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi	3 months	Early Doc Fellow	Bioremediation of chromium-polluted soil water systems using fungal and algal species

 

Areas of Interests

Wastewater Treatment

Enzyme Technology

Bioremediation

Life Cycle Assessment

Waste Valorization

Research publications in International Journal

 

Author Name	Year of Publication	Title of the paper	Journal Name
Shweta Kalia, Arghya Bhattachrya, Sanjeev Kumar Prajapati, Anushree Malik	2021	Utilization of starch effluent from a textile industry as a fungal growth supplement for enhanced α-amylase production for industrial application	Chemosphere
Shweta Kalia, Vivek Dalvi, Vivek Kumar Nair, Saurabh Samuchiwal, Anushree Malik	2023	Hybrid electrocoagulation and laccase mediated treatment for efficient decolorization of effluent generated from textile industries	Environmental Research
Shweta Kalia, Saurabh Samuchiwal, Vidhushi Dhaka, Anushree Malik	2023	Development and optimization of dye removal process by Trichoderma reesei using starch effluent as a growth supplement.	Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology-Aqua
Saurabh Samchiwal, Megha Mathur, Arghya Bhattachrya, Shweta Kalia, Rahul Vasantrao Khandare, Anushree Malik	2023	Mechanistic insights on enzyme mediated-metabolite cascade during decolourization of Reactive Blue 13 using novel microbial consortium	Environmental Pollution
Saurabh Samuchiwal, Rashi Vishwakarma, Nagesh Vikram Singh, Shweta Kalia, Gunisha Wadhawan, Ziauddin Ahmmad Shiekh, Anushree Malik	2022	Integration of coagulation-flocculation process for improved solid–liquid separation of anaerobically treated textile effluent	Separation Science and Technology

 

National Seminar Conducted

Topic	Place	Duration	Got Certificate
Hybrid electrocoagulation-laccase process for the treatment of textile dye effluents	Università degli Studi Niccolò Cussano, Rome, Italy	July 27-29, 2022	Yes
Development and optimization of dye removal process by Trichoderma reesei using textile effluent as a growth supplement	CSIR-IIP, Dehradun, India	1st-4th December, 2021	Yes
Enzyme production potential of fungal species involved in textile dye removal	IIT Guwahati	1st–4th February, 2018	Yes
Biosorption of Reactive Yellow 3RS dye by Trichoderma reesei	IIT Delhi	16-18th December, 2018	Yes
Enzyme production potential of fungal species involved in dye removal	IIT Delhi	23rd September, 2017	Yes

 

Books Authored