Dr Banwari Lal at the Faculty of Chemistry
Senior Director, Environmental & Industrial Biotechnology, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), India
Dr Banwari Lal leads the team on the research and study related to biotechnology and bioresources, which includes conceptualizing and producing an array of ready-to-use and commercially viable products that are consumer-friendly, cost-effective, and environmentally sound.
He has almost three decades of research experience in the field of microbial biotechnology and has been with TERI since 1989. Dr Lal’s work on bioremediation of crude oil spills, treatment of oily sludge and drill cuttings (hazardous hydrocarbon waste generated by oil industries) has led to the development of Oilzapper technology for clean up. He is also working on enhanced coal bed methane production and carbon sequestration, exploitation of metagenomics for production of biodegradable plastics, biohydrogen production, detection and control of microbial induced corrosion in oil and gas pipelines, probiotics and clinical trials and development of biological production of 2, 3 butanediol from bacterial fermentation broth.
Dr Lal is a member of numerous scientific communities and has also been a member of various advisory and expert committees constituted by the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, and the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.
In 2004, he was awarded the National Bioscience Award for Career Development, one of the highest Indian science awards, for his contributions to biosciences.
He has almost three decades of research experience in the field of microbial biotechnology and has been with TERI since 1989. Dr Lal’s work on bioremediation of crude oil spills, treatment of oily sludge and drill cuttings (hazardous hydrocarbon waste generated by oil industries) has led to the development of Oilzapper technology for clean up. He is also working on enhanced coal bed methane production and carbon sequestration, exploitation of metagenomics for production of biodegradable plastics, biohydrogen production, detection and control of microbial induced corrosion in oil and gas pipelines, probiotics and clinical trials and development of biological production of 2, 3 butanediol from bacterial fermentation broth.
Dr Lal is a member of numerous scientific communities and has also been a member of various advisory and expert committees constituted by the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, and the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.
In 2004, he was awarded the National Bioscience Award for Career Development, one of the highest Indian science awards, for his contributions to biosciences.
His lecture will take place on Thursday, 28 November at 15:00, in the conference room on the 5th floor of the Faculty of Chemistry.
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