Professor Ashok Pandey (DPhil, FBRS, FNASc, FIOBB, FISEES, FAMI), Deputy Director at CSIR’s National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology at Trivandrum who also heads the Centre for Biofuels and Biotechnology Division there joined BRJ`s Editorial Board.
Professor Pandey’s research interests are on bio-based economy development for biomass biorefinery for the production of biofuels, biopolymers, enzymes, and other microbial products. He has 1000 publications/communications, which include 14 patents and design copyrights, 34 books, 98 book chapters, and 374 original and review papers, with h index of 61 and >16,100 citation (Google Scholar). Professor Pandey is the recipient of many national and international awards and fellowships, which include Fellow of International Society for Energy, Environment and Sustainability; National Academy of Science (India); Biotech Research Society, India; International Organization of Biotechnology and Bioengineering and Association of Microbiologists of India; Honorary Doctorate degree from Universite Blaise Pascal, France; Thomson Scientific India Citation Laureate Award, USA; Lupin Visiting Fellowship, Visiting Professor in the University Blaise Pascal, France; Federal University of Parana, Brazil and EPFL, Switzerland; Best Scientific Work Achievement award, Govt of Cuba; UNESCO Professor; Raman Research Fellowship Award, CSIR; GBF, Germany and CNRS, France Fellowship; and Young Scientist Award. He was Chairman of the International Society of Food, Agriculture and Environment, Finland (Food & Health) during 2003-2004. He is Founder President of the Biotech Research Society, India (www.brsi.in); International Coordinator & General Secretary of International Forum on Industrial Bioprocesses, France (www.ifibiop.org); and Vice-President of the International Society for Energy, Environment & Sustainability (www.isees.org) and All India Biotech Association (www.aibaonline.com). Professor Pandey is Editor-in-chief of Bioresource Technology, Honorary Executive Advisor of Journal of Water Sustainability and Journal of Energy and Environmental Sustainability, and editorial board member of several international and Indian journals.