Biotech_Tapan Adhya

Dr. Tapan Kumar Adhya

 Professor

Using tropical paddy as the model ecosystem, the entire focus of research by Prof. Adhya is on sustainable management of resource poor tropical soils to maintain high productivity with minimum environmental impactwith a focus on microbiological solutions. He has contributed to India’s first NATCOM on GHG and invited as Expert Reviewer of the First Order Draft of the 2006 IPCC Inventory guidelines, and the IPCC First Order Draft of the 2012 IPCC Inventory Guidelines for Wetlands by WMO/UNEP.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION

Ph.D. (Sc) in Microbiology

COURSE EXPERTISE

Environmental Microbiology, Policy analysis, Environmental economics

RESEARCH INTERESTS

GHG Emission, Microbial diversity, Environmental Policy analysis

Awards and Achievements

Several international and national awards.

Outreach Activity

Organised Education for All at Kusalasuni temple premises in Fatehgarh, Nayagarh in 2024

Professional Membership

Fellow of Indian National Science Academy, National Academy of Sciences, Academy of Agricultural Sciences, West Bengal Science Academy