Dr. SIVARAMAN CHANDRASEKARAN

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Personal Details

Name: Dr. SIVARAMAN CHANDRASEKARAN
Date of Birth: 08 May 1984
Nationality: Indian
Civil Status: Single
Passport No: F9336194


Contact Details

Correspondence Address:
Center of Excellence in Environmental Studies,King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, KSA.
Mob# 0558106397
Email id: pcsivaraman@gmail.com

Permanent address:
197, South Street, Tittagudi – 606106, Cuddalore District, Tamilnadu, India.


Educational Qualifications

  • Ph.D (Environmental Engineering/Science)2008-2012
    Department of Biological Sciences,Birla Institute of Technology and Science, K.K. Birla Goa Campus, Zuari Nagar, Goa, India.
  • M.E (Environmental Management) 2005-2007
    Centre for Environmental Studies, College of Engineering, Anna University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • B.Tech Biotechnology 2001-2005
    Department of BioTechnology, School of Engineering and Technology, Bharathidasan University, Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India.

Technical Skill

  • Wastewater Analysis- BOD, COD, Total Nitrogen, Total Phosphate, Nitrate, Organic Carbon, MLSS, MLVSS and Heavy metals (AAS).
  • Chromatographic Techniques- GC-MS, IC and Column Chromatography.
  • Molecular Biology Techniques- DNA Extraction from environmental samples, Plasmid DNA Isolation, Restriction Digestion, SDS-PAGE, Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), Southern Hybridisation, Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis (DGGE), Cloning and Expression of Genes, Purification of proteins by Affinity Chromatography.
  • Microbiological Techniques- Scanning Electron Microscope, Standard Microbiological Techniques.
  • Biochemical techniques- Protein Estimation, Lipids Estimation, Glucose Esimation, Phenotypic Characterisation of Microbial stains

Honors and Awards

  • Department of Biotechnology India - Junior Research Fellow - January 2008 - December 2009.
  • Department of Biotechnology India - Senior Research Fellow - January 2010 - February 2011.
  • Council of Scientific & Industrial Research India - Senior Research Fellow - April 2011 – January 2012

Professional Activities

  • Student Member - American Soceity for Microbiology.
  • Life Member - Association of Microbiologists India.

    Experience

    • Experience on analysis of chemical and microbiological parameters of drinking water, domestic and industrial wastewater gained from the consultancy Project during Febraury to April 2011.
    • Experience on analysis of biogas in anaerobic digestion of foodwaste in lab scale reactors
    • Experience in Anaerobic digestion of foodwaste in a pilot scale plugflow reactor
    • Enriched bacterial consortium utilizing hydrocarbons and its characterisation at molecular level using PCR.
    • Purification of Enzyme and its Role in Biodegradation of Diesel Oil.
    • Extraction of DNA from environmental Samples and Community analysis.
    • Cloning and expression of Genes and its role in Biodegradation.
    • Use of Stable Isotopes to decipher Microbial Community Dynamics in Ecosystems.
    • Experience in operating aerobic bioreactor for biological treatment of hydrocarbon contaminated wastewater.
    • Experience in working on Heavy metal and Nutrient(Phosphate & Nitrate) removal using constructed wetlands.
    • Reviewer for the Journal ‘International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology’.

    Research Experience

    • Ph.D Thesis: Biodegradation of Hydrocarbons by Enhancing Bioavailability using Cyclodextrins
    • Post-Graduate Thesis: Pilot Scale Studies on Adsorption and Leaching of Nickel in a Constructed Wetland System
    • Under-Graduate Thesis: Studies on Isolation,Characterization and Stability of Bacterial Protease

    Research Interests

    • Bioavailabilty of Hydrocarbons.
    • Heavy Metal removal from constructed wetlands by adsorption.
    • Molecular Microbiology in Wastewater Treatment.
    • Energy production from Solid waste.
    • Biological Treatment of Domestic and Industrial Wastewater.

    Publications

    • Sivaraman C, Anasuya Ganguly and Srikanth Mutnuri (2010) Biodegradation of hydrocarbons in the presence of cyclodextrins, World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 26:227–232.
    • Sivaraman C, Anasuya Ganguly, Marcell Nikolauz and Srikanth Mutnuri (2011) Isolation of hydrocarbonoclastic bacteria from bilge oil contaminated waters, International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 8 (3):461-470.
    • Sivaraman C, Arulazhagan P, Dirk Walther, Vasudevan N (2011) Feasibility Studies for Reuse of Constructed Wetlands Treating Simulated Nickel Containing Groundwater, Universal Journal of Environmental Research and Technology, 1(3):293-300.
    • Sivaraman C, Anasuya Ganguly and Srikanth Mutnuri Cloning and expression of catechol 2, 3 dioxygenase and cyclodextrin glucanotransferase gene in E.coli and its role in biodegradation International Journal of Life Science & Pharma Research. 2(3), 10-19.
    • Sivaraman C, Anasuya Ganguly and Srikanth Mutnuri Role of Cyclodextrin Glucanotransferase Enzyme in Biodegradation of Diesel Oil Contaminated Soil (to be communicated).
    • Arulazhagan P, Sivaraman C and I.T.Yeom Role of additional carbon substrate on biodegradation of 1,4 dioxane using bacterial consortium. Journal of Environmental Science (to be communicated)

    Referees

    • Dr. Srikanth Mutnuri
      Assistant Professor in Biological Sciences, BITS, Pilani - K.K. Birla Goa Campus, Zuari Nagar, Goa, India. Phone: +91 832 2580125, E-mail: srikanth.mutnuri@gmail.com.
    • Dr. Marcell Nikolausz
      Scientist, Department of Bioenergy, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, Torgauer Str. 116, 04347 Leipzig, Germany. Phone: +49 (0) 341 2434 566, E-Mail: marcell.nikolausz@ufz.de.
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