Assistant Professor
B.Tech. (Industrial Biotechnology),M.Tech. (Biotechnology)
Ph.D. (VTU- Chemical Engineering)
Department of Biotechnology
Dr. Halima R.
Research Experience
10 years
Academia Experience
15 Yrs.
Industry Experience
0.5 years
Under-Graduation
(BE/BTech/BBM)- College & University/ Year of Graduation: B.Tech (Industrial Biotechnology)- Udaya School of Engineering, Anna University/2003
Post-Graduation
ME, MTech, College & University/ Year of Graduation: M.Tech (Biotechnology) Sathyabama University/2009
Ph.D./University/Year of award
Ph.D. in Technolgy (Chemical Technology)/VTU/2023
Area of Specialization
Nanotechnology
Enzyme Kinetics
Plant Biotechnology
Scopus Id:
57211851376
H-index
04
i-10 index
02
Exemplary Awards and Recognitions:
- University III Rank Holder for M.Tech
- Top 10 Finalist for PSG-Nano challenge
- Silver and gold medalists in NPTEL course
Professional Memberships
IAENG – International Association of Engineers
IARA- Indian Academic Researchers Association
ACS- American Chemical Society
Book chapters published
03
Patents published (Numbers)
03
Completed Funded Research Project Details - (title, sanctioning agency, amount, year, duration)
- A grant of Rs.14500/- by Karnataka State Council For Science And Technology for the project entitled “Production Of Biodiesel From Slaughter-House Waste” under the students project scheme under Biofuel sector in the year 2013. (Completed)
- A grant of 40,000 from VGST for the project entitled “Egg Shell Membrane as a Potential Matrix to Disperse Silver nanoparticle–α-Amylase Conjugates and Batch Kinetics Study” under TRIPS in the year 2015-16. (Completed)
- 9000/- from Karnataka State Council For Science And Technology for the project entitled “ Green synthesis and characterization of silver nanoparticles from Jatropha curcas to enhance lipase activity” under students project scheme under Biofuel sector in the year 2015-16.( Completed)
Other grants received (FDP) (title, sanctioning agency, amount. Duration)
AICTE – Scheme for Promoting Interests, Creativity and Ethics among Students (SPICES) grant of Rs 1 Lakh for conducting student activities under the JAIVIK forum for a period between May 2021 to April 2022. (Completed)
Journal publications (Only Scopus indexed)
- Halima, R., and Archna Narula. “Continuous production of monodisperse silver nanoparticles by droplet-based microreactor system for catalysis in bioethanol production.” Advanced Materials in Engineering Applications. CRC Press, 2024. 59-67.
- Thangavel, H., PrasannaBlessy, M., Kumar, R., Halima, R., & Anusuya, M. (2024). Nanofunctional Materials in Food Processing. In Introduction to Functional Nanomaterials(pp. 336-348). CRC Press.
- Chakravarthy, V.J., Kothuri, S.R., Rajesh, K., Halima, R., Jagtap, M.T. and Saibaba, C.M., 2024. Artificial Intelligence (AI) Enabled Image Upscaler for Retinal Anomaly Detection with Dense Neural Computation. International Journal of Intelligent Systems and Applications in Engineering, 12(2s), pp.487-494.
- Halima R and Archna Narula, “Nano-Enzymatic Hydrolysis and Fermentation of Waste Starch Sources for Bioethanol Production: An Optimization Study” Journal of Mines, Metals and Fuels, Vol 71:1 491-445.
- Halima R and Archna Narula “Kinetics of immobilized alpha amylase impregnated with silver nanoparticles in Egg Shell Membrane for enhanced starch hydrolysis” Egyptian Journal of Chemistry 66.2 (2023): 1-12 .
- Halima R, Archna Narula and Sravanti V Optimization of process parameters for the green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Plackett-Burman and 3-level Box – Behnken Design. Journal Of Huazhong University Of Science And Technology ,with ISSN 1671-4512 (Online), Vol 5 Issue 3 .
- Halima R and Archna Narula published a paper entitled “Green Synthesis and Optimization of Silver Nanoparticles from Piper betel and Jatropha curcas to Enhance α-Amylase Activity” on November 2019 Asian Journal of Chemistry 31(12):2969-2975.
Conference presentations/publications (Full length papers)
- Halima R, Hiamdri Tamuli, Nikita Jain, Surya Kumar, Kavyashree And Archna Published A Paper On “Green Synthesis Of Silver Nanoparticles And Biotechnological Interventions: Proceedings” At national Conference On “Advances In Synthesis And Seperations In Chemical And Biological Processes (NCASSCB 2016)” At Dayananda Sagar College Of Engineering During 16th -17th February 2016. ISBN No.978-93-84935-90-0 Pg-47- 50.
- Halima R,“Combination Effect Of Monoclonal Antibody And Rapamycin On Cell Line Over Expressing EGFR” In Proceedings Published At Sou. Int. Sci. Congress, Vol. 3, 2013, 213, ISBN 978 – 93 – 83520 – 24 – 4 International Conference Of Science Congress Association (Dec 8-9 2013)
