Nilesh Kumar Sharma Visiting Research Scholar School of Chemical, Materials and Biomedical Engineering University of Georgia Athens, GA 30602 Email:
[email protected] nilesh.sbt@ gmail.com Phone: +91-9041396774 Academic profile Ph.D. in Bioenergy from SSS-National Institute of Bioenergy, Kapurthala and I. K. Gujral Punjab Technical University (SSS-NIBE/IKG-PTU), Kapurthala (India) (Thesis submitted). M.Sc. in Genetic Engineering from School of Biotechnology, Devi Ahilya University, Indore (India), 2012. B.Sc. in Biotechnology from Govt. Holkar Science College, Devi Ahilya University, Indore (India), 2010. Research Experience 1. Visiting Research Scholar (B-ACER Fellow) in Biochemical Engineering, University of Georgia, Georgia, United States of America, May 2018 to present. 2. Senior Research Fellow at Biochemical Conversion Division, SSS- National Institute of Bio- Energy, Kapurthala, Punjab, India. June 2016 to present. 3. Junior Research Fellow, at Biochemical Conversion Division, SSS- National Institute of Bio- Energy, Kapurthala, Punjab, India. June-2013 to May-2016 4. Research fellow at Bioinformatics Sub- Centre, School of Biotechnology, Devi Ahilya University, Indore from June 2012 to Dec 2012. Publications In Peer-reviewed Journals : 9 Book Chapters / Conference Proceedings: 6 Gene sequence : 2 Total Citations : 149 H-index : 6 i10-index : 3 Current Project Development of yeast strain with enhanced xylose utilization and ethanol production. Awards: 1. Bioenergy award for cutting edge researcher-2018 (B-ACER 2018) awarded by IUSSTF and Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India. 2. Bio-energy promotion fellowship-2016 awarded by SSS-NIBE, Kapurthala, Punjab, as “Senior Research Fellowship”. 3. Bio-energy promotion fellowship-2013 awarded by SSS-NIRE, Kapurthala, Punjab, as “Junior Research Fellowship”.