Rajiv Narula
Clarkson University 31, Maple Street
Center for the Environment Apartment D
8, Clarkson Avenue Potsdam, NY 13676
Potsdam, NY 13699 (315)-212-2617
EDUCATION:
· Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY Summer, 2010 Ph.D.Environmental Science and Engineering (GPA: 3.78/4)
· GGD University, Bilaspur, India Fall, 2003
MS Biotechnology (GPA: 8.87/10)
· Presidency College, Calcutta University, India Fall, 2001
BS with Honors in Botany (GPA: 8.29/10)
SKILLS:
Laboratory: Bacterial cell culture and plate counts, sterile techniques, DNA isolation, Real time q- PCR, Microscopy and cell counting using Metamorph TM, Total Organic Carbon analysis of samples, UV-Vis Spectrophotometer, Poly-acrylamide Gel Electrophoresis (PAGE), Northern Southern and Western Blotting, Plant tissue culture: Organogenesis, Micro propagation etc.
Technical: MS Word, Excel, Power Point, SPSS, Minitab 15, Adobe InDesign
EXPERIENCE:
Research Experience:
· 2005 - Present –Graduate Research Assistant, Environmental Science and Engineering, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY: Research topic: Pathogen Reduction and Correlation to Factors Responsible for Pathogen Reduction in Dairy Farm Operations Treating Agricultural Waste
· 2003. Short term research on Radio sensitivity studies on seed and vegetatively propagated crops at National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, India
· 2002. Short term research on the olfactory genes of Drosophila melanogaster at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, India
Teaching Experience:
2007: Teaching assistant, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY; Introduction to Engineering Design and Introduction to Environmental Engineering
Additional Experience:
2007 – Present: Active member of New York Water Environment Association (NYWEA) chapter of the National Water Environment Federation (WEF)
ACCOMPLISHMENTS/AWARDS:
· 2006 Honorable Mention from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the People, Prosperity and the Planet Program at the competition in Washington DC
Topic: Biodiesel as a Green Alternative for Potsdam School Buses.
· 2003 First Class, First Rank (University Topper) in MS Biotechnology
· 2002 Recipient of Educational Scholarship under the National Scholarship Scheme of the Government of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development
PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS:
· Modeling anaerobic digestion of dairy manure using the IWA Anaerobic Digestion Model no. 1 (ADM1); Water Science Technol.; 58(3):689-95. 2008
· Radio sensitivity of some seed and vegetatively propagated crops; Journal of Nuclear Agriculture and Biology, Indian Council of Agricultural Research 32(3-4): 167 – 178, 2003
· Presentation, NYWEA conference (82nd Annual Meeting), NYC, NY, Feb. 2010; Pathogen Reduction and Factors Responsible for Pathogen Reduction in Dairy Farm Operations Treating Agricultural Waste
· Presentation at the Thousand Islands Energy Research Forum, Alexandria Bay, NY, Oct. 2009; Anaerobic Digestion and Treatment Processes as a means of Reducing Pathogens for Recycle and Reuse of Bedding in Dairy Farms
· Poster presentation, EMEP conference, Albany, NY, Oct. 2009; Pathogen Reduction and Correlation to Factors Responsible for Pathogen Reduction in Dairy Farm Operations Treating Agricultural Waste
· Poster presentation, NYWEA conference (81st Annual Meeting), NYC, NY, Feb. 2009; Pathogen Reduction and Correlation to Factors Responsible for Pathogen Reduction in Dairy Farm Operations Treating Agricultural Waste
· Project presentation titled Biodiesel as a Green Alternative for Potsdam School Buses for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) People, Prosperity and the Planet competition at Washington D.C. May 2006
OTHER ACTIVITIES/INTERESTS:
· Features Editor for The Clarkson Integrator (weekly newspaper), 2009
· Events coordinator and social chair, Graduate Student Association, Clarkson University, 2008-09
· Worked for poverty eradication, spreading literacy, polio eradication, environmental awareness and conservation, old-age homes and orphanages, blood donation and tissue donation camps in India, individually and through non-government organizations (NGOs) like Rotary International, Lions Club and local associations.
· Member of the Engineers Without Borders chapter of Clarkson University, working on a project to provide safe drinking water to La Margarita (village in Ecuador)
· Member of New York Water and Environment Association (NYWEA) and Environmental Conservation Organization, working to bring environmental awareness to schools and colleges
· Graduate representative
- Hearing committee for Discipline and Disorder, 2008-09
- University President's Environmental Policy Group, 2008
REFERENCES:
Available upon request