National Bioscience Award for Career Development:2003-2004

Personal data of Candidate

Name and Address of the Candidate: Dr. Abhijit Vasantrao Jamode

Chemical Engineering Department, Jawaharlal Darda Institute Of Engg. & Tech. M.I.D.C., Lohara ,

Yavatmal- 445 001, Maharastra, India.

Date of Birth: 13th June 1973

Academic Qualification: B.Tech (Chemical Engineering)

Ph.D.(Engg.&Tech.)

Present Employment Of The Candidate: Chemical Engineering Department, Jawaharlal Darda Institute Of Engg. & Tech. M.I.D.C., Lohara ,

Yavatmal- 445 001, Maharastra, India.

Ph.No. - 07232-249378 (209)

Fax. No. – 07232- 249460 (210)

Email: ,

Areas of Interest:

·  Water Treatment by adsorption

·  Defluoridation

·  With low cost adsorbents

·  Environment Awareness & Control,

·  Waste Minimization.

·  Bio Informatics

·  Bio Chemical Engineering

·  Genome Engineering

·  Genetic Algorithm

·  Artificial Neural Network

·  Academic Administration

·  Better Campus Environment

·  Student Carrier Management

·  Student Development Activity

·  Virtual Learning

·  Industry Institute Interaction Policies

·  Man Power Planning

·  Rural Development

·  Non Conventional Fuel

·  Bio Diesel

·  Solar Wind Hybrid power Generation

·  Renewable Energy Sources

·  Energy Conservation

Awards Received

·  Awarded by “1st Rank in Working Model” competition at Amravati district level in 1982

·  Awarded for “4th Rank in Vidarbh Level General Knowledge” at Nagpur by Lokmat in 1989

·  Awarded for “Best Technical Paper” in National Conference at Rajkot Gujarat in 2002

·  Awarded for “Best Designed Project” at Reshim bagh, Nagpur by DIPEX in 2002

·  Honored for “Excellent Social Work” in 2003 by Vidarbh Teli Sangahtna

·  Honored for “Excellent Research” in 2003 by District Engineer group

·  Nominated for “Young Scientists Award” in 2003-2004 by Hon’ble Vice Chancellor Amravati University, Amravati

·  Nominated for “Bio Scientists Award” in 2003-2004 jointly by Hon’ble Vice Chancellor Amravati University, Amravati and Head U.D.C.T. Amravati

·  Nominated for “Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar” in 2003-2004 by Hon’ble Shri Vijay Dardaji, Member of parliament and chairman of Lokmat group of newspapers

·  Honored as “Research Scientists” in 2005 by UNISCO and University of Sidney, Australia

·  Honored by “Listing Biography ” in 2005 by Marque’s Who’s Who, Published in America

Professional Bodies Membership

·  Life Member (Indian Society for Technical Education, New Delhi, India)

·  Life Member (Nagpur University Teachers Association)

·  Associate Member (Indian Institute of Engineering, Colkata, India)

·  Associate Member (Chemical Society, India)

·  President (Academy of Chemical Engineer, Maharastra, India)

·  President (Dream Earth Society for Pradushan Nirmulan, Maharastra, India)

·  Editor in Chief (Dream Earth’s “Journal of Pradushan Nirmulan” ISSN NO- 0972-8902)

·  Editor in Chief (Dream Earth’s magazine “Swapna Dharathi” Maharastra, India)

·  Reviewer (Biochemical Engineering Journal, Elvier Publication, U.K.)

·  Reviewer (Environmental Management, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Bethel Valley Road, Building 1505, Room 200,P.O.Box 2008,Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6036, USA)

·  Technical Director (Satchikitsa Prasarak Mandal, Maharastra, India)

Events Coordinated

·  Convener “Collage Level Science Exhibition And Working Model On “Fuel for Future” On 26 January 1999 ACE Of Chem. Deptt And Jawaharlal Darda Institute Of Engg. & Tech., Yavatmal

·  Coordinator for 16-hour workshop on “Internet Awareness and Web Page Design”, at Jawaharlal Darda Institute Of Engg. & Tech., Yavatmal

·  Judge Of “DIPEX-2000” State Level Working Model Competition On 5th May 2000 At Reshim Bagh, Nagpur. Organised By ABVP & DTE, M.S.

·  Coordinator Street play “Dream Earth” on 15th August 2000 Jointly Organised By Nagar Parishad Yavatmal And Jawaharlal Darda Institute Of Engg. & Tech., Yavatmal

·  Convener “District Level Working Poster And Working Model Competition On “Pollution And Its Ill Effects” on 2nd Oct 2001 Jointly Organised By Nagar Parishad Yavatmal And Jawaharlal Darda Institute Of Engg. & Tech., Yavatmal

·  Convener “Vyasan Mukti Saptaha” 2 –8 Oct 2001 Jointly Organised By Nagar Parishad Yavatmal And Jawaharlal Darda Institute Of Engg. & Tech., Yavatmal.

·  Convener “One Day Work Shop On “Entrepreneurship Development” on 26/09/2001 at Jawaharlal Darda Institute Of Engg. & Tech., Jointly Organised By Chem. Deptt Jawaharlal Darda Institute Of Engg. & Tech., Yavatmal And MCED, DIC Yavatmal.

·  Convener “Triumph-2001” State Level Technical Paper Presentation For Under Graduate Students. On 21st -22nd December 2001 at Jawaharlal Darda Institute Of Engg. & Tech., Yavatmal

·  Chair-Person, At National Level Conference On 7th – 8th Feb. 2002, Sponsored By UGC New Delhi, At UDCT Amravati, (M.S.)

·  Convener “Triumph-2003” State Level Technical Paper Presentation For Under Graduate Students. On 21st –22nd February 2003 at Jawaharlal Darda Institute Of Engg. & Tech., Yavatmal

·  Coordinator “One Day Work Shop On “Research And Extension Activities” on 23rd August 2003 Jointly Organized With NEERI, Nagpur And Venue Department Of Chemical Engineering Jawaharlal Darda Institute Of Engg. & Tech., Yavatmal.

·  Coordinator “Two-Day Training Workshop On “Rain Water Harvesting” on 12th –13th March 2004 Organized By Central Ground Water Board, Central Region, Nagpur, Ministry Of Water Resource, Government Of India. Co-Organizer And Venue Department Of Chemical Engineering, Jawaharlal Darda Institute Of Engineering And Technology, Yavatmal- 445001 M.S., India

·  Coordinator “One Day Workshop On “Jalswaraj Project” On Word Water Day 22nd March 2004 Jointly Organised By Jalswaraj Project Zillha Parishad, Yavatmal And Department Of Chemical Engineering, Jawaharlal Darda Institute Of Engineering And Technology, Yavatmal- 445001 M.S., India

·  Coordinator “One-Day Workshop On “Environment & Pollution Awareness Role Of Citizens, Researchers, Academicians And Industrialists” Sponsored By All India Council Of Technical Education (AICTE) And Organized By Department Of Chemical Engineering, Jawaharlal Darda Institute Of Engineering And Technology, Yavatmal On 23rd July 2004.

·  Convener ” One-Day Workshop On “Water For Sustainable Power” Sponsored By National Power Training Institute W.R. Under Ministry of Power, Govt. of India And Organized By Department Of Chemical Engineering, Jawaharlal Darda Institute Of Engineering And Technology, Yavatmal On 29th September 2004.

·  Coordinator “Two-Day Training Workshop On “Artificial Recharge to Ground Water” on 28th –29th October 2004 Organized By Central Ground Water Board, Central Region, Nagpur, Ministry Of Water Resource, Government Of India. Co-Organizer And Venue Department Of Chemical Engineering, Jawaharlal Darda Institute Of Engineering And Technology, Yavatmal- 445001 M.S., India

·  Convener “Triumph-2005” State Level Technical Paper Presentation For Under Graduate Students. On 15th March 2005 At Jawaharlal Darda Institute Of Engg. & Tech., Yavatmal

·  Convener “RACE-2005” National Conference On Recent Advances In Chemical Engineering On 8th April 2005 At Jawaharlal Darda Institute Of Engg. & Tech., Yavatmal

·  Regional Coordinator “NCETA-2005” National Conference On Emerging Technologies And Application On 10th –12th October 2005, By Computer Science Department Of Surashtra University, Rajkot (Gujarat) And Amoghsiddhi Education Society, Sangli (Maharastra)

·  Chair Person (Judge) At “Poly Era-05” National Level Students Technical Paper Presentation Competition On 24th Sept 2005, Organised By Polymer Technology And Indian Plastic Institute At College Of Engg. & Tech., Akola, M.S.

Conferences Attended

·  Work shop on “Accreditation of Engineering Collages”, AICTE New Delhi, G.H. Raisoni Engineering Collage, Nagpur 21st Nov.2000.

·  National Seminar on “Recent Trends in Industrial Waste Treatment”, Treat Waste-2001 LIT, Nagpur, Nagpur University Campus, 13-14th Jan.2001.

·  Entrepreneurship Awareness Program, (EAP) MCED, DIC, JDIET, Yavatmal, 26th Sept. 2001.

·  One Day Accreditation Awareness Work Shop, AICTE, New Delhi, KDK Collage of Engineering Nagpur, 14th Dec 2001.

·  One Day Work Shop on NACC on Accreditation of Institutes under Amravati University, UGC, New Delhi Amravati University, Amravati, 13th Jan 2002.

·  DipEx-2002, ABVP, Reshim Bagh, Nagpur, 1-5th Feb.2002.

·  Indian Environment Congress 2002, ECI, IE NSS, Collage of Engineering Palakkad, Kerala, 5-6th June 2002.

·  NBA Awareness Workshop, Arranged by YCCE, Nagpur, on 29th January-2004

·  One Day Seminar on Research & Development Activities in Technical Institutions Organised by Shri Santh Gajanan Maharaj Collage of Engineering, Shegaon on Friday, September 24, 2004

·  9th State Convention Of Maharastra And Goa Section ISTE And National Seminar On Revamping Technical Education To Make It Synergetic With Information Revolution On 4th –5th Feb. 2005 At Govt. College Of Engg., Amravati, M.S.

·  One-Day Workshop On “Research Methodology For Engineering And Technology” On 23rd –24th March 2005 Sponsored By ISTE, New Delhi, Organised By Jawaharlal Darda Institute Of Engg. & Tech., Yavatmal

·  Symposium “Chemical Engineering- The Journey Ahead” On 20th –21st June 2005 Sponsored Under SERC Programme Of DST At Department Of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute Of Science, Banglore

·  One-Day Workshop On “math lab”, Organised By Jawaharlal Darda Institute Of Engg. & Tech., Yavatmal

Publications in Journals

1.  A.V.Jamode, (March, 2002), “Teacher Student Development for Better Campus Environment”, University News, 40(12) pp.-25-31

2.  A.V.Jamode, (May, 2002), “Turning Engineers to Manager”, Engineering Today, Vol. IV, Issue 5, pp.-26-38

3.  A.V.Jamode, M.N.Verma, Dr.B.S.Chandak, (July- September, 2002), “Educational Institutes Can be the Base of Industrial Development Through Interaction Practices”, The Indian Journal of Technical Education, Vol.25, No. 3, pp.-15-20

4.  A.V.Jamode, V.S.Jamode, P.B.Nandurkar, (September, 2002), “Turning Engineer towards Managerial Skills”, Engineering Today, Vol. IV, Issue 9, pp.-16

5.  A.V.Jamode, (Dec 2002), “Incineration Practices of Biomedical Wastes”, Nature Environment and Pollution Technology (Former: Journal of Environment and Pollution), 1(3), pp.241-245.

6.  A.V.Jamode, B.S.Chandak, Jagrut Adeshara (Feb. 2003) “Technologies to detect fuel adult oration “ Nandini chemical journal, Vol. 10 issue 5,pp. 34-35

7.  A.V.Jamode, B.S.Chandak, P.K.Chawala (Feb. 2003) “Generation of Biogas from cotton dust: A need of waste minimization” Agrobios News letter Vol. 1, No.9, pp 30-33

8.  A.V.Jamode, B.S.Chandak, P.K.Chawala (Feb. 2003) “Palmerton A Vehicular Pollution control device” Science Tech Entrepreneur vol 11. No.2 pp. 35-40

9.  A.V. Jamode, Rao M., Chandak B.S., Jamode V.S., Parvate A.V., (June 2003) “Application Of The Inexpensive Adsorbents For The Removal Of Heavy Metals From Industrial Waste Water- A Brief Review” International Journal Of Industrial Pollution Control, Vol 19 (1), Pp- 114-134

10. A.V.Jamode (October 2003) “Environmental Awareness- A Responsibility Of An Engineer” Smarnika, District Engineer Group, Yavatmal, Vol1 (1), Pp11-13

11. A.V.Jamode, V.S.Jamode. (Oct-Dec 2003) “ISO-14001 Environmental Legislation In India: Boom Or Blackmail” Vidhi Bharati, A Quarterly Research Journal 37 PP.296-306.

12. A.V.Jamode, V.S.Sapkal, V.S.Jamode (January 2004) “Study Of Defluoridation In Packed Bed Using Artificial Neural Network” Journal of Pradushan Nirmulan, Vol.1 (1), Pp 49-52

13. A.V. Jamode, V.S.Sapkal, V.S.Jamode S.K.Deshmukh (Jan-2004) “Adsorption Kinetics Of Deflouridiation Using Low Cost Adsorbents” Multi Science Publishing Adsorption Science & Technology Vol. 22 No. 1.

14. A.V. Jamode, A.P.Rathod, V.S.Sapkal, V.S.Jamode. (Feb, 2. 2004) “Biosensor boom of bio technology in process control sector part I” Chemical World, Vol 3 (5) PP26-28.

15. A.V. Jamode, A.P.Rathod, V.S.Sapkal, V.S.Jamode. (Feb, 9. 2004) “Biosensor boom of bio technology in process control sector part II” Chemical World, Vol 3 (6) PP30-32.

16. A.V. Jamode, V.S.Sapkal, V.S.Jamode. (Mar 2004) “Uptake Of Fluoride ions using Leaf Powder Of Ficus Religliusa.” Journal Of Indian Water Works Association. Vol.XXXVI(1).

17. A.V.Jamode, V.S.Sapkal, V.S.Jamode, (April 2004)”Biosorption and its application for heavy metal removal from waste water- A critical review” Journal of Pradushan Nirmulan, Vol.1 (2), Pp 16-25

18. A.V. Jamode, P.V. Raut. (April 2004) “Liquid Crystal- A Source Of Electronic Display Nandini Chemical Journal”, Vol. 11(7) PP21-22.

19. A.V.Jamode, V.S.Jamode S.K.Deshmukh, (April 2004)” Environmental Education-A prerequisite for engineering education” The Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. XVII No. 04 5,2-54

20. A.V.Jamode, R.N.Methekar, S.L.Pandharipande, V.S.Jamode, (May 2004) “Adsorption Calculation for Defluoridation using Artificial Neural Network” Chemical Engineering World, Vol.39, No.5, 70-72

21. A.V.Jamode, V.S.Jamode, B.S.Chandak, M.Rao, (July-2004) “Evaluation of Performance and Kinetic Parameters for Defluridation Using Azadirachta Indica(Neem) Leaves as low cost Adsorbents” Pollution Research, 23(2),239-250

22. A.P.Pardey, V.S.Sapkal, A.V.Jamode, S.M.Deshmukh (July-2004) “ Desalination by Reverse Osmosis (Case Study of Brackish Water) “Journal of Pradushan Nirmulan, Vol.1 (3), Pp 33-37

23. A.V.Jamode, V.S.Sapkal, V.S.Jamode,R.S.Sapkal (July-2004)”Managing Defluoridation Using Fixed Bed Down Flow Column“ Journal of Pradushan Nirmulan, Vol.1 (3), Pp 38-41

24. A.V.Jamode (Augest-2004) “ABCD… Of Pollution Prevention” Anuual Report of HVPSKM’S Physical Education Collage Vol.1, pp15-18

25. A.V. Jamode,A.P.Rathod, U.V.Mulajkar (September-2004) “Linas Technology: Distillation of 21st century” Chemical Engineering World, Vol.39(9),pp 50-56

26. A. V. Jamode, V. S. Sapkal, V. S. Jamode (Sept.–Oct. 2004) “Defluoridation Of Water Using Inexpensive Adsorbents” Journal of Indian Institute Of Science. Vol., 84, pp 163–171

27. A.A.Uplap, A.P.Rathod, A.V.Jamode (December-2004) “Automation in agriculture is need of developing India” Agro bios News letter Vol. III, No.7, pp 15-18

28. A. V. Jamode, S.K.Deshmukh (December-2004) “Bio Diesel Production From Used Soya Oil By Trans Etherification” Chemical Engineering World, Vol., 39, No. 12, Pp 106–111

29. A. V. Jamode, P.Srinadh (February-2005) “Reactive Distilation” Chemical World”, Pp 16–19

30. A. V. Jamode, V.S.Jamode (July-2005) “Sorption Potential Of Biosorbents For Removal Of Fluoride”, International Journal Of Comparative Toxicology And Physiology, Pp 169–174

Publications in Conferences

1.  A.V.Jamode, (5th –7th, Oct. 2001), “Student Development Activity”, Induction Training for Teachers by ISTE New Delhi at J.D.I.E.T. Yavatmal, (M.S.)

2.  S.K.Kalaspurkar, A.V.Jamode, (24th –25th Jan. 2002), “Technical Education and Unemployment- Need for Man Power Planning” by AICTE, DTE, NTMIS New Delhi at Govt. Polytechnic Nagpur (M.S.)

3.  S.K.Kalaspurkar, A.V.Jamode, (24th –25th Jan. 2002), “Industry Institute Interaction” by AICTE, DTE, NTMIS New Delhi at Govt. Polytechnic Nagpur (M.S.)

4.  A.V.Jamode, (1st – 5th, Feb. 2002), “ Biosorption Column for Fluoride Removal” by DIPEX at Reshim Bagh, Nagpur, (M.S.)

5.  A.V.Jamode, (7th – 8th Feb. 2002), “ ISO-14001- A Need for Better Environment Awareness & Control”, by UGC New Delhi, at UDCT Amravati, (M.S.)

6.  Dr.B.S.Chandak, A.V.Jamode, (16th – 18th Feb.2002) “Designing of Biosorption Column for the removal of Lead using Novel Biomass”, by UGC New Delhi, at SSGMC, Shegaon, (M.S.)

7.  A.V.Jamode, (7th March 2002), “Industrial Application of Chemical Engineers” by ISTE New Delhi at Govt. Polytechnic Yavatmal (M.S.)

8.  S.K.Kalaspurkar, A.V.Jamode, (9th – 10th March 2002), “Designing of Solar Hybrid Power Park for the Generation of 440 Kw for Educational Institution”, by Ministry of Non Conventional Energy, New Delhi, at SSGMC, Shegaon, (M.S.)