Sunil Kumar Khare
Professor
Dept: Biological Sciences (DBS)
E-mail: skkhare [at] iiserkol.ac.in
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Research Interest:
Extremophiles and their Enzymes, Antimicrobial Resistance, Environmental Bioremediation, Microplastics and Nano-plastics, Nanomaterials for Enzyme Immobilization and Nano-delivery, Biobased Platforms for Chemicals.
Academic Background:
- PhD (Biochemistry), IIT Delhi, 1990
Positions:
- Professor, IISER Kolkata (current)
- Professor (HAG), IIT Delhi (2019 - 2025)
- Institute Chair Professor, IIT Delhi (2019 - 2025)
- Dean (Corporate Relations), IIT Delhi (2022 - 2023)
- Dean (Research & Development), IIT Delhi (2020 - 2023)
Awards and Honors:
- President, Association of Microbiologists of India from Association of Microbiologists of India (2023)
- Basic Research Award, IIT Delhi from IIT Delhi (2021)
- Fellow, American Chemical Society, USA from American Chemical Society, USA (2020)
- Fellow, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, India from National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, India (2019)
- Vice President, Biotech Research Society of India from Biotech Research Society of India (2019)
- Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry, UK from Royal Society of Chemistry, UK (2018)
- Fellow, Biotech Research Society of India (BRSI), India from Biotech Research Society of India (BRSI), India (2018)
- Fellow, Academy of Microbiological Sciences, India from Academy of Microbiological Sciences, India (2018)
- Malaviya Memorial Award for Teaching-Senior Faculty, BRSI India from BRSI India (2018)
- United Nations Amway award, Japan from United Nations Amway award, Japan (1998)