Biography
Prof. Rajiv Dutta
Prof. Rajiv Dutta
Shobhit Institute of Engineering & Technology, India
Biography: 
Prof. Dr. Rajiv Dutta is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology, London and American Academy of Science & Technology, International Society for Research and Development. He earned M.Tech. in Biotechnology and Engineering from the Department of Chemical Engineering of IIT, Kharagpur, Ph.D. from BITS, Pilani. He also earned PG Diploma in Educational Administration from SCDL, Symbiosis International University, Pune. Currently, he is Dean (Academic Affairs) and Dean & Professor at School of Bioengineering and Life Sciences (SBE&LS) at Shobhit Institute of Engineering & Technology, Meerut (Deemed University u/s 3 of UGC Act, 1956). He was also a Research Faculty at the Department of Botany at Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK and Department of Biological Sciences at Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. He has carried out advanced research in the area of Ion channels electrophysiology and Membrane Nanopore. He has guided six Ph.D and eight first degree student for their research work. He is also an elected member to the National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI) and New York Academy of Sciences. He had received several awards including ISBEM Dr. Ramesh Gulrajani Memorial Award 2006 and Outstanding Researcher Award-2011 at Ion Channel Retreat, Vancouver, Canada. He is Editorial Board Member or Reviewer for several journals including American Journal of Plant Physiology, American Journal of Science & Technology, International Journal of Engineering, Asian Journal of Biotechnology etc. He has published 50 publications in highly cited journals and a patent published to his credits. Prof. Dutta has visited several countries that include USA, UK, Germany, France, Japan, Italy, The Netherlands, Hungry, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Argentina, Canada, China and Sri Lanka to deliver talks and chair various sessions at several International scientific events.