Scientific and Technical Staff
Name: Abhay Kumar Mishra
Designation: Technical Officer
Qualification:
Three year diploma in Computer Science & Engineering.
Area of Interest:
Programming
Phone Number: 8595143023
Email: abhay@niscpr.res.in
Name: Anil Kumar
Designation: Technical Officer
Qualification:
1. 10+2 with Science
2. Diploma in Printing Technology
3. Graduate Diploma in Packaging.
4. BTech In Mechanical
Area of Interest:
Printing and Publishing
Phone Number: 9818880074
Email: anilkumar@niscpr.res.in
Name: Avinash Prasad Kshitij
Designation: Principal Scientist
Qualification:
PhD (JNU)
Area of Interest:
Renewable Energy Policy, Innovation Studies, Social Network Analysis
Phone Number: ..
Email: avinash.kshitij@niscpr.res.in
Name: Chandran kumar
Designation: Technical Officer
Qualification:
Diploma in Printing Technology
Area of Interest:
print-production
Phone Number:
Email: chandran@niscpr.res.in
Name: Dr Arvind Meena
Designation: Senior Scientist
Qualification:
PhD (AIIMS, New Delhi)
Area of Interest:
Thrombosis & Hemostasis, Human Genetics, Cardiovascular Disorders, Blood Disorders, Coagulation Disorders, AMR and Scientific Publication
Phone Number: 011-25841146
Email: armeena.niscpr@csir.res.in
Name: Dr Bornali Sarma
Designation: Senior Principal Scientist
Qualification:
PDF Innsbruck University, Austria 2005
PhD Gauhati University: Title of Thesis: "Sheath Phenomena in Magnetized and Thermally Ionic Plasmas" , 2004
MSc Cotton College, Gauhati University , 1997
BSc Cotton College, Gauhati University, Physics (Honors), Chemistry, Mathematics, 1994
Area of Interest:
Experimental Plasma Physics, Plasma assisted Materials Science, Nonlinear Plasma Dynamics, Electronic Smart Textiles, Science Communication and Policy Research
Phone Number: 08667691194
Email: drbornali.sarma@csir.res.in
Name: Dr Charu Lata
Designation: Principal Scientist
Qualification:
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Plant Molecular Biology, 1st class (Distinction), ICAR-Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Resaerch Award 2012, National Institute of Plant Genome Research, India and Jawaharlal Nehru University, India (2011)
- Master of Science (Agri.) Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, 1st class (Distinction), G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, India (2007)
- Bachelor of Science (Agri.) 1st class (Distinction & Univ. Gold Medal), Assam Agricultural University, India (2005)
Area of Interest:
Traditional Knowledge, Science Communication, Policy Research, Crop Genomics, Plant-Microbe Interaction
Phone Number: +011-26964473 (O)
Email: charulata.niscpr@csir.res.in
Name: Dr Deependra Pratap Singh
Designation: Scientist
Qualification:
PhD, CSIR- Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research Barwa Road Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India
Thesis Title: Assessment of hydrocarbon generation and storage potential of the Permian shales, India
Area of Interest:
Coal, Shale gas, Hydrocarbon, Petroleum geology, Carbon capture and storage in geological formations, STI Policy, Process evaluation and Impact assessment
Phone Number: 6261754577
Email: deependra.p.singh@csir.res.in
Name: Dr Monika Jaggi
Designation: Principal Scientist
Qualification:
M.Phil. (Botany), University of Delhi
Ph.D. (Plant Biotechnology), National Institute of Plant Genome Research, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Area of Interest:
Science Diplomacy and Policy Research; Science Communication
Phone Number: 011-25841143
Email: mjaggi.niscpr@csir.res.in
Name: Dr Mukul Bajpai
Designation: Scientist
Qualification:
- Ph.D. (2023) — Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Hamirpur (NITH), India; Dissertation Title: Investigation of Graywater and Clinical Wastewater Treatment with Electrocoagulation: Optimization by Response Surface Methodology
- M.Tech (2017) — Environmental Engineering, Centre for Energy and Environmental Engineering, National Institute of Technology Hamirpur (NITH), India
- B.Tech (2014) — Civil Engineering Department, Babu Banarasi Das Northern India Institute of Technology (BBDNIIT), Affiliated with Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University
Research and Academic Experience:
- Scientist • Policy Research in Agriculture & Sustainable Rural Development; CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research (CSIR-NIScPR), New Delhi, India (July 2025 — Till Date)
- Assistant Professor • Department of Environmental Engineering; Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Izmit, Turkey (April 2025 — June 2025)
- Institute Post Doctoral Fellow (IPDF) • Environmental Science and Engineering Department (ESED); Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, Mumbai, India (May 2024 — March 2025)
- Senior Project Associate (SPA) • Computational and Toxicology Facility (CTF); CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (CSIR-IITR), Lucknow, India (November 2022 — April 2024)
- Senior Research Fellow (SRF) • Department of Civil Engineering; National Institute of Technology Hamirpur (NITH), Himachal Pradesh, India (April 2022 — June 2022)
- Assistant Professor • Department of Civil Engineering; Chandigarh University, Punjab, India (July 2017 — July 2018)
Area of Interest:
Environmental and Agricultural Policy Research; Science Communication; Technology dissemination at Grass Root Level, Technology Transfer and adoption by Industry, Micro Small & Medium Enterprises, Science & Technology Management; Decentralized wastewater treatment technologies; Resource recovery
Phone Number: +91-11-25846301 (office); +91-9501261824 (mobile)
Email: mukul.bajpai@csir.res.in