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