Biochar and its Application in Bioremediation (PDF)

Dr. Riti Thapar Kapoor is Assistant Professor in Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. Dr. Kapoor received her Ph.D from University of Allahabad and worked as post - doctoral fellow in ICAR project at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. Dr. Kapoor has thirteen years of teaching and research experience and her area of specialization is environmental biotechnology. Dr. Kapoor has published seventy research papers in various journals of national and international repute. She has been awarded with Fellow of Indian Botanical Society (FBS) for her significant contribution to research in the field of life-sciences. Dr. Kapoor has visited seven countries for the participation in different academic programmes. Dr. Kapoor has received prestigious travel award from Bill & Melinda Gates Research Foundation (CGIAR project) for participation in International training programme held at International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Manila, Philippines in 2010. She is also recipient of DST travel grant for participation in International Conference held at Sri Lanka in 2013. Dr. Kapoor has been awarded with Teacher's Research Fellowship from Indian Academy of Sciences, Bengaluru in 2019. Being a dynamic personality, Dr. Kapoor contributed several popular science articles in reputed magazines as a science communicator.



Graduated in Food Engineering from the Federal University of Rio Grande (1999), master's degree from the State University of Campinas (2001), and Ph.D. in Food Engineering at the State University of Campinas (2004). She is currently a Professor and Researcher at the Federal University of Fronteira Sul (UFFS) - Campus Erechim. She operates in undergraduate courses in Environmental Engineering and Agronomy is a Permanent Professor in the Graduate Program in Environmental Science and Technology (UFFS-Campus Erechim) and Food Science and Technology (UFFS-Campus Laranjeiras do Sul). She has 250 articles published