Amit Kumar Singh,
MRSC, Ph.D.
HOD (Biotechnology) & Asst. Prof.
SoS, Woxsen University, India.
Dr. Amit Kumar Singh is currently Head of Department & Assistant Professor of Biotechnology at the School of Sciences, Woxsen University (WU), Hyderabad, India. He is also a Member of Royal Society of Chemistry (MRSC) and Editorial Board Member of Discover Biotechnology Journal. He has two years of Postdoctoral Research experience from Department of Mechanical Engineering, George Mason University, USA. His Postdoctoral research work was focused on development of micro(nano)bot-based treatments for pulmonary infections. Before joining the George Mason University, Dr. Singh was a Senior Research Fellow for two years at The Centre for Excellence In Nanoelectronics & Theranostic Devices (CENTD), Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India.
Dr. Singh has earned his Ph.D. (Nanotechnology) at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India and his doctoral research was on designing self-propelling magnetic micro/nanobots for applications in biomedicine, clean energy, sensing, and water treatment. Prior to his doctoral studies, he earned his Masters and Bachelors in Biotechnology from Heritage Institute of Technology, India. He is the recipient of multiple awards, including:
(1) Fulbright-Nehru Postdoctoral Fellowship Finalist 2022-2023 (Awarded, but Declined),
(2) Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA-PF) Seal of Excellence Award 2022-2023.
(3) Gandhian Young Technological Innovation (SRISTI-GYTI) Award 2019
(4) DST-SERB International Travel Grant Award 2016.
Research Areas: Active Matter, Nanotherapeutics, Clean Water, and Renewable Energy
Affiliate Faculty (Mechanical Engineering)
George Mason University, USA.
Google Scholar H-Index: 11 (JAN 2025)
Average Impact Factor: 5.16 (JAN 2025)
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Ph.D. in Nanotechnology from Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam, India.
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M.Tech. in Biotechnology from Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata ,West Bengal, India.
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B.Tech. in Biotechnology from Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
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Jan 2025 - Present : Editorial Board Member, Discover Biotechnology (SPRINGER NATURE Link), India.
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Nov 2024 - Present : Affiliate Faculty, Department of Mechanical Engineering, George Mason University, USA.
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Jul 2024 - Present : Assistant Professor (Biotechnology), School of Sciences, Woxsen University, Hyderabad, India.
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May 2022 - Jun 2024 : Postdoctoral Fellow at Department of Mechanical Engineering, George Mason University, VA, USA.
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Oct 2015 - Nov 2020 : Research Fellow (SRF) at Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India.
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Jun 2007 - Jul, 2007 : Summer Intern, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute , Kolkata, India.
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Oct 2024 - Present : Question Paper Moderation Committee Member, School of Sciences, Woxsen University, Hyderabad, India.
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Oct 2024 - Present : Head, Academic and Conduct Oversight Committee (SAACOC), Woxsen University, Hyderabad, India.
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Oct 2024: 3 year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between George Mason University (GMU), USA and Woxsen University, India.
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Jul 2024 - Dec 2024 : Lab Head (Departmental Biotech Labs), School of Sciences, Woxsen University, Hyderabad, India.
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2022 - Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA-PF) Seal of Excellence Award.
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2022 - Fulbright-Nehru Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Finalist - Awarded, but Declined
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2019 - Gandhian Young Technological Innovation (GYTI)-SRISTI Award 2019.
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2016 - DST-SERB International Travel Grant to attend Symposium on Micro/Nanomachines, Germany held on 29th June-1st July, 2016.
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2011 - Qualified Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE 2011) in Biotechnology.
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2009 - Travel Grant to attend the International Workshop on “Biologics: from discovery to development”, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) & International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IUBMB), India, 2009.
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2007 - Qualified Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE 2007) in Life Sciences.
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Affiliate member (ID: 582649), Royal Society of Chemistry (MRSC), UK.
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Life member, Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA), India.
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Life member, Society for Biomaterials and Artificial Organs, India.
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Global Outreach - Contributing Member, American Society for Microbiology (ASM), USA.
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Life member (ID:Bio-LM-2025-006), BIOinformatics CLUb for Experimenting Scientists (BIOCLUES), India.
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Regular member (ID: 30937322), American Chemical Society (ACS), USA.
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Regular member, Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP), USA
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Regular member (ID: B039), Soft Materials Research Society (SMRS), India.
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Regular Member (ID: ACL063572), British Council Library, Kolkata, India.
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Regular Member (ID:100598683) - Kolkata Chapter, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), India.
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New Journal of Chemistry (RSC)
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Advanced Science (Wiley)
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Particle and Particle Systems Characterization (Wiley)
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Journal of Materials Science (Springer Nature)
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Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology (Springer Nature)
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Journal of Materials Chemistry A (RSC)
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Nanobiosensors in Disease Diagnosis (Dove Medical Press)
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Nanotechnology, Science and Applications (Dove Medical Press).
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RSC Advances
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ACS Applied Nano Materials
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IEEE Journal on Flexible Electronics
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IEEE Sensors Letters
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IEEE Applied Sensing Conference (APSCON) 2023.
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Special Issue Guest Editor - "Active Particles for Drug Delivery and Theranostics", Micromachines (MDPI), 2023. [Impact factor: 3.4]
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Received 2022 and 2024 ACS Publication Peer Reviewer certificate of recognition and appreciation.