Dr. Ashish Tambi

Designation: 
Senior Assistant Professor & Additional Head
Address: 
Department of Environmental Science, IIS (Deemed to be University), Jaipur
Office Phone Number: 
0141-2400160,161
Email: 
ashish.tambi@iisuniv.ac.in
Educational Qualifications: 

Degree

Intitution

Year

Ph.D (Environmental Engineering) Malaviya National Institute of Technology (MNIT), Jaipur 2021

M.Tech (Environmental Engineering)

Malaviya National Institute of Technology (MNIT), Jaipur

2013

B.Tech

Amity University, Noida

2011

Any Other Qualification

 

GATE (Biotechnology)

 

2011

Any Other Qualification

UGC-NET (Environmental Science)

2014

 

Career Profile: 

S.No.

Institution

Designation

Duration

1 IIS (Deemed to be University), Jaipur Senior Assistant Professor May 2023-till date

2

IIS (Deemed to be University), Jaipur

Assistant Professor

July 2014-April 2023

3 MNIT, Jaipur Junior Research Fellow July 2013-June 2014
 
Administrative Assignments: 
  • Head, Department of Environmental Science, July 2018 to December 2021
  • Member, Board of Studies (BOS), Department of Environmental Science, July 2014 till date
  • Member of University’s NAAC Steering Committee (Criterion III), 2019-till present
  • Member of Editorial Committee, The IIS University Journal of Science & Technology (ISSN: 2319-2607), July 2014 till December 2020.
  • Member of IQAC Cell, July 2014 till date
  • Member of Industry-Academia Cell, 2016 till date
  • Member of Sports Committee, July 2015-till August 2022
  • Member of Eco-Friendly Association, July 2018 till August 2022
  • Member of Feedback Monitoring Committee, September 2022 till present
  • Member of Faculty/Staff Development & Induction Programmes, September 2022 till present

 

Areas of Interest / Specialization: 
  • Environmental Microbiology
  • Water Quality Monitoring
  • Biological Wastewater Treatment
  • Environmental Biotechnology
Subjects Taught: 

At Postgraduate (PG) Level

  • Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology
  • Environmental Pollution
  • Solid Waste Management
  • Research Methodology

​At Undergraduate (UG) Level

  • Fundamentals of Environmental Science
  • Environmental Microbiology
  • Environmental Pollution and Control
  • Environmental Toxicology
  • Basics of Environment Science
  • Foundation course in Environmental Science
Research Guidance: 
  1. Supervision of PG thesis

Name of the Student

Title of the Thesis

Status

Year

Ms. Apoorvi Jain Study on the Removal of Dyes from the Aqueous Solution using Molybdenum Disulfide Nanomaterial Completed 2023
Ms. Kirti Angira Performance Evaluation of MColipat Kit for Enumeration of Coliforms in Water Completed 2022
Ms. Parul Sharma Performance Evaluation of RIICO Sewage Treatment Plant, Jaipur Completed 2021
Ms. Renuka Garu Assessment of Physico-chemical and Bacteriological Quality of Drinking Water at IIS (Deemed to be University) Jaipur Completed 2021
Ms. Sonali Sharma
Performance Evaluation of Sewage Treatment Plants of Dravyavati River, Jaipur
Completed 2020
Ms. Aruna Saini Microbiological Assessment of Paseurized and Raw Milk in Jaipur City  Completed 2019
Ms. Isha Tyagi Assessing the efficiency of CEMs as a measuring tool for CETP with special reference to CETP, Pali Completed 2019
Ms. Rajita Patni Microbiologcal Quality Assessment of Facial Cosmetic Products Completed 2018
Ms. Sawni Gupta Evaluation of Drinking Water Quality at Major Tourists Places in Jaipur City Completed 2018
Ms. Simran Sidhu Performence Evaluation of Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor (MBBR) based Sewage Treatment Plant in Jaipur  Completed 2018
Ms. Diksha Gairola Assesment of Drinking Water Quality at the IIS University, Jaipur Completed 2017
Ms. Pooja Yadav Assessment of Physicochemical and Bacteriological Water Qaulity of Packaged Drinking Water in Jaipur City Completed 2017

 

Ms. Nikita Jain

Sensitivity analysis of H2S field test kit for coliform detection in drinking water and bacteriological monitoring of rural areas of Jaipur district.

Completed

2014

  1. Supervision of Student Projects

Name of the Student

Title of the Project

Name of the Funding Agency

Status

Year

Ms. Diksha Gairola Effect of Storage Vessels on Bacteriological Quality of Drinking Water The IIS University (Student Project) Completed 2017

 

Ms. Ajita Sethi

Assessment of drinking water quality at the International School of Informatics and Management (ISIM), Jaipur

The IIS University (Student Project)

Completed

2015

 

Publications Profile: 

Publications in Refereed Journals (Print/ e-journal)

S.No.

First Author

Co-authors

Title of Publication

Name of the Journal

Details of Journal

URL (if any)

         

Status International/ National/ State

Vol. (No.)

Page No.

Year

ISSN No.

 

1

Ashish Tambi

Prof. Urmila Brighu & Prof. A.B. Gupta

A sensitive presence/absence test kit for detection of coliforms in drinking water

Water Science and Technology: Water Supply

International

16(5)

1320-1326

2016

1606-9749

https://iwaponline.com/ws/article/16/5/1320/31669/A-sensitive-presence-absence-test-kit-for

2

Ashish Tambi

Prof. Urmila Brighu & Prof. A.B. Gupta

MColiPAT kit for early detection of coliforms in water

Water Science and Technology: Water Supply

International

20(3)

871–877

2020

1606-9749

https://iwaponline.com/ws/article/doi/10.2166/ws.2020.008/71915/MColiPAT-kit-for-early-detection-of-coliforms-in

3 Ashish Tambi Prof. Urmila Brighu & Prof. A.B. Gupta Methods for detection and enumeration of coliforms in drinking water: a review Water Supply International 23(10) 4047-4058 2023 1606-9749 https://iwaponline.com/ws/article/23/10/4047/97764/Methods-for-detection...
4 Ashish Tambi Prof. Urmila Brighu & Prof. A.B. Gupta Assessment of Reliability of H2S Strip Test for the Screening of Drinking Water Samples for Faecal Contamination Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences National 94 407-412 2024 2250-1746 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40011-023-01544-6

Paper published in Conference/ Seminar Proceedings 

S.No.

First Author

Co-Authors

Title of Paper in the Proceedings

Name of the Conf./Seminar/Workshop

Name of the Organising & Collaborating Institute

Status

International/ National/ State

Date(s)

ISSN No.

1.

Ashish Tambi

Dr. Urmila Brighu

“Performance Evaluation of Single Stage Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor (MBBR) system for municipal waste water treatment in warm climates”

IWWA 47th Annual Convention

Indian Water Works Association, Kolkata

National

30th  Jan to 1st Feb 2015

 

Papers Presented in Conferences etc

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First Author

Co-authors

Name of the Conference

Name of the Organising & Collaborating Institute

Date(s)

Title of the paper presented

Oral/ Poster

Status

International/ National/ State/ Local

1 Ashish Tambi Prof. Urmila Brighu, Prof. A.B. Gupta National Conference on Biotechnology and Environment for Sustainable developement Dr. B.Lal Institute of Biotechnology, Jaipur 29th-30th March 2019 A low cost field test kit for early detection of coliforms in drinking water Oral National
2 Ashish Tambi Dr. Urmila Brighu, Prof. A.B. Gupta National Conference on Recent Trends and Advances in Environmental Issues, Awareness and Health, 2017  JECRC University, Jaipur 17th-18th November 2017  Significnace of Field Test Kits for Early Detection of Coliforms in Drinking Water Poster National
3 Ashish Tambi Dr. Urmila Brighu, Prof. A.B. Gupta, Nikita Jain ICSSR Sponsored National Conference on Environmental Pollution: Consequences and Control The IIS University, Jaipur 7-8th October 2016 Sensitivity and Specificty Analysis of H2S field test kit for detection of fecal contamination in drinking water Oral National

4

Ashish Tambi

Dr. Urmila Brighu

IWWA 47th Annual Convention

Indian Water Works Association, Kolkata

30th Jan to 1st Feb 2015

“Performance Evaluation of Single Stage Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor (MBBR) system for municipal waste water treatment in warm climates”

Oral

National

5

Ashish Tambi

-

National Conference on Biodiversity: Harmonizing Conservation with Life and Landscape of Arid and Semi-arid Areas

The IIS University, Jaipur, Rajasthan State Biodiversity Board & Rajasthan Forestry & Biodiversity Project, Jaipur

29th -30th October 2014

“Bioremediation: An Ecologically sustainable Technique”

Poster

National

6

Ashish Tambi

-

3rd Annual National Convention on Climate change and Water (C3W-2014)

Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jaipur

26th to 28th September 2014

“Moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR) Technology for Wastewater Treatment and Management”

Poster

National

 

 

Conference Organization: 
  • Co-Convenor in Two Days National Workshop on Research Plan & Process organized by IQAC & CRIT, The IIS University, Jaipur from 14th to 15th February 2015.

  • Organizing Secretary in 7-Day workshop on Research Methodology for Faculty of Science organized by CRIT, The IIS University, Jaipur from 26th March to 1st April 2016. 

  • Organizing Secretary in ICSSR sponsored "National Conference on Environmental Pollution: Consequences and Control" in association with Indian Association for Air Pollution Control (Delhi Chapter) organized by Department of Environmental Science, The IIS University, Jaipur from 7th to 8th October 2016.

Research Projects: 
S.No. Principal Investigator Co-Investigator Title  of Project Name of the Funding Agency Major/ Minor/ University/ Student project Date of Sanction Month  Year Amount Sanctioned Status Ongoing/Completed
1 Dr. Urmila Brighu Prof. A.B. Gupta, Ashish Tambi Improvement in Sensitivity and Specificty of ColiPAT kit (a low cost field test kit for detection of coliforms in drinking water) WSSO, Govt. of Rajasthan Major 17 January 2017 20, 40, 000/- Completed

 

Awards and Distinctions: 

Patent Awarded titled "A Method for Detecting Coliforms in a Water and Kit Thereof". (Patent Grant No. 52443, dated 13.03.2024)

Association With Professional Bodies: 
  • Life time member of Green Educator Network Of Centre for Science and Environment New Delhi
  • Member of International Water Assosciation, IWA (2018-2020)
Other Activities: 

Keynote Speaker/Resource Person/Expert in Seminar/Conference/Workshop

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Topic of which lecture was delivered

Name of the Conf./Seminar/Workshop

Name of the Organising Institution

Status

International/ National/ State

Date(s)

1 “Development of ColiPAT kit for early detection of coliforms in drinking water” Strengthening of Water Quality Monitoring and Surveillance in Rajasthan Water and Sanitation Support Organization (WSSO), Jaipur in collaboration with CSIR-NEERI and UNICEF  National 4th December 2019
2 “Use of MColiPAT kit for Microbiological Water Quality Testing of Drinking Water” for PHED Chemists of Rajasthan state  Training Programme for PHED Chemists Water and Sanitation Support Organization (WSSO), Jaipur State 16th September 2019
3 Biological Water Qulaity Testing Short Term Programme on Operationa & Maintenance of Water Treatment Plants Malaviya National Institute of Technology(MNIT), Jaipur State 20th January 2018

4

Water Quality Testing

Technical Training Program for PHED Engineers on “Operation & Maintenance of Water Supply Systems”

Malaviya National Institute of Technology(MNIT), Jaipur

State

14th March 2015

  • Completed four weeks Faculty Induction Programme (Orientation Programme) organised by Ramanujan College, University of Delhi in collaboration with Khalsa College Amritsar from 19th July to 17th August 2021.
  • Participated in one week Faculty Development Program on Advanced Excel With Data Visualization organised by E & ICT Academy, IIT Kanpur from 20th July to 25th July 2021.
  • Participated in the five days Faculty Development Programme on “Addressing Livability in a Post-Pandemic World” organised by Amity University, Kolkata from 14th July to 20th July 2021
  • Participated in National E-workshop on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) organised by School of Life Sciences, Jaipur National University, Jaipur on 30th April 2021 
  • Participated in Hands-on E-workshop on “Virtual Labs: Experiments via Simulations” organised by Kanoria P.G. Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Jaipur in collaboration with IIT Delhi on 9th February 2021.
  • Attended International Webinar on “Research and Innovation: Exploring Gendered Challenges” organised by IIS (Deemed to be University) Jaipur on 9th February 2021.
  • Participated in International Faculty Development Program on Emerging Aspects of Research Methodology organised by S.S. Jain Subodh P.G. (Autonomous) Collge, Jaipur from 1st to 7th February 2021.
  • Attended Online Workshop-Cum-Awareness Programme on “Ethics and Plagiarism” organised by Mehr Chand Mahajan DAV College for Women, Chandigarh on 7th January 2021.
  • Participated in International Webinar on “Scientific Writing” organised by IIS (Deemed to be University) Jaipur from 27th-28th November 2020.
  • Attended National Webinar on “Biodiversity in Thar Desert” organised by St. Wilfred P.G. College, Jaipur on 5th October 2020.
  • Attended National Webinar on “Faunal Diversity of Central India” organised by Zoological Survey of India on 27th August 2020.
  • Attended National Webinar on “Data Science and Applications” organised by Govt. College of Engineering, Aurangabad & Karad (M.S.) on 23rd May 2020.
  • Participated in One Day Training Program for “How to conduct a search to know the uniqueness of your Idea ” organised by Questel India on 14 May 2020.
  • Participated in one week Online Training Programme on "Data Analysis Using MS Excel" organized by IIS (Deemed to be Unicersity), Jaipur from 1st May 2020 to 14th May 2020
  • Participated in Management Development Programme (MDP) on “Gender, Equity and Water Management” organized by TERI School of Advanced Studies, New Delhi and ICE WaRM, Australia from 30th-31st May 2019
  • Participated in Two day workshop on Principles and Practice of Effective Student Assessment organized by IIS (Deemed to be University) Jaipur on 24th-25th August 2018.
  • Participated in National Seminar on “Forest, Water and Climate Change” oraganized by Indira Gandhi Centre for HEEPS University of Rajasthan, Jaipur on 21st March 2018
  • Participated in Workshop on ‘Sustainability of ODS phase out, Kigali Amendment and India's way forward’ organized by MNIT, Jaipur on 16th September 2017.
  • Participated in One week short term course on “Latex-A scientific writing tool” organized by Dept. of Mathematics, MNIT, Jaipur from 23rd May to 27th May 2016.
  • Participated in One-day Training-cum-Workshop on “ISRO’s Geo-portals for developmental planning and e-governance” organized by RRSC-W/NRSC (ISRO), CAZRI (ICAR), SRSAC (DST)-Jodhpur and BISR-Jaipur on 12th April, 2016.
  • Participated in One-day workshop on GIS at Yojana Bhawan, Jaipur organized by Department of Information Technology & Communication, Govt. Of Rajasthan on 5th February, 2016.
  • Participated in the workshop on “Teaching Methodology” organized by CRIT & IQAC, The IIS University, Jaipur from 5th to 8th August 2015.
  • Participated in Two Days National Workshop on “Ethics in Scientific writing and Plagiarism” organized by CRIT, The IIS University, Jaipur from 7th to 8th November 2014.
  • Participated in Seminar on “Atomic Energy for Robust National Development” organized by BARC and MNIT, Jaipur on 5th September 2014.
  • Attended Faculty Development Programme on “LOG-In Life” organized by The IIS University, Jaipur on 11th July 2014.
  • Participated in National Conference National Conference on “Biodiversity Conservation: Embracing Our Future, Preserving Our Past” organized by The IIS University, Jaipur from 27th to 28th September 2013.
Consultancy Areas: 
Water Quality Testing, Environmental Impact Assessment (Preparation of EIA reports)