Dr. Shelja K. Juneja

Designation: 
Professor
Address: 
Department of Environmental Science, IIS (deemed to be University), Jaipur
Office Phone Number: 
0141-2400160, 2400161
Email: 
shelja.k.juneja@iisuniv.ac.in
Educational Qualifications: 

Degree

Institution

Year

Ph.D.

University of Rajasthan, Jaipur

1999

PG

University of Rajasthan, Jaipur

1995

UG

Maharani's College, Jaipur

1993

Any other qualification

PG in Ecology and Environment/PG Diploma in Environmental Studies

2005/1998

NET -JRF CSIR 1999
     

 

Career Profile: 

 

S.No.

 

Institution

 

Designation

 

Duration

 

1.

 

 IIS (deemed to be University), Jaipur
     

Associate Professor (Environmental Science)

 

 

August 2011- till date

2.

International College for Girls/The IIS University, Jaipur       

Head (Environmental Science)

July 2005 - June 2015

3.

International College for Girls, Jaipur       

Assistant Professor (Zoology)

 

 

July 1998 - June 2005

 4.

International College for Girls, Jaipur

Part time faculty in Department of Zoology

July 1997 - April 1998

 

Administrative Assignments: 
  • Nodal Officer of the Alumnae Association of the University.
  • Nodal Teacher,Gender Champion Club
  • Coordinator of the Eco-Friendly Association of the University
  • Coopted member of the Board of Studies, Environmental Science, constituted by the University
  • Coordinator of the Mentor Guardian Committee of the University
  • Coordinator,Feedback Monitoring Committee
  • Member, Anti-Ragging Squad
  • Member, Unfair Means Committee
Areas of Interest / Specialization: 
  • Socio-environmental issues
  • Waste management
  • Environmental management
  • Sustainable Development
  • Restoration Ecology
  • Biodiversity and Wildlife
  • Disaster Management

 

Subjects Taught: 
  • Environmental Science
  • Zoology
Research Guidance: 

1.Supervision of Doctoral Thesis(Awarded)

  •  Utilization and Management of the floral waste generated in the popular temples of Jaipur city.
  •  Converting agricultural waste into value added compost and its proximate analysis
  • To Determine the Value Addition in the Compost and Vermicompost produced from Kitchen Waste
  •  Physico Chemical and Bacterial Approach to Analyse the Fertility of Soil in Restored and Unrestored Areas of Chaksu, Rajasthan
  • An evaluation of land use land coverin Chaksu  block of Jaipur using remote sensing and GIS techniques
  • Sustainable Utilisation of Floral Wastefrom some  Temples of Jaipur, Rajasthan 

2.Supervision of Doctoral Thesis(In Progress)  

  •  Leaf Litter Management: A comparative study of the effects of traditional and commercial composts on the growth and productivity of Ocimum sanctum(Tulsi)

                                                                       

3.Supervision of awarded M.Phil dissertations

  • Ecojournalism and Ecoawareness: Role of newspapers in generating environmental awareness amongst middle aged professionals in Jaipur city.
  • Ecoreligion : Nature conservation through sacred means in Barodiya and Chhandel Kalan villages of Chaksu block of Jaipur district.

 

3.Supervision of PG thesis

  • Floristic Composition of Grassland Vegetation at Tulihal Airport, Imphal
  • Role of newspapers in generating environmental awareness amongst housewives
  • A study to assess action initiative by the Scientists/Academicians to cater to Climate Change
  • A Research study on Climate Change awareness amongst Household People in Urban Residential areas with special reference to SFS colony, Jaipur
  • The Natural Splendour of Rajasthan
  • Wildlife Toxicology
  • Hospital Waste Management
  • Waste Audit in The IIS University
  • Sustainable Utilisation of food waste with special reference to food redistribution
Publications Profile: 

Papers published:

S.No.

Title of Publication

Name of the Journal

Details of Journal

Impact Factory/ H Factor

 

Status

International/ National/ State

Vol. (No.)

Page No.

Year

ISSN No.

1. 

 

  A Study to Assess Action Initiative by the Scientists/ Academicians to Cater to Climate Change

Annals of Agri-Bio Research  

 International

17 (2)

 107-110

 2012

0971-9660 

H-2

2.

Eco-Religion: Restoration of a degraded ecosystem through sacred means with special reference to Chhandel Kalan Village of Chaksu Block in Jaipur District

Annals of Agri-Bio Research

International

16(1)

104-107

2011

 

0971-9660

H-2

3.

Vermicompost Application for Improving Grain Yield and Quality in Cereals- Harnessing Metagenomics and Induced Gene Expression Changes

Annals of Biology

International

 28(2)

73-77

2012

0970-0153

H-3

4.

Restoring Ecosystems through Sacred Groves Strengthened  by inclusive Government and Community Approaches

Annals of Biology

International

29(3)

439-442

2013

0970-0153

H-3

5.

A study to assess Socioeconomic and Health status of Rural Women

Annals of Agri-Bio Research

International

18(3)

412-415

2013

0971-9660

H-2

6.

Comparative Physico-

chemical Analysis of Restored and Unrestored Soils of Village Thooni Ram

Laxmanpura of Chaksu Block, Jaipur, Rajasthan

International Journal of Current Research

International

7(5)

 

2015

0975-833X

 

7

Remote Sensing as an Advanced Technique to Study Environmental Resources: A Review.,

Journal of Civil Engineering and Environmental Technology

International

II

 

421-425

2015

2389-8404

 

8.

 Study of Land Use and Land Cover of Chaksu block, Jaipur through Remote Sensing and GIS.

 

International Journal of Innovations & advancement in Computer Science,

International

IV (special issue)

341-346

2015

2347-8616

2.67( D

IIF)

9.

Temple waste Utilization and management:A Review

International Conference on Innovative Research in Engineering, science and Management (ESM-15

International

2 (Special Issue)

14-19

2015

2394-3386

 

10.

A Comparative Study of Physico-chemcial Parameters of Restored and Unrestored Soils of Two Villages of Chaksu Block, Jaipur, Rajasthan

International Conference on Innovative Research in Engineering, science and Management (ESM-15)

International

2(Special issue)

9-13

2015

2394-3386

 

11

Kitchen waste composting: a sustainable waste

management technique

International Journal of Recent Research and Review Issue 1,

 

International

 Vol. IX

35-37

March 2016

2277– 8322

 

12

Ecological Restoration:A Sustainable Approach to Recover Damaged Ecosystem

Annals of Agri Bio Research

International

21(1)

8-13

2016

 

 

13

A comparative analysis of Water and Sanitation practices in project and non-project villages of Rajasthan State, India

The Experiment  

International 

8(2)

461-167

  2013

2319-2119

 

14

Leaf litter utilization though composting: A review

Journal of Agraecology and Natural Resource Management

International

4

398-402

2017

 

15.                

 

Papers published in Conference/ Seminar Proceedings

 

S.No.

Title of Paper in the Proceedings

Name of the Conf./Seminar/Workshop

Name of the Organising Institution

Status

International/ National/ State

Date(s)

ISSN No.

1.

Eco-Religion and Conservation: An Innovation Through Sacred Means (With Special Reference to Chhandel Kalan Village of Chaksu Block in Jaipur district

National Conference on Environmental Conservation

 

BITS, Pilani.

National

September,1-3’,2006

 

2.

Utilization and management of food waste

Indo-Japan Bilateral Conference BICON 2015

Biyani Group of Colleges/Dept. of Biotechnology,GOI/AICTE

International

20-27 Sept.2015

978-93-83462-79-7

  Quantification of the temple waste of jaipur city
Recent Trends in Agriculture, Food Science, Forestry, Horticulture,
Aquaculture, Animal Sciences, Biodiversity,
Ecological Sciences and Climate Change
(AFHABEC-2018)
Jawahar Lal Nehru university, Delhi International
10-Feb-18
978-93-85822-64-3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chapters in Edited Books:

Name of the Book

Title of Chapter

Publisher

Year of Publication

Status

International/ National/ State

ISBN No.

Crop Science for Food Security, Bioenergy and Sustainability, June 1-3, 2010

Vermicomposting for Safe Waste Management and Sustainable Agriculture- A Review

Agribios( International) Publishers, Jodhpur, India

2012

International

978-81-904309-8-2

Renewable Energy Sources and Their Applications

Bioenergy Crops

Agribios( International) Publishers, Jodhpur, India

 

2013

International

978-93-81191-01-9

Renewable Energy Sources and Their Applications

SOLAR ENERGY: The Clean Energy System

Agribios( International) Publishers, Jodhpur, India

 

2013

International

978-93-81191-01-9

Cutting edge Science and Technologies for food, Environment and Health

Therapeutic Foods-Towards Human Health

Agribios( International) Publishers,Jodhpur,India

2012

International

978-93-81191-01-9

Emerging science and technology for food technology and environment

Vermicomposting Technology for sustainable solid waste management

Agribios( International) Publishers,Jodhpur,India

2013

International

978-93-81191-01-9

Emerging Technologies towardsAgriculture, Food and Environment Enhancement of physico-chemical properties of soil after ecological restoration- A review Agribios( International) Publishers,Jodhpur,India 2019

International

978-93-81191-22-4

 

 

Research Projects: 
  • Guided a Students’ Project Programme entitled “Eco-religion and Conservation” funded by Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of Rajasthan.
  • Worked on a Project entitled “Eco-journalism and Conservation” funded by Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of Rajasthan.
Awards and Distinctions: 
  • Got the Best Project Award at the State level Seminar cum Presentation organized by Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of Rajasthan in February 2006.
  • Received Gold medal for securing first position in order of merit in PG Diploma in Environmental Science from University of Rajasthan in 1998.
  • Received Certificate of Appreciation from the IIS University  in 2014 &2015 for praiseworthy contribution  in the field of Academics and Research. 
Association With Professional Bodies: 

1. Memberships

  • Lifetime member of the world’s largest NGO The Art of Living Foundation a nonprofit educational & humanitarian organization and participated in the Basic Course (Part-I)and Advanced Course (Part-II) that enhances creativity, dynamism & inculcates a sense of responsibility towards society. Have also done a Meditation course (Sahaj Samadhi Meditation) under a trained teacher of AOL foundation.
  • Member of Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), Mumbai, which works for the Conservation of Biodiversity.
  • Lifetime member of Indo Global Health Care Research Foundation

2.Office Bearer

Treasurer, PEN, Media Foundation, NGO dealing with media literacy

Other Activities: 

Invited Talks as Resource Person:

S.No.

Topic

Programme

Organising Institution

Status

Date/s

1

Environmental Crisis and Sustainable Development

Training programme on “Impact of Global Warming”

Centre for Management Studies, HCM Rajasthan State Institute of Public Administration, Jaipur

National

 

23rd March’2011

2

Disaster and Environment”

Training programme for Civil Defence personnel

Centre for Disaster Management  of HCM RIPA, Jaipur

National

26th May’11

3.

Water Crisis and &Sustainable Development

“Monsoon Splash”

HSBC Bank &

& Jeevan Ashram Sansthan

National

 

4.

Sacred  Re-establishment of Ecosystems Strengthened by Community & government

C3W-2014

3rd Annual Nationa

Convention on Climate Change and Water

 

Suresh Gyan Vihar University JJaipurJaipur

National

26th-28thSeptember , 2014

 

5. Significance of World Environment Day   Adarsh Vidya Mandir School,   5th June 2016
6. Motivation by a Cancer Survivor NSS Special Camp The IIS University   6th January 2017
7, AIDS Awareness NSS Special Camp The IIS University   1st December 2016

 

  • 6.Have scripted, edited and presented a few episodes dealing with major Environmental issues on a Community radio, FM Radio7, Jaipur.