Sri Venkateswara College
(University of Delhi)
Benito Juarez Road, New Delhi - 110021
(Phone No. - 011-2411 2196 : Email - principal@svc.ac.in)
Print Date : 29-10-2025
1. Personal Profile
Title: Dr.   First Name: PANKAJ   Last Name: KUMAR img
Designation: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR   Mobile No. ----------
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Email: pankaj.evs@svc.du.ac.in   Webpage: ----------
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Google Scholar Link: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=dKv4k9QAAAAJ&hl=en
Address: DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, SRI VENKATESWARA COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF DELHI, BENITO JUAREZ ROAD, NEW DELHI - 110021.
2. Educational Qualifications
Degree/ Certification Institution Year
Ph.D University of Delhi 2022
M.Sc. University of Delhi 2016
B.Sc. (Hons.) University of Delhi 2013
3. Career Profile & Administrative Assignments
Category Role/ Designation Department/ Committee Date From - To Remarks
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS MEMBER ANNUAL REPORT AND PROSPECTUS COMMITTEE SRI VENKATESWARA COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF DELHI 26.Jul.2023 - 11.Jul.2024
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS MEMBER ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE UNIVERSITY OF DELHI 28.Jul.2023 - 31.Aug.2023 Undergraduate ECA Admission 2023 of the University of Delhi
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS MEMBER ACADEMIC PLANNING COMMITTEE SRI VENKATESWARA COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF DELHI 01.Oct.2023 - 30.Jun.2025
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS MEMBER PURCHASE COMMITTEE SRI VENKATESWARA COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF DELHI 01.Oct.2023 - 30.Jun.2025
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS MEMBER VIKSIT BHARAT SRI VENKATESWARA COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF DELHI 09.Jan.2024 - Till date
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS TEACHER-IN-CHARGE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE SRI VENKATESWARA COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF DELHI 01.Jun.2025 - Till date
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS MEMBER ECO CLUB SRI VENKATESWARA COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF DELHI 06.Aug.2025 - Till date
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS CONVENER BRAINIACS: THE DATA SCIENCE HUB SRI VENKATESWARA COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF DELHI 25.Sep.2025 - Till date
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS MEMBER ECO CLUB SRI VENKATESWARA COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF DELHI 05.Jul.2024 - 05.Aug.2025
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS MEMBER SOUTH CLUSTER HUB SRI VENKATESWARA COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF DELHI 18.Aug.2023 - Till date The committee for smooth functioning of works related to the South Cluster colleges' “Knowledge Network” in the South Cluster Hub at Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi.
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS MEMBER GREEN AUDIT COMMITTEE SRI VENKATESWARA COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF DELHI 24.Apr.2025 - Till date
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS CO-COORDINATOR IQAC CRITERION VII: INSTITUTIONAL VALUES AND BEST PRACTICES SRI VENKATESWARA COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF DELHI 08.Jul.2024 - 24.Jul.2025
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS CO-COORDINATOR BRAINIACS: THE DATA SCIENCE HUB SRI VENKATESWARA COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF DELHI 23.Aug.2024 - 24.Sep.2025
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS MEMBER DISASTER MANAGEMENT BOARD SRI VENKATESWARA COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF DELHI 30.Jul.2025 - Till date
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS MEMBER DEPARTMENT MODERATION COMMITTEE (DMC) SRI VENKATESWARA COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF DELHI 07.May.2025 - Till date
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS CO-COORDINATOR IQAC CRITERION VII: INSTITUTIONAL VALUES AND BEST PRACTICES SRI VENKATESWARA COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF DELHI 25.Jul.2025 - Till date
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS MEMBER COMPETITIVE EXAM CELL SRI VENKATESWARA COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF DELHI 18.Jun.2025 - Till date
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS MEMBER RESEARCH COMMITTEE OF THE COLLEGE (RCC) SRI VENKATESWARA COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF DELHI 11.Aug.2025 - Till date
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS DE-FACTO MEMBER EXTRAMURAL RESEARCH PROJECTS COMMITTEE SRI VENKATESWARA COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF DELHI 11.Aug.2025 - Till date
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS CO-COORDINATOR ENVIRONMENT AUDIT COMMITTEE SRI VENKATESWARA COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF DELHI 01.Apr.2023 - 30.Jun.2023
4. Other Profiles
Other Profile Name/ Description
AREAS OF INTEREST/ SPECIALIZATION

Environmental Studies

SUBJECTS TAUGHT

AEC-I: Environmental Science: Theory into Practice-I

AEC-I: Environmental Science: Theory into Practice-II

SEC- Sustainability Reporting

GE- Wetlands for Industries and Environment

GE- Green Technologies

GE- Circular Economy and Envi-ronmental Sustaina-bility

GE- Environment and Society



AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS

2019: GATE (GRADUATE APTITUDE TEST FOR ENGINEERING) Subject: Ecology and Evolution 

2018 – 2021: UGC-SRF (UNIVERSITY GRANT COMMISSION - SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP) Subject: Environmental Science

2018: ASRB-NET (AGRICULTURAL SCIENTIST RECRUITMENT BOARD - NATIONAL ELIGIBILITY TEST) Subject: Environmental Science 

2016-2018: UGC-JRF (UNIVERSITY GRANT COMMISSION - JUNIOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP) Subject: Environmental Science

2012 – 2013: S. GURDIAL SINGH VIRDI MEMORIAL AWARD for Best student in Zoology

MEMBERSHIPS IN ACADEMIC/ PROFESSIONAL BODIES

MEMBER, ELSEVIER ADVISORY PANEL

5. Research Guidance
Year Guide For Title of the Dissertation/ Thesis Scholar Name Status
6. Research Projects
Year Title of Project Sponsorship Agency Duration Amount Sanctioned Date of Sanction
7. Publications
Category Publication Name Title Name of Author Reference Link/
DOI Link
Publication
(Month-Year)
JOURNAL PAPER
(International)
Five-Wheel framework for system-based monitoring of heavy metal pollution in rivers Environmental Quality Management Kumar, P., Mishra, V., Bhardwaj, S., Garg, S., Dumée, L.F., & Sharma, R. S.
(First Author)
https://doi.org/10.1002/tqem.21918 April
2022
JOURNAL PAPER
(International)
Heavy metal pollution and risks in a highly polluted and populated Indian river–city pair using the systems approach Environmental Science and Pollution Research Kumar, P., Mishra, V., Yadav, S., Yadav, A., Garg, S., Poria, P., Farooqi, F., Dumée, L.F. and Sharma, R.S.
(First Author)
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-20034-2 April
2022
JOURNAL PAPER
(International)
Microbial fuel cells for mineralization and decolorization of azo dyes: Recent advances in design and materials Science of The Total Environment Yadav, A., Kumar, P., Rawat, D., Garg, S., Mukherjee, P., Farooqi, F., Roy, A., Sundaram, S., Sharma, R.S. and Mishra, V.
(Joint Author)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154038 June
2022
JOURNAL PAPER
(International)
Nano-enabled sensing of per-/poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from aqueous systems–A review Journal of Environmental Management Garg, S., Kumar, P., Greene, G.W., Mishra, V., Avisar, D., Sharma, R.S. and Dumée, L.F.
(Joint Author)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.114655 April
2022
JOURNAL PAPER
(International)
Remediation of water from per-/poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)-challenges and perspectives Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering Garg, S., Wang, J., Kumar, P., Mishra, V., Arafat, H., Sharma, R.S. and Dumée, L.F.
(Joint Author)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2021.105784 August
2021
JOURNAL PAPER
(International)
Dead biomass of Morganella morganii acts as an efficient adsorbent to remove Pb (II) from aqueous solution in different aeration–agitation and pH conditions Discover Applied Sciences (Formerly SN Applied Sciences) Kumar, P., Maurya, A., Garg, S., Yadav, A., Mishra, V., & Sharma, R. S.
(First Author)
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-020-3013-8 June
2020
JOURNAL PAPER
(International)
Prosopis juliflora peroxidases for phenol remediation from industrial wastewater—An innovative practice for environmental sustainability Environmental Technology & Innovation Garg, S., Kumar, P., Singh, S., Yadav, A., Dumée, L. F., Sharma, R. S., & Mishra, V.
(Joint Author)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eti.2020.100865 August
2020
JOURNAL PAPER
(International)
A review on the sources, occurrence and health risks of per-/poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) arising from the manufacture and disposal of electric and electronic products Journal of Water Process Engineering Garg, S., Kumar, P., Mishra, V., Guijt, R., Singh, P., Dumée, L. F., & Sharma, R. S.
(Joint Author)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2020.101683 December
2020
JOURNAL PAPER
(International)
Application of filamentous phages in environment: A tectonic shift in the science and practice of ecorestoration Ecology and Evolution Sharma, R.S., Karmakar, S., Kumar, P., & Mishra, V.
(Joint Author)
https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.4743 March
2019
CHAPTER
(International)
Unveiling the Multifaceted Potential of Vetiver Grass in Circular Agriculture. In Circular Economy and Green Transition in the Global South: Perspectives and Prospects Springer Nature Switzerland Bhani Kongkham, P Duraivadivel, Suneel Kumar, Pankaj Kumar
(Corresponding Author)
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-90827-9_6 October
2025
8. Books
Category Book Name Title Name of Author ISSN/ ISBN Number
9. Faculty Achievements
Year Category of Achievement Role National/ International etc. Name Date From-To
2024 INVITED LECTURES/ RESOURCE PERSON/ PAPER PRESENTATIONS ATTENDED INVITED SPEAKER International ANUSANDHANAM 2024 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON “SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCE: EMERGING PARADIGMS IN MANAGEMENT, AGRIBUSINESS, TOURISM, COMMERCE, AND SOCIAL SCIENCES 02.Dec.2024 - 03.Dec.2024
2024 WORKSHOP/ SEMINAR/ CONFERENCE ATTENDED PARTICIPANT National THE ANNUAL YOUTH CONCLAVE OF YUVA: VIMARSH 2024 ON EMPOWERING YOUTH THROUGH COMPASSION AND LEADERSHIP 15.Nov.2024 - 17.Nov.2024
2023 INVITED LECTURES/ RESOURCE PERSON/ PAPER PRESENTATIONS ATTENDED INVITED SPEAKER National THE 1ST NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF ENO’S ON ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY: SOLUTIONS THROUGH TECHNOLOGY AND INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS (ESC 2023) 09.Oct.2023 - 10.Oct.2023
2023 INVITED LECTURES/ RESOURCE PERSON/ PAPER PRESENTATIONS ATTENDED RESOURCE PERSON College INDUCTION PROGRAMME 2023 "WORKSHOP ON BIODIVERSITY AND ISSUES OF CLIMATE CHANGE: INNOVATIONS AND INITIATIVES AT SRI VENKATESWARA COLLEGE" 26.Dec.2023 - 29.Dec.2023
2023 WORKSHOP/ SEMINAR/ CONFERENCE ATTENDED PARTICIPANT National INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON "INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS: INVENTIONS, PATENTS AND COPYRIGHTS 27.Oct.2023 - 27.Oct.2023
2024 WORKSHOP/ SEMINAR/ CONFERENCE ATTENDED PARTICIPANT National ONE DAY WORKSHOP ON “FASHION FOOTPRINTS: UNRAVELLING THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES OF FAST FASHION 31.Jan.2024 - 31.Jan.2024
2024 FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ATTENDED PARTICIPANT National ONLINE PROGRAMME on “NEP 2020 ORIENTATION & SENSITIZATION PROGRAMME” 18.Sep.2024 - 28.Sep.2024
2023 WORKSHOP/ SEMINAR/ CONFERENCE ATTENDED PARTICIPANT International Tech4Ed EXPO & CONFERENCE 2023 28.Apr.2023 - 30.Apr.2023
 
 
Dr. PANKAJ KUMAR