Radhey Shyam Sharma

Dr. Radhey Shyam Sharma is currently a Professor at the Department of Environmental Studies and OSD, Delhi School of Climate Change & Sustainability, Institute of Eminence, University of Delhi, in New Delhi, India. His research interests include uderstanding the ecology of abandoned mines and other contaminated sites for the development of ecological restoration and bioremediation biotechnologies. His specialization includes soil microbiology, plant-microbe interactions, phyto/bioremediation and environmental biotechnology. He has published several research papers in journals of international repute, such as Nature, Scientific Data, Soil Biology and Biochemistry, Journal of Hazardous Materials, Journal of Environmental Management, and Environmental Research. He actively teaches post-graduate students and guides PhD scholars in various areas of environment and ecology, particularly ecotoxicology and environmental health and environmental biotechnology at the University of Delhi. He also trains and builds capacity among university teachers, post-doctoral and doctoral research scholars through the organization of workshops and training programs.