DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCE

Dr. Naseer Hussain

Designation : Assistant Professor
Nature of Employment : Regular
Date of Joining : 28/03/2022
Qualification : M.Phil., Ph.D.
Phone : +91-8899409239
Email ID : naseerhussain@crescent.education
Google Scholar link : https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=zqf1l30AAAAJ&hl=en
Scopus Link : https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57169686000
Orcid Id : 0000-0001-8246-6602
Educational Background
  • Ph.D.: Pondicherry University, 2016
  • M.Phil.: Pondicherry University, 2012
  • M.Sc.: Barkatullah University, 2010
  • B.Sc.: Jammu University, 2007
Teaching and Research Experience
  • Assistant Professor: B.S.Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, India (March 2022- Present)
  • Lecturer: Government College for Women, Parade Ground Jammu, India (Feb. 2021 -March 2022)
  • Postdoctoral Fellow: McGill University, Canada, (January 2018 – Dec. 2019)
  • Postdoctoral Fellow: Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India (June 2018 – Dec.2018)
Research areas
  • Waste recycling (vermicomposting / composting / microbial degradation, biochar, etc.)
  • Biological promoters of plant growth and soil microbiome under climate change.
  • Soil nutrient management and greenhouse gas emission mitigation strategies.
  • Microplastics in plant soil systems.
Research outcomes a. Research grants: Applied b. Publications
  • Number of Research Publications: 21
  • International journals: 21
  • National journals: 0
  • Conference presentations: 20
List of publications
  • Bao, M., Cui, H., Lv, Y., Wang, L., Ou, Y., & Hussain, N. Greenhouse gas emission during swine manure aerobic composting: Insight from the dissolved organic matter associated microbial community succession. Bioresource Technology373, 128729, 2023, DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.128729 (Scopus/Wos indexed) (Impact factor 11.88)
  • Tabassum-Abbasi, Hussain, N., Khamrang, C., Patnaik, P., Abbasi, T., &Abbasi, S. A. Different species of epigeic and anecic earthworms cause similarly effective and beneficial biocomposting—a case study involving the pernicious aquatic weed salvinia(Salviniamolesta, Mitchell). Life13(3), 720, 2023, DOI:10.3390/life13030720 (Wos indexed) (Impact factor 3.25)
c. Research guidance: M.Sc. Completed projects: (05)
S.No Name of the Student Title of the project Year of award Outcomes (to be communicated)
1 AbubakarSiddiq Assessing the Effectiveness of Lantana-Derived Biochar on Plant Growth and Soil Health 2023 Research article
2 Gayathri V Application of Biochar in Ameliorating Salinity Stress in Green Gram Plants 2023 Research article
3 Pravinkumar Evaluation of the Role of Cow Manure and Biochar as Additive in Sewage Sludge Vermicomposting 2023 Research article
4 Sandhya S Vermistabilization of Dairy Industry Waste with Biochar and Cow Manure as Additives 2023 Research article
5. Shaniya Aniz Potential of Biochar in Reducing Nitrogen Loss During Cattle Manure Vermicomposting 2023 Research article