Prabuddha Laltaprasad GUPTA

Associate Research Professional,

ENGR The Polytechnic School Assistant Professor Environmental and Resource Management - JM

pgupt135@asu.edu

Polytechnic campus 7418 East Innovation Way Mesa, AZ 85212
Mail code: 2180

Campus: Poly
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Long Bio

Dr. Prabuddha L. Gupta has diverse professional experience in academia, research, and industry. He is an Assistant Research Scientist at Arizona State University's AzCATI, where he leads research on the APEX project for the U.S. Department of Energy. He previously worked as a Senior Production Officer, managing upstream manufacturing activities, and as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Microbiology at Marwadi University, where he implemented innovative instructional methods and mentored students. His early career includes roles as a Research Assistant, focusing on wetland design for wastewater treatment, and as a Project Assistant at CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, working on biofuel production from marine microalgae. Dr. Gupta's extensive expertise spans advanced cultivation methods, crop protection strategies, and the integration of microalgal systems for sustainable biomass production.

Education

PhD (Energy and Environment Convergence - Applied Phycology)

Department of Energy and Environment Convergence, Catholic Kwandong University, Gangneung, South Korea
September 2016

M.Sc (Plant Physiology and Biochemistry)

Department of Botany, The Institute of Science, University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India
June 2008

B.Sc (Botany)

Ramnarian Ruia College, University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India
June 2006

Curriculum Vitae

Research Website URL

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Prabuddha-Gupta

Google Scholar URL

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=E7VQ5e4AAAAJ&hl=en

ORCID Profile ID

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7674-4469

Research Interests

Photobioreactors, Microalgae, Algae biofuels, Wastewater Treatment, Biomass, Constructed Wetlands, Algal Biotechnology

Research Group

I am currently working with the Arizona Center for Algae Technology and Innovation (AzCATI) at Arizona State University on the Algae Productivity Exceeding Expectations (APEX) project, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy

Publications

Research Articles

Gupta PL, Rajput M, Oza T, Trivedi U, Sanghvi G* (2019) Eminence of Microbial Products in Cosmetic Industry. Nat. Prod. Bioprospect, 9: 4, 267–278.
Gupta PL, Choi H-J, Pawar RR, Jung S-P, Lee S-M (2016) Enhanced biomass production through optimization of carbon source and utilization of wastewater as a nutrient source. J Environ Manage 184, Part 3:585–595.
Gupta PL, Lee S-M, Choi H-J (2016) Integration of microalgal cultivation system for wastewater remediation and sustainable biomass production. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 32:139.
Gupta PL, Choi H-J, Lee S-M (2016) Enhanced nutrient removal from municipal wastewater assisted by mixotrophic microalgal cultivation using glycerol. Environ Sci Pollut Res 23:10114–10123.
Gupta PL, Lee S-M, Choi H-J (2015) A mini review: photobioreactors for large scale algal cultivation. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 31:1409–1417.
Gupta P, Ann T, Lee S-M (2015) Use of biochar to enhance constructed wetland performance in wastewater reclamation. Environ Eng Res 21:36–44.
Pawar RR, Gupta P, Lalhmunsiama, Bajaj HC, Lee S-M (2016) Al-intercalated acid activated bentonite beads for the removal of aqueous phosphate. Sci Total Environ 572:1222–1230.
Lalhmunsiama, Gupta PL, Jung H, Tiwari D, Kong S-H, Lee S-M (2017) Insight into the mechanism of Cd(II) and Pb(II) removal by sustainable magnetic biosorbent precursor to Chlorella vulgaris. J Taiwan Inst Chem Eng.71:206–213.
Kang H, Jeong J, Gupta PL, Jung SP (2017) Effects of brush-anode configurations on performance and electrochemistry of microbial fuel cells. Int J Hydrog Energy. 42:27693–27700.
Pawar RR, Lalhmunsiama, Gupta PL, Sawant SY, Shahmoradi B, Lee S-M (2018) Porous synthetic hectorite clay-alginate composite beads for effective adsorption of methylene blue dye from aqueous solution. Int J Biol Macromol. 114:1315-1324.
Lalhmunsiama, Gupta PL, Pawar RR, Lee S-M (2015) Use of Algal Biomass in the Remediation of Aqueous waste Contaminated with Cadmium. Science and technology journal 3(1): 14-20.
Tea-woong A, Gupta PL, Choi C-H, Lee S-M, (2015) Effects of bio-catalytic media for nutrient removal in wetland using water plant. KSWST Jour. Wat. Treat. 23(1):75-81.

Book Chapters

P Gupta, AK Bishoyi, M Rajput, U Trivedi, N Singh, G Sanghvi (2022), Recent Trends in Microbe-Based Food Hydrocolloids in Recent Advances in Food Biotechnology, Springer, pp 211-241.
Oza T, Gandhi D, Rajput M, Trivedi U, Gupta P, Chauhan J, Chapla R, Desai K, Sanghvi G* (2021) Biological Conjugates: Potential Role in Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Applications. In: Sarma H, Joshi SJ, Prasad R, Jampilek J (eds) Biobased Nanotechnology for Green Applications. Springer, pp 359–390.
Saran, A., Sanghvi, G., Gupta, P., Rajput, M., Oza, T., & Trivedi, U. (2021). Chapter 15—Heavy metal removal by nanobiotechnology. In S. Ghosh & T. J. Webster (Eds.), Nanobiotechnology Elsevier, pp. 235– 252.
P Gupta, AK Bishoyi, MS Rajput, U Trivedi, G Sanghvi (2021) Chapter 1 - Biotechnological Advances for Utilization of Algae, Microalgae, and Cyanobacteria for Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery in Phycology-Based Approaches for Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery CRC Press. pp. 1-24
P Gupta, U Trivedi, M Rajput, T Oza, J Chauhan, G Sanghvi (2021) Antiaging and Skin Lightening Microbial Products, in Bioprospecting of Microorganism‐Based Industrial Molecules, 47-76, Wiley.
Gupta P, Oza T, Rajput M, Trivedi U, and Sanghvi G (2020) Biofuel Production Methods, Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Development. In: Singh NK, Pandey S, Sharma H, et al Green Innovation, Sustainable Development, and Circular Economy. CRC Press.
Sanghvi G, Gupta P, Rajput M, et al (2020) Microbial Strain Engineering. In: Singh V, Singh AK, Bhargava P, et al. (eds) Engineering of Microbial Biosynthetic Pathways. Springer, pp 11–32.

Research Activity

Research and development activities for the Algae Productivity Exceeding Expectations (APEX) project at Arizona State University, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, involve advanced cultivation methods, including seed strategies and pond crash modeling, being developed to enhance algal throughput. Phycosphere bacterial communities are investigated and manipulated to improve nutrient acquisition and algal fitness, while crop protection, contamination mitigation, and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) are researched. Measures are implemented to reduce predators, parasites, and pathogens, and experiments are designed and performed, with alternative approaches and results discussed collaboratively with the team.