Dr. Ram Naresh Bharagava. He is working as Assistant Professor and actively engaged in teaching and research activities at Department of Environmental Microbiology (DEM), Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Central University, Lucknow (U.P.), India, earned B.Sc. (1998) in Zoology, Botany and Chemistry from University of Lucknow, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), India and M.Sc. (2004) in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology from Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture & Technology (GBPUAT), Pantnagar, Uttarakhand (U.K.), India. Subsequently, he earned Ph.D (2010) in Microbiology jointly from Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (CSIR-IITR), Lucknow and Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India. He has authored one book and published many research and review papers in national and international journals of repute. He also published many book chapters and popular science articles in national and international edited books and science magazines, respectively. He is a reviewer for various national and international journals of his field. His major thrust areas of research are the Biodegradation and Bioremediation of Environmental Pollutants, Metagenomics and Wastewater Microbiology. He is life member of the Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA), India, Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI), Biotech Research Society (BRSI), and Academy of Environmental Biology (AEB).