Dr. Monika Prakash Rai



Dr. Monika Prakash Rai

Associate Professor
Department of Biotechnology
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, India-211004
E-mail: mprai[at]mnnit[dot]ac[dot]in
Telephone: +91-532-227-1243(O) +91-9313887818 (M)


Thesis Supervised



S.No Research Topic Name of Student Completion/Registration Year
Ph.D. Completed:
1Production and extraction of oil from algae for various applicationsAnwesha KhanraAwarded 19
2Molecular and Functional Characterization of gamma TMT gene promotor of SoybeanKhushboo KumariAwarded 21
3Studies on Microalgae for Lipid and Nanomaterial SynthesisShrasti VasisthaAwarded 21
4Effect of carbon nanomaterials on microalgae growth for the production of bioactive compoundsAkanksha Aggarwal Awarded 22
5Extraction and characterization of bioactive compounds produced from algae under stress conditionsKushi YadavAwarded
6Studies on the role of Nanomaterials on Microalgae biomass and lipid for biodiesel productionReetuAwarded
Ph.D. Ongoing
1Synopsis under processVaishali Chaudhary2023
2Synopsis awaited Tribhuvan Kumar2024
M.Tech Students
1Biosorption of Cd and Ni by using Chlorella sp. Vandit SaxenaAwarded 12
2Oil extraction from Chlorella sp. under salt and pH stress condition for the application of bioenergy. Trishnamoni GautamAwarded 14
3 Growth and production of biodiesel from Scenedesmus sp. Shivani GuptaAwarded 14
4Algae cultivation for biofuel applicationAnchala Singh Awarded 22
5Algae based waste remediation and industrial applicationIssac LalAwarded 22
M.Sc. Students
1Increase in biomass production of Euglena gracilis for biodiesel productionMegha SolankiAwarded 15
2Lipid enhancement in marine microalgae and cyanobacteria for biodiesel application.Divya TanwarAwarded 15
3Role of nanomaterials in microalgae-based wastewater treatment Nandini Saxena Awarded 21
B.Tech Students
1Role of microalgae biomass for industrial applicationsSmriti DharaAwarded 23
2Potential of microalgae in Pharmaceutical sectorMehvish Showkat Awarded 23
3Selection of media for microalgae growth and their comparison for algal biomassRishabh Dubey2024