Faculty

Dr. Amita Shakya
Assistant Professor
Teaching, Research
Amity Institute of Biotechnology (AIB)

Academic Experience : 2 years 11 months, Industry Experience : 4.5 years

Food Biotechnology, Applied Bioenergy, Vaccine Technology, Recombinant DNA Technology, Industrial Safety and Hazard management, Research methodology and Scientific Writing
Environment-Food-Health nexus, Biochar Technology, Waste Valorization, Food Technology- New Product Development
Food Technology, Biotechnology, Environmental Sciences
1. Life Member of Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA) – Professional body under DST, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India.
2. Editorial Board Member of Scientific Reports.
3. Member of the Youth Editorial Board for the Springer journal Carbon Research.
4. Review Editor of Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems.
5. Life Member of Avishka Council of Industrial and Allied Biosciences.
1. Member-Hostel Monitoring and Discipline Committee
2. Member- University Team of Viksit Bharat Abhiyan-2047
3. Departmental Examination coordinator
4. Departmental Alumni Coordinator
5. Departmental Event Coordinator

Review Editor: 02 Journals
Reviewer: 15 Journals
• Editor of the book “Food Fortification: Trends and Technologies” published by CRC press, Taylor & Francis Group-2024.
• Editor of the book “Algal Polysaccharides and Proteins for Food Applications: Specification, Cultivation and Extraction” to be published by RSC in 2026.
• Editor of the book “Book - Vitamin D: Fortification and Microencapsulation” to be published by RSC in 2026.
Awards & Honors
1. Best oral presentation award in international conference on “Energy and Environmental Technologies for Sustainable Development- Chem-Conflux20” organized by Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad held on 14th to 16th February 2020
2. Summer Training (15 days) in 2009 at, “National JALMA Institute for Leprosy and other Mycobacterial diseases (ICMR)”, Agra.
3. Part of 5 days demonstration of In-situ hybridization technique in histopathology department at “National JALMA Institute for Leprosy and other Mycobacterial diseases (ICMR)”, Agra.
ashakya@rpr.amity.edu
 Amity Institute of Biotechnology (AIB)