Sarvajith Manjunath, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellows

Postdoctoral fellow

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Research Interests

Dr. Manjunath's research focuses on identifying and harnessing the latent potential of microorganisms in natural and engineered systems towards a bioprocess development that is robust, environmentally friendly, sustainable, and caters to the next generation. 

Specific research areas include: 

Aerobic granular sludge for domestic and industrial wastewater treatment
Microbial biofiltration systems for wastewater treatment
Resource recovery
Metal-microbe interactions
Antifungal compounds and probiotic potential of bacteria

Education

  • Ph.D. (Life Sciences), Homi Bhabha National Institute- BARC, 2021
  • MSc (Biochemistry), University of Mysore, 2013
  • BSc (Biochemistry, Microbiology, Biotechnology), University of Mysore, 2010

KAUST Affiliations

Division of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering (BESE)​​

Research Interests Keywords

Microbial biotechnology Aerobic Granular Sludge Wastewater treatment technologies Microbial ecology of engineered systems