Dr. Vimal Chandra Pandey is a leading researcher in the broader field of Environmental Engineering and Science with more than 11 years of experience after receiving doctoral degree. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, India. His research focuses on the remediation and management of heavy metal-polluted sites as well as hazardous-waste dumpsites (fly ash, red mud, mine spoil and others) for regaining ecosystem services and supporting a bio-based economy through the low-input green technologies (phytoremediation/ phytorestoration). Dr. Pandey is well recognized internationally in the field of phytomanagement of fly ash. He worked as a CSIR-Pool Scientist in the Department of Environmental Science at Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, India. Dr. Pandey also worked as a Consultant at Council of Science and Technology, Uttar Pradesh (CSTUP) and a DST-Young Scientist in the Plant Ecology and Environmental Science Division at CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, India. Dr. Pandey is a recipient of a number of awards / honours / fellowships. He serves as a subject expert and the panel member for the evaluation of research and professional activities for fostering environmental sustainability. Dr. Pandey is listed in world ranking of top 2% Indian Scientist announced by Stanford University, United States. He has written, co-written, edited more than 100 publications, including research and review articles in prestigious journals, book chapters and books with Elsevier publisher.
Orcid ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2250-6726
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Research areas: Phytoremediation of heavy metals, phytorestoration/ revegetation of waste dumpsites, restoring degraded lands for biomass and biofuel production, saleable products from heavy metal-polluted sites, fostering bioremediation for utilizing polluted lands
