Dr. Manikant Tripathi is currently a faculty member in the biotechnology program at Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India. He has over ten years of teaching and research experience in microbial biotechnology. He earned his Ph.D. with a research fellowship from the University Grants Commission, India. His research interests include bioremediation of environmental pollutants, microbial applications for value-added products, waste management, biomass valorization, and green synthesis of nanoparticles. He has received awards from scientific societies at international and national conferences. He has published numerous research and review articles, edited books, and reviewed papers for respected journals. He is an active member of several scientific societies.