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Prof. R Satish Babu

Professor

Department of Biotechnology

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Room No: 421 +91-870-2462885 satishbabu@nitw.ac.in Bio Sketch

    Key Notes

    • Journal(s): 31
    • Conference(s): 6
    • Book Chapter(s): 2
    • Text Book(s): 1
    • PhD: Current - 3  Awarded - 4
    • Event(s) Organized:  Workshop - 3

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    Research Areas

    Biological Wastewater Treatment
    Bioprocess Engineering
    Early stage disease predictions by AI & ML
    Environmental Biotechnology
    Modeling, Simulation and Optimization of Bioprocesses.
    Transforming waste into high-value commercial products
    EDUCATION QUALIFICATION
    Degree Institute Year
    Doctor of Philosophy Jawahar Lal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad 2013
    Master of Technology Jawahar Lal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad 2005
    Bachelor of Technology Regional Engineering College Warangal 1999
    COURSES HANDLED
    Course L-T-P Credit Degree Level
    Modelling Simulation and Optimization of Bioprocesses(BT401) 2-0-2 3 UG
    Bioprocess Modelling and Simulation(BT16002) 3-0-0 3 PG
    Fermentation and Enzyme Technology(BT16031) 3-0-0 3 PG
    Advanced Modelling, Simulation and optimization of Bioprocesses(BT5152) 3-0-0 3 PG
    Advanced Fermentation Technology(BT5111) 3-0-0 3 PG
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    PUBLICATIONS
    Journal(s)
    Synergistic Anaerobic Co-Digestion of Parboiled Rice Mill Wastewater and Rice Straw: Influence of Particle Size and Inoculum-to-Substrate Ratio on Biogas Kinetics and Energy Balance, By Nagarjuna K, Sridhar pilli, P.Venkateswara Rao, R.Satish Babu, RD Tyagi , Springer Nature Link, BioEnergy Research, vol.18(1), pp.115, 2025
    Process intensification of biopolymer poly hydroxy butyrate production by pseudomonas putida SS9: A statistical approach, By Bose, S. A., Rajulapati, S. B., Velmurugan, S., Arockiasamy, S., Jayaram, K., Kola, A. K.,& Raja, S, Elsevier, Chemosphere, vol.313, pp.137350, 2023
    Stem Cells in Tumour Microenvironment Aid in Prolonged Survival Rate of Cancer Cells and Developed Drug Resistance: Major Challenge in Osteosarcoma Treatment , By Bhaskar Birru, ChandraSai Potla Durthi*, Santhosh Kacham, Madhuri Pola, Satish Babu Rajulapati, Sreenivasa Rao Parcha and Mohammad Amjad Kamal, Bentham Science Publishers, Current Drug Metabolism, vol.21(1), pp.44-52, 2020
    Improvement of antimicrobial metabolites by Saccharothrix flava VSM-3 using full factorial design and chemotype analysis, By Ushakiranmayi Managamuri, Muvva Vijayalakshmi, Venkata Siva Rama Rama Krishna Ganduri, Satish Babu Rajulapati, Sudhakar Poda, Open Science Publishers LLP, Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science, vol.10, pp.1, 2020
    Insights into potent therapeutical antileukemic agent L-glutaminase enzyme under solid-state fermentation, By Durthi, C. P., Pola, M., Rajulapati, S. B., & Kola, A. K, Bentham Science Publishers, Current Drug Metabolism, vol.21(3), pp.211-220, 2020
    Versatile and Valuable Utilization of Amidohydrolase L-Glutaminase in Pharma and Food industries, By Durthi, C. P., Pola, M., Rajulapati, S. B., Kola, A. K., & Kamal, M. A, Bentham Science Publishers, Current Drug Metabolism, vol.21(1), pp.11-24, 2020
    Variable Optimization for the Liquefaction of Guava Fruit Pulp using Soluble Enzyme by Response Surface Methodology, By Vani, M. M., Babu, R. S., & Reddy, M. V. R, Sevas Publishing, J Biochem Tech, vol.11, pp.68-76, 2020
    Screening, optimization of culture conditions and scale-up for production of the L-glutaminase by novel isolated Bacillus sps. mutant endophyte using response surface methodology, By Chandrasai Potla Durthi, Madhuri Pola, Anand Kishore Kola, Satish Babu Rajulapati, Elsevier, Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, vol.18, pp.101077, 2019
    Modeling and Optimization of L-Asparaginase production from novel Bacillus stratosphericus by soft computing techniques, By Madhuri Pola, Chandrasai Potla Durthi, Satish Babu Rajulapati, Association of Biotechnology and Pharmacy, Current Trends in Biotechnology and Pharmacy, vol.13(4), pp.438-447, 2019
    Assessment of Optimized Process Parameters for Superior Bioactive Metabolite Production by Nonomuraea Longicatena VSM-16 Using Response Surface Methodology, By Ushakiranmayi Managamuri, Muvva Vijayalakshmi, Venkata Siva Rama Krishna Ganduri, Satish Babu Rajulapati, Sudhakar Poda, Technomedia, Journal of Young Pharmacists, vol.11(4), pp.377-381, 2019
    Genetic Algorithm Optimization of L-Glutaminase from novel mutated Bacillus sp., By Durthi, C. P., Pola, M., Podha, S., & Rajulapati, S. B. , ABAP, Current Trends in Biotechnology & Pharmacy, vol.13(1), pp.50-57, 2019
    Multi Gene Genetic Program Modelling on L-Asparaginase Activity of Bacillus Stratosphericus, By Madhuri Pola, Chandrasai Potla Durthi, Rajeswara Reddy Erva, Satish Babu Rajulapati, DE GRUYTER, Chemical Product and Process Modeling, vol.15(2), pp.10-15, 2019
    An In silico Structural study on Bacterial Sulfite Reductase, By Rajeswara Reddy Erva, Rinku.P.Varghese, A.L.Prasanna, G.Madhunika, K.S.Ravi Teja,V.S.Santosh, Satish Babu Rajulapati, ABAP, Current Trends in Biotechnology and Pharmacy, vol.12(4), pp.342-348, 2018
    In silico modelling and molecular dynamics simulation studies on L-Asparaginase isolated from bacterial endophyte of Ocimum tenuiflorum. , By Pola, M., Rajulapati, S. B., Durthi, C. P., Erva, R. R., Bhatia, M, ScienceDirect, Enzyme and Microbial Technology, vol.117, pp.32-40, 2018
    Improved Bioactive Metabolite Production by Saccharopolyspora halotolerans VSM-2 Using Response Surface Methodology and Unstructured Kinetic Modelling, By Ushakiranmayi Managamuri, Muvva Vijayalakshmi, Mani Deepa Indupalli, Venkat Siva Rama Krishna Ganduri, Satish Babu Rajulapati, and Sudhakar Poda , EManuscript Technologies, Pharmacognosy Journal, vol.10(5), pp.833-840, 2018
    Modelling and optimization of L-Asparaginase production from Bacillus stratosphericus, By Madhuri Pola, Satish Babu Rajulapati, Chandrasai Potla Durthi, Rajeswara Reddy Erva , ABAP, Current Trends in Biotechnology and Pharmacy, vol.12(4), pp.390-405, 2018
    Application of nanoadsorbents for removal of lead from water, By Bhatia, M., Babu, R. S., Sonawane, S. H., Gogate, P. R., Girdhar, A., Reddy, E. R., & Pola, M., Springer, International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, vol., pp.1135-1154, 2017
    Optimization of L-asparaginase production from novel Enterobacter sp., by submerged fermentation using response surface methodology, By Erva, R. R., Goswami, A. N., Suman, P., Vedanabhatla, R., & Rajulapati, S. B, Taylor & francis, Preparative Biochemistry and Biotechnology, vol.47(3), pp.219-228, 2017
    Response surface optimization of fermentation parameters for pullulan elaboration from jaggery by Aureobasidium pullulans MTCC 2195, By Ganduri, V. R. K., Mangamuri, U. K., Babu, R. S., & Rao, K. S, JOCPR, Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences , vol.10(1), pp.457-461, 2017
    Optimization of culture conditions by Response Surface Methodology and Unstructured kinetic modeling for L-Asparaginase production by Pseudonocardia endophytica VUK-10, By Managamuri, U., Vijayalakshmi, M., Ganduri, V. R. K., Babu, R. S., & Poda, S, Open Science Publishers LLP, Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science , vol.7(1), pp.42-50, 2017
    Neural Network Modeling and Genetic Algorithm Optimization strategy for the production of L-asparaginase from Novel Enterobacter sp, By Reddy, E. R., Babu, R. S., Durthi Chandrasai, P., & Madhuri, P, Society of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research (SPSR), Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, vol.9(2), pp.124-130, 2017
    Isolation, identification, optimization, and metabolite profiling of Streptomyces sparsus VSM-30, By Managamuri, U., Vijayalakshmi, M., Ganduri, V. R. K., Rajulapati, S. B., Bonigala, B., Kalyani, B. S., & Poda, S, Springer, 3 Biotech, vol.7(3), pp.217, 2017
    Synthesis and implication of novel poly (acrylic acid)/nanosorbent embedded hydrogel composite for lead ion removal, By Bhatia, M., Rajulapati, S. B., Sonawane, S., & Girdhar, A, Springer Nature, Scientific Reports, vol.7(1), pp.16413, 2017
    Optimization of Operating Conditions for the Production of Enhanced Antifungal Metabolites from Streptomonospora arabica VSM 25 by Full Factorial Design , By Ushakiranmayi Managamuri, Muvva Vijayalakshmi, Sudhakar Poda, Venkat Siva Rama Krishna Ganduri, Satish Babu Rajulapati, Manuscript Technomedia LLP, Journal of Young Pharmacists, vol.9(3), pp.399-409, 2017
    Exploration of the binding modes of L-asparaginase complexed with its amino acid substrates by molecular docking, dynamics and simulation, By Reddy, E. R., Babu, R. S., Chandrasai, P. D., & Madhuri, P, Springer, 3 biotech, vol.6(1), pp.105, 2016
    Removal of Nickel by Adsorption from Aqueous Solution by Cellulose Acetate-Zero Valent Iron Nanoparticle Mixed Matrix Membrane, By Palliparambil, A. A., Bethireddy, S., Reddy, P. H., & Rajulapati, S. B., Scientific Research Solution Pvt Ltd, Indian Journal of Science and Technology, vol.41, pp.1-6, 2016
    Ultrasound-assisted preparation of ZnO nanostructures: understanding the effect of operating parameters. , By Sikwal, N. R., Sonawane, S. H., Bhanvase, B. A., Ramisetty, K., Pinjari, D. V., Gogate, P. R., & Babu, R. S, De Gruyter Brill, Green Processing and Synthesis, vol.5(2), pp.163-172, 2016
    Optimization of culture conditions by response surface methodology and unstructured kinetic modeling for bioactive metabolite production by Nocardiopsis litoralisVSM-8, By Managamuri, U., Vijayalakshmi, M., Poda, S., Ganduri, V. S. R. K., & Babu, R. S, Springer, 3 Biotech, vol.6(2), pp.219, 2016
    Molecular dynamic simulations of Escherichia coli L-asparaginase to illuminate its role in deamination of asparagine and glutamine residues, By Erva, R. R., Rajulapati, S. B., Durthi, C. P., Bhatia, M., & Pola, M. (2016), Springer, 3 Biotech, vol.6(1), pp.2, 2016
    Thermal Conductivity of Cu-Zn Hybrid Newtonian Nanofluids: Experimental Data and Modeling using Neural Network, By Mechiri, S. K., Vasu, V., & Babu, S, Science Direct, Procedia Engineering, vol.`127, pp.567-561, 2015
    Studies on bioethanol production from spoiled starch rich and cellulose rich vegetables by two stage batch fermentation, By Babu, R. S., Prasad, S. B. C., Chakrapani, R., Padmavathi, M., Rao, C. S. V. R., & Narasu, M. L, JPAM, Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, vol.5(2), pp.853-857, 2011
    Conference(s)
    Development of microbial consortium and reactor design for the enhancement of compost quality using Indigenous Microorganisms and Natural inputs By Embari Rashmitha, G.Chandrika, R.Satish Babu, INCEE - 2025, 2025
    Enhanced production and optimization of Poly 3-hydroxybutyrate (P3HB) by novel Stutzerimonas stutzeri strain isolated from food waste using slaughterhouse wastewater (SWW) as a sustainable substrate By Bhanu Pratap Singh, R Satish Babu, INCEE - 2025, 2025
    Production and Characterization of PolyHydroxyAlkanoates from Slaughterhouse Wastewater By Satish Babu Rajulapati, Sridhar Pilli, Srikanth Gangadhara, Asia Environment and Resource Engineering, 2023
    Treatment of Dairy Wastewater with Extracellular Polymeric Substances By Rajulapati satish Babu, 2nd International Conference on Material Science and Engineering, 2023
    Studies on a-amylase and ethanol production from spoiled starch rich vegetables and multi objective optimization by P.S.O and Genetic Algorithm By R.Satish Babu, M. Lakshmi Narasu, IEEE International conference , 2011
    Optimization of α-amylase production from Aspergillus Niger using spoiled starch rich vegetables by response surface methodology and Genetic Algorithm By Satish Babu Rajulapati, Lakshmi Narasu M., Panduranga Vundavilli, 2011 Annual IEEE India Conference, 2011
    Text Book(s)
    Sustainable Bioprocessing for a Clean and Green Environment: Concepts and Applications By Jerold, M., Santhiagu, A., Babu, R. S., & Korapatti, N. (Published by: CRC Press), Engineering & Technology, 2021
    Book Chapter(s)
    Bioactive Metabolites from Streptomyces nanhaiensis VSM-1: Polyphasic Taxonomy, Optimization, and Evaluation of Antimicrobial Metabolites by GC-MS Analysis By Ushakiranmayi Managamuri, Muvva Vijayalakshmi, Sudhakar Poda, VS Rama Krishna Ganduri, R Satish Babu in Medicinal Plants: Biodiversity, Sustainable Utilization and Conservation, Springer , e Book, 2020
    Homology Modeling of L-Asparaginase Enzyme from Enterobactor Aerogenes KCTC 2190 By Satish Babu Rajulapati and Rajeswara Reddy Erva in Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering Trends and Developments, AAP, hardbound / ebook , 2015
    Patent(s)
    Continuous solution phase production of beta peptide using spiral copper channel microreactor, (635/CHE/2015)
    PROJECT / CONSULTANCY
    Biochemical strategy for the efficient valorization of crude glycerol to bio-nylon-4 by metabolically engineered Yarrowia lipolytica: A biorefinery approach towards sustainable biopolymer production
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator
    Type: Research
    Sponsor: DBT
    Project Cost (INR): 2104840
    Date of Commencement: 17-05-2025  
    Duration: 24 Months
    Status: Ongoing
    Process development for cellulose acetate based nanoporous membranes for arsenic and fluoride removal from ground water to make potable water
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Type: Research
    Sponsor: CSIR
    Project Cost (INR): 1050000
    Date of Commencement: 01-08-2014   Date of Completion: 30-08-2017
    Duration: 36 Months
    Status: Completed
    A Study on Bioremediation of Wastewater Generated from Automobile Effluents
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Type: Research
    Sponsor: NITW
    Project Cost (INR): 330000
    Date of Commencement: 01-05-2012   Date of Completion: 30-04-2013
    Duration: 11 Months
    Status: Completed
    RESEARCH FELLOWS / PhD STUDENTS
    Current PhD Students
    Bhanu Pratap Singh
    Area of Research: Environmental Biotechnology
    Embari Rashmitha
    Area of Research: Bioprocess Engineering
    Sowmya H
    Area of Research: Environmental Biotechnology
    Previous PhD Students
    P.Chandra Sai (2021)
    Area of Research: Bioinformatics & Bioprocess Engineering
    P.Madhuri (2020)
    Area of Research: Bioinformatics & Bioprocess Engineering
    Mayuri Bhatia (2019)
    Area of Research: Bio-Nano Technology
    E.Rajeswara Reddy (2017)
    Area of Research: Bioinformatics and Bioprocess Engineering
    CONFERENCE / WORKSHOP / SYMPOSIUM / SHORT TERM COURSE / FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
    A Five-Day National Workshop On "Modeling, Simulation and Optimization of Bioprocesses Using SUPERPRO DESIGNER AND BERKELEY MADONNA SOFTWARES" (10th -14th Dec, 2018) Sponsored by TEQIP -III, Organized by Department of Biotechnology
    10-Dec-2018 → 14-Dec-2018
    Event Type: Workshop
    Role: Coordinator
    Funding Agency: TEQIP-III
    DBT Sponsored Five-Day Workshop on Modeling, Simulation and Optimization of Bioprocesses
    02-Nov-2015 → 06-Nov-2015
    Event Type: Workshop
    Role: Coordinator
    Funding Agency: DBT
    National Workshop On Modeling, Simulation and Optimization of Bioprocesses
    04-Oct-2013 → 06-Oct-2013
    Event Type: Workshop
    Role: Coordinator
    Funding Agency: TEQIP -II
    AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
    2024
    Fellow-Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers
    Fellow-Biotech Research Society India
    2017
    Best Poster award
    Associate fellow of TAS
    2016
    Outstanding Faculty ( Bioprocess Engineering)
    ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
    •  Associate Dean (P&D) (March, 2022 - June, 2023)
    •  Hostel Warden (April, 2019 - November, 2020)
    •  Security Officer (January, 2019 - October, 2020)
    •  NCC Officer (June, 2013 - June, 2018)
     Last updated on November 27, 2025