About Me
Welcome to The Mountain Echoed, a space where landscapes become stories and cultures come alive. I'm Bharat Bhushan Negi, a native of Kalpa, Kinnaur in the Indian Himalayas, a PhD research scholar currently pursuing a Joint PhD degree in Chemical Engineering from IIT Guwahati, India, and Curtin University, Australia. I am a passionate social media and YouTube content creator.
Born in the mountains, my journey has taken me from serene beutiful Himalayan villages to bustling cities across India and the world. The Mountain Echoed is not just about the Himalayas—though they will always be close to my heart. It’s a living journal of global discovery. Through vivid travelogues, immersive cultural insights, and authentic human stories, I share what I see, feel, and learn on the road.
Whether you're looking for offbeat destinations, deep cultural dives, or simply a different lens through which to see the world, this platform is for you. I hope to inspire curiosity, connection, and conscious travel—one story at a time.
Let’s explore the world together !
BIOSKETCH
Research Area
Wastewater treatment/ Bioremediation/ Mycoremediation
Bioreactors/ Fungal pellets/ Fungal pelleted bioreactor
Fermentation
Bioprocess engineering
Educational Details
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati and Curtin University, Australia Jan 2021 - Ongoing
Joint Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Degree, Chemical Engineering
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Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati 2017 - 2019
Master of Technology (M.Tech.) Biotechnology
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Panjab University, Chandigarh 2016 - 2017 (Dropped)
Master of Engineering (M.E), Biotechnology
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Shoolini University, Solan (H.P.) 2011 - 2015
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Biotechnology
Research & Industrial Experience
PhD Research Scholar Jan 2021 - Present Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati
Curtin University, Australia
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Project Staff (GATE-JRF) Aug 2019 - Jun 2020
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati
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Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati
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Minchy's Food Products, Shimla
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Shoolini University, Solan
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Research Intern Jul 2014 - Oct 1015
Jawaharalal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi
Research Projects
Project: Mycoremediation of wastewater
Principal Investigator: Prof. Chandan Das
Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati
Jan 20121 - Ongoing
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Project: Process intensified production of lignocellulosic liquid biofuel by cyclic shifting of the process parameters in a single bioreactor
Principal Investigator: Dr Soumen Kumar Maiti
Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati
Aug 2019 - June 2020
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Project: Batch and continuous removal of selenite from wastewater and recovery as selenium nanoparticles
Principal Investigator: Prof. Kanann Pakshirajan
Department of Bioscience and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati
May 2018 - May 2019
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Project: Phytochemical screening and analysis of the antibacterial and antioxidant activity of Adhatoda vasicsa and Hedychium spicatum: Important vulnerable medicinal plants of Indian Himalayan region
Principal Investigator: Prof. Dinesh Kumar Chatanta
Department of Bioengineering and Food Technology, Shoolini University, Solan (H.P.)
Jan 2015 - Jun 2015
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Project: Over-expression, purification and crystallization of phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase
from Trichomonas vaginalis (TvPGDH)
Principal Investigator: Prof. Samudrala Gourinath
Structural Biology Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Delhi
Jul 2014 - Oct 2014
Awards & Honors
2025 Best paper award in oral presentation under the theme of "Waste Management, Recycling Technologies, and Natural Resource Management" at 8th International Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility & Sustainable Development, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
2023 Best paper award in oral presentation under the theme of ”Wastewater Treatment” at International Conference IIChE-CHEMCON 2023, Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, HIT, Kolkata
2022 Best paper award in oral presentation under the theme of ”Wastewater Treatment/ separation process” at National Conference on Recent Advances in Chemical Engineering towards Sustainable Future, SVNIT, Surat Gujrat (Virtual Event)
2017 Mukhiya Mantri Protsahan Yojana, Himachal Pradesh state government, one-time incentive/award for
securing admission in the Institute of National Importance, IIT Guwahati
2016 GATE Fellowship, Ministry of Human Resource Development Government of India, for qualifying national level examination GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test Engineering) Biotechnology
Publications
Journal Articles [4]
1. Bharat Bhushan Negi, Umesh and Chandan Das (2025) "Novel insights into mycoremediation mechanism of petroleum refinery wastewater using Phanerochaete chrysosporium: An experimental and computational approach", Journal of Water Process Engineering. Click to read
2. Bharat Bhushan Negi and Chandan Das (2023) "Mycoremediation of wastewater, challenges, and current status: A review", Bioresource Technology Reports. Click to read
3. Bharat Bhushan Negi, Mansi Aliveli, Shishir Kumar Behera, Raja Das, Arindam Sinharoy, Eldon R. Rene,
Kannan Pakshirajan (2022) "Predictive modelling and optimization of an airlift bioreactor for selenite removal from wastewater using artificial neural networks and particle swarm optimization", Environmental Research. Click to read
4. Bharat Bhushan Negi, Arindam Sinharoy, Kannan Pakshirajan (2020) “Selenite removal from wastewater using fungal pelleted airlift bioreactor”, Environmental Science and Pollution Research. Click to read
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Book Chapter [2]
1. Bharat Bhushan Negi and Arindam Sinharoy (2024) "A detailed overview of anaerobic digestion of sewage Sludge with Different Process Intensification Strategies", Application of sewage sludge in industrial wastewater treatment, Wiley Online Library. Check to read
2. Mahesh Ravore, Yashvant, Suraj Kumar Panda, Sahil Dhull, Meenakshi, Bharat Bhushan Negi, Parul Jakhwal, Soumen Kumar Maiti (2020) “Advances in biotechnological tools for bioremediation of wastewater using bacterial-algal symbiotic system”, Cutting Edge Tools, Techniques Applied Aspects in Waste Water Treatment, ELSEVIER B.V., AMSTERDAM NETHERLANDS. Click to read
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Magazine Article [1]
1. Bharat Bhushan Negi (2014) "Environmental Impact of Making Hydropower Projects In Kinnaur District of Himachal Pradesh- India", Scientific India. Click to read
Teaching Engagements
Served as a Teaching Assistant (TA) for the following courses:
1. Operator of Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy, IIT Guwahati (July 2025 - Present)
2. Mass Transfer Operations -II, NPTEL (MOOCS), (July 2025 - Present)
3. Process control and reaction engineering Lab, IIT Guwahati (Feb 2025 - May 2025)
4. Operator of Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy, IIT Guwahati (June 2023 - Nov 2023)
5. International Joint Global Internship & Seminar, IIT Guwahati (Jul 2022 - Nov 2022)
6. Mass Transfer Operations -II, NPTEL (MOOCS), (July 2022 - Nov 2022)
7. Mass Transfer Operations Lab, IIT Guwahati (Jan 2022- May 2022)
8. Mass Transfer Operations -II, NPTEL (MOOCS), (July-Nov 2021)
9. Biomolecular and Cellular Process Engineering, IIT Guwahati (Jan 2019 -May 2019)
Conferences/ Seminar/ Poster presentations/ Workshop
Conferences [7]
C1: Participated in "8th International Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility & Sustainable Development", Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, June 16-17, 2025
C2: Participated in "2nd Royal Australian Chemical Institute Green and Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering Conference", Melbourne, Australia, December 8-12, 2024
C3: Participated in "International Conference IIChE-CHEMCON 2023, Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, HIT, Kolkata, December 27-30, 2023
C4: Participated in "National Conference on Recent Advances in Chemical Engineering towards Sustainable Future", SVNIT, Surat Gujrat, March 17-18, 2022 (Virtual Event).
C5: Participated in “International Conference on Trends in Plant Sciences and Agrobiotechnology (ICTPA-2019)”, IIT Guwahati, February 14-16, 2019
C6: Participated in “International Conference on Next Generation Plant Production and Bioresources Utilization ) NGPPBUT-2019)”, IIT Guwahati, February 11-13, 2019
C7: Participated in a national level conference on “Recent Trends in Molecular Parasitology”, JNU New Delhi, March 27-29,2014
Seminars [2]
S1: Participated in an International Seminar on the "Medicinal Plant Production and Advancement
In Herbal Medicine, Neutraceuticals, Cosmetics and Other Herbal Product Formulation Technologies
(MedPro Tech)", IIT Guwahati, October 28-29, 2022
S2: Participated in an International Seminar on the "Challenges and Opportunities of Medicinal Plant- Based Industries In BIMSTEC Countries", IIT Guwahati, August 27-28, 2022
Poster Presentations [1]
P1: Bharat Bhushan Negi and Kannan Pakshirajan (2019) “Selenium Removal From Wastewater Using Fungal Pellets”, Research Conclave-2019, IIT Guwahati, March 15-17, 2019
Workshops [5]
W1: Participated in Faculty Development (FDP) cum Workshop on "Advances in Biological Wastewater
Treatment Methods: Teaching and Learning Strategies", NIT Warangal, December 5-9, 2022
W2: Participated in workshop on “Biosafety and Biosecurity Procedures”, IIT Guwahati, June 11, 2022
W3: Participated in Faculty Development (FDP) cum Workshop on "Advances in Biological Wastewater
Treatment Methods: Teaching and Learning Strategies", NIT Warangal, September 7-11, 2020
W4: Participated in two days’ workshop on “LATEX”, IIT Guwahati, August 25-26, 2018
W5: Participated in five days GIAN (Global Initiative of Academic Network) course on “Biofuel Cell Technology: Fundamentals and Applications”, IIT Guwahati, April 23-27, 2018
Extra-curricular
2022 1st prize in Vlogoholic (Vlog Making) during FMC Weekend 2022, India’s first and largest digital arts festival organised by the Film and Media Council (BHU) Varanasi
2014 1st prize in declamation at Shoolini University, Solan
2013 Certificate of Excellence in RIO+20 India Certification Program
2010 2nd Prize in Skit in Children's Science Congress at School Level
2010 Merit Certificate from Development of Information and Public Health Department, Himachal Pradesh
state government, for securing 1st position in the declamation competition
2009 Merit Certificate from Shimla District School Sports Association for securing 1st position in declamation
competition
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