Research/Review/conference papers:

• Rouf Ahmad Dar*, Manisha Parmar, Eajaz Ahmad Dar, Urmila Gupta Phutela (2020) Biomethanation of lignocellulosic agricultural wastes: potential, limitations and possible solutions. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 135:110217 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2020.110217 (IF 14.982)
• Rouf Ahmad Dar* and Urmila Gupta Phutela (2019) Enzyamtic and hydrothermal pretreatment of newly isolated spirulina subsalsa BGLR6 biomass for enhanced biogas production. Waste and Biomass Valorization DOI: 10.1007/s12649-019-00712-y (IF 3.703)
• Dinesh K Benbi, Rouf Ahmad Dar*, A S Toor (2021) Improving soil organic carbon and microbial functionality through different rice straw management approaches in rice-wheat cropping sequence. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-021-01621-8 (IF 4.987)
• Rouf Ahmad Dar* and Urmila Gupta Phutela (2021) Enhanced Asterarcys quadricellulare biomass production through cultural factor optimization and its anaerobic co-digestion for improved biogas yield. 3Biotech. (DOI 10.1007/s13205-021-02792-x) (IF 2.406)
• Rouf Ahmad Dar*, Mehak Arora, Urmila Gupta Phutela (2019) Optimization of cultural factors of newly isolated microalga Spirulina subsalsa and its co-digestion with paddy straw for enhanced biogas production. Bioresource Technology Reports, 5 (2019):185-198. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biteb.2019.01.009 (Elsevier) (Cite score 3.8)
• Rouf Ahmad Dar*, Eajaz Ahmad Dar, Ajit Kaur and Urmila Gupta Phutela (2018)   Sweet sorghum-a promising alternative feedstock for biofuel production. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews,  82: 4070-4090 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2017.10.066  (IF 14.982)
• Shahnawaz Ahmad, H S Rattanpal, Khalid Gul, Rouf Ahmad Dar, Akash Sharma (2019) Chemical composition, antioxidant properties and GC-MS analysis of Juice and Peel Oil of Grapefruit varieties cultivated in India. Journal of Integrative Agriculture 18(7): 1634-1642 https://doi.org/10.1016/S2095-3119(19)62602-X (IF 2.848)  
• Urmila Gupta Phutela and Rouf Ahmad Dar* (2014) Role of Thermoascus aurantiacus MTCC 375 in lignocellulosic digestibility of paddy straw and its implication on biogasproduction. African Journal of Microbiology Research 8(17):1798-1802.  https://doi.org/10.5897/AJMR2013.6425 (IF 0.5, 2014)
• Rouf Ahmad Dar* and Urmila Gupta Phutela (2014) Production of thermostable lignolytic enzymes by Thermoascus aurantiacus MTCC 375 using paddy straw as substrate. International journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences 3(5):116-121. ISSN: 2319-7706 (NAAS 5.38)
• Rouf Ahmad Dar* and  Urmila Gupta Phutela (2015) Optimisation of Thermostable Laccase Production by Thermoascus aurantiacus MTCC 375 Using Paddy Straw as Substrate and Digested Biogas Slurry (DBS) as Medium in Solid State Fermentation. Journal of Bioenergy and Biofuels 1(2):192-207.DOI:10.5958/2454-8618.2015.00020.6
• Urmila Gupta Phutela and Rouf Ahmad Dar (2014) Lignolytic enzyme production by Thermoascus aurantiacus MTCC 375, a thermophilic fungus, under solid state fermentation using different culture media. Agricultural research Journal (Formerly known as Journal of Research) 51 (2):185-188. (NAAS 4.71)
• Vishalakshi, Rouf Ahmad Dar and Urmila Gupta Phutela (2016) Selection of low cost substrate for inoculum preparation of Pleurotus ostreatus MTCC 142 for pretreatment of paddy straw. Journal of Bioenergy and Biofuels. 2(1):59-66. DOI: 10.5958/2454-8618.2016.00007.9
• Vishwas Garg, Rouf Ahmad Dar and Urmila Gupta Phutela (2017) Comparative evaluation of different pretreatment methods on biogas production from paddy straw.  Journal of Applied and Natural Science 9 (3): 1525 –1533. DOI https://doi.org/10.31018/jans.v9i3.1396 (NAAS 4.84)
• Rozy, Rouf Ahmad Dar and Urmila Gupta Phutela (2017) Optimization of biogas production from water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes).  Journal of Applied and Natural Science 9(4):2062-2067  DOI https://doi.org/10.31018/jans.v9i4.1489 (NAAS 4.84)
• Rekha Sharma, Rouf Ahmad Dar*, Ajit Kaur and Urmila Gupta Phutela (2017) Statistical optimization of cultural conditions for manganese peroxidase production by Coriolus versicolor mtcc 138 from digested cattle dung slurry. Applied Biological Research 19 (2): 122-131.  DOI : 10.5958/0974-4517.2017.00018.0 (NAAS 5.07)
• Milky Goyal, Rouf Ahmad Dar and Urmila Gupta Phutela (2018) Poultry dropping based biodigested slurry for protease production by Humicola fuscoatra MTCC 1409: Optimization and kinetic study. Journal of Experimental Biology and Agricultural Sciences 6(1):131-141 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18006/2018.6(1).131.1 (NAAS 5.07)
• Harsh Panwar, Rouf Ahmad Dar, Anamika Singh and Arundhati Wandhare (2021) Antimicrobial Resistance in Food/Dairy: Significance, Concerns and Possible Mitigation by Antimicrobial Peptides In proceedings of the conference: Biotechnological Approaches in Animal Research and Disease Diagnosis at College of Animal Biotechnology, GADVASU Pp: 92-97

Books: 

• Bhat MA, Wani SA, Dar EA, Dar RA, Dinesh, Ahmad N and Yousuf N (2018) Objective Soil Science, Brosis Publishers and Distributors, ISBN 9788193450215

Book Chapters:

• Rouf Ahmad Dar*, Mudasir Yaqoob, Manisha Parmar and Urmila Gupta Phutela  (2019) Biofuels from food processing wastes. In: Inamuddin and Asiri A M (ed) Microbial Microbial Fuel Cells:Materials and Applications. Materials Research Foundation, pp. (46) 249-288 Materials Research Forum, USA.
• Rouf Ahmad Dar*, Nishu Sharma, Karamjeet Kaur and Urmila Gupta Phutela  (2019) Feasibility of microalgal technologies in pathogens removal from wastewater.In:Gupta SK and Bux F (ed) Application of Microalgae in Wastewater Treatment: Domestic and Industrial Wastewater Treatment. pp. 237-268 Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13913-1_12
• Rouf Ahmad Dar*, Saroj Bala and Urmila Gupta Phutela (2021) Advancement in Biogas Technology for Sustainable Energy Production. In:Saini R, Navnietha K R and Kris P (ed.) Biocommodity Engineering.WILEY
• Sumita Chandel, Rouf Ahmad Dar, Dhanwinder Singh, Sapna Thakur, Ravneet Kaur, Kuldip Singh (2021) Plant Assisted Bioremediation (PAB) of Heavy metal Polluted Soils. In: Pandey V C (ed.) Bio-Inspired Land Remediation, CRC Press

• Attended and made an oral presentation on “Production of thermostable lignolytic enzymes by Thermoascus aurantiacus MTCC 375 using paddy straw as substrate” in the 6^th International Seminar on Energy for Sustainable Development in Asia Pacific at Guru Arjan Dev Institute of Development Studies Society from 29 Nov to 01, Dec. 2013.
• Attended the 2^nd International Conference on Recent Advances in Bioenergy Research (ICRABR-2016) from 25-27 February 2016 and made oral presentation on “Process optimization of laccase production from Thermoascus aurantiacus MTCC 375 by Response surface methodology in solid state fermentation”.
• Attended Indian Mushroom Conference on “Diversification to diversity for nutritional and environmental security” held during 16-17 April 2013 at PAU, Ludhiana (Punjab).
• Attended National Conference on Technologies in Sustainable Food Systems (TSFS-2016, October 7-8, 2016) and made an oral presentation on “Production of biomass and functional ingredients by Spirulina sp. NCIM 5143 under different physico-chemical regimes”.
• Attended 21^st Punjab Science Congress (PSC-2018, February 7-9) and made an oral presentation on “Pretreatment of Euryhaline Asterarcys quadricellulare BGLR5 for improved biogas production”.
• Attended Workshop on Microbial technology and its applications from 10^th -12th  October 2009.
• Attended and delivered a lecture on “Mushrooms: potential role in immunomodulation and circular economy transition” in the workshop on Mushroom cultivation organized by Chandigarh Group of Colleges, Jhnajheri, Mohali (Punjab).
• Attended 8^th Asian-Australasian Conference on Precision Agriculture organized by Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana and Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers, New Delhi during 14-17 Oct. 2019 and made a poster presentation on “Design and construction of open air algal pond for enhanced cultivation of mixed microalgae population for biogas production”
• Certificate of one week (10^th to 15^th June, 2019) training program on “Hands-on Statistical Tools and Database Management in Agriculture” organized under ICAR-NAHEP-CAAST project in collaboration with Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi at Department of Soil Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana.
• Attended online certificate course on “Remote Sensing and Digital Image Analysis” conducted by Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), ISRO, Dehradun from 19-08-2019 to 11-09-2019.
•  Attended one week National Level Online Short Term Training Program on Research Methodology organized by the Faculty of Humanities and Science, Adayalampattu Phase II campus Dr. MGR Educational and Research Institute University from 20th July 2020 to 27th July 2020.
• Attended ten days training programme on “Understanding Biometrical Genetics: Statistical Manueuvering Towards Ensuring Food Security” organized by Dryland Agriculture Research Station (DARS) under IDP-NAHEP SKUAST-K.
• Attended online certificate course on Basic principles of remote sensing technology conducted by Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), ISRO, Dehradun from 13-04-2020 to 25-04-2020
•  Attended one week National Workshop on Research Methodology and Techniques from 2^nd August 2020 to 6^th August 2020 organized by ICFAI Law School, ICFAI University Dehradun.
• Attended 3-day online training program on “Computational tools used in life science research: held from 9^th to 11^th October 2020.
• Attended 23^rd Punjab Science Congress held from February 7-9, 2020, and presented a paper entitled “Cultivation of mixed microalgae population in open air pond and its valorization to biogas”
• Attended International e-symposium on “ Probiotics, Prebiotics and Gut Microbiome: Key Regulators for Human and Animal Health” organized by Department of Dairy Microbiology, College of Dairy Science and Technology, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University on 11^th November, 2021 under the aegis of Probiotic Association of India

• Currently working as Assistant Professor (Microbiology) in the Department of Industrial Microbiology, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Science, Prayagraj (UP) from 20th October 2021 to till date.
• Worked as Lecturer in the PG Microbiology Programme of Centre of Research for Development, University of Kashmir, Srinagar (J&K) from 26 March 2021 to 19 October 2021. 

Academic achievements/Professional recognition/Awards:

• Merit certificate in B.Sc.
• University Gold Medal in B.Sc.
• University fellowship holder in M.Sc.
• Merit certificate in M.Sc.
• Qualified Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) in 2013 and 2014 conducted jointly by Indian Institute of Technology (all IIT’s) and Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (IISc)
•  Qualified Agricultural Scientist Recruitment Board National Eligibility Test (ASRB-NET 2014 and 2017)
• Qualified All India Competitive Examination for Senior Research Fellowship SRF– 2014 (ICAR-SRF) conducted by Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Delhi
• Qualified the “Council of Scientific and Industrial Research – UGC National Eligibility Test-2014 (CSIR UGC NET 2014).”
• Qualified nationwide entrance examination known as “Joint Graduate Entrance Examination for Biological and Interdisciplinary Life Sciences-GS 2015 (JGEEBILS)” conducted by TIFR and NCBS
• Qualified Indian Council of Medical Research Junior Research Fellowship (ICMR JRF) Examination held on 19^th July 2015, for the award of Junior Research Fellowship under the ICMR Fellowship scheme and received the same throughout the Ph.D
• Awarded Maulana Azad National Fellowship (MANF 2016-17)
• Best Ph. D. Thesis award - 2017 in Scientist Award Ceremony organized by Dr. Ram Avtar Shiksha Samiti at Lucknow University, Lucknow

Professional Membership

•  Association of Microbiologists of India (4465-2016)
• The Indian Science Congress Association (A2907)
• Coordinator of J&K chapter of Microbiologists Society of India