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of Cambridge Scholars Publishing, UK. He is a Fellow of the Plantae group of American Society of Plant Biologists, and a Member of International Society of Root Research, Asian Council of Science Editors, and INPST, etc. Also, he is Editor-in-Chief of American Journal of Plant Physiology; and a Series Editor of 'Exploring Medicinal Plants' published by Taylor & Francis Group, USA.
Dr. Rakesh Kumar Bachheti graduated from the Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna University, Garhwal, India, in 1996. He completed his MSc in Organic Chemistry from Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna University, Garhwal, India in 1998. He had undergone a one-year Post Graduate Diploma in Pulp and Paper Technology from Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, in 2001. He obtained his PhD in Organic Chemistry from Kumaun University, Nainital, India in 2007. He is presently working as an Associate Professor of Organic Chemistry in the Department of Industrial Chemistry at the Addis Ababa Scienceand Technology University (AASTU) of Ethiopia, where he teaches PhD, graduate and undergraduate students. Before joining AASTU, Dr. Rakesh was working as Dean Project (Assistant) in Graphic Era University (A grade university by NACC) Dehradun, India. Dr. Rakesh also presented papers in various international and national conferences. His major research interests include natural product for industrial application, biofuel and bioenergy, green synthesis of nanoparticles and their applications, and pulp and paper technology. He has successfully advised 30 MSc and 3 PhD students to completion and countless undergraduates have researched in his laboratory. Dr. Bachheti has over 50 publications dealing with various aspects of natural product chemistry and has eight book chapters published by Springer, Elsevier, Taylor & Francis, and Nova Publisher. Presently, he is supervising 5 PhD students, 3 Master's students and also working for two research projects funded by AASTU.
Dr. Archana (Joshi) Bachheti did BSc in the year 1997, and MSc in 1999 from Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna University, Garhwal, India. She received her PhD from Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, India in 2006. She has carried out research projects and consultancy work in the areas of ecorestoration/ development of wasteland, physico-chemical properties of Jatropha curcus seed oil and their relation with altitudinal variation; and has been a Consultant Ecologist to a project funded by some governmental agencies. Dr. Joshi, currently an Associate Professor at Graphic Era University, Dehradun, India. She has also served in many capacities in the academia within India and provided expertise internationally for more than 15 years where she taught Ecology and Environment, Environmental Science, Freshwater Ecology, Disaster management, and Bryophytes and Pteridophytes. Her major research interests encompass the broad, interdisciplinary field of plant ecology, with focus on eco-restoration, green chemistry especially the synthesis of nanomaterials, and medicinal properties of plants. She organized several National seminars and conferences. She guided one PhD student and at present supervising three scholars, as well as guided graduate and undergraduate students for their research projects. Dr. Joshi has published more than 50 research articles in international and national journals along with six book chapters.