Dr. Neha Gautam

PostDoc on scholarship

Main research interests: plant-soil-microbe interactions, effects of biochar on plant performance under environmental stress conditions.

Office
GUZ, 6U22
+49 707129-
neha.gautamspam prevention@mnf.uni-tuebingen.de

Research projects

CV

Since 2026

Visiting Scholar at GBI group

at Dept. of Geosciences, Faculty of Sciences, the University of Tuebingen

2021-2026

PhD student

at Centre for the Environment, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, India

2018-2020

M.Sc. in Plant Biology and Biotechnology

at School of Life Sciences, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Hyderabad, India

Selected publications

Gautam, N. and Das, G. (2026). Porous biochar activated with KOH and K2CO3: Efficient antibiotic adsorption and antioxidant activity. Next Materials, 11, 101600.
Pandit, S. K., Das, P., Gautam, N., and Das, G. (2026). Highly selective turn-on chemodosimetric sensing of proline for environmental and hydroponic monitoring. Analyst.
Gautam, N. and Das, G. (2026). Harnessing agro-waste to combat microplastic pollution: Investigating the potential of low-temperature biochar from carrot and beetroot petioles. Next Chemical Engineering, 3, 100117.
Gautam, N., Deka, D., and Das, G. (2025). Efficient adsorption of nitroaromatic compounds from reusable hierarchical porous biochar emanates from the Ananas comosus crown and Citrus limetta fibers. Chemical Engineering Science, 308, 121408.
Gautam, N., Deka, D., and Das, G. (2025). Green, sustainable and eco-friendly approach for extraction of silica nanoparticles from Ananas comosus and Saccharum ravannae: A comparative study of dye removal from aqueous solution. Indian Chemical Engineer, 67(2), 196–206.
Gautam, N. and Das, G. (2024). Adsorption of antivirals and antibiotics by recyclable biochar derived from Dillenia indica: Impact of pyrolysis temperature and duration. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 703, 135265.