Dr. M.V. Latkar

Professor

Brief Bio
Dr. Madhuwanti Latkar is a Professor in Civil Engineering Department. She has Research experience in National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Nagpur. She is a doctorate in Environmental Biochemistry and is actively doing research in the domain of Biocementation. She has represented India as a delegate and a member of the International Thematic Group ‘Ecology and Climate Change’ in the Annual Conference of BRICS NU held at North China University of water Conservancy and Electric Power, Zhengzhou City, Hennan, China from 1st to 3rd July 2017. Her research team from the Department of Civil Engineering, VNIT, Nagpur has won the prestigious RISE award 2021 for best poster titled, ‘Biocementation studies on cement-mortar by using soil as a nutrient source for the bacteria’ in the category ‘Field and Laboratory Research’. The Leeds Sustainability Institute (Leeds Beckett University), Technological University Dublin, Suffolk Sustainability Institute, and the University of the West of England conduct The RISE awards every year, which were hosted by Leeds Beckett University this year. The RISE Awards intend to motivate researchers worldwide to display their new and innovative products, technologies, processes, projects and schemes.

Brief Bio

Dr. Madhuwanti Latkar is a Professor in Civil Engineering Department. She has Research experience in National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Nagpur. She is a doctorate in Environmental Biochemistry and is actively doing research in the domain of Biocementation. She has represented India as a delegate and a member of the International Thematic Group ‘Ecology and Climate Change’ in the Annual Conference of BRICS NU held at North China University of water Conservancy and Electric Power, Zhengzhou City, Hennan, China from 1st to 3rd July 2017. Her research team from the Department of Civil Engineering, VNIT, Nagpur has won the prestigious RISE award 2021 for best poster titled, ‘Biocementation studies on cement-mortar by using soil as a nutrient source for the bacteria’ in the category ‘Field and Laboratory Research’. The Leeds Sustainability Institute (Leeds Beckett University), Technological University Dublin, Suffolk Sustainability Institute, and the University of the West of England conduct The RISE awards every year, which were hosted by Leeds Beckett University this year. The RISE Awards intend to motivate researchers worldwide to display their new and innovative products, technologies, processes, projects and schemes.

Research Interest
Environmental Biotechnology

Education

Degree	Year	Specialization	University
PhD	1993	Environmental Biochemistry	Nagpur University
M.Sc	1987	Biochemistry	Nagpur University
B.Sc	1985	—	Nagpur University

Publications

Contact Details

Phone:	0712-2801087
Email:	mvlatkar@civ.vnit.ac.in
Address:	Department of Civil Engineering, VNIT Nagpur

Sponsored Research Projects

Title	Funding Agency	Role	Year of Award	Duration (Months)	Amount (Lakhs)	Status
Investigation on the occurrence of endocrine disruptive chemicals (EDCs) in the water bodies and wastewater and development of suitable analytical method for their quantification ( NEERI-VNIT collaborative Project)	Department of BIotechnology (DBT)	Co-Principle Coordinator	Aug 2016	24	₹ 39.7 lakhs	Completed

Consultancy Projects

Title	Funding Agency	Role	Year	Amount (in Lakhs INR)

Book or Book Chapters

Description	Author(s)	Publisher	ISBN	Year
“Application of biocementation for augmentation of mechanical properties of fly ash concrete” Recent Advances in Civil Engineering, pp. 245-259.	Snigdha Bhutange and M. V. Latkar	Springer	ISBN 978-981-16-4396-5	2020
“Effect of biocementation on concrete using different calcium sources”, Recent Advances in Civil Engineering, pp 307-316.	Anuja Charpe and M.V. Latkar	Springer	ISBN 978-981-16-4396-5	2020

Patents

Patent Title	Application No.	Date of filing	Present Status
Biocementation material and process of preparation thereof	202021007548	21/02/2020	Granted on 21/09/2020, Patent No. 347237
Method of biocementation using soil as a nutrient source for bacteria	201921030112	25/07/2019	Granted on 24/11/2020, Patent No. 352061
Composition of bacterial solution for biocementation to improve mechanical properties of cementitious materials	201721046020	21/12/2017	Granted on 25/08/2021, Patent No. 375269
Application of green solution for improving the mechanical properties of construction materials	3209/MUM/2015	21/08/2015	Granted on 22/09/2021, Patent No. 377613
A composition of bacterial solution for biocementation and method of preparation thereof	202121036323	11/08/2021	Granted on 12/09/2022, Patent No. 406394
A Method for Bio-Recovery of Coagulant from the Sludge Generated in Water Treatment Process	202221024983	28/04/2022	Granted on 17/04/2023, patent No. 429033
A crack healing material for cement mortar and method of preparation thereof	202221059614	18/10/2022	Granted on 05/04/2024, Patent No. 531849
A Method for Recovery of Coagulant from Water Treatment Residue by Bacterium Acidothiobacillus ferroxidans	202221066892	2/11/2022	Granted on 20/11/2024, Patent No. 554630
A Composition of Rice Husk Ash Blended Concrete Containing a Biocementing Solution and Method of Preparation Thereof	202421005430	26/01/2024	Granted on 29/11/2024, Patent No. 555614
A Composition of Solution for Biocementation and Method of Preparation Thereof	202421029406	11/04/2024	Published
A Method for Stabilizing Expansive Black Cotton Soil	202421072232	24/09/2024	Published

STTP & Workshop

Title	Funding Agency	Host Institute	Dates	No. of Participants
Impacts of Climate Change	TEQIP III	VNIT	17th Dec. to 21st Dec.2018	50
Laboratory Methods for Water & Wastewater Analysis and Air Quality Monitoring	TEQIO III	VNIT	20th May to 24th May 2019	35
Climate Change: socio economic Impacts and Resilience Building’	Science and Engineering research Board (SERB) under ‘Karyashala’ Abhyas programme accelerate Vigyan Scheme.	VNIT	26th to 30th September 2022	35

Administrative Responsibilities

Responsibility	Institute	Role	Year

Awards & Honors

Year	Award Description
Jun 1905	CSIR Fellowship for 5 years for carrying out Research.
2021	has won the prestigious RISE award 2021 for best poster titled, ‘Biocementation studies on cement-mortar by using soil as a nutrient source for the bacteria’ in the category ‘Field and Laboratory Research’.