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Partho Pratim Chatterjee, is a Chartered Engineer from the Institution of Engineers (India) and Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, UK. He had secured an All India Rank of 341 ( Top 8 %) in GATE 2016 and had secured a rank among the Top 2% in All India Engineering Entrance Examination- 2012. He has been awarded "Elite + Silver grade" for securing a rank within the top 5 percentile at the national level in the course titled “Surface Engineering of Nanomaterials " conducted jointly by NPTEL- IIT Madras and IIT Roorkee. He has completed the “Professional Certificate in the Economics of Energy Transition” program from Delft University of Technology, Netherlands. He is a Certified Sustainability Management Professional from the Academy of Human Resource and Management Practitioners, UK.
He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society [FRGS], UK. He has co-authored the book titled " Marketing of Engineering Consultancy Services: A Global Perspective " published by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), New York, USA. He has a patent to his credit also in the field of environmentally sustainable plant protectors.
He has completed the following advanced courses in areas like : (i) Micro and Nano Scale Energy Transport conducted by IIT Madras and NPTEL (ii) Smart Materials and Intelligent System Design conducted by IIT Kanpur and NPTEL (iii) Phase Field Modelling conducted by IIT Bombay and NPTEL (iv) Power Plant Engineering (encompassing the latest trends in conventional and non-conventional power generation) conducted by IIT Roorkee and NPTEL (v) The Hyperloop conducted by Delft University of Technology, Netherlands (vi) Astronautics and Human Spacelight conducted by Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA (vii) Nuclear Energy conducted by Joint Research Centre of the European Commission, Germany (viii) Energy Systems Integration conducted by EIT Innoenergy, Netherlands (ix) Sustainable Aviation conducted by Delft University of Technology, Netherlands (x) Sustainable Bioeconomy conducted by University of Padova, Italy (xi) Modelling in Environmental and Energy Economics conducted by University of Basel, Switzerland (xii) Environmental Policy and Law conducted by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
He has recently completed the executive program titled “Sustainability for Indian Businesses” from Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Chennai, India in 2025.
Presently he is associated with the startup christened Aditya Bioinnovation Pvt Ltd at Nagpur in the capacity of Director. He develops biostimulants, plant protectors and solutions to clear harmful algal blooms in this role. He is associated with UN- aligned, Finland as Vice Chair, Chief Sustainability Officer and Member of the Board wherein his role also encompasses guiding fellows & interns in the field of sustainability (sustainable energy, sustainable transportation, sustainable agriculture, bioeconomy promotion and environmental restoration) in addition to preparing research reports in these areas. He is also associated as an "Expert" in the Global Ecosystem Based Adaptation Fund Technical Expert Group, which is a collaborative project of IUCN-Switzerland; UNEP- Kenya and International Climate Initiative-Govt. of Germany. He is serving as a “Member” in the INSOILFER Working Group 1 of FAO-UN, Italy. He has been included in the “American Chemical Society’s Reviewer Database and American Chemical Society’s Paragon Plus interface” by the American Chemical Society, USA. He is also associated as an “Expert” in the “Pool of Experts” of the “United Nations Regular Process for Global Reporting and Assessment of the State of Marine Environment, including socioeconomic aspects”, a project coordinated by the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, United Nations, New York, USA. He has also been selected by Sarala Birla University, Ranchi to render his services in the capacity of Mentor, Institute Innovation Council. He has also been invited to join the “Ocean Decade Network” of UNESCO in the capacity of a Member. He has also been invited by the World Food Forum (WFF) to serve as the WFF Educators Network.
He is a Member of following institutions: (i) Expert Commission on Environmental, Economic & Social Policy” of IUCN, Switzerland (ii) Expert Commission on Education & Communication” of IUCN, Switzerland (iii) Expert Commission on Ecosystem Management” of IUCN, Switzerland (iv) the Nuclear Quality Assurance- Waste Management Subcommittee of ASME, New York, USA (v) Thermal Energy Storage - Interest Review Group of ASME, New York, USA and (vi) Technical Books Committee of ASM International, USA (vii) Emerging Technologies Awareness Committee of ASM International, USA. (viii) Climate Crisis Expert Commission of IUCN, Switzerland ix) World Food Forum Educators Network x) Youth Beyond GDP initiative, a joint initiative of UN Beyond Lab, UNCTAD and Rethinking Economics
In September 2023, he has been invited by the Chair of the IUCN Rewilding Working Group to review the rewilding draft guidelines. Recently, he has been invited by IUCN’s (Switzerland) World Conservation Congress 2025 (to be held in Abu Dhabi-UAE) to evaluate the submitted proposals in the esteemed event as a Technical Reviewer. He has also been invited by Earth Systems Protection Foundation and Springer to publish a white paper on the intricate relationship between anthropogenic developments and biodiversity conservation in their upcoming monologue. In the recent past, he has served as (i) "Reviewer and Content Curator" in the Climate Guidebook development team of Oxford Net Zero, UK and (ii) "Member of the Scholar Selection Team" of Earth Prize, Switzerland.
He has served as (i) Reviewer in the "Global Environmental Outlook-7" of UNEP, Nairobi, Kenya (ii) Mentor in the Youth4Climate program which is a collaborative program of UNDP, USA and Govt. of Italy. iii) Reviewer in the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025.
He has attended the following summits: (i) the G20 AWG event held in Hyderabad in June 2023 to share the challenges and remedial measures faced by sustainability entrepreneurs in India (ii) the fifth meeting of the UNEP Working Group on Nitrogen held in Nairobi, Kenya in January 2024 to share inputs on mitigating nitrogen pollution in the environment (iii) the Blue Economy Forum event organized by Startup TN, Government of Tamil Nadu held in Chennai in January, 2024 to share inputs on strategies to augment the development of blue economy in the state of Tamil Nadu. iv) the Twelfth Annual Subcommittee meeting of the UNEP Committee of Permanent Representatives held in Nairobi, Kenya in September 2025
He has been invited by following institutions: (i) Asahi Glass Foundation, Japan to share feedback on “Environmental Problems and Survival of Humankind- 2023” in the capacity of an expert on environmental issues and offer support in the evaluation of the time on the “Environmental Doomsday Clock” (ii) to attend the “World Bank Group Youth Summit held in May 2023” by World Bank Group, USA to share strategies to foster innovation (iii) invited for in- person presence in the International Energy Policy Forum 2025 to be held on 5th February 2025 in Brussels by Financial Times, UK to share views in the field of Sustainable Energy.
He has published several papers in contemporary areas like solar- wind hybrids, smart energy management, environment and development, solutions to ameliorate climate change, bioeconomy promotion, decarbonization & energy security, sustainable transportation, hyperloop, water conservation, net zero, north sea oil & gas project impact assessment reports, asteroid mining, scientific inspirations from nature, recycling waste plastics, cryogenic materials, superhydrophobicity in steel, talent management etc. in journals of national and international eminence. Few such journals include Water and Energy International- CBIP; New Delhi (ISSN : 0974 - 4711), Journal of Metallurgy and Materials Science- NML; Jamshedpur (ISSN : 0972 - 4257), Steel Tech; Kolkata (ISSN : 0976 - 4232), Everyman’s Science; ISCA; Kolkata (ISSN: 0531-495X), Journal of Resources- Energy and Development; TERI; New Delhi ((ISSN : 0975 - 7554), AARO Journal (ISSN : 2250 – 012X), The Management Accountant; ICMAI; Kolkata (ISSN : 0972 - 3528) etc.
He has received the following national level awards from venerated organizations like (i) Gold Medal and Silver Medal from National Design & Research Forum (NDRF) - Institution of Engineers (India) in October 2017 and November 2014 respectively (ii) Motivated Learner Award from NPTEL-IIT Madras in January 2020 (iii) Bronze medal from Science Olympiad Foundation- New Delhi in 2007 etc. He has also received "Letter of Appreciation" by ASM International -India Chapter for his contribution as "Subject Matter Expert in the field of Green Technologies" in June 2022.
In the year 2018, he has been presented with “Young Engineer Award” by The Institution of Engineers (India), - Jharkhand State Centre, Ranchi. The Institution of Engineers (India) has awarded him the prestigious Young Engineer Award 2025 (at the national level) in the Environmental Engineering division. The Institution of Engineers (India) – Jharkhand State Centre has awarded him the Dr. A K Chatterjee Best Paper Award 2025 for his research in the field of solar-wind hybrids.
He has been invited to serve as an Expert in the Faculty Development Program conducted by AICTE , Government of India and Sarala Birla University, Ranchi, India. He has also been invited by ASME, USA to attend the Nuclear Quality Assurance meeting in Idaho National Laboratory, USA in October 2025.