Faculty and Research at Amity
It takes some of the brightest minds to mentor the best brains. That’s why Amity University has some of the most talented and dedicated faculty in the country who come from the best institutions around the world. Not only are they academically and professionally at the top, but as individuals display high standards of moral and ethical values, thus becoming the role models for the 80,000 strong student community of Amity.
Known for their unmatched excellence in scientific research, Amity Faculty includes a 3,500 strong distinguished faculty comprising leading scientists, professors, researchers, heads of business & industry and even Nobel Laureates such as Professor Werner Arber. Professor Arber is a leading microbiologist and geneticist known for his path-breaking work in areas of microbiology and genetics among others.
Amity’s faculty have been credited with authoring 150 books, 1,000 researcher papers and filing 150 patents in just a year,. The Faculty has also developed 300 management case-studies in use by global institutions such as McKinsey and IMD Lausanne. Such excellence can only be possible with a strong focus on scientific excellence.
Not surprising, to ensure the very best talent in research, Amity offers the largest number of Fellowships for Ph.D. & Post-doctoral Research in India through the Amity Science, Technology & Innovation Foundation (ASTIF). ASTIF was established to promote a culture of scientific excellence among students and faculty. ASTIF awards Fellowships to brilliant young researchers and scientists who possess the competence and motivation for carrying out cutting-edge research in thrust areas that will impact the development of the nation.
Today Amity is also credited with the maximum number of patents filed by an institution in India. This is directly owed to the large number of scientists from world-renowned scientific research organizations which have joined Amity in the last many years and have been at the forefront of an outstanding research culture on the University campus.
The Patents filed by Amity’s faculty and scientists are in emergent areas of science and technology spanning domains such as nanotechnology, biotechnology, biosensors, forensic sc., pharmaceuticals, microbiology, software, IT, herbals, photo-voltaics, electronics, food-processing. Some of the patents filed by Amity include:
• A nanomaterial based culture medium for microbial growth enhancement
• A global patent for discovering a new cultivable symbiotic fungus Piriformospora
• A method of regeneration by somatic embryogenesis of Coleus Forskohlii
• Novel modified Polygalactomannans from Fenugreek
• A novel method for Bacoside A enhancement by intervention of Pififormospora indica inoculated Bacopa monniera among many others.
The Faculty is also engaged in 250 ongoing sponsored research projects with leading Govt. and international bodies such as the Department of Science & Technology (Govt. of India), DRDO, CSIR, ICMR and global organisations such as the NSF – National Science Foundation of USA and DLR-Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft-und Raumfart in Germany.
Amity has also collaborated with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation wherein the objective of the project has been to identify the Appropriate Post Harvest Technologies for improving market access and incomes for Small Horticulture Farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Amity’s application driven, experiential learning has helped its students achieve various innovations and inventions. For instance, Amity Engineering students have designed and developed India’s first Tri-fuel Hybrid Concept Car, a project under the aegis of Amity Science, Technology and Innovation Foundation (ASTIF). Developed to counter the challenges of skyrocketing fuel prices, this two-seater Amity Hybrid Car comes with multiple fuel options – Batteries, Auto LPG and Petrol-thereby reducing transportation costs significantly.
Such achievements have also been possible owing to the University’s international partnerships with over 100 top Universities & Research Centres around the world including MIT, Cambridge and Purdue.