Mr. Ashok Y. Dawande is presently working as Assistant Professor and Head, Arts and Science College, Pulgoan, Dist Wardha. He has completed M.Sc. in Microbiology from R.T.M. Nagpur University, Nagpur and qualified SET in 2006. He has 12 years of teaching experience in U.G. (Microbiology) and 3 years of teaching experience in P.G. He has published research papers in National and International Journals. His area of research is Mycology, Biocatalysis, Environmental Microbiology and his research output is Citations=53, h-index=3. He worked as a Member of Editorial Board of Journal/ Abstract book released on the occasion of State/International Seminar/ Conference. He has successfully organized several e-Workshops for students and teachers, and also three State- level Seminars, two National Webinars one International Conference. He is Life Member of Microbiologist Society, India.