Abidi,Saiyed Asif Husain

Dutta, O.P. D023

FELLOW, ELECTED 1997

Born in Srinagar, J&K, India on 2 January 1941. Completed P.P.Ag., 1962, University of Rajasthan, B.Sc., 1966, M.Sc., 1968, University of Udaipur; Ph.D., 1981 University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore.
SRA, 1968-72, Jr. Veg. Breeder, 1972-75, Scientist-S1, 1975-76, Scientist-S2, 1976-82, Scientist-S3, 1982-85, Principal Scientist, 1986-94, Head, 1982-85, 1986-89, 1992-94, and 1995-2000, Division of Vegetable Crops, IIHR, Bangalore; FAO Technical Consultant for Regional Cooperation for Vegetable Research and Development in Bangladesh, China, DPR Korea, Thailand, Pakistan and Nepal-1994; FAO Seed Production Expert, Bangladesh 1998-99.
Awards/Honours: UAS Gold Medal for General Merit, 1981; PNASF-ICAR Gold Medal for Life Time Achievements, 2001- 02; PNASF- International Gold medal for Outstanding Research in Vegetable Improvement; 2002; Outstanding Scientific Programme Leader in Horticulture, 2009; International Award for Outstanding Contributions in Vegetable Research and Development, 2014.

Member, Research Advisory Committee (RAC) of Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, Varanasi, 2014-2017; Member, Task Force for Validation of DUS Test Guidelines for Chilli, Sweet Pepper and Paprika, 2014.

Fellow: Indian Society of Vegetable Science, 1998.
Research Areas: Vegetable breeding / Hybrid Seed Production in Vegetables.
Address: #70, Chiranjeevi Layout, 3rd Main, Hebbal - Kempapura, Bengaluru 560024, Karnataka; [Tel: Res: [phone], Cell: 9845131792; Email: [e-mail]]
Dwivedi, Brahma Swaroop D024

FELLOW, ELECTED 2011

Born at Tahsipur, Kannauj, U.P., India on 4 November 1960. Educated at S.N. Intermediate College, Kannauj, 1973-77; C.S. Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur, 1978-86; B.Sc. 1980; M.Sc. 1982; Ph.D. 1987.
Head, Division of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 2011 to date.
Scientist, 1986-89, ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Shillong; Scientist, 1989-91, Scientist (Sr. Scale), 1991-98, and Senior Scientist, 1998-2003, Project Directorate for Cropping Systems Research, Modipuram; Senior Scientist, 2003-06, and Principal Scientist, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 2006-11.
Awards/Honours: ASPEE Gold Medal, 1980; Chancellor's Silver Medal, 1980; TSI FAI Award 1989; PPIC-FAI Award, 2004; Dhiru Morarji Memorial Award, 1992, 2000, 2005, 2007; Shri Ram Award, 1982, 2003, 2007, 2008; Dr. J.S.P. Yadav Memorial Award for Excellence in Soil Science, 2011; International Plant Nutrition Institute (IPNI)-FAI Award, 2014; Editor, J. Indian Soc. Soil Sci., 2009-12; Chief Editor, J. Indian Soc. Soil Sci. 2013 to date.
Fellow: Indian Society of Soil Science
Research Areas: Site-specific nutrient management, nutrient use efficiency, soil testing and fertilizer recommendation, conservation agriculture
Address: Head, Division of Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012; B-3, IARI Campus, New Delhi 110012; [Tel: Off. [phone]; Res. [phone]; Cell: 9654809309, 9811365124; Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail]]
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Dwivedi, Ravi Shankar D025

FELLOW, ELECTED 2001

Born in Maroophpur, Allahabad, India on 9 January 1951. Educated at Indravas Kumari Memorial Intermediate College, Ananpur, 1964-68; Allahabad Agricultural Institute, Allahabad 1968-71; University of Allahabad, 1971-76; B.Sc. 1971; M.Sc. 1973; Ph.D. 1976.
Currently, Adjunct Faculty to ANGRAU, Hyderabad, and Guest Faculty, Jawaharlal Nehru Technical University, Hyderabad.
Head, Land Degradation Division, 1993-2002; Head, Sustainable Agriculture Division, 2002-2004; Group Director, Agriculture and Soils, 2004-06, and Group Director, Land Resources, National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA), Department of Space, Government of India, Hyderabad, 2006-11.
Awards/Honours: National Remote Sensing Award of Indian Society of Remote Sensing; Doreen Mashler Team Award.
Fellow: Indian Geophysical Union; AP Academy of Sciences.
Research Areas: Soil resources inventory and mapping, and studying the dynamics of degraded lands, precision farming using spaceborne multispectral data from both indigenous and foreign earth observation missions
Address: 24, Sai Ansh Arcade, Trimulgherry, Secunderabad 500015, Telangana; [Cell: 09052407590; Email: [e-mail]]
Dwivedi, Shailendra Kumar D026

FELLOW, ELECTED 1999

Born in Gorakhpur, U.P., India on 4 October 1946. Educated at College of Veterinary Medicine, UP Agricultural University Pantnagar, India, 1964-70; Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, India,1971-75; BVSc&AH 1968;MVSc 1970; PhD 1975.
Research Officer/Scientist S-2, Clinical Medicine, IVRI, 1976-82; On deputation to University of Mosul, Iraq, 1980-82; Scientist, S-3, 1982-86, Principal Scientist, Veterinary Medicine, 1986-94, Head, Division of Experimental Medicine and Surgery, 1987-90, and Head, Division of Medicine, 1994-2001, IVRI, Izatnagar; Director, National Research Centre on Equines, Hisar, Haryana, 2001-08.
Member Governing Body, ICAR 2003-06; Member Equine Development Board, DAHD&F 2004-08; Member Sub Committee for Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animals, AWB, Govt. of India 1992-95; Member Medical Equipment and Hospital Planning Division, BIS, Govt. of India 1989-1995.
Awards/Honours: ISVM Shri Ram Lal Agarwal Gold Medal, 1991; ICAR Hari Om Ashram Trust Award, 1995-96; President, Indian Society for Veterinary Medicine, 1995-98; Chief Editor, Indian Journal of Veterinary Medicine, 1987-95; Member, Editorial Board, Indian Journal of Animal Science, 2002-06.
Fellow: National Academy of Veterinary Sciences, India; Indian Society for Veterinary Medicine; Indian Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Research.
Research Areas: Ethno-Veterinary Research and Development for Veterinary Practice; Environmental Pollutants and Livestock Health Hazards
Address: B-3 Kiran Residency, Plot No. GH-79, Sector 56, Gurgaon 122001, Haryana; [Tel: Res. [phone]; Cell: 9910399809; Email: [e-mail]]
Erskine, William E001

FOREIGN FELLOW, ELECTED 2007

Born in St. Andrews, UK on 6 July 1952. Educated at Magdalene College, Cambridge, Natural Science Tripos - B.A. 1973, University of Papua New Guinea, Masters of Agriculture 1976, University of Cambridge, Department of Applied Biology Ph.D. 1979; Post-doctoral fellow in lentil breeding at ICARDA, Aleppo, Syria 1980-81.
Director, Centre for Legumes in Mediterranean Agriculture (CLIMA), University of Western Australia (UWA), Crawley, Australia and Director, International Centre for Plant Breeding Education and Research, UWA
Tutor, Agriculture Faculty of University, Papua New Guinea 1973-77; Coultshurst scholar, Magdalene College, Cambridge, Department of Applied Biology 1978-79; Lentil Breeder at ICARDA, Syria 1981-98; Program Leader, Germplasm Improvement Program, ICARDA, 1998-2000; Assistant Director General (Research) ICARDA, 2000-08.
Awards/Honours: Coultshurst Scholarship, University of Cambridge, UK.; Editorial Board Membership: in Experimental Agriculture, Journal of Agricultural Science, Crop and Pasture Science, Plant Biology International, Food Security and Yemeni Journal for Agricultural Research and Studies.
Fellow: Society of Biology, U.K.
Research Areas: Legume improvement
Address: Director, Centre for Legumes in Mediterranean Agriculture (CLIMA), University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley WA 6009, Australia; [Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail]]
Gadgil, Madhav Dhananjaya G001

FELLOW, ELECTED 1991

Born in Pune, Maharashtra on 24 May 1942. Ph. D., 1969, Harvard University, USA.
Professor, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, 1981-2004; ASTRA Professor in Biological Sciences, IISc, 1991-93; Visiting Professor, Human Biology, Stanford University, California, USA, 1991; Chairman, Centre for Ecological Sciences, IISc Bangalore, 1982-92; D.D. Kosambi Visiting Research Professor, Goa University, 2013 to date; Member, Science Advisory Council to Prime Minister of India, 1986-90; Chairman, Science & Technology Advisory Panel, Global Environment Facility, 1998-2002, Member, National Advisory Council, 2010-12, Chairman, Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel, 2010-11.
Awards/Honours: National Environmental Fellow, 1979-81; Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize, 1986; Swami Pranavananda Saraswathi Award (Hari Om Ashram Trust), 1989; Vikram Sarabhai Award (Indian Council of Social Science Research, ICSSR), 1990; Padma Shri, 1981; Karnataka Rajyotsava Award, 1983; Harvard University Centennial Medal, 2002; Volvo Environment Prize, 2003; Padma Bhushan 2006; Tyler Award for Environmental Achievements, 2015; President, Marathi Vigyan Parishat.
Fellow: Foreign Associate, National Academy of Sciences, USA; Third World Academy of Sciences; Indian Academy of Sciences; Indian National Science Academy.
Research Areas: Ecology
Address: A 18, Springflower Apartments, Panchavati, Pashan, Pune 411008, Maharashtra; [Tel: Off. [phone], Cell: 09881153413; Email: [e-mail]]
Member Executive Council 1 Oct, 1992 to 19 Aug, 1995

Ganesh Kumar, Chityal G002

FELLOW, ELECTED 2016

Born in Solapur, Maharashtra, India on 16 April 1965. Educated at St. Joseph's High School, Solapur, 1975-81; Dayanand College of Arts of Science, Solapur, 1984; B.Sc. Kakatiya University, Warangal, Andhra Pradesh, 1988; M.Sc. Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, 1990; Ph.D. National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana, 1997.
Principal Scientist, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, 2011 till to date..
Quick Recruitment Scientist, 2006-08; Senior Scientist, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, 2008-11
Awards/Honours: Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) Research Fellowship, Germany, 1996; Stifterband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft (Unilever Research Foundation) Fellowship, Germany, 1996; Young Scientist Award from Association of Microbiologists of India, 1999; Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS) Post-doctoral Fellowship for Foreign Researchers, 2003-2005; Eminent Bioengineer Award, 2010; IICT Gaurav Samman Award, 2010; CSIR-IICT Gaurav Samman Award, 2013; ABAP-Senior Scientist Award, 2014; Best Publication Award, 2015.
Fellow: Association of Microbiologists of India; National Academy of Biological Sciences, India; Mycological Society of India; Association of Biotechnology and Pharmacy, India; Society of Applied Biotechnology, India; Association for the Advancement of Biodiversity Science, India.
Research Areas: Extremophiles, bioethanol, bioactive metabolites, biosurfactants, biopolymers
Address: Principal Scientist, Chemical Biology Laboratory, Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology Division,CSIR-Indian Institute of, Chemical Technology, Uppal Road, Tarnaka, Hyderabad 500007, Telangana; H. No. 1-9-341/17, Sri Sai Krishna Enclave, V.N. Reddy Nagar, Kushaiguda, Hyderabad 500062, Telangana; [Tel: Off. [phone]; Cell: 09550092394; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail]]
Ganeshaiah, Kotiganahalli Narayanagowda G003

FELLOW, ELECTED 2004

Born on 10 May 1953. Educated at Univ. of Agril. Sci., Bangalore: B.Sc. 1976; M.Sc. 1979; Ph.D. 1983.
Dean (Post Graduate Studies) since March 2014, Professor, Forestry and Environment Science, UAS, GKVK, Bangalore, 1999 to date
Res. Asst. 1979, Instructor 1982, Asst Prof., 1988-89, Assoc. Prof./Breeder 1989-99 UAS, Bangalore.
Awards/Honours: Kannada Sahitya Parishat Datti Award, Parisara Prashsthi from Govt. of Karnataka; Honorary Fellow, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore; Senior Fellow, Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, Bagalore; Adjunct Fellow, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore.
Fellow: Indian National Science Academy; Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore; Current Science Association, Bangalore.
Research Areas: Biodiversity - GIS and RS, Insect-Plant Interaction and Ecology; Eco Informatics, Kannada Literature
Address: Professor, Deptt of Forestry and Environment Sciences, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru 560065, Karnataka; # 7, Pungavee, Santhosh Vihar, 1st Phase, 19th Cross, Jakhur Road, Bengaluru 560092, Karnataka; [Tel: Off. [phone]; Res. [phone], Cell: 09342160639; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]]
Member Executive Council 1 Jan, 2017

Ganeshamurthy, Arakalagud Nanjundaiah G004

FELLOW, ELECTED 2009

Born at Arakalagud, Hassan, Karnataka on 24 April 1957. Educated at Municipal High School, 1969-72, MES College, Bangalore, 1972-74; University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, 1974-79; Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 1979-85; The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Copenhagen, 1989-90.
Principal Scientist and Head, Division of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Hessaraghatta Lake Post, Bangalore 2003 to date.
Instructor, UAS, Bangalore 1985; Scientist, CARI, Port Blair 1985-92; Senior Scientist, IISS, Bhopal, 1992-98; Principal Scientist and Head, NRM Division, CARI, Port Blair 1998-2000; Head, Division of Crop Production, IIPR, Kanpur; Head Division of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, IIHR, Bangalore 2003-2005.
Awards/Honours: ISSS Golden Jubilee Commemoration Young Scientist Award, 1990; INSA SERC Visiting Fellowship 1992; PPIC-FAI Award 1997; TSI-FAI Award, 2002; FAI Dhiru Morarji Memorial Award, 2005.
Fellow: Indian Society of Pulses Research and Development, Kanpur, 2011; Confederation of Horticultural Scieties in India (CHAI), 2014.
Research Areas: Soil Chemistry, Nutrient Dynamics, Soil Quality, Micronutrient management
Address: Principal Scientist and Head, Division of Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry, ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Hessaraghatta Lake Post, Bengaluru 560089, Karnataka; No. 35, 10th Cross, I Main, Maruti Nagar, Yelahanka, Bengaluru 560054, Karnataka; [Tel: Off. [phone] Ext. 277; Res. [phone], Cell: 9449816282; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]]
Gangwar, Babooji G005

FELLOW, ELECTED 2014

Born in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, India on 10 January 1953. Educated at R.P. Inter College, Meerganj, Bareilly, 1964-68; A.S. College, Lakhaoti, Bulandshare, 1969-72; Institute of Advanced Studies, Meerut, M.Phil. 1973; Ph.D. 1976.
Scientist, ICAR Research Complex, NEH Region Centre, Port Blair, 1977-78; Scientist and Senior Scientist, Central Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair, 1978-94; Principal Scientist, Central Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, Orissa, 1994; Project Coordinator (Diaraland), AICRP on Diaraland (1994-96), AICRP on Cropping Systems, 1996-99; Programme Facilitator/ Principal Scientist/Acting Project Director, 1999-2009, Project Directorate for Cropping Systems Research, Modipuram, Meerut; Project Director, Project Directorate for Farming Systems Research (PDFSR), Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Modipuram, Meerut, 2010-14; Director, ICAR-Indian Institute of Farming Systems Research, 2014-15.
Awards/Honours: Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Award, 1986-87; ISA Gold Medal, 2008; Bharat Excellence Award, 2009; Meerut Ratan Award, 2009; Shriram Prushkar, 2001-02, 2009-10 & 2011-12; Dr. Rajender Prasad Award, 2015; Life Time Achievement Award 2015 by Andaman Science Association; Editorial Excellence Award 2016.

Founder "General Secretary", Andaman Science Association,1986-95; Joint Secretary, Indian Society Agronomy (1999-02); President, Modipuram Chapter of Indian Society of Agronomy (2008 to date); Editor-in Chief, J. Andaman Science Association (1996-99), Journal of Farming Systems Research and Development (1999-2005); Chief Editor, Agricultural Reviews (2010-13); Editor, Agronomy News (1999-2000); Agronomy Digest (2002); Member, Editorial Board, 2nd International Agronomy Congress (2002), Indian J. Agronomy (2003 & 2004, 2011 & 2012), and Member of Advisory Board, Indian Farming (2010-12); Member of Advisory Board, Horti, Flora (2013 to date); Course Director, Winter School on "Immproving Land, Water and Energy Productivity through Cropping System Management", 2009 and "System-based Integrated Nutrient Management for Sustained Productivity and Soil Health", 2010 at PDFSR, Modipuram.

Fellow: Indian Society of Agronomy; Indian Society of Coastal Agricultural Research; Society for Recent Development in Agriculture; Hi-Tech Horticultural Society.
Research Areas: Farming System Research & Management, Cropping Systems Management, Complimentary Bio-intensive Systems, Organic Farming Systems, Diaraland Improvement and System based Conservation Agriculture
Address: 44 Golden Avenue, Phase-III, Roorkee Road, Dorli, Meerut 250105, U.P.; [Tel: Res. [phone]; Cell: 9412202070, 9457817009; Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail]]
Gaur, A.C. G006

FELLOW, ELECTED 1993

Born in Pidhwal, U.P., India on 20 July 1933. Educated at Radhasoami Educational Institute (DEI), Dayalbagh, Agra, 1944-48; B.R. (RBS) College, Agra, 1948-52; Govt. Agricultural College, C.S. Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur, 1952-54; University of Allahabad, 1954-57; University of Paris, 1960-62; B.Sc. 1952; M.Sc. 1954; D.Phil. 1957; D.Sc. 1962.
Advisor, Human Development Society, New Delhi 2006 to date.
Post-doctoral Fellow, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois and Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA, 1958-60; Visiting Scientist, Institute of Soil Biochemistry, Braunschweig, Germany, 1962-63; Soil Microbiologist, 1964-71; Senior Microbiologist & Coordinator, 1971-77; Scientist S-4, 1977-82; Scientist S-5, 1983-85; Professor of Microbiology, 1978-93; and Head of Division of Microbiology, 1985-88 & 1992-93 IARI, New Delhi; Visiting Professor, Institute of Microbiology, Petersburg, 1976; FAO Consultant in Soil Microbiology, Western Samoa, 1990; Regional Coordinator, FAO/ICAR for composting of FAO-Asian network on Bio and Organic Fertilizers, 1983-93; ICAR Emeritus Scientist, 1994-95; Professor Agricultural Microbiology, Institute of Agriculture, AMU, Aligarh, 1995-96; DST Emeritus Scientist, 1998-2000.
Research Areas: Soil microbiology, biofertilizers, organic farming, biotechnological advances in composting & waste management
Address: Pusa Apartments, E-7, Plot-2, Sector 15, Rohini, Delhi 110085; [Tel: Res.[phone]; Cell: 9968073957; Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail]]
Gautam, Prem Lal G007

FELLOW, ELECTED 2001

Born in Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, India on 12 December 1947. Graduated from Himachal Agriculture College, Solan, Punjab University 1968; M.Sc. 1970 and Ph.D. 1974 from Indian Agricultural Research Institute.
Junior Research Officer/Assistant Professor (Wheat Breeding), 1974-79; Associate Professor (Plant Breeding), 1979-85; Joint Director (Research and Extension), Hill Campus, Ranichauri, 1985-91 and Vice-Chancellor, G.B.Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand 2002-07; Dean, College of Forestry, Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture & Forestry, Nauni Solan, H.P., 1991-97; Director, National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, 1997-2000; National Director, National Agricultural Technology Project, 2000-02 and Deputy Director General (Crop Science), Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, 2007-08; Chairman, National Biodiversity Authority, Chennai, 2008-10; Chairperson, Protection of Plant Varieties & Farmers' Rights Authority, Ministry of Agriculture, Govt of India, New Delhi, 2010-12. Vice Chancellor 2012-14; Pro Chancellor (Hon.) 2014 to date, Career Point University Hamirpur, (H.P.); Member, Executive Board of Global Crop Diversity Trust, 2014 to date; Vice Chairman, Trust for Advancement of Agricultural Sciences 2012 to date.
Awards/Honours: Past President, Indian Society of Plant Genetic Resources, and Indian Society of Genetics & Plant Breeding. Agriculture Today Life Time Achievement Award; Dr. Harbhajan Singh Memorial Award; Life Time Achievement Award, Lal Bahadur Shastri Memorial Award; Indira Gandhi Priyadarshni Award; CABI Award, Indra Ghandi Sadbhavana Award. Amit Krishi Rishi Award.
Fellow: Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding; Indian Society of Plant Genetic Resources; National Academy of Biological Sciences; National Academy of Environmental Sciences.
Research Areas: Plant breeding and genetics, plant genetic resources
Address: Vice Chancellor, Career Point University, Hamirpur, Bhoranj (Tikker - Kharwarian), Hamirpur 176041, H.P.; House No. 118, Housing Board Colony, Bindraban, District: Kangra, Palampur 176061, H.P.; [Cell: 09459376233, 8261001318, 8261001310; Email: [e-mail]]
Vice-President 1 Jan, 2013 to 31 Dec, 2015

Geervani, Pasala G008

FELLOW, ELECTED 1999

Born in Tirruttani, India, on 15 November 1936. Educated in Queen Mary's College, Madras, 1951-55; Women's Christian College, 1958-60; and 1974-77 Chennai; Fellowship of United National University Manila, Philippines, 1984; B.Sc. 1955; M.Sc. 1960; Ph.D. 1977; Fulbright Scholarship 1984; FAO Consultant, 1991-94.
Co-ordinator, Natural Language Processing Project, Chinmay International Foundation, to date.
Assoc. Prof. of Foods & Nutrition, 1968-78, Prof. of Foods and Nutrition, 1978-88 and 1992-94, and Dean of Home Science, 1988-92, A.P. Agric. University; Vice Chancellor, Sri Padmavathi Mahila Visvavidyalaya, Tirupati 1994-97.
Awards/Honours: International prize for Technology for child Nutrition, Italy, 1991; Member, World Noni Research advisory group, 2007.
Research Areas: Food science and technology for child nutrition
Address: 201, Dreams Apartments, Road No. 3, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad 500034, Telangana; [Tel: Res. [phone]; Email: [e-mail], [e-mail]]
Member Executive Council 1 Jan, 2009 to 31 Dec, 2011; Member Executive Council 1 Jan, 2001 to 31 Dec, 2003

Ghosh, Kunal G009

FELLOW, ELECTED 2006

Born in Calcutta, India on 19 November 1946. B.Sc., Chemistry (Hons), 1965, M.Sc.1967, Ph.D. 1971 and D.Sc. 1983 in Agricultural Chemistry & Soil Science, from University of Calcutta.
Director of the Board, Projects & Development India Limited (PDIL), Noida, Public Sector Undertaking, Department of Fertilizers, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, Government of India, to date; INSA Honorary Scientist, Raman Centre for Applied and Interdisciplinary Sciences, Kolkata, to date.
Post-Graduate Lecturer/ Reader/ Professor & Head, Agricultural Chemistry & Soil Science, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, 1974-2011; NRC Canada Visiting Research Scientist, Chemistry & Biology Research Institute, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 1978-1980.
Awards/Honours: University of Calcutta Gold Medal; AC Sen Memorial Gold Medal of University of Calcutta; Twelvth International Congress of Soil Science Commemoration Award of Indian Society of Soil Science; Secretary, West Bengal Academy of Science & Technology, 2000-04; Council Member, Indian National Science Academy, 2013-15; President, Clay Minerals Society of India, 2013-15; Founder President, Society for Fertilizers & Environment, 2013-16.
Fellow: Indian National Science Academy; Indian Society of Soil Science; West Bengal Academy of Science & Technology; Asiatic Society.
Research Areas: Soil physical chemistry; Soil analytical chemistry; Clay mineralogy; Soil organic matter; Organic agriculture; Forest soils; Fertilizer technology; Patents-IPR.
Address: INSA Honorary Scientist, Raman Centre for Applied and Interdisciplinary Sciences, 16A Jheel Road, Kolkata 700075, W.B.; 4A Ratnabali, 7A Judges Court Road, Alipore, Kolkata 700027, W.B.; [Tel: Off. [phone]; Res. [phone], Cell: 09433010233; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]]