Abidi,Saiyed Asif Husain

Gupta, Raj Krishan G038

FELLOW, ELECTED 1992

Born in Delhi, India on 1 November 1946, graduated in agriculture from Government Agricultural College, Kanpur in 1967; UPAU Pantnagar, M.Sc. Ag. 1969; GBPUA&T Pantnagar, Ph.D. (Soil Sci.) 1974.
Served The Borlaug Institute for South Asia (BISA), convened by CIMMYT as team leader between 2015-11, South Asia Co-ordinator (DACST/ CSISA- BMGF Project ), 2011- 09, Coordinator, Sustainable Land Management Research Project, ICARDA, Tashkent 2008-07; OSD, ICAR-NAIP Project, 2007, Facilitator, Rice Wheat Consortium, CIMMYT, New Delhi, 2006-2000; National Coordinator, NATP, 1999-97, Assistant Director General, ICAR, 1997-95; Coordinator AICRP Saline Water Use, 1988-95, Research Scientist at CSSRI, Karnal 1995-1975, CSIR scientist at HAU, Hisar, 1975-1974; Founder Member of the Society for Promotion of Agricultural Research Knowledge (SPARK)
Awards/Honours: Vasvik Award 1996, CGIAR Award for Excellence in Scientific Partnerships, 2000, CIMMYT Out -Reach Team Award 2001, NARC (Nepal)-ICRISAT Award for Distinguished Scientific Achievements (Crop Diversification) 2002, CGIAR-award - The King Baudouin Award, 2004 for Scientific partnerships, Manthan Award, Govt. of India 2007, Associate of The National Institute of Advance Studies, Bangalore, 1999 and Associate Editor, NAAS Journal - Agricultural Research.
Fellow: Indian National Science Academy, 1994; National Academy of Sciences, India, Allahabad 1995;
Research Areas: Soil fertility, land reclamation, irrigation water quality, conservation agriculture
Address: B4/205 First Floor, Safdarjung Enclave, New Delhi 110029; [Tel: Off. [phone], 65441940, Cell: 09711009365; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail]]
Gupta_,_Rajendra'>Member Executive Council 1 Jan, 2011 to 31 Dec, 2013

Gupta, Rajendra G039

FELLOW, ELECTED 1998

Born in Ajmer, Rajasthan on 25 December 1934. Educated at Govt. College, Ajmer, M.Sc. 1955; Agra University, Ph.D., 1969.
Chairman (RC), Zhandu Foundation for Health Care, Emami Ltd.
Lecturer, Dravya-guna Vigyan, Jhansi, 1955-56; Systematic Botanist, (M.P.), Indore, 1956-57; Minor Forest Products Officer, (H.P.), Dalhousie, 1957-61; Sr. Research Officer (Gr.I) CIMAP, posted as incharge Regional Research Station, Jammu, 1961-65, H/Q Lab, Lucknow, 1965-67, Northern Zonal Centre, Haldwani, Nainital, 1967-70; and Southern Zonal Centre, Bangalore, 1970; Project Co-ordinator, Medicinal & Aromatic Plants, ICAR at IARI and NBPGR, New Delhi, 1970-94; UNIDO Consultant in Bhutan, 1984-85 and Vietnam, 1989 on Medicinal Plants and WHO Consultant to GOI, 1989; Member Advisor, SAARC (Medicinal Plants) Sri Lanka, 1995 and NARLEP, Nigeria, 1998.
Awards/Honours: Dr. Sadgopal Memorial Award, 1981; Fertilizer Corporation of India Award, 1982; Lifetime Achievement Award by Essential Oils Industry, 1999; SIHA Lifetime Achievement Award, 2010.
Fellow: Essential Oils Association of India; Indian Society of Plant Genetic Resources
Research Areas: Medicinal and Aromatic crops.
Address: B-I/46, Pashim Vihar, New Delhi 110063; [Tel: Res. [phone]; Cell: 9818860556]
Gupta, Ram Khilari G040

FELLOW, ELECTED 2002

Born in Etah, India on 7 December 1944. Educated at Mission Boy's Higher Secondary School., Etah, 1955-62; G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar, Distt. Nainital, 1962-65; University of Illinois, Urbana, U.S.A., 1965-70; B.Sc. (Ag.) & A.H. 1965; M.S. 1967; Ph.D. 1970.
Professor Soil Science, 1980-93, J.N. Agricultural University Campus, Indore; Dean, College of Agriculture, J.N. Agricultural University Campus, Sehore, 1993-96; Director of Research, 1996-2003, and Dean, Faculty of Agriculture, 2003-2004 J.N. Agricultural University, Jabalpur; Vice President, R&D, Crystal Phosphates Ltd, Delhi, 2004-2007; National Consultant, Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India, New Delhi, 2008-14.
Awards/Honours: Madhya Pradesh Higher Education Commission Dr. Radhakrishnan Samman, 1992.
Fellow: Indian Society of Soil Science 1992.
Research Areas: Natural resource management and soil physics
Address: G-90 (FF), Pushkar Enclave, Paschim Vihar, New Delhi 110063; [Tel: Res. [phone], Cell: 9871504695; Email: [e-mail]]
Gupta, Suresh Kumar G041

FELLOW, ELECTED 1999

Born in Jind, Haryana, India on 30 September 1949. Educated at Govt. Higher Secondary School, Jind, 1954-65; College of Agricultural Engineering, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 1965-70 and 1974-76; Jawahar Lal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, 1978; B.Sc. 1970; M.Sc. 1976; Ph.D. 1984.
Distinguished Professor (INAE), Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal 2013 to date.
Assistant Engineer (Drainage), 1972-75, Scientist-1,1975-76, Scientist-2, 1976-82, Scientist-3, 1982-85, Principal Scientist, 1976-91, Head, Division of Drainage and Water Management, 1991-94, Principal Scientist, 1995-99, Head, Indo-Dutch Network Project, 1999-2002, Head, Division of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, 2002-07, Project Coordinator, Management of Salt Affected Soils & Use of Saline Water, 2007-11, and Emeritus Scientist (ICAR), Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal, 2011-13.
Awards/Honours: ISAE Commendation Medal, 1988; Institution of Engineers (India) Gold Medal, 1989; Central Board of Irrigation and Power, Jawahar Lal Nehru Birth Centenary Award, 1995; K G Tejwani Award, 1995; Rafi Ahmad Kidwai Award, 1999; Dr. Rajendra Prasad Award for Technical Book in Hindi, 2004; CSSRI Excellence Award 2004-05; ISAE Gold Medal, 2013.
Fellow: Indian National Academy of Engineering; Indian Society of Salinity Research Scientists; Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers; Indian Society of Coastal Agricultural Research; Indian Society of Soil Salinity and Water Quality
Research Areas: Land reclamation, irrigation and drainage engineering, water management, modelling water and salt transport, disaster management and environment.
Address: Distinguished Professor (INAE), Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Zafira Farm, Kachwa Road, Karnal 132001, Haryana; 198, Sector 8 (Part 1), Karnal 132001, Haryana; [Cell: 09416081613; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail]]
Gupta_,_Umesh_Chandra'>Recognition Award, 2001-2002

Gupta, Umesh Chandra G042

FOREIGN FELLOW, ELECTED 2005

Born in Kanpur, India on 25 October 1937. Educated at Kanpur Higher Secondary School, U. P., 1945-51; Government Agricultural College, Kanpur, 1951-57; Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA, 1957-60; B.Sc. 1955; M.Sc. 1957; Ph.D. 1960; National Research Council (NRC) of Canada Post Doctoral Fellow, Soil Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada 1961-63.
Emeritus Research Scientist, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 1997 to date.
Crops and Livestock Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Charlottetown, P. E. I. - Research Scientist 1963-74; Senior Research Scientist 1975-84, Principal Research Scientist 1985-96; Program Leader, Soil Management and Conservation Program 1986-1991; Visiting Professor, ESALQ, S.P. Brazil, 1997; Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China 2002; Zhejiang Agricultural University, Hangzhou; Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing; University of Geosciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China, 2007; and Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdevia, Chile, 2009.
Awards/Honours: Editor-in-Chief, Canadian Journal of Soil Science 1984-86; President, P.E.I. Institute of Agrologists, 1990-91, and Canadian Society of Soil Science, 1995-96; J. Benton Jones Jr. Award for dedicated service to Soil Science Testing and Plant Analysis Council, Inc. presented in Brisbane, Australia in 1999.
Fellow: Canadian Society of Soil Science 1978, American Society of Agronomy 1981, Soil Science Society of America 1981, Agricultural Institute of Canada 1991.
Research Areas: Soil fertility and plant nutrition with special emphasis on micronutrients and selenium nutrition of crops, livestock and human.
Address: Emeritus Research Scientist, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, Science and Technolog Branch, Charlottetown Reseach and Development Centre, 440 University Avenue, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4N6, Canada; 15 MacMillan Crescent, Charlottetown, PE C1A 8G3, Canada; [Tel: Off. 902-370-1379; Res. 902-892-2246; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail]]
Gupta, Vidya Shrikant G043

FELLOW, ELECTED 2008

Born in Pune, India on 22 June 1955. Educated at N.M. Vidyalaya, Pune, 1960-64; Ahilyadevi High School, Pune, 1964-71; A. Garware College, Pune, 1971-73; Fergusson College, Pune, 1973-75; Pune University, Pune, 1975-77; National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, 1977-81; B.Sc. 1975; M.Sc. 1977; Ph.D. 1981.
Chair, Division of Biochemical Sciences, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, 2011 to date.
Research Associate, 1981-82, Scientist B 1982-87, Scientist C 1987-90, Scientist EI 1990-95, Scientist EII 1995-2000, Scientist F 2000-05, Chief Scientist 2005 to date and Head, Plant Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Group, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune 2001 to date. Visiting Scholar, 1988-89, 1992, Biology Department, Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas, USA.
Awards/Honours: A. Krishnamurthy Award, 1981; Raman Research Fellowship, 1988; CSIR Award for S&T Innovation for Rural Development, (CAIRD) 2007; Member, Editorial Board, Plant Biology (2004-07), and Evolution (2007 onwards).
Fellow: Life memberships of Society of Biological Chemists, Society for Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Association of Rice Research Workers, Association for Promotion of DNA Fingerprinting and Other DNA Technologies, Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Indian Women Scientists Association, Marathi Vidnyan Parishad.
Research Areas: Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology
Address: Chair and Chief Scientist, Division of Biochemical Sciences, National Chemical Laboratory, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411008, Maharashtra; Springfields Co-op Soc # B403, Off Gananjay Society Road, Kothrud, Pune 411038, Maharashtra; [Tel: Off [phone], 25902647, 25902247; Res. [phone], Cell: 09881300982; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail], [e-mail]]
Gupta, Vinod Kumar G044

FELLOW, ELECTED 2009

Born in Bombay, India on 17 March 1951. Educated at Delhi United Christian School, Delhi 1967; B.Sc. Ramjas College, University of Delhi, 1970; M.Sc. Indian Agricultural Research Institute, 1972; PG Diploma, Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute (IASRI), 1974; Ph.D. IARI, 1983.
Scientist S-1, 1976-82, Senior Scientist, 1982-88, National Fellow, 1995-2000, Head, Division of Design of Experiments, 2000-03, and Joint Director, 2003-06, IASRI, New Delhi; FAO Consultant, 1994; ICAR National Professor, IASRI, New Delhi, 2006-16.
Awards/Honours: IARI Best Teacher Award, 1999; First Dr. D.N. Lal Memorial Lecture Award, 2000; Professor P.V. Sukhatme Gold Medal Award, 2005; ISAS Sankhyiki Bhushan, 2010; Sessional President, 61st Annual Conference, Indian Society of Agricultural Statistics, 2007; Chair Editor, Journal of the Indian Society of Agricultural Statistics; Associate Editor, Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference, Journal of Statistical Theory and Practice and Agricultural Research. President, Society of Statistics, Computer and Applications; Vice-President, Indian Society of Agricultural Statistics; President, Governing Body, Institute of Applied Statistics and Development Studies, Lucknow.
Fellow: Elected Member of the International Statistical Institute.
Research Areas: Design of Experiments, Sampling Theory, Applied Statistics
Address: Formerly ICAR National Professor, Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, (IASRI), Library Avenue, Pusa, New Delhi 110012; 108, Jaipuria Building, Kolhapur Road, Kamla Nagar, Delhi 110007; [Tel: Res. [phone], Cell: 9899105601; Email: [e-mail]]
Editor (Casual Vacancy) 23 Jul, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2016

Hanchinal, Rayappa Ramappa H001

FELLOW, ELECTED 2017

Born in Babaleshwar, Karnataka on 1 June 1952. Educated at KM High School, Jath and S.S. High School, Babaleshwar; S.B. College of Science, Gulbarga 1970; College of Agriculture, Dharwad 1970-76; Ph.D 1981.
Chairperson, Protection of Plant Varieties & Farmers' Rights Authority, Government of India, Since May 1, 2013 to date.
Assistant Professor-NARP, ARS Bijapur, UAS, Bangalore, 1982-84; Plant Scientist (Cotton) & Head, (Associate Prof.) ARS Arabhavi, UAS, Bangalore, 1984-85; Wheat Breeder, RRS Dharwad, UAS Bangalore/Dharwad, 1985-94;Senior Wheat Breeder (Professor) & Head, UAS, Dharwad, 1994-2001; Special Officer (Seeds) & Senior Wheat Breeder, UAS, Dharwad, 2001-04; Director of Research, Special Officer (Seeds) & Sr. Wheat Breeder, UAS, Dharwad, 2006-07; Director of Research, UAS, Dharwad, 2006-08; Senior Seed Production Specialist USAID-West Africa Seed Alliance (WASA), ICRISAT-West Africa Bomako, Mali and Kano, Nigeria, 2008; Director of Extension and Director- State Level Agricultural Management Training Institute (SAMETI)- North, UAS Dharwad, 2008-10; Vice Chancellor, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, 2010-13.
Awards/Honours: Fakruddin Ali Ahmed Award, 1998-99; Sir Ekbote prize, 1998; Nagamma Dattatreya Rao Desai Award, 1999; Karnataka Rajyotsava Hubli-Dharwad Corporation Award, 1999 and 2003; UAS Dharwad Achievement Award for Outstanding Contribution in Seed Production and Seed Research, 2005; Rao Bahaddur Dr. Ram Dhan Singh Trust Memorial Award, HAU Hissar, 2007; BIOVED Sangam Ratna Award, 2013; NABS – Life Time Achievement Award, 2014; Prof. S. Kannaiyan Memorial Award, 2016; Sri S.V. Reddy Memorial Award, 2016; RICAREA M.S. Swaminathan Award for Biennium 2015-16.
Fellow: National Academy of Biological Sciences; Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding; BIOVED Research Institute of Agriculture & Technology, Allahabad; 2011 SAB Honorary Fellowship from Society for Applied Biotechnology.
Research Areas: Agriculture (Plant Breeding and Genetics, Seed Production Technology, Intellectual Property Rights and Plant Genetic Resource Management)
Address: Chairperson, Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Authority, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers', Welfare, Govt of India, NASC, New Delhi 110012; S-2, A-Block, NASC Complex, Opp. Todapur, DPS Marg, New Delhi 110012; [Tel: Off.: 011-25848127; 011-23073518, Cell: 8130578889; Email: [e-mail]]
Hanumantha Rao, Chennamaneni H003

FELLOW, ELECTED 1992

Born in Karimnagar, India, on 15 May 1929; Educated at Government School, Karimnagar,1939-46; B.A., Nizam College, Hyderabad, 1953-55; M.A., College of Arts, Osmania University, Hyderabad, 1955-57; Ph.D., Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi,1957-61; Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Economics, University of Chicago,1966-67.
Presently, Hon. Professor, Centre for Economic and Social Studies, Hyderabad, & Institute of Economic Growth, University of Delhi.
Fellow, Institute of Economic Growth, University of Delhi, 1961-92; Director, 1976-80, and Chairman 2002-2008, Institute of Economic Growth; Member, Planning Commission, G.O.I.,1982-86; Member, Seventh and Eighth Finance Commissions; Member, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister,1983-85; Chairman, National Commission on Rural Labour,G.O.I.,1990-91; Member, Technical Advisory Committee, Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research(CGIAR),1995-97; Chairman, High Powered Fertilizers Pricing Policy Review Committee, G.O.I., 1997-98; Member, Board of Directors, Reserve Bank of India,1994-2000; Conference President, of Indian Society of Agricultural Economics,1989, Indian Society of Labour Economics,1995, Indian Society of Agricultural Marketing, 1999, Indian Society of Ecological Economics, 2000-2001 and Indian Economic Association, 2009-10; Member, National Advisory Council, Government of India, 2004-08; Chancellor, University of Hyderabad, 2012-15; Chancellor, The ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, Hyderabad, 2012-15.
Awards/Honours: Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Memorial Prize, 1975; Financial Express Award for Lifetime Work in Economics, 1995; Honorary degree of Doctor of Philosophy, S.K. University, A.P. 1991, and Kakatiya University, A.P.,1998; Padma Bhushan, 2004.
Research Areas: Agricultural economics, development planning and public finance
Address: Hon. Professor, Centre for Economic and Social Studies, Begumpet, Hyderabad 500016, Telangana; 240-B, Road No. 18, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad 500033, Telangana; [Tel: Off. [phone], 23416780; Res. [phone]; Email: [e-mail]]
Hegde, Dattatraya Mahabaleshwar H004

FELLOW, ELECTED 2009

Born at Kanamuski, Karnataka, India on 15 April, 1949. Educated at Pragati Vidyalaya, Muroor, Kumta, 1966; MM Arts and Science College, Sirsi, 1967; University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, B.Sc.(Ag.) 1971; M.Sc.(Ag.) 1973; Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, Ph.D. 1977; UNDP Fellow, University of Florida, Texas and California, 1984.
Scientist, 1976-82, and Sr. Scientist 1982-88, Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bangalore; Project Coordinator (Agronomy), Project Directorate for Cropping Systems Research, Modipuram, 1988-93; Project Coordinator (Safflower), Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Solapur, 1994-98; Project Director, Directorate of Oilseeds Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, 1998-2011.
Consultant, Technical Advisory Group (Task Force-II), PPV&FRA, New Delhi; Adviser, IOPEA; Member, Board of Regents, UAS, Dharwad, 2006-09, Research Advisory Committee, NAU, Navsari, APNL Biotechnology Programme, Hyderabad, Nagarjuna Agril. Research and Development Institute, Hyderabad, Working Group of the Sub Committee of National Development Council on Agriculture & Related Issues on Region/Crop Specific Productivity Analysis and Agro-climatic Zones, Member, IMC of PDCSR, Modipuram, DRR, Hyderabad, DSR, Hyderabad, CRIDA, Hyderabad and NAARM, Hyderabad; Consultant - Oilseeds and Oilpalm, Ministry of Agriculture,GoI, 2011-12; Executive Member, Agri Biotech Foundation, Hyderabad, 2006 to date.
Awards/Honours: FAI Dhiru Morarji Memorial Award for the best article, 1992, 2002, 2006 and 2009; Best Research Paper Award, 2000, and Gold Medal, 2002, Indian Society of Agronomy; Best Researcher Award, The Sulphur Institute, Washington, 2003; Seedmen Association of India Award, 2003; Chaudhury Devi Lal Best AICRP Award, 2005; Dr. P.C. Raheja Memorial Lecture Award, 2008; Sardar Patel Outstanding ICAR Institute Award, 2008; Best Paper Award, Indian Society of Oilseeds Research, 2009; Bhartiya Vikas Ratan Award, 2009; Chief Editor, Indian Journal of Agronomy, 2003-04; Vice President (2006-09) and President (2010-11), Indian Society of Oilseeds Research.
Fellow: Indian Society of Agronomy; Indian Society of Oilseeds Research.
Research Areas: Soil Fertility Management, Water Management, Cropping Systems and Oilseeds
Address: Ex-Director (DOR), C-108, SMR Vinay Galaxy, ITPL Road, Hoody Junction, Mahadevapura, Bangalore 560048, Karnataka; [Cell: 09535788244, 08867217956; Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail]]
Hittalmani, Shailaja H005

FELLOW, ELECTED 2004

Born in Dharwad, India, on 15 April 1956. Educated in St. Josheph's High School, Dharwad, 1972; B.Sc. (Agri) 1978; M.Sc. (Agri.)1980; and Ph.D in 1985, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore; Post Doctorate, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India 1991-1992; International Rice Research Institute, Philippines; 1993-95; Project Scientist, IRRI, 2005-06; Visiting Fellow International Rice Research Institute 1997-2000.
Professor & Head, Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bangalore, to date. Lead, Marker Assited Selection Laboratory.
Crop Co-ordinator (Rice), University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bangalore, 2007 to date.
Awards/Honours: IRRI Young Scientist Award, 1989-90; ICAR Young Women Agriculture Scientist, 1997; Dr. C.V. Raman Research Award, 1999; UAS Best Alumni Award 2007; Hari Om Ashram Trust ICAR Award 2009-2010; Rao Bahadur Dr. B. Vishwanath, IARI Award, 2013; UAS Bangalore Merit Award for External Research Grants 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008-2009, 2010 and 2011; Member, Editorial Committee, ORYZA; Member Asian Rice Biotechnology Network 1994-2009; DBT Nominee for INDAM Seeds, Member, Research Advisory Committee of Central Rice Research Institute 2011-2014; Member, Research Advisory Committee of Indian Institute of Sciences, Bangalore 2014 to till date; Member, Research Review Committee Karnataka State Sericulture Research and Development Institute, Bangalore from 2012 to till date; Associate Editor, International Journal of Plant Genomics, USA 2006; Councillor (Southern Zone), ISGPB, 2007, Chairperson, Women Safety Cell, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore 2007-2012.
Fellow: Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding
Research Areas: Rice breeding and genetics for abiotic and biotic stress, marker assisted selection and application of DNA markers in rice; rice molecular breeding. Varietal development for water limited situations, drought, disease and nutriotion. Rice varieties developed for aerobic, drought and grain nutrients and blast resistance. Farmer participatory breeding and selection in rice and Finger millets.
Address: Professor & Head, Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, MAS Lab, Agriculture College, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK Campus, Bengaluru 560065, Karnataka; No. 16, I Cross, D.V. Block, Dinnur Main Road, R.T. Nagar, Bengaluru 560065, Karnataka;; [Tel: Off. [phone], 23330153 Ext. 286; Res. [phone], 09845017436; Fax: [phone]; Alternate No. 09448270110 (Dr. Nanjapaa H.V.) Email: [e-mail]]
Member Executive Council 1 Jan, 2009 to 31 Dec, 2011; Dr. K. Ramiah Memorial Award, 2015-2016

Huqu, Zhai H006

FOREIGN FELLOW, ELECTED 2006

Born in Jiangsu, China on 28 August 1950. Educated at Nanjing Agricultural University, China. B.Sc., 1973-81 and M.Sc; 1983-87, University of Birmingham UK. Ph.D. 1987.
President, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, 2001 to date; Vice President, Chinese Agronomy Association; Vice President, Chinese Crop Association to date.
Head Department of Agronomy, 1988-92, Professor of Genetics and Plant Breeding, 1990-2001, Dean, Division of Agriculture, 1993-94, Vice President, 1994-95, and President, 1995-2001, Nanjing Agricultural University, China.
Awards/Honours: Beijing Govt. Excellent returned Overseas Scholars Award, State Council, 1993; Outstanding Young Scientist Award, 1993; Excellent Professional Education Award, 1994; Excellent Training Award, 1996; Scientific and Technologic award, Class one, 1999, 2000, and class two 2004.
Fellow: Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences; CABI.
Research Areas: Crop genetics, agricultural research management
Address: Former President, Chinese of Academy of Agricultural Science, No. 12 Southern Street of ZhongGuancun, Beijing 100081, P.R. China; [Tel: Off. 86-10-82109396, 82109726; Email: [e-mail]]
Husain, Akhtar H007

FELLOW, ELECTED 1995

Born in Handia, Basti, U.P. on 1 July 1928. Educated at Anglo Sanskrit High School, Basti, 1944-48; Govt. Agricultural College, Kanpur, 1948-54; North Carolina State University, 1954-57; B.Sc. (Ag) 1952, M.Sc. (Ag) 1954, Ph.D. 1957.
Assistant Plant Pathologist, Connecticut Agriculture Experiment Station, USA, 1957; Plant Pathologist, 1958-62 and Head, 1962-63, Regional Research Centre, ICAR, Kanpur; Scientist, Regional Research Laboratory, J&K, 1963-74; Scientist, 1974-75, Deputy Director, 1975-77, and Dierctor, 1977-88, CSIR Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP), Lucknow, U.P.; Vice Chancellor, Jamia Hamdard, 1988-90; UNDP Consultant in Egypt, Syria, Iraq, Sudan and Kenya; WHO Consultant in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and UNESCO Consultant in Afganistan.
Awards/Honours: Vasvik Award, 1983.
Fellow: Indian National Science Academy; National Academy of Sciences, India.
Research Areas: Plant pathology, cultivation of medicinal and aromatic plants
Address: 50, Adil Nagar, Kalyanpur, Lucknow 226022, U.P.; [Tel: Res.[phone]]