Abidi,Saiyed Asif Husain

Ahmad, Wasim A012

FELLOW, ELECTED 2005

Born in Chapra, India on 10 April 1957. Educated at Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 1971-81; Ph.D. 1981; D.Sc. 1993. Advance studies in Nematology at Reading University, UK, 1995; Scottish Crop Research Institute, Dundee, 1995; Natural History Museum, London, 1995; Institute of Hydrobiology, CAS, China, 1999; Institut für Nematology, Munster, Germany, 1999-2000; Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad, Costa Rica, 2001; Universidad de Jaen, Spain, 2001; National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, Tsukuba, Japan, 2002-2003; National University of Singapore, 2003; Fudan University, Shanghai, China, 2006; National Institute of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Suwon, Korea, 2007; National Agricultural Research Centre, Tsukuba, Japan, 2007-08; Institute of Applied Ecology, Shenyang, China, 2009; Universidad de Jaen, Spain, 2010; University of Gent, Belgium, 2010.
Professor of Nematology, Department of Zoology, Aligharh Muslim University, Aligarh, 2005 to date.
Pool Scientist, Rajendra Agricultural University, Pusa, 1983-84; Lecturer, 1988-92; Senior Lecturer, 1992-97 and Reader, 1997-2005, Nematology Section, Department of Zoology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh.
Awards/Honours: INSA-Royal Society Visiting Fellowship, UK, 1995; CAS-TWAS South-South Fellowship, 1999; INSA-DFG Visiting Fellowship, Germany, 1999-2000; INBio Fellowship, Costa Rica, 2001; Raffles Museum Visiting Fellowship, Singapore, 2003; JSPS Fellow, Japan, 2002-03 & 2007-08; INSA-KOSEF Visiting Fellow, Korea, 2007; Erasmus Mundus Scholar of European Union, 2009-10; MoEF (GoI) E.K. Janaki Ammal National Award on Animal Taxonomy, 2009; Vigyan Ratan Samman of Council of Science & Technology (GoUP), 2010-11; Prof. S.P. Gupta Gold Medel Award, 2011 of Zoological Society of India; INSA-JSPS Visiting Fellowship, Japan, 2012.
Fellow: National Academy of Sciences, India; Linnean Society of London; Zoological Society of India.
Research Areas: Nematology: biodiversity, nematode taxonomy, ultrastructure, molecular taxonomy, ecology, phylogenomics.
Address: Professor, Section of Nematology, Department of Zoology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, U.P.; 4/1176 J, New Sir Syed Nagar, Aligarh 202002, U.P.; [Tel: Off. [phone]-23 Ext.3441; Res. 2506865, Cell: 09897397412, 09917007547; Email: [e-mail]]
Recognition Award, 2011-2012

Alagarswami, K.C. A014

FELLOW, ELECTED 1999

Born in India on 13 August 1937. Educated at University of Tokyo, Ph.D.
Former Director, Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (ICAR), Chennai, 1988-97.
Awards/Honours: Hari Om Trust Award, 1976; ICAR Team Research Award, 1985-86.
Fellow: Marine Biological Association of India; Association of Aquaculturists, India.
Research Areas: Fisheries
Address: Flat No. C-2, Sri Ramana Apartments, New No. 12 (Old No. 82), Bazullah Road, T. Nagar, Chennai 600017, Tamil Nadu; [Tel: Res. [phone]]
Alagh, Yoginder K A015

FELLOW, ELECTED 1992

Born in Chakwal, India on 14 February 1939. M.Sc., and Ph.D. (Economics), University of Pennsylvania and M.Sc., University of Rajasthan.
Chancellor, Central University of Gujarat; Professor Emeritus and Vice Chairman, Sardar Patel Institute of Economic and Social Research, Ahmedabad.
Formerly Minister of Power and for Planning & Programme Implementation with additional charge of the Ministry of Science & Technology; Member, Planning Commission; Chairman, Bureau of Industrial Costs and Prices, Ministry of Industry and Secretary to the Government of India; Vice Chancellor, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Senior Fellow, World Institute of Development Economic Research, United Nations University, Helsinki; Coordinator, South Asia Technology Network of the Commission of European Communities, Brussels; Special Adviser to the Secretary General of the UN (Rio) Conference on Environment and Development; Senior Adviser Consultant to FAO, UNFPA, ILO, ESCAP, World Bank and UNDP; Visiting Professor, Sc.PO, Paris, 1995; Distinguished Fullbright Lecture, U.S.A., 1994; Shastri Lecturer, Canada, 2000; Member of the Council United Nations University; Chairman, Scientific Steering Committee of the International Social Science Programme, UNESCO; Former Member of the International Board of Governors of CIGI, Canada and Chairman of the South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics; Chairman, Institute of Rural Management, Anand; Trustee, Rajiv Gandhi Foundation; and Director of Tata Chemicals and Rallis. He is independent Director of Shree Cements, Star Agri and Somany Ceramics.
Awards/Honours: VKRV Rao Award 1981; Life Time Achievement Award, Indian Society of Agricultural Marketing.
Fellow: World Innovation Foundation, UK; Indian Society of Agricultural Economics.
Research Areas: Quantitative modelling, policy analysis
Address: Vice Chairman, Sardar Patel Institute of Economic and Social Research, Thaltej Road, Ahmedabad 380054, Gujarat; 45, Surdhara, Behind Goyal City, Near Doordarshan, Thaltej, Ahmedabad 380054, Gujarat; [Tel: Off. [phone]; Res. [phone], 26855984; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]]
Alam, Anwar A016

FELLOW, ELECTED 2000

Born in Katra Devidayal, Allahabad, U.P., India on 5 July 1945. Educated at SCM Inter College Karma, Allabahad 1953-58; Allahabad Agricultural Institute, 1958-63; IIT Kharagpur, 1963-65; University of Illinois, USA, 1968-72; B.Sc.(Ag. Engg.) 1963; M. Tech. 1965; Ph.D. 1972.
Assistant Engineer (Testing & Evaluation), Design & Development Centre, AAI, Naini, Allahabad, 1965-66; Associate Professor (Agric. Engg.), 1966-72, Associate Professor/Chairman (FMP), 1972-74 and Research Engineer (PHT), AICRP HPHT, CAE, JNKVV, Jabalpur, 1975-78; Senior Agricultural Engineer (Machinery)/Prof. Indo-UK Dry Farming Project, JNKVV, Indore, MP, 1978; Project Coordinator, AICRP PHTS, CIAE (ICAR) Bhopal, 1978-81; ADG (Agric. Engg), 1981-88, ADG (Engg.-PHET) and Head of Agric. Engg. Division, ICAR, New Delhi, 1988-92; Chief Technical Advisor, Food & Agriculture Organization, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 1992-94; ADG (PI&M) & (TC) ICAR, New Delhi 1995; Vice-Chancellor, Indira Gandhi Agricultural University, Raipur, MP, 1995-98; Deputy Director General (Agril. Engg.) ICAR, New Delhi, 1998-2003; Vice-Chancellor, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Kashmir, Srinagar, J&K, 2003-10.
Awards/Honours: ISAE Commendation Medal 1981; ISAE (Delhi Chapter) Distinguished Service Medal 1988; Outstanding Scientist in Agricultural Engineering by Institute of Engineers 1998; "Patratna", NIRJAFT 1999; D.Sc. (h.c) CS Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur, 1999; ISAE Gold Medal 2003. Member, Standing Committee AIU, 2008; Vice-President, and President, (2 terms), ISAE; President, IAUA, 2009.
Fellow: ISAE; Institution of Engineers (India); ALPHA Epsilon; Gama Sigma Delta; Sigma-Xi, USA.
Research Areas: Agricultural engineering, agricultural processing, structure & environmental control, farm machinery & power and energy in agriculture
Address: S-319, Vivekanand Apartments, Sector 5, Plot-II, Dwarka, New Delhi 110075; [Tel: Res. [phone], Cell: 9891272094; Email: [e-mail]]
Secretary 1 Jan, 2011 to 31 Dec, 2013; Member Executive Council 1 Jan, 2005 to 31 Dec, 2007

Ali, Masood A017

FELLOW, ELECTED 2002

Born in Siddarthnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India on 18 July 1947. Educated at Ratan Sen Intermediate College, Bansi 1960-64; Govt. Agriculture College (now CSAUA&T), Kanpur, 1964-68, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, 1968-71; MSc. 1968; Ph.D. 1971.
Scientist `B' CSIR, RRL (Br) Srinagar, 1971-72; Asstt. Professor of Agronomy, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar 1972-75; Agronomist/Associate Professor of Agronomy, Himachal Pradesh University (now HPKVV), Palampur 1975-76; Agronomist (Dryland Project), Indian Grassland & Fodder Research Institute, Jhansi 1976-82; Principal Investigator (Agronomy), Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Regional Station, Kanpur/Directorate of Pulses Research, Kanpur 1982-85; Principal Scientist (Agronomy) 1986-98, Project Coordinator (Chickpea), 1995-2000, and Director 2000-09, Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpur.
Awards/Honours: Krishak Bharti Barani Kheti Award, 1989; PPIC-FAI Award 1991; ISPRD Recognition Award 1994; Jewels of India Award 2001; Vidya Bharati Alankar Award 2003; Dr. Rajendra Prasad Puraskar 2003-04; ISA Gold Medal 2004; ISPRD Gold Medal 2006-07.
Fellow: Indian Society of Pulses Research & Development; Indian Society of Agronomy.
Research Areas: Pulse Agronomy, cropping system, dryland agriculture
Address: Flat No. 305, Ratan Presidency-2, Parvati Bagla Road, Tilak Nagar, Kanpur 208002, U.P.; [Cell: 09450344220, 9956794097; Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail]]
Anand, Siri Ram A018

FELLOW, ELECTED 1992

Born at Wazirabad, India on 13 November 1933. Educated at Ramjas School, Anand Parbat, Delhi, 1949-51; Delhi University, 1951-56; St. Johns University, New York, 1960-64; B.Sc. (Hons) 1954; M.Sc. 1956; Ph.D. 1964.
Post-doctoral/Research Associate, Columbia University, New York and Johns Hopkings University, Baltimore, 1964-66; Pool Officer, CSIR Regional Research Laboratory, Hyderabad, 1967-69; Associate Professor, 1969-76, Professor, 1976-93, and Head, Division of Biochemistry, 1984-90, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal; Professor Emeritus CSIR, 1994-98.
Awards/Honours: Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Memorial Award, 1980-81.
Research Areas: Enzymology, molecular biology, male reproduction
Address: C4C 062, Carlton Estate, DLF City Phase V, Gurgaon 122002, Haryana; [Tel: Res. [phone], Cell: 9810056587; Email: [e-mail]]
Apte, Shree Kumar A019

FELLOW, ELECTED 1999

Born in Gwalior, M.P., India on 18 October 1952. Educated at Jiwaji University, Gwalior, B.Sc. 1970 and M.Sc. 1972; Graduate BARC Training School, 1973; Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, Ph. D. 1984.
Emeritus Professor, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai; DST J.C. Bose National Fellow and Raja Ramanna Fellow, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai.
Formerly Director, Bio-Science Group, and Head, Molecular Biology Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai.
Awards/Honours: Prof. J.V. Bhat Eureka Forbes Award, 1990; International Symposium on Cyanobacteria Biotechnology Young Scientist Award, 1996; Prof. Krishna Sahai Bilgrami Memorial Medal Award of INSA 2006; INS Award 2007.
Fellow: Indian National Science Academy; Indian Academy of Sciences; National Academy of Sciences, India; Maharashtra Academy of Sciences.
Research Areas: Molecular biology and biotechnology of stress and adaptive responses of bacteria and plants for enhanced agricultural productivity and environmental clean up.
Address: Emeritus Professor-HBNI & Raja Ramanna Fellow, Room No. 1-156-H, Modular Laboratories, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai 400085, Maharashtra; 404, Runwal Hills, Deonar Farm Road, Deonar, Mumbai 400088, Maharashtra; [Tel: Off. [phone]; Res. [phone], Cell: 09869480205; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail]]
Arora, Dilip K. A020

FELLOW, ELECTED 2006

Born in Allahabad, India on 29 June 1952. Educated at Central School, Varanasi, 1967-69; Banaras Hindu University, B.Sc. 1972; M.Sc. 1974; Ph.D. 1978; Post Doctorate, Michigan State University, USA, 1980-83.
Professor, Department of Botany, Banaras Hindu University, 1996-2002; Visiting Scientist, Univ. of Idaho, USA 1987-89; Dongguk Univ., Korea, 1991; Institute of Immunoloy, Poland, 1991; UNESCO-Biotechnology Fellow, 1993; INRA, France, 1994; ICAR-Rothamsted, U.K., 1994-95; Gifu University, Japan, 1996-97; Lund Univ., Lund, Sweden,1998-99; National Expert for Development of Collaborative Research Program, CAB-International, U.K. 2004; Guest Lecturer, National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Philippines, 2009; Director, National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms (NBAIM), Mau Nath Bhanjan, U.P., 2002-12; Vice-Chancellor, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Jammu, Jammu 2012-14.
Awards/Honours: Young Associate, Indian Academy of Sciences, 1985-90; National Associate, University Grants Commission, New Delhi, 1984; INSA International Fellowship 1992, 2000, 2008.
Fellow: Indian Mycological Society, 2007; Association of Microbiologists of India, 2010.
Research Areas: Molecular Identification and Biodiversity Analysis of Agriculturally Important microbes (AIMs), Plant-Microbe Interaction and Development of Molecular Probes for AIMs.
Address: 85/5, Trikuta Nagar, Jammu, J&K; [Email: [e-mail]]
Arora, Vijay Kumar A021

FELLOW, ELECTED 2004

Born in Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, India on 17 January 1958. Educated at Government Higher Secondary School, Phillaur 1970-72; Government College, Ludhiana 1972-73; Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 1973-84; B.Sc. 1977; M.Sc. 1979; Ph.D. 1984.
Senior Soil Physicist, Department of Soils, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 1998 to date.
Assistant Soil Physicist 1984-89, and Soil Physicist 1989-98, Department of Soils, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana.
Awards/Honours: INSA Young Scientist Medal 1988; Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Prize 1999; MS Randhawa Best Book Award 2000.
Research Areas: Soil and water management, crop modeling
Address: Senior Soil Physicist, Department of Soils, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141004, Punjab; 272-A, Aggar Nagar, Ludhiana 141004, Punjab; [Tel: Off. [phone]/317; Res. [phone]]
Arunachalam, Ayyanadar A022

FELLOW, ELECTED 2016

Born in Sivakasi on 8 May 1970. Educated at Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College (Madurai Kamraj University), Sivakasi, 1987-92; North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, 1992-1996; B.Sc. 1990, M.Sc. 1992; Ph.D. 1997; Diploma in Environmental Pollution 1998; Diploma in ISO14000/14001 and Environmental Management 1999.
Principal Scientist, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, 2009 to date. Adjunct Positions - PG Faculty in Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi; Adjunct Professor in Navsari Agricultural University, Gujarat; Honorary Professor, Amity University, Noida; Visiting Professor at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore; Adjunct Professor, Doon University, Deha Dun; Visiting Professor at Arunachal University of Studies; Graduate Faculty, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, USA; Member - Environmental Impact Assessment Authority, Government of Arunachal Pradesh
Lecturer/Assistant/Associate Professor in Forestry, North Eastern Regional Institute of Science & Technology, Nirjuli (Arunachal Pradesh), 1996-2009; Visiting Fellow in Biodiversity Monitoring at Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur (1998-99); DST-BOYSCAST Fellow (post-doc) in Restoration Ecology at University of Massachusetts, Boston, USA (2000-01); Visiting Fellow in Biodiversity Program at Rajiv Gandhi Central University, Arunachal Pradesh (2003-09; 2015); Principal Scientist, 2009-10, ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam (Meghalaya); Member, State Level Appraisal Committee on Environmental Impact Assessment, Government of Arunachal Pradesh, 2009-15; Principal Scientist, 2010-12, NRM Division, ICAR H.Q., New Delhi; Principal Scientist, 2012-to date, Office of the Secretary, DARE & Director General, ICAR, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi.
Awards/Honours: DST-Visiting Fellowship in Biodiversity, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Study in Science & Technology, Jakkur, 1998-99; DST-BOYSCAST Fellowship in Restoration Ecology, University of Massachusetts, Boston (USA), 2000-01; Dr. K.G. Tejwani Award for Management of Natural Resources (biennium 2002-03), Indian Association of Soil and Water Conservationists; Pran Vohra Award in Agriculture and Forestry Sciences (2003-04), Indian Science Congress Association; Environmentalist of the Year award (2008), National Environmental Science Academy; Eminent Scientist of the Year award (2012) National Environmental Science Academy; Prof. Ramdeo Misra Best Scientist in Forest Ecology, Bose Science Society, TNSRO; Renowned Biodiversity Science Award 2013, Association for Advancement of Biodiversity Science, Dharwad; Award for Excellence in Research, EET CRS Science & Technology Awards-2013, New Delhi; Dr. K.G. Tejwani Award for Excellence in Agroforestry Research & Development (biennium 2011-12), Indian Society of Agroforestry, Jhansi; Bharat Excellence Award, Rashtriya Vikas Ratan Award, Rashtriya Samman Puraskar Award & Gold Medal; Best Citizen of India Award and Life Time Achievement Award(s) by several professional organizations; General Secretary (interim), National Environmental Science Academy, New Delhi (2014); Vice President, Society for Science of Climate Change and Sustainable Environment, New Delhi (2015-17); Vice President, Agricultural Scientific Tamil Society, New Delhi (2015-17); Vice President, Global Warming Research Centre, Kolkata (2015-17). Member: Board of Management, Arunachal University of Studies, Arunachal Pradesh and Board of Studies in Forestry, Mizoram University. Chief Editor, Indian Journal of Hill Farming (IAHF, Umiam); Editor, Journal of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development (Academic Journals Ltd.), Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability (indianjournals.com); Associate Editor, Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, International Journal of Ecological Economics and Statistics; Editorial Board Member in International Journals: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment (2006-15); Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment, Finland; Recent Patents in Food, Nutrition and Agriculture, USA; Asian Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Environmental Science and Dataset Papers in Ecology.
Fellow: National Academy of Biological Sciences, Chennai; National Academy of Dairy Sciences, Karnal; National Environmental Science Academy, New Delhi; Indian Academy of Environmental Sciences, Hardwar; Academy of Forest and Enviornmental Sciences, Dehradun; Academy for Environment & Life Sciences, Agra; International Society of Tropical Ecology, Varanasi, India; International Society of Conservation of Nature, Varanasi, India; International Science Congress Association, India; International Conference on Environment and Ecology, Kolkata; International Benevolent Research Foundation, Kolkata; National Institute of Ecology, New Delhi; Range Management Society of India, Jhansi; National Environmental Association, Ranchi; Association for Advancement of Biodiversity Science, Dharwad; Bose Science Society, TNSRO, Tamil Nadu; Bioved Research Society, Allahabad; Society for Environment and Development (India), Gurgaon; Biologists Forum of India, Chennai; Society for Science and Nature, Lucknow; Institute of Integrated Resource Management, Tezpur, India
Research Areas: Agroforestry, Restoration Ecology, Environment and Natural Resources Management
Address: Principal Scientist, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Room No. 101, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi 110001; C-602, NASC Complex, DPS Marg, New Delhi 110012; [Tel: Off. [phone]; Cell: 9212441230; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]]
NAAS Associate, 2010

Arunachalam, Vaidheeswara A023

FELLOW, ELECTED 1991

Born in Tiruchirapalli, India on 28 January 1938. Educated in E.R. High School, Tiruchirappalli, 1949-52; St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli, 1955-58; University of Cambridge, U.K., 1967-70; B.A. 1958; M.A. 1959; Ph.D. (Cantab) 1970.
Professor of Plant Breeding, Ford Foundation-ICRISAT, A.P. Agricultural University, Hyderabad 1977-78; ICAR National Fellow, 1978-90; Principal Scientist, 1990-94 and Head, 1994-98, Division of Genetics, IARI, New Delhi; Distinguished Fellow and Program Advisor (Biodiversity and Participatory Plant Breeding), M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai, 1998-2008.
Awards/Honours: Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Memorial Award 1992; Vasvik Award, 1995; Borlaug Award, 1997; IARI Best Teacher Award, 1998.
Fellow: Indian National Science Academy; Indian Academy of Sciences; National Academy of Sciences, India.
Research Areas: Plant breeding, participatory plant breeding and biodiversity, quantitative and population genetics
Address: Flat No. 1, Rams Bridgeview Apartments, 3 (Old 2), Central Avenue Road, Kodambakkam, Chennai 600024, Tamil Nadu; [Tel: Res. [phone], Cell: 8939139327; Email: [e-mail]]
Editor 1 Jan, 1996 to 31 Dec, 1998

Athavale, R.N. A024

FELLOW, ELECTED 1995
Born in Vadodara, Gujarat, India on 26 July 1938. Educated at M.C. High School, Vadodara; M.E.S. Boys' High School; S.P. College and Ferguson College, Pune; University of Pune; B.Sc. 1957, M.Sc. 1959, Ph. D. 1970.
Research Scientist, Tata Institute of Fundamental research, Mumbai 1959-66; National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad, 1966-71; Visiting Scientist, University of Copenhagen, 1971-73; Senior Hydrologist, International Crop research Institute for Semi Arid Tropics, Hyderabad, 1985-87; Director Grade Scientist, National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad, 1998; CSIR Emeritus Scientist, 1998-2003.
Fellow: Indian Geophysical Union; Geological Society of India; International Association of Hydrogeologists.
Research Areas: Water management, water harvesting, artificial recharge
Address: D-3, Shreyas Apartments, Shreyas Tekra, Amba Wadi, Ahmedabad 380015, Gajarat; [Tel: Res. [phone]; Cell: 09714599766; Email: [e-mail]]
Aulakh, Milkha Singh A026

FELLOW, ELECTED 1996

Born in Attari, Amritsar, Punjab, India on 15 August 1950. Educated at Govt. High School, Attari, 1955-65; B.Sc.(Agri.) Khalsa College, Amritsar, affiliated to Guru Nanak Dev University, 1972; M.Sc. (Soil Sci.) Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana, 1974; Ph.D. University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada, 1983.
Assistant Soil Chemist/Soil Chemist, Department of Soils, PAU, Ludhiana, 1973-95; Canadian Commonwealth Scholar, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada, 1980-83; Visiting Scientist, USDA-ARS, Fulbright Scholar and Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, USA, 1989-90; Collaborating Scientist, Frounhofer Institute of Atmospheric Environmental Research, and University of Freiberg, Germany, 1997 & 1998; Project Scientist, International Rice Research Institute, Philippines, 1997-99; Senior Soil Chemist & Professor, Department of Soils, 1996- 2007; Additional Director of Research, 2007-09, and Dean, College of Agriculture, PAU, Ludhiana, 2008-11; Vice-Chancellor, ND University of Agriculture & Technology, Kumarganj, Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh, 2014; Founder Vice-Chancellor, Banda University of Agriculture & Technology (Formerly Manyawar Shri Kanshiram Ji University of Agriculture & Technology), Banda, Uttar Pradesh, 2011-15.
Awards/Honours: Canadian Commonwealth Fellowship, 1979-83; SIP Award for Excellence in Doctoral Research, Saskatchewan Institute of Pedology, Saskatoon, Canada, 1982; FAI Silver Jubilee Award of Excellence, 1987; NFL Award for Outstanding Research, 1989; Fulbright Research and Lecturing Award, Council for International Exchange of Scholars, USA, 1989-90; TSI-FAI Award on Plant Nutrient Sulphur, instituted by The Sulphur Institute, Washington, D.C., USA, 1990; Hari Om Ashram Trust Award, ICAR, 1990; Twelfth International Congress Commemoration Award, Indian Society of Soil Science, 1995; FAI Dhiru Morarji Memorial Award, 1997; Plaque of Recognition, AFSRTI by International Rice Research Institute, Philippines, 1999; Citation, Plaque of Recognition and Felicitation, Govt of India, 2001; Norman Borlaug Award for Excellence in Crop Nutrition Research, International Fertilizer Association, Paris, France, 2001; Alumni Honour Award, Lifetime Achievement Award, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada, 2002; First IMPHOS-FAI Award, instituted by World Phosphate Institute, Morocco, 2002; Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Prize, ICAR, 2002; Pierre Becker Memorial Award, British Sulphur, UK, 2005; First IPNI Science Award, International Plant Nutrition Institute, Norcross, Georgia, USA, 2007; Punjab Sarkar Parman Patar, Punjab State Award, 2008; FAI Golden Jubilee Award of Excellence, 2009; Dr. R.V. Tamhane Memorial Lecture Award, Indian Society of Soil Science, 2011; Lifetime Achievement Award, Hi-Tech Horticultural Society, 2011; Dr. Lakhiram Memorial Award, Society for Recent Development in Agriculture, 2012; Vice President, Indian Society of Soil Science, 2010-11; Chairperson, Commission 4.3 on "Soils and Environment", International Union of Soil Sciences, 2010-14; Consultant, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria to design and formulate International Research Projects on Crop Improvement, Water, Soil and Fertilizer Management; Expert Member of Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soils (ITPS) of "Global Soil Partnership" of United Nations-FAO, 2013-15; Chair "Revised World Soil Charter Committee" of ITPS-GSP-FAO', 2014; Chair "Asian Soil Partnership-WG2" of FAO, 2016
Fellow: Indian Society of Soil Science; Punjab Academy of Sciences; Hi-Tech Horticultural Society.
Research Areas: Soil biochemistry, soil fertility & plant nutrition, integrated nutrient management, leaching of nutrients, cycling/transformations of nutrients in soils, greenhouse gases flux, agriculture-induced environmental pollution
Address: 41-B, Rajguru Nagar, Ludhiana 141012, Punjab; [Tel: Res. [phone]; Cell: 09988090942; Email: [e-mail]]
Dr. N.S. Randhawa Memorial Award, 2015-2016.