Abidi,Saiyed Asif Husain

Raina, Satish Kumar R011

FELLOW, ELECTED 2005

Born in Srinagar, Kashmir, on 25 June 1947. Educated at DAV High School, Srinagar (1961); S.P. College, Srinagar and G.G.M. Science College, Jammu, 1961-66; R.B.S. College, Agra, 1969; Indian Agricultural Research Institute and Agra University, 1977; B.Sc., 1966; M.Sc., 1969; Ph.D. 1977.
Chief Adviser, Nath BioGene (India) Ltd., Aurangabad, to date
Post Doctoral and Visiting Scientist, International Rice Research Institute, Manila, Philippines, 1987-89, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland, 1995, John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK, 1996; Professor of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, NRC on Plant Biotechnology, IARI, New Delhi 2000-2005; Consultant, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria, 1992, National Horticultural Board, 1995, Agricultural Products and Export Development Agency, New Delhi, 1996, Usha Martin Industries, Ranchi, Bihar 1997, Nath Seeds Ltd, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, 2002, AgBios, Canada, 2005.
Fellow: Indian National Science Academy
Research Areas: Genetics, breeding, plant biotechnology
Address: Chief Adviser, Nath BioGene (India) Ltd., Nath House, Nath Road, Aurangabad 431005, Maharashtra; [Tel: Off. [phone]; Res. [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]]
Rajam, Manchikatla Venkat R012

FELLOW, ELECTED 2012

Born in Bornapalli, Andhra Pradesh, India on 2 February 1955. Educated at Govt. High School, Huzurabad, 1960-72; Govt. Jr. College, Huzurabad, 1972-74; Arts and Science College, Warangal, B.Sc. 1974-77; Kakatiya University, Warangal, M.Sc. 1979, Ph.D. 1983.
Professor, Department of Genetics, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi, 2006 to date.
Post-doctoral Fellow (CSIR), Kakatiya University, Warangal 1983-84, and Yale University, USA, 1984-85; Pool Officer (CSIR), 1986-87, Kakatiya University, Warangal; Lecturer, 1987-91, Senior Lecturer, 1991-98, and Reader, 1998-2006, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi.
Awards/Honours: National Scholarship for Study Abroad (Govt. of India), 1984-85; DBT National Associateship, 1994; Rockefeller Foundation Biotech Career Fellowship, 1998; Shiksha Rattan Puraskar by the India International Friendship Society, 2011.
Fellow: Indian Natl. Sci. Acad; Natl. Acad. Sci. India; Telangana Acad. Sci. India; Assoc. Biotechnol. Pharm. India; Plant Tiss. Cult. Biotechnol. Assoc. India; Indian Sci. Congr. Assoc.; Indian Soc. Cell Biol.; Indian Soc. Plant Biochem. Biotechnol.; Indian Bot. Soc.; Assoc. Microbiol. India.
Research Areas: Plant biotechnology, genetic engineering, RNA interference, polyamine physiology and molecular biology, mutation breeding.
Address: Professor, Department of Genetics, University of Delhi South Campus, Benito Juarez Road, Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi 110021; 2E, Shivalika Apartments, Sector 9, Plot No. 16, Dwarka, New Delhi 110075; [Tel: Off. [phone]; Res. [phone], Cell: 9818108515; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail]]
Rajaram, Sanjaya R013

FOREIGN FELLOW, ELECTED 1999

Born in Varanasi, India on 10 February 1943. Educated at College of Jaunpur, U.P.; B.Sc. 1962; Indian Agricultural Research Institute, M.Sc. 1965; University of Sydney, Ph.D. 1968; Post Doctoral Fellow, 1969-72, CIMMYT.
Director, Resource Seeds International, Toluca, Mexico, to date.
Post-Doctoral Fellow, 1968-1969, Rockefeller Foundation, New Delhi, India; Post-Doctoral Fellow, 1969-1971, Geneticist, 1971-1972, Head, Bread Wheat Breeding Program, 1972-1988, Leader, Germplasm Improvement Wheat & Head Bread Wheat Breeding, 1989-1996, and Director, Wheat Program, 1996-2003, CIMMYT, Mexico; Senior Scientific Advisor, 2004, and Director, Integrated Gene Management ICARDA, Syria, 2006-08.
Awards/Honours: More than 90 awards and honors including, Order of Quetzal, Guatemala, 1988; CGIAR King Baudouin Award 1988; International Service in Agronomy, USA, 1992; International Service in Crop Science Award, USA, 1992; Borlaug Award 1995; E.C. Stakman Award, USA, 1993; CIMMYT Distinguished Scientist, 1997; The Friendship Award, China, 1998; Rassk Prize Award, UK, 1998; Jindeng (Golden Summit) Award, Government of Sichuan, China, 2000; Monsanto Crop Science Distinguished Career Award, Crop Science Society of America, 2001; Crawford Fund Direk Trible Award, Austria, 2001; Padma Shri 2001; Centeotl Award, Coordinacion Nacional de Fundacion, Mexico, 2003; Crop Science Society Presidential Award 2004; Khwarizmi International Award, Govt. of Iran, 2004; World Food Prize, 2014.
Fellow: Crop Science Society of America; Agronomy Society of America; Academician, Kazakstan Academy of Agricultural Sciences; Academician, Ukranian Academy of Agricultural Sciences; Indian Society of Plant Genetic Resources; National Academy of Sciences, India.
Research Areas: Plant breeding, plant pathology
Address:, Resource Seed Mexicana (RSM), Calle Aldama, 100, San Miguel Chapultepec, C.P. 52240, Edo. De Mexico, Mexico; Calle Paris 186, Colonia Jardines de Bellavista, Tlalnepantla, Estado de Mexico, C.P. 54054, Mexico; [Tel: Off. 52-722-2630732; Res. 52-55-53657547; Email: [e-mail]]
Rajasekharan, Ram R014

FELLOW, ELECTED 2003

Born on 25 December 1960. Educated at Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, India, B.Sc. Zoology, 1979; M.Sc. Integrated Biology, 1981; Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, Ph.D. 1987. Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Microbiology, University of Illinois, Urbana, USA, 1987-89.
Director, Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Mysore, 2012 to date; Acting Director, Academy of Scientific and Innoivative Research (AcSIR), Chennai, 2014 to date.
Research Scientist Associate, E. I. duPont de Nemours Company, AgBiotech, DuPont Experimental Station, Wilmington, USA, 1989-91; College Assistant Professor, Plant Genetic Engineering Laboratory, New Mexico State University Las Cruces, USA, 1991-94; Visiting Professor, Monsanto Company, St. Louis, USA, 1994-95; Assistant Professor, 1995-2001 and Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, 2001-07; Visiting Professor, School of Science, Monash University, Malaysia, 2007-10; Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, 2007-14; Director, Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Lucknow, 2009-12.
Awards/Honours: National Bioscience Award for Career Development; Sir C.V. Raman State Award; Nagarjuna Group Agricultural Biotechnology Excellence Award; Pro Vice-Chancellor Award for excellence in Research, instituted by Monash University (2008 & 2009); Prof. I.S. Bhatia Memorial Award by the Society of Biological Chemists, India; Technology Award for Life Sciences, 2012, by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India, New Delhi; Elected Member of Guha Research Conference, Hyderabad, India (2002); JC Bose National Fellow by the Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi, 2013.
Fellow: Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi, India (2012); National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad, India (2005); Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore, India (2006)
Research Areas: Plant Biochemistry and Food Biotechnology
Address: Director, Central Food Technological Research Institute, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, Mysore 570020, Karnataka; CFTRI House, CFTRI Campus, Mysore 570020, Karnataka; [Tel: Off. [phone]; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail]; [e-mail]]
Rajender Parsad R015

FELLOW, ELECTED 2011

Born in Sonepat, India on 10 November 1966. Educated at Govt. Primary School, Sikender Pur Majra, 1972-77; Govt. High School, Rabra, 1977-1982; Hindu College, Sonept, MD University, 1982-86; Indian Agricultural Research Institute, 1986-92; B.Sc. 1982; M.Sc.(Agricultural Statistics), 1986; Ph. D.(Agricultural Statistics) 1992.
Principal Scientist, Division of Design of Experiments, Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi, 2009 to date.
Scientist, 1992-1997, Scientist (Sr. Scale), 1997-2001, Senior Scientist, 2001-2005, ICAR National Fellow, 2005-09 and Head, Division of Design of Experiments, 2009-14, Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi.
Awards/Honours: National Award in Statistics in Honour of Professor CR Rao, 2011; Professor PV Sukhatme Gold Medal Award, ISAS 2010; Dr. D.N. Lal Memorial Lecture Award, ISAS, 2005; IARI Best Teacher Award, 2002; ISCA Certificate of Merit, 1996; IARI Gold Medal, 1986; Nehru Medal, 1986; Dr. VVR Murthy Memorial Award, 1986.
Fellow: Indian Society of Agricultural Statistics; Elected Member of International Statistical Institute, Netherlands.
Research Areas: Agricultural Statistics, Design of Experiments, Sampling Techniques
Address: Principal Scientist, Division of Design of Experiments, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Inst., Library Avenue, Pusa, New Delhi 110012; J-34, Chankya Place, Part I, New Delhi 110059; [Tel: Off. [phone]; Res. [phone], Cell: 9811647837; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail]; [e-mail]]
Recognition Award, 2015-2016; Young Scientist Award, 1999-2000; NAAS Associate, 2007-10.

Rajeswara Rao, Bhaskaruni Raja R016

FELLOW, ELECTED 2010

Born in Guntur, India on 12 August 1953. Educated at Zilla Parishad High School, Vinukonda, 1964-69; S.S.& N. College, Narasaraopet, 1969; Agricultural College, Bapatla, 1970-74; Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 1975-80; B.Sc. (Agriculture) 1974; M.Sc. (Agronomy) 1978: Ph.D. (Agronomy) 1981.
Junior Scientist, 1980-85, Scientist, 1985-88, Senior Scientist, 1988-1993, Principal Scientist, 1993-98, Senior Principal Scientist, 1998-2006, Chief Scientist, 2006-17, CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Research Centre, Hyderabad.
Awards/Honours: Talented Scientist Award, 2008; International Potash Institute-Fertilizer Association of India Award, 2002; Fragrances and Flavours Association of India Appreciation Award, 1999; Gaurav Society for Agricultural Research Centre Crop Research Award, 1977; Bapatla Agricultural College Sri. V.N. Chowdary Memorial Rolling Cup, 1974.
Fellow: Indian Society of Agronomy, 2008; Indian Society for Spices, 2011.
Research Areas: Agronomy, Medicinal and Aromatic plants
Address: 1-1-593/2/2 Gandhinagar, Hyderabad 500080, Telangana; [Tel: Off. [phone]; Res. [phone], Cell: 09441455397; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail]]
Rajput_,_Thakur_Bahadur_Singh'>Rajput, Thakur Bahadur Singh R017

FELLOW, ELECTED 2013

Born in Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh on 1 January 1952. Graduated in Agricultural Engineering from G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology Pantnagar (1973), Post Graduation in Soil and Water Conservation Engineering from IIT Kharagpur (1977) and Ph.D. From IARI, New Delhi (1985).
Emeritus Scientist, Water Technology Centre, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi.
Scientist S-1, 1976-82; Scientist S-2, 1982-85; Senior Scientist, 1985-98, and Principal Scientists, 1998-2013, Water Technology Centre, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi.
Awards/Honours: Jawaharlal Nehru Award, 1985 (ICAR); Shankar Memorial Award (ISAE), 1988-89; Distinction in Engineering Technology Medal (CBIP), 1989; COVERDALE Silver Certificate Level Facilitator (MANAGE) 1992; Dr. Ramnath Singh Award (IARI), 2001-02; Dr. Rajendra Prasad Puraskar (ICAR), 2001-02; National Gyan Vigyan Puraskar (MoHRD), 2001-02; Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Award (ICAR), 2005-06; Shiksha Puraskar (MoHRD), 2005-06; Gold Medal and 1st Prize (IEI), 2006; Agricultural Engineering Division Prize (IEI), 2006-07; John Wiley-ICID Best Paper Award (ICID), 2006; Ramnath Singh Award (IARI), 2007-08; Best Teacher Award (IARI), 2009; ISAE-Jain Irrigation Award (ISAE), 2009-10; The Bharat Ratna Dr C Subramanium Award for Outstanding Teachers, 2011 (ICAR); INCID-Jain Sookshma Sinchai Award (MoWR), 2015; Best Book Award (ISAE), 2015.
Fellow: Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers, 2004; Indian Water Resources Society, 2004; Institution of Engineers (I), 2004-05, Confederation of Horticulture Association in India, 2016.
Research Areas: Canal Water Management, On-farm Water Management, Micro Irrigation
Address: Emeritus Scientist, Water Technology Centre, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012; D-26, IARI Campus, New Delhi 110012; [Tel: Off. [phone]; Res. [phone], Cell: 09810673101; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]]
Rajput, Yudhishthir Singh R018

FELLOW, ELECTED 2015

Born in Hathras, UP,India on 26 February 1953. Educated at P.B.A.S. Inter College Hathras, UP 1965-69; Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 1969-73; IIT Delhi 1983-86. B.Sc. (Hons) 1971; M.Sc. (Biochemistry) 1973; Ph.D. from IITD, 1987.
Senior Research Assistant/Research Fellow, JNKVV, Jabalpur 1975-77; Lecturer, RSM Degree College Dhampur, UP 1977-78; Scientist S1, National Dairy Research institute (NDRI), Karnal/ Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute, Jhansi 1978-84; Scientist S2/Senior Scientist, 1984-98; Principal Scientist, 1998-2001/2008-11; Head, Dairy Chemistry Division, NDRI, Karnal, 2001-08; Central Public Information Officer at NDRI, 2012-15; Head of Division, Animal Biochemistry Division, National Dairy Research institute, Karnal, 2011-15.
Awards/Honours: Meritorious Invention Award, 2013 by NRDC; Sukumar Basu Memorial Award, 2011-12 by IARI; Dr. K.K. Iya Award, 2005-09 by NDRI-Alumni Association
Fellow: National Academy of Dairy Science (India), 2014
Research Areas: Protein chemistry, aptamer, milk adulteration
Address: # 912, Sector 6, Karnal 132001, Haryana; [Tel: Res. [phone]; Cell: 9466653595; Email: [e-mail]]
Ram Sakal R019

FELLOW, ELECTED 2002

Born in Varanasi, India on 31 July 1942. Educated at Kalika Dham Higher Secondary School, Sewapuri 1958; Jagatpur Inter College, Varanasi 1960; Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, B.Sc. 1963 & M.Sc. 1965; GBPUAT, Pantnagar, Ph.D. 1972.
Subject Matter Specialist, 1971-73, Jr. Scientist, 1974-78, Sr. Scientist, 1979-86, Chief Scientist & P.I. AICRP on Micro- and Secondary Nutrients and Pollutant Elements in Soils and Plants, 1987-2002, and Chairman, P.G. Deptt. of Soil Science, 1999-2002 Rajendra Agricultural University, Pusa; Officiating Director, Sugarcane Research Institute for 1 1/2 years; Nodal Officer, European Economic Community Project on Reclamation and Development of Alkali Lands in Bihar for 2 years.
Awards/Honours: B.P. Singh Award for Outstanding Research in Agril. Sciences, 1998; S.N. Ranade Memorial Life Time Achievement Award for Excellence in Micronutrient Research, 2000; TSI-FAI Award on Plant Nutrient Sulphur, 2000; ICAR Chaudhary Devilal Outstanding Award for AICRP on Micro - and Secondary Nutrients and Pollutant Elements in Soils and Plants, 2001.
Fellow: Indian Soc. Soil Sci. 1989; Indian Soc. Agril. Chemists 2001.
Research Areas: Soil fertility/soil chemistry and plant nutrition with special reference to micro-and secondary nutrients
Address: Patel Niwas, Village - Rasulaha, P.O. Raghupur (Sewapuri), Distt. Varanasi 221403, U.P.; [Cell: 9918771058]
Rama R020

FELLOW, ELECTED 1991

Born in India on 16 March 1929. M.Sc. (Physics); Ph.D.
Former Professor, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai; Emeritus Scientist (CSIR), National Geophysics Research Institute, Hyderabad.
Fellow: Indian National Science Academy; Indian Academy of Sciences.
Research Areas: Isotope hydrology, isotope applications in environmental sciences
Address: Y-4, Sector 9, CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai 400614, Maharashtra; [Tel: Res. [phone], 27561850; Email: [e-mail]]
Ramakrishnan_,_Narasimhan'>Ramakrishnan, Narasimhan R021

FELLOW, ELECTED 1994

Born in Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, India on 15 November 1938. Educated at Board High School, Tamil Nadu, 1950-54; Intermediate, Loyola College, 1956; B.Sc. 1958; M.Sc. 1961, University of Madras; Ph.D. 1965, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi.
National Fellow, ICAR, 1980-93; Professor of Entomology, 1993-98; and Head, Division of Entomology, 1998, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi.
Research Areas: Entomology, insect pathology, insect virology
Address: 99, Anandvan, A-6, Paschim Vihar, New Delhi 110063; [Tel: Res. [phone]; Email: [e-mail]]
Ramakrishnan, Palayanoor Sivaswamy R022

FELLOW, ELECTED 1991

Born in Palayanoor, India on 24 December 1936. Educated at Madras University 1951-55; Banaras Hindu University, 1955-59; M.Sc. 1957; Ph.D. 1960.
Emeritus Professor & INSA Senior Scientist, School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharalal Nehru University, 2001- to date.
Professor of Botany & Ecol-Development, 1974-85, and Dean, School of Life Sciences, 1977-80 North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong; Professor of Ecology, 1985-2001, UGC National Lecturer, 1986-87, and Dean, School of Environmental Sciences, 1994-96 Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi; Founder Director, G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development, Kosi, Almora, 1988-89; UGC Emeritus Professor, 1992-94.
Awards/Honours: Pitamber Pant National Environmental Award, GOI, 1985; NASI Distinguished Scientist Award, 1986; UGC-Swami Pranavananda Award, 1988; INSA Jawaharlal Nehru Birth Centenary Lecture Award, 1994; Indian Society of Tree Scientists Seth Memorial Medal, 1993-94.
Fellow: Indian National Science Academy; Indian Academy of Sciences; National Academy of Sciences, India; Third World Academy of Sciences; Honorary Fellow, Association of Tropical Biology, USA.
Research Areas: Global change, agro-ecology, natural resource management, ecology and sustainable development
Address: Emeritus Professor & INSA Sr. Scientist, School of Environmental Science, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067; I-21, South City, Phase I, Gurgaon 124001, Haryana; [Tel: Off. [phone]; Res. [phone], Cell: 9312257870; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]]
Member Executive Council 19 Aug, 1995 to 31 Dec, 1995

Ramamurthi, Rallapalli R023

FELLOW, ELECTED 1999

Born in Chennai, India on 27 July 1936. Educated at Loyola College, 1951, M.R.College,Vizianagaram, 1952; Andhra University, 1953-55; Sri Venkateswara University, 1955-57 B.Sc; M.Sc, 1957-58; Ph.D, 1962; Post Doctoral Associate, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, USA; D.Sc., 1996.
Professor of Zoology, 1979-96; Chairman, Dept. of Zoology, 1983-85, 1991-94; Chairman of Board of Studies, 1988-94; Dean, School of Biological & Earth Sciences, 1990-92; Vice-Chancellor, 1994-97; INSA Senior Scientist, till 2005, and ISRO Hon. Visiting Scientist, 2005-11, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, India.
Adjunct Faculty, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Dept. of Medicine, Clinical Research Center, UMDNJ, New Brunswick, New Jersey (2000, 2000-2003); Visiting Professor, Simon Fraser University (British Columbia, Canada, 1985), New Jersey Medical School, UMDNJ, Newark, New Jersey (1988,1991,2000), University of Bonn, Germany (1994), University of Madras (1999).
Awards/Honours: Best Teacher's Award by Government of Andhra Pradesh, 1991; K.N. Bahl Gold Medal, 1995; Golden Jubilee Medal of Zoological Society of India, 1997; Dayanand Siksha Sansthan Citation Plaque, 1999; Millennium Award of Zoroastrian College, Mumbai, 2000; Distinguished IFAS Scholar of University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, 2002; Life time Alumni Achievement Award of S.V. University, 2005; ISCA Millennium Plaque of Honor, 2006; Nayudamma Memorial Oration: Andhra Pradesh Academy of Sciences, 2007; R.C. Merhotra Lifetime Achievement Award of ISCA, 2010; Sir Asutosh Mookherjee Award of ISCA, 2011.
General President, Indian Science Congress, 2007-08; Chairman/Member of peer review committees of University Grants Commission (UGC), Department of Science and Technology (DST), Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Indian Council of Agricultural Research ( ICAR), Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt. of India; Chairman for Society for Human Rights and Social Development, Tirupati; Member of Governing Body of Academy of Gandhian Studies; Advisor, Life Sciences, JNTU-Kakinada, 2010-12; Advisor S.R.M. University, Chennai; Advisor Criya Bio-labs, Tirupati; Chairman, Institutional Ethics Committee,NMCH, Nellore, 2010-12; Advisor, International Interactions, KIIT, Bhubaneswar, 2010-13; Chairman, Network of Indian Universities on Cultural and Biological Diversity (NIUCBD).
Fellow: Indian National Science Academy; National Academy of Sciences; A.P. Academy of Sciences; President, Indian Society of Life Sciences, 1986 to date.
Research Areas: Fin fish and shell fish physiology, environmental science, biodiversity monitoring and conservation, stress induced diabetic nephropathy, mechanisms and management of psoriasis
Address: INSA Honorary Scientist, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati; 9-A, Vaikuntapuram, M.R. Palli, Tirupati 517502, A.P.; [Tel: Res. [phone], Cell: 09849488390; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail]]
Ramasamy, Chinnachamy R024

FELLOW, ELECTED 2006

Born in Vagarai, Tamil Nadu, India on 26 June 1947. Educated at Agricultural College and Research Institute, Coimbatore 1969; M.Sc. (Ag)., Tamil Nadu Agricultural University 1972; Completed course work at University of Minnesota for Ph.D programme (1976-77) and received Ph.D.from TNAU in 1980; Visiting Research Fellow, IFPRI, Washington, 1984-87; Visiting Research Fellow, IRRI, Manila, 1990.
Professor of Agricultural Economics, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, 1988-95; Head Department of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural College, Madurai 1995-97; Director, Centre for Agricultural and Rural Development Studies (CARDS), 1997-02; Vice-Chancellor, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 2002-2008; National Coordinator, Agricultural Innovation Partnership Project funded by USAID 2011 to date.
Awards/Honours: Tami Nadu Scientist Award 2001; TNAU Best Resarcher Award 1995; D.K.Desai Award 1997 & 2003; Higher Education and Development Award 2004; Vivekananda National Award for Excellence 2006; Member, Planning Commission, Government of Tamil Nadu, 2005-06; President, Indian Society of Agricultural Economics, 2010 to date; Chairman, Noyyal Educational Trust, Coimbatore; Ford Foundation Fellowship for Ph.D programme; Rockefeller Fellowship for research in Rice Biotechnology; Wintrock International Fellow for research in Natural Resource Economics.
Research Areas: Technology and agricultural development, agricultural markets, prices and international trade, natural resources economics, agricultural research investment and impact evaluation and agri-business management
Address: 9/12, 5th Cross Ramalingam Nagar, K.K. Pudur, Coimbatore 641038, Tamil Nadu; [Tel: Res. [phone]; Cell: 09940964747; Email: [e-mail]]
Member Executive Council 1 Jan, 2007 to 31 Dec 2009

Ramteke, Pramod Wasudeo R025

FELLOW, ELECTED 2015

Born in Yavatmal, Maharashtra, India on 30 May 1957. Educated at Govt. Higher Secondary School, Yavatmal 1971-74, Nagpur University, B.Sc. 1978; M.Sc. 1983; Ph.D. 1993.
Dean, Post Graduate Studies and Professor & Head, Department of Genetics & Plant Breeding and Seed Science & Technology, Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Allahabad, 2008 to date.
Scientist, Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow, 1987- 2000; Professor & Head, Department of Biological Sciences, Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Allahabad 2001-2007.
Awards/Honours: Member, XVIII Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica, 1998-99; Biotechnology Overseas Associateship Award, 2004-05; International Fellowship by Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, UK, 2005; INSA Visiting Scientist to Korea (2004) and Turkey (2011); Prof. K. S. Bilgramy Memorial Award, 2012; Er. V. S. Chauhan Gold Medal, 2013; Lifetime Achievement Award (Biotechnology) by GKV Society Agra, 2015; Lifetime Achievement Award for Teaching and Research by Societyfor Bioinformatics and Biological Sciences, Allahabad, 2015.
Fellow: The Linnean Society of London, National Academy of Biological Sciences, Uttar Pradesh Academy of Agricultural Sciences, National Environmental Sciences Academy, Maharashtra Academy of Sciences; The Academy of Environmental Biology; Society for Applied Biotechnology; Bioved Research Institute of Agriculture & Technology; Society of Life Sciences, Society of Biological Sciences and Rural Development.
Research Areas: Environmental microbiology, biotechnology, enzymology
Address: Dean, Post Graduate Studies, Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences (SHIATS), Allahabad 211007, U.P.; 45-C, Residential Complex, Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences (SHIATS), Allahabad 211007, U.P.; [Cell: 9415124985; Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail]]