Abidi,Saiyed Asif Husain

Silva, Jose Graziano da S065

FOREIGN FELLOW, ELECTED 2014

Born in Urbana, Illinois, USA on 17 November 1949. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Agronomy (1972) and a Master's Degree in Rural Economics and Sociology (1974) from the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, and a Ph.D. in Economic Sciences (1980) from the State University of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil. He also has two post-Doctorate Degrees in Latin American Studies (University College of London) and Environmental Studies (University of California, Santa Cruz).
Director General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy, 2012 to date.
Professor, the State University of Campinas and Chair of the Master's and Doctoral Program in Economic Development, Space, and Environment at UNICAMP's Institute for Economics. Brazil's Extraordinary Minister of Food Security and Fight Against Hunger, 2003-04 and in charge of the implementation of the "Zero Hunger" Program ("Fome Zero"); Special Advisor to the Presidency of the Republic, 2004-06; Head, FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean and Assistant Director-General, FAO, 2006-11.
As FAO Director-General, he is working to build consensus on food security-related issues. This includes actively supporting the Committee on World Food Security, the United Nations High-Level Task Force on Global Food Security (in which he serves as Vice-Chair) and the Zero Hunger Challenge launched by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
Awards/Honours: Recipient of numerous awards and honours, including the Order of Rio Branco, bestowed by the Brazilian president; the Paulista Medal for Scientific and Technological Merit, conferred by the Sao Paulo State government; and the Brazilian Society of Rural Economics, Administration and Sociology Award (Prêmio SOBER).
Research Areas: Agronomy; rural development, food security, and agrarian economics
Address: Director General, Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153 Rome, Italy; [Tel: Off. ([phone]; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]]
Singh, Ajay S066

FOREIGN FELLOW, ELECTED 2008

Born in Jaunpur, India on 6 October 1963. Educated at Government Inter College, Faizabad, 1977-1981; U.P. College, Gorakhpur University, 1981-1983; N.D. University of Agriculture & Technology, Faizabad, 1983-1988; B.Sc. 1983; M.Sc. 1985; Ph.D. 1988; DAAD Germany Fellowship, 1989; STA Japan Fellowship, 1994; NSERC Canada Fellowship, 1995.
Technical Director, Lystek International Inc., Cambridge, Ontario Canada, 2006 to date; Consulting / Scientific Advisor, Conestoga Rovers & Associates, Biorem Technologies, Proxima, Diproinduca, Orgaworld, Ecoval Horticultural Products, Canada, Environmental Technology Company, Saudi Arabia, 2002 to date; Scientific Advisor, Amity Institute of Herbal and Microbial Studies, New Delhi, 2005 to date; Adjunct Professor, Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Canada, 1998 to date; Advisory Committee Member, Water Environment Association of Ontario, Residual & Biosolids Committee, Ontario, Canada; New England Biosolids and Residual Committee, NH, USA; FedDev ARC Review Committee Member, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada; Program Advisory Council, School of Continuing Education, Ryerson University, Ontario, Canada.
Research Associate, N.D. University of Agriculture & Technology, Faizabad, 1988-1989; Visiting Scientist, University of Hannover, Germany, 1989-1991; Senior Scientific Officer, Department of Biochemical Engineering & Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, 1991-1994; Visiting Scientist, National Food Research Institute, Tsukuba, Japan, 1994-1995; Associate Research Scientist, Microbial Biotechnology, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada 1995-1996; R & D Manager, Petrozyme Technologies, Inc., Guelph, Canada, 1996-1999; Director Research & Development, Petrozyme Technologies Inc., Guelph, Ontario Canada, 1999-2007.
Awards/Honours: NDUAT, Faizabad Gold Medal, 1988; AMI-Alembic Young Scientist Award, 1996.
Fellow: National Academy of Biological Sciences.
Research Areas: Microbial biotechnology, environmental and fermentation microbiology, bioremediation, wastewater technology
Address: Technical Director, Lystek International Inc., 16-1425 Bishop Street North, Cambridge, Ontario, N1R 6J9, Canada; 19 Currie Drive, Morrsiton, Ontario, N0B 2C0, Canada; [Tel: Off. [phone]; Res: 905-876-5155; Email: [e-mail]]
Singh_,_Anand_Kumar'>Singh, Anand Kumar S067

FELLOW, ELECTED 2016

Born in Ghosaon, Jaunpur, India on 1 January 1962. Educated at Bayalsi Inter College, Jalalpur, Jaunpur, UP, 1975-77; Udai Pratap College, Varanasi, 1977-79; Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 1979-83; Indian Agriculture Research Institute, New Delhi, 1983-89; B.Sc. (Ag.) 1982; M.Sc. (Ag.), 1985; Ph.D. 1989.
Managing Director, National Horticulture Board and Executive Director, National Oilseeds and Vegetable Oils Development (NOVOD) Board, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer's Welfare, Government of India, 2015 to date.
Research Associate and Fellow, Tata Energy Research Institute, New Delhi, 1991-98; Senior Scientist, IIVR, Varanasi, 1998-2000; Senior Scientist, 2000-2006; Principal Scientist, 2006-2015; and Head, Division of Fruits & Horticultural Technology, IARI, 2007-2015.
Awards/Honours: Mombusho Award, Japan, 1989-91; Visiting Scientist, saga University Japan, 1999-2000; DBT Associateship, 2006-07; Gold Medal, Horticulture Society of India, 2008; Gold Medal, Delhi Agri-Horti. Society, 2009; International Registrar-Mangifera, Commission for Nomenclature & Cultivar Registration, ISHS, UK, 2007-2015.
Fellow: Horticulture Society of India, 2008; Hill Horticulture Development Society, Uttarkhand, 2005; National Academy of Biological Sciences, 2012.
Research Areas: Tissue culture and mango breeding.
Address: Deputy Director General (Hort. Sciences), Indian Council of Agricultural Research, KAB-II, Pusa, New Delhi 110012; B-16, IARI, Pusa Campus, New Delhi 110012; [Tel: Off. [phone]; Res. [phone]; Cell, 9899558691; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail]]
Singh, Anil Kumar S068

FELLOW, ELECTED 2006

Born in Kanpur, India on 29 April 1952. Educated at St. Joseph's Academy, Dehra Dun, 1960-67; DAV Intermediate College, Dehra Dun, 1967-68; University of Lucknow, Lucknow, 1968-70; Indian Agricultural Research Institute, 1970-76; University of Hohenheim, Hohenheim, Germany, 1982-83 (DAAD Fellow); University of Arizona, Tucson, Diploma in On Farm Water Management, 1992; International Rice Research Institute, Philippines, 1993-95; Ph.D. 1977.
Vice-Chancellor, Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Gwalior, 2012 to date.
Scientist S-1, 1976-82, and Scientist S-2/Senior Scientist, 1982-89 Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi; Principal Scientist & I/charge Soil Physics Unit, Indian Institute of Soil Science, Bhopal, 1989-90; Principal Scientist, 1990-99, Project Director, Water Technology Centre, 1999 to 2007; Acting Director, IARI, New Delhi, 2005-06; Deputy Director General (NRM), ICAR, 2007-12.
Awards/Honours: National Science Talent Scholarship, 1967-76; Gold Medal in M.Sc. 1972; 11th D.P. Motiramani Memorial Lecture Award, 2004; IARI Best Teacher Award, 2005; Soil Conservation Society of India Gold Medal, 2006; 33rd Dr. R.Y. Tamhane Memorial Lecture Award, 2006; 6th Prof. S.C. Das Memorial Lecture, 2008; 19th Dr. S.P. Raychaudhary Memorial Lecture, 2008; Platinum Jubilee Lecture - Indian Science Congress, 2009; 8th Dr. P.G. Krishna Memorial Oration, 2009; 19th Nehru Memorial Lecture, 2009; Prof. S.K. Mukherjee Commemoration Award, 2009, Indian Science Congress Association; Dr. C. Subramanium Outstanding Teacher Award 2007-08; 10th Shri Hari Krishna Shastri Memorial Award, 2009; 20th Dr. Daroga Singh Memorial Lecture, 2011; Rajesh Pilot Memorial Award 2011; Honorary Membership, Indian Society of Soil Science in 2011; 5th Dr. Govindarajan Memorial Lecture, 2012; Science Council Prayag Centenary Honour Award 2012; 9th Dr Neelratna Dhar Memorial Lecture, 2013; Bhu Ratna Award, Soil Conservation Society of India in 2012; 8th Dr. T. D. Biswas Memorial Lecture 2014; Vidyasagar Award, Indian Institute of Oriental Heritage 2015.
Secretary, Indian Society of Water Management, since 1999; Vice-President, New Delhi Centre of World Water Council (NDC - WWC), 2001; Vice-President, Indian Society of Soil Science, 2001-2002; President, Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, 91st Session of the Indian Science Congress 2004; President, Delhi Chapter of the Indian Society of Soil Science, 2001-02 to 2004-05; President, Indian Society of Agricultural Science, since 2010; Chairman, Delhi Chapter of Indian Society of Remote Sensing since 2009; Vice-President, Indian Society of Remote Sensing, 2011-13.
Fellow: Indian Society of Soil Science; Indian Water Resources Society; Bhoovigyan Vikas Foundation (Foundation for Earth Sciences Development); Indian Society of Water Management; Bioved Research Institute of Agriculture & Technology.
Research Areas: Soil-water-nutrient-plant-atmosphere interactions, crop growth simulation, irrigation water management, integrated watershed management
Address: Vice-Chancellor, Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Opp. Mela Ground, Race Course Road, Gwalior 474002, M.P.; D-22, Mall Road, Morar, Gwalior 474006, M.P.; [Tel: Off. [phone]; Res. [phone], Cell: 9873441488, 9425702142; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail]; [e-mail]]
Member Executive Council 1 Jan, 2014 to 31 Dec, 2016

Singh, Anurudh Kumar S069

FELLOW, ELECTED 2004

Born in Aligarh, India on 12 July 1946. Educated at Aligarh Muslim University, 1962-66; Patna University, 1969-72; Max-Planck Institute, Koln, 1986-87; Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA, 1994-95.
Assistant Prof., Botany, R.B.S. College, Agra, 1972-73; Assistant Prof., Dept. of Botany, University of Jodhpur, 1973-78; Cytogeneticist and Germplasm Specialist, International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), 1978-97; Project Co-ordinator Pigeonpea (ICAR), Indian Institute of Pulses Research, 1999; Head, Germplasm Conservation Division, National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi, 1999-2008.
Awards/Honours: Best Research Paper Award, 2011, by the Horticultural Society of India, Dr. K.L. Mehra Memorial Award 2010-12, Asian Agri-History Foundation, India; CGIAR Chairman's Excellence in Science Award for Outstanding Locally Recruited Scientist, 1997; Vice-President, Indian Society of Plant Genetic Resources, 2000-2002.
Fellow: International Society for Noni Science, 2016; National Academy of Sciences, India, 2001; New York Academy of Sciences, 1997.
Research Areas: Cytogenetics, plant breeding, plant genetic resources
Address: House No. 2924, Sector 23, Gurgaon, Haryana; [Tel: Res. [phone], Cell: 9540127222; Email: [e-mail]]
Singh_,_Braja_Bhoosan'>Singh, Ashok Kumar S070

FELLOW, ELECTED 2011

Born in Village Barahat, Ghazipur, India on 1 July, 1962. Educated at Mahabir Inter College, Malikpura, Ghazipur, UP, 1976-79; Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 1979-85; B.Sc.(Ag.) 1982; M.Sc.(Ag.), 1985; Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 1986-92; Ph.D., 1992..
Head, Division of Genetics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 2014 to date.
Research Associate, Tata Energy Research Institute, New Delhi, 1990-92; Cotton Breeder, Bioseed Genetics India Pvt. Ltd., Hisar, Haryana; Scientist 1994-2001, Senior Scientist 2001-2009, Principal Scientist 2009 onward, Professor 2013-2014, Division of Genetics, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi
Awards/Honours: IARI Best Teacher Award, 2003; Dr. B. P. Pal Memorial Award, 2007; ICAR special recognition award, 2009; Borlaug Award, 2012; ICAR-Bharat Ratna Dr. C. Subramanian Award for Best Teachers-2013 and ICAR-Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Award for Outstanding Research, 2013
Research Areas: Rice Breeding, Genetics and Molecular Breeding
Address: Head, Division of Genetics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012; C-35, IARI, Pusa Campus, New Delhi 110012; [Tel: Off. [phone], 25841077; Res. [phone], Cell: 9899045037; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail]]
Singh, Bachchan S071

FELLOW, ELECTED 2001

Born in Ghazipur, India on 4 July 1938. Educated at S.S.H.S. Nandganj, 1951-54; U.P. Collage Varanasi 1954-56; Govt. Agricultural College, Kanpur 1956-58; Allahabad Agricultural Institute 1958-61; University of Guelph, Canada, 1965-66; Michigan State University East-Lansing U.S.A. 1972-75, B.Sc. (Agri.) 1958, B.Sc. (Agri. Engg.), 1961, M.S. 1966, Ph.D. 1975.
Lecturer, Agriculture Engg., T.D. College Jaunpur & Govt Agricultural College Kanpur 1961-64; Pool Officer, 1966-67; Assistant Professor 1967-69, and Associate Professor 1969-83, GBPUAT, Pantnagar; Associate Professor, College of Agriculture Mosul, Iraq 1979-82; Professor & Head, Farm Machinery, 1983-87; Dean student welfare 1987-89; Professor F.M.P. 1983-99; and Dean College of Technology, 1995-98, GBPUAT, Pantnagar; Emeritus Fellow of A.I.C.T.E. 1999-2001; Director M.P.M.D. Institute of Technology and Management Gorakhpur, U.P. 2001-04.
Awards/Honours: ISAE Commendation medal 1987-88; ISAE Gold Medal, 2014; Vice President Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers 1991-92 & 1992-93.
Fellow: Indian Society of Agricultural Engineering, 1992-93.
Research Areas: Conservation tillage, zero till, ferti drill & threshing machineries
Address: HS 1/56, Sector A, Sitapur Road Scheme, Lucknow 226021, U.P.; [Tel: Res. [phone]; Cell: 09415084352, 08417044040]
Singh, Bansh Narain S072

FELLOW, ELECTED 1994

Born in Varanasi, India on 15 July 1942. Educated at U.P. College, Varanasi, 1955-61; Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 1961-66; Post-Doctoral Research at Bristol University, Bristol, U.K. 1968-72; B.Sc. 1961; M.Sc. 1963; Ph.D. 1966.
Principal Scientist, Fish and Fisheries, CIFRI, Barrackpore and Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Bhubaneswar, 1982-98; FAO Fellow 1984; Visiting Scientist at Dept. of Fisheries and Allied Aquaculture, Auburn University, USA, 1984; Head, Division of Fish Physiology, CIFA, 1990-98; Asstt. Director General (Inland Fisheries), 1999-2002, and Dy. Director General (Fisheries), 2002 ICAR, New Delhi; ICAR Emeritus Scientist, National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Lucknow, 2003-2005.
Awards/Honours: "Young Scientist" Intl. Union Physiol. Sciences, 1977; FAO Fellow 1984; V.G. Jhingran Gold Medal, 1999-2000, Nature Conservators, India.
Fellow: Nature Conservators, India; Bioved Research Society; Society of Aquaculturists.
Research Areas: Fish nutrition, aquaculture, fisheries & fish physiology
Address: House No.: H-29, Block - H, South City, Rae Bareli Road, Lucknow 226025, U.P.; [Tel: Res. [phone], Cell: 09839243182; Email: [e-mail]]
Singh, Bijendra S073

FELLOW, ELECTED 2017

Born in Mau Nath Bhanjan, Uttar Pradesh on 1 July 1960. Educated at Bhadaun Intermediate College, Thalaipur, Mau, 1972-74; Janata Inter College, Ranipur, Mau, 1974-76; Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, B.Sc.(Ag.) 1976-80; M.Sc(Ag.) 1980-82; Ph.D. 1983-86.
Director, ICAR-Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, Varanasi, 2014 to date.
Scientist, 1986-1992; ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Barapani; Scientist (Sr. Scale), 1992-1998; Sr. Scientist, 1998-2006; Principal Scientist, 2006-2009; Head, Division of Crop Improvement, 2009-2010; Project Coordinator, AICRP-VC, 2010-2014; Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, Varanasi.
Awards/Honours: Team Research Award of ICAR for Biennium, 2003-04; Dr. Kirti Singh HSI Gold Medal Award in Vegetable Science, 2012; Distinguished Scientist Award Bioved, 2012; Dr. Bishwajit Choudhury Memorial ISVS Award for Outstanding Scientist in Vegetable Science, 2014; Dr. Panjab Singh Vishisht Krishi Vaigyanik UPAAS Puraskar – Agriculture Research Management, 2015.
Fellow: Indian Society of Vegetable Science; Horticultural Society of India; Confederation of Horticulture Association of India; Society for Recent Development in Agriculture; Hi-Tech Horticultural Society.
Research Areas: Horticulture-Vegetable Science (Heterosis breeding, Resistant breeding, Production Technologies, Seed Production)
Address: Director, ICAR-Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, PB No. 01, PO - Jakhini (Shahnshahpur), Varanasi 221305, U.P.; [Tel: Off. [phone]; Res. [phone]; Cell: 8004924520; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail]; [e-mail]]
Singh, Bir Pal S074

FELLOW, ELECTED 2016

Born in Hirnoty, Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh, India on 1 July, 1953. Educated at High School in 1970 from Wair, Bulandshahr, UP, PUC (1971), B.Sc. (1974), M.Sc. (1976) and Ph.D. (1986) in Botany with specialization in Plant Pathology from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, UP.
Joint Director, CPRI Campus, Modipuram, 2000-2010; Acting Director, CPRI, Shimla, 2004-2005; Principal Scientist, 1998-2000; Sr. Scientist, 1996-1998; Scientist S-2, 1983-1985; Scientist S-1, 1977-1983; Director, ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla, 2010-16.
Awards/Honours: Meritorious Service Certificate, 1991; Prof. M.J. Narsimhan Medal, 1992; IPA medal, 1994; IPS medal, 1995; IPA Award, 1997; Merit Award, 2000; Award of appreciation, 2002; Hari Om Ashram Trust Award, 2002-03; Distinguished Fellow of IPA, Shimla, 2003; Appreciation letter from DG, 2003; Distinguished Achievement Award, 2004; S. Ramanujam Award, 2004-2007; Late LC Sikka Endowment Award, 2007-08; IPA-Kaushalaya Sikka Memorial Award-2005-2009; ICAR Multi-Disciplinary Outstanding Team Research Award, 2010.
Research Areas: Plant Pathology- Epidemiology, Late Blight Host Resistance and Disease Management, Biotechnology
Address: Flat No. 8140, Arocon Golf Ville, Tower 10, (GH 7), Crossing Republic, Gaziabad 201016, U.P.; [Cell: 09882702000; Email: [e-mail]]
Singh, Brahma S075

FELLOW, ELECTED 2001

Born in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India on 15 December 1941. Educated at Rashtriya High School, Shahpur, 1957-59; Jat Inter College Muzaffarnagar, 1959-61; G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar 1961-66; Indian Agricultural Research Institute, 1966-70, B.Sc. 1964; M.Sc. 1966; Ph.D. 1970.
Advisor, World Noni Research Foundation, Chennai, 2007 to date.
Assistant Professor, CCS Haryana Agriculture University, Hisar 1970-74; Senior Scientific Officer Grade-I, Defence Agricultural Research Laboratory, DRDO, Almora/Pithoragarh, Uttaranchal, 1974-79; Scientist D/ Deputy Director, Defence Food Research Laboratory, Mysore, 1980-84; Director, Defence Research Laboratory, Tezpur, Assam 1985-90; Director, Field Research Laboratory, Leh (J&K), 1991-95; Director, Life Sciences, DRDO HQ, New Delhi and Secretary Life Science Research Board 1995-2001; Emeritus Scientist, Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, DRDO, New Delhi 2002-03; General Manager, Uttaranchal Seeds and Tarai Development Corporation (Pantnagar Seeds), Pantnagar, 2003-04; Officer on Special Duty (Horticulture), President's Secretariat, Rashrapati Bhavan, New Delhi, 2004-07.
Awards/Honours: Indira Priyadarshini Vrikshmitra Award, 1995, Ministry of Forest and Environment, Govt. of India; APSI International Plant Scientist Award, 2002; Lifetime Achievement Award 2010 of Agri. Alumini Association, Pantnagar; HSI- Shiv Shakti Award, 2013; Padma Shri, 2014.
President, Indian Society for Protected Cultivation, New Delhi; Former Vice-President, Indian Society of Alliums, Pune; Former President, Society for New Age Herbals, New Delhi and Vice President, Indian Society of Vegetable Sciences, Former Chairman, DST-Mission REACH, TIFAC - Agriculture and Industrial Biotechnology, Thapar University, Patiala.
Fellow: International Society for Noni Sciences; Association of Food Scientists and Technologists (India); Indian Society of Vegetable Sciences; Bio-ved Society; National Academy of Biological Sciences; Horticulture Society of India.
Research Areas: Horticulture (vegetables, medicinal and aromatic plants, jatropha, mushrooms, flowers, fruits, ornamental plants & landscape, postharvest technology), underutilized wonder plants like Seabuckthorn (brahmphal) and Mornida citrifolia (Noni), plant biodiversity, bio-resources and biotechnology, agroforestry, arboriculture, protected cultivation/greenhouses, cold desert horticulture and wellness.
Address: Pocket E-713, Mayur Vihar, Phase II, Delhi 110091; [Tel: Res. [phone], Cell: 9818313660; Email: [e-mail]]
Singh, Braja Bhoosan S076

FELLOW, ELECTED 2000

Born in Sameda, Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh on 1 May 1943. B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. in Plant Physiology, Banaras Hindu University, Vanarasi.
Assistant Professor, 1972, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Jabalpur, M.P.; Visiting Professor, Liebig and Stuttgart Universities in Germany, 1991; University of Bristol, U.K., 1991; IRRI, Manila, Philippines, 1995; Professor & Head, Department of Crop Physiology, 1985-2000; Librarian, 1986-2000; Director, UNDP Centre of Advanced Studies in Plant Physiology, 1995-2000; Dean, Students' Welfare, 1992-95, Dean, Post-Graduate Studies, 1999-2001, Dean, College of Agriculture, 2000-2002, and Vice-Chancellor, 2002-2005, NDUAT, Faizabad; Pro-Chancellor, Mahatma Jyoti Rao Phoole University, Jaipur, 2008-09; Director General, D.G. Education Trust, Greater Noida, NRC, 2009-10; Founder Chairman, DD Manav Uthan Sansthan, Lucknow.
Awards/Honours: Indian Society for Plant Physiology J.J.Chinoy Gold Medal; Rashtriya Shikhsha Ratna 2003; Deed Award, Italy 2004; Vidya Bhushan Award 2004; Press Council of India Award 2004; Rice Research Accomplishment Award 2004; ISPP Life Time Achievement Award, 2007; BHU Distinguished Alumnus Award, 2010; President, Society for Crop Improvement, Ludhiana, Hony. Secretary, Indian Society for Plant Physiology; President, India Society for Plant Physiology, 1994.
Fellow: Indian Society for Plant Physiology; Fellow DAAD, Germany
Research Areas: Stress physiology (drought and submergence), MAS
Address: Chairman, DD Manav Uthan Sansthan, 1/33, Bahar-A, Sahara Estate, Janakipuram, Lucknow 226021, U.P.; [Cell: 09935166092]
Singh, Brijendra Pratap S077

FELLOW, ELECTED 1994

Born in Fatehpur, India on 10 October 1938. Educated at Agriculture College, Kanpur, 1954-60; University of Florida, Gainesville, USA, 1960-63.
Associate professor of Horticulture, Allahabad Agriculture Institute 1964-66; Head Virology, Plant Pathology and Protection Physiology, Tissue culture, Area Coordinator Floriculture, Biotechnology 1966-98, Scientist (Director Grade) 1997-98 and Emeritus Scientist 1998-2003, National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow (CSIR).
Awards/Honours: Achievement Awards in Virology, 1991 and Plant pathology, 2003-04; Honorary Member Association of Plant Pathologist.
Fellow: National Academy of Sciences, India; Indian Virological Society.
Research Areas: Plant biotechnology, virology and horticulture
Address: 4/300, Vivek Khand, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow 226010, U.P.; [Tel: Res. [phone]; Email: [e-mail]]
Singh, Dhan Pal S078

FELLOW, ELECTED 2004

Born in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, India on 5 November 1949. Educated at Govt Agricultural College, Kanpur University, Kanpur, 1965-69; GBPUAT, Pantnagar, 1971-75; B.Sc. (Ag) 1967; M.Sc. (Ag) 1969; Ph.D. 1971.
Assistant Professor, 1976-87, Plant Breeding, GBPUAT; Associate Professor/Pulse Breeder, N.D. University of Agric. and Technology, Faizabad, 1987-92; Professor, Plant Breeding, 1992-2010 and Head, Genetics and Plant Breeding, 2006-09, Dean Post Graduate Studies, 2007, and Director Experiment Station, GBPUAT, 2008-09; Director, Uttarakhand Seeds and Tarai Development Corporation, 2008-10; Visiting Scientist, Asian Vegetable Research and Development Centre, Taiwan, 2003.
Awards/Honours: ISPRD Award 1998; Vice-President, ISPRD, 1999-2001; GBPUA&T Certificate of Outstanding Scientist 2004; IIPR Urdbean Team Recognition Award 2007.
Fellow: Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding; Indian Society of Pulses Research and Development
Research Areas: Grain legume breeding, biotic & abiotic stress resistance, mutation breeding
Address: C-41, Green Park, District - Udham Singh Nagar, P.O. Rudrapur 263153, Uttarakhand; [Cell: 09410588018; Email: [e-mail]]