Abidi,Saiyed Asif Husain

Singh, Pawan Kumar S103

FELLOW, ELECTED 1991

Born in Varanasi, India on 31 July 1945. Educated at Central Hindu School, Varanasi 1957-59; Udai Pratap College, Varanasi 1959-63; Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 1963-68; B.Sc. 1963; M.Sc. 1965; Ph.D. 1968.
INSA Senior Scientist, 2011, CSIR Emeritus Scientist, 2008-11, INSA Senior Scientist, 2008, Department of Botany, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, U.P., India.
Algologist/Scientist S-2, 1971-77, Scientist S-3, 1977-79, Head, Soil Science and Microbiology Division, 1979-81, ICAR National Fellow, 1981-84, Scientist S-4, 1983-85, Principal Scientist, 1986-87, Joint Director, 1987-92, Director, 1990-92, Central Rice Research Institute, Cuttack; Principal Scientist, 1992-93, Head, Division of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, 1993-94, Indian Institute of sugarcane Research, Lucknow; Officer on Special Duty, 2000-02, National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms, New Delhi; Project Director, NCCUBGA, 1994-03, Joint Director (Research), 1997-03, Joint Director (Extension), 1998-99, Director, 1999-2000 and 2001-02, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi; Vice-Chancellor, 2003-05, C.S. Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur; Head, 2005-07, Centre for Conservation and utilization of Blue-green Algae, IARI, New Delhi.
Awards/Honours: National Fellow Award, 1980; Hari Om Ashram Trust Award, 1981; Honorary "Colonel" NCC, 2004.
Fellow: Indian National Science Academy; Indian Society of Agricultural Biochemists
Research Areas: Microbiology, virology, algology, pteridology; algal & azolla biotechnology, biofertilizers, integrated crop nutrient management, genetics, radiation biology, ecophysiology
Address: INSA Senior Scientist, Department of Botany, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, U.P.; House No. B3/22, Shivala, Post. Shivala, Varanasi 221001, U.P.; [Tel: Res. [phone], Cell: 09415714584; Email: [e-mail]]
Singh, R.V. S104

FELLOW, ELECTED 1992

Born in Mandona, Bulandshahr, U.P. on 1 January 1932. Graduated in agriculture from A.S.J. College, Lakhaoti, 1950; Post-graduate, M.Sc., B.R. College, Agra, 1952; A.I.F.C. Indian Forest College, Dehra Dun, 1955-58; Ph.D., H.P. University, 1976.
Member of Indian Forest Service; served in various capacities upto the level of Principal Chief Conservator of Forests in Himachal Pradesh; Professor and Head Department of Forestry, H. P. University, 1971-76; Coordinator, Conifers Research Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehra Dun, 1977-83; President, Forest Research Institute and Colleges, Dehra Dun, 1984-86; Director General, Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education, 1986-89; Chairman, Commonwealth Forestry Association (South Asia).
Fellow: National Academy of Forest and Environmental Sciences
Research Areas: Silviculture; forest management
Address: 176, Vasant Vihar-I, P.O. New Forest, Dehradun 248006, Uttarakhand; [Tel: Res. [phone]; Email: [e-mail]]
Singh, Raj Kumar S105

FELLOW, ELECTED 2013

Born in Gokulpur, Antu, Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India on 2 July 1958. Educated at KP Hindu Inter College, Pratapgarh, High School, 1973-76; College of Veterinary Sciences & A.H., CSA University of Agriculture & Technology, Mathura, India, B.V.Sc.& A.H., 1982, and M.V.Sc., 1984; Indian Veterinary Research Institute (Deemed University), Izatnagar, India, Ph.D., 1990.
Director-cum-Vice Chancellor, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, 2014 to date.
Scientist S-1, 1987-1992; Scientist (Senior Scale), 1993-1998; Scientist (SS)-cum-Course Coordinator (Biotechnology), 1996; and Senior Scientist, 1998-2002, National Biotechnology Centre, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar - Bareilly (UP), India; Senior Scientist-cum-Acting Head, Division of Virology, 2002-2005; Head, Division of Virology, 2005-2006; and Head, Division of Virology-cum-station-in-charge (SIC), 2006-2008, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Campus Mukteswar, Uttarakhand, India; Director (Additional Charge), National Research Centre on Camels, Bikaner, Rajasthan, 2010; Director (Additional Charge), Central Institute for Research on Buffalos, Hisar and Nabha, 2013; Director, National Research Centre on Equines, Hisar, 2008-2014.
Awards/Honours: FAO Fellowship for training in recombinant DNA of Viruses at University of California at Davis, USA, 1994; Dr V.S. Alawar Award, 1998; Dr. R. Eswaran Memorial Award, 1999; IAAVP Best Research Article Award, 1999; IAAVR Award, 2000; AVP Best Research Article Award, 2001; Special Academic Award of NAVS (India), 2002; Dr P.K. Pani Research Award, 2003;Shyma Singh and Balamati Devi Memorial Award, 2004; SPR's Excellent Researcher Award, 2005; Mid Career Scientist Award, 2006; Sir F.M. Burnett Memorial Award, 2006; Dr Alfred Lingard Award, 2008; ICAR Team Research Award, 2008; Agriculture Research Leadership Award, 2011; Rafi Ahmad Kidwai, 2011; DBT Tata Innovation Fellowship Award, 2013.
Fellow: Academy of Science for Animal Welfare, 2003; FSPR Society for Plant Research, 2004; National Academy of Veterinary Science, 2006; Society of Immunology & Immunopathology; 2007; Academy of Environmental Biology, 2010; Society for Veterinary Immunology and Biotechnology, 2010; Indian Virological Society, 2011; International College of Nutrition, 2011; Indian Association of Veterinary Microbiologist, Immunologist & Infectious Diseases Specialists, 2011.
Research Areas: Biotechnology, Veterinary Microbiology, Molecular Epidemiologist, Diagnostics and Vaccinology.
Address: Director-cum-Vice Chancellor, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243122, U.P.; [Tel: Off. [phone]; Res. [phone]; Cell: 07534075345; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail], [e-mail]]
Member Executive Council 1 Jan, 2017

Singh, Rajendra S106

FELLOW, ELECTED 2002

Born in Allahabad, India on 8 August 1963. Educated at S.K. Intermediate College, Allahabad, 1970-80; Allahabad Agricultural Institute, 1980-85; Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, 1985-87; B.Sc.(Agril. Engg.) 1985; M.Tech. 1987; Ph.D. 1993; Advanced Research, Danish Hydraulic Institute, Denmark, 1995-96; Post-Doctoral Research, University of Connecticut, USA, 1999-2000; Boyscast Fellowship, 1995.
Dean (Undergraduate Studies), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, 2013 to date; Professor (HAG), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, 2009 to date.
Junior Scientist, 1987-89, Lecturer, 1989-94, Assistant Professor, 1994-99, Associate Professor, 1999-2003, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur; Mathematical Modelling Expert, State Water Resources Agency (World Bank funded UP Water Sector Restructuring Project), Lucknow, 2004-2005; Professor, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, 2003-2009.
Awards/Honours: Jawaharlal Nehru Award, 1994; Basant Rao Naik Memorial Gold Medal, 1997; ICAR Young Scientist Award, 1997; AICTE Career Award for Young Teachers, 1998. Visiting Researcher, Technical University, Dresden, Germany, 2001,2002 & 2003; Visiting Researcher, University of Guelph, Canada, 2007; Visiting Professor, Potsdam University, Germany, 2008; Visiting Professor, Waikato Institute of Technology, New Zealand, 2012.
Research Areas: Hydrological Modelling, Irrigation System Management
Address: Professor, Agricultural & Food Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, W.B.; A-161, IIT Campus, Kharagpur 721302, W.B.; [Tel: Off. [phone]; Res. [phone]; Cell: 09434016968; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]]
Singh_,_Ram_Badan'>Recognition Award, 2013-2014

Singh, Ram Badan S107

FOREIGN FELLOW, ELECTED 1994

Born in Budhanpur, Ghazipur, U.P., India on 20 July 1940. Educated at Udai Pratap College, Varanasi, 1954-56; Govt. Agriculture College, CS Azad University of Agri. & Tech., Kanpur, 1956-60; North Carolina State University, Raleigh, N.C., USA, 1961-64; B.Sc. 1958; M.Sc. 1960; Ph.D. 1964.
Chancellor, Central Agricultural University, Imphal, 2012 to date.
Economic Botanist (Cotton) and Associate Professor of Plant Breeding, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 1964-69; Prof. and Head, Dept. of Genetics and Plant Breeding, and Dean Faculty of Agri., Meerut University, Meerut, 1969-72; Prof. and Head, Dept. of Genetics and Plant Breeding, 1972-79 and Dean, Faculty of Agriculture, 1977-79, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi; Regional Officer, Southeast Asia, International Board for Plant Genetic Resources (IBPGR), 1979-82, and Regional Plant Production and Protection Officer for Asia and the Pacific, 1982-91, FAO of the United Nations, FAO, RAPA, Bangkok; Senior Officer, Res. and Tech. Dev., FAO, Rome, 1991-94; Director, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 1995-99; Chairman, Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board, Govt. of India, New Delhi, 1999-2000; Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Asia and the Pacific, FAO, RAPA, Bangkok, 2000-02; Member, National Commission on Farmers, Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India, New Delhi, 2004-06; Advisor and Distinguished Professor, IFFCO Foundation, New Delhi, 2007-11.
Awards/Honours: Padma Bhushan, 2003; International Board for Plant Genetic Resources medal, 1984; Lal Bahadur Shastri Memorial Award, 1987; Vigyan Gaurav Samman, 2001; D.Sc. (h.c.), Orissa Univ. of Agri. & Tech. 2011, V.B.S. Purvanchal Univ., 2006, Maharana Pratap Univ. of Agri. & Tech., 2004, N.D. Univ. of Agri. & Tech., 2003, Tamil Nadu Univ. of Agri. & Tech. 2001, C.S. Azad Univ. of Agri. & Tech., 1997, Banaras Hindu Univ., 1994, and G.B. Pant Univ. of Agri. & Tech., 1991; Bharatiya Paramparagat Vigyan Puraskar, 2006; Dr. Zhu Shoumin International College of Nutrition Award, 2007; Distinguished Alumnus Award, B.H.U., 2007; Distinguished Alumnus Award, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, USA, 2013; Mahindra and Mahindra Lifetime Achivement Award - Krishi Shiromani Samman, 2015; Dr. V. Kurien Memorial Lecture Award, Michigan State University, USA, 2015; Dr. D. Sundaresan Memorial Oration Award, NDRI, Karnal, 2016.
Fellow: National Academy of Sciences, India.
Research Areas: Plant genetics, crop improvement, plant biotechnology, policies for agriculture, farmers and agricultural research and education for development.
Address: D1/1291, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi 110070; [Tel: Res. [phone]; Cell: 9810230037; Email: [e-mail]]
Member Executive Council 1 Jan, 2014 to 31 Dec, 2016; President 1 Jan, 2011 to 31 Dec, 2013; Foreign Secretary 1 Jan, 2010 to 31 Dec, 2010; Foreign Secretary 1 Jan, 1998 to 31 Dec, 2000; Member Executive Council 1 Jan, 1996 to 31 Dec, 1997; Dr. A.B. Joshi Memorial Lecture Award, 2015

Singh, Ram Jag S108

FOREIGN FELLOW, ELECTED 2012

Born in Sirihara, Uttar Pradesh, India on 8 November 1945. Educated at Kalika Dham Inter College, Sewapuri, Varanasi, 1961; Udai Pratap Inter College, Varanasi, 1963; Government Agricultural College, Kanpur, 1966; Government Agricultural College, Kanpur, 1968; Colorado State University, USA, 1974. B.Sc. (Ag.) 1966; M.Sc. (Agri. Botany) 1968; Ph.D. (Genetics) 1974.
Agronomist-Soybean Cytogenetics, Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, U.S.A., 2003 to date.
Visiting Scientist, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany, 1974-76; Research Fellow, International Rice Research Institute, Las Baños, Philippines, 1977-80, Visiting Scientist, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S.A., 1980-81, Research Scientist, Advanced Genetic Sciences, Inc., Manhattan, Kansas, U.S.A., 1981-82.
Awards/Honours: ICAR Senior Research Fellow, 1966-68; First Year University Fellow, University of California, Davis, California, U.S.A., 1970-71; The Marquis Who's Who in America 55th Edition, 2001; Academic Professional Award for Excellence: Innovative & Creativity, 2000; Academic Professional Award for Excellence, 2007; College of ACES Professional Staff Award for Excellence-Research, 2009; The Illinois Soybean Association's Excellence in Soybean Research Award, 2010.
Research Areas: Germplasm maintenance, Plant cytogenetics, Plant genome mapping, Genomics, Plant breeding, Biosystematics, Wide hybridization, Cell and tissue culture, Plant genetic transformation
Address: Agronomist - Soybean Cytogenetics, Department of Crop Sciences, National Soybean Research Center, University of Illinois, 1101 West Peabody Drive, Urbana, IL 61801, USA; 603 East Shurts Street, Urbana, IL 61801, USA; [Tel: Off. 217-333-8144; Res. 217-337-1483; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]]
Singh, Ram Kathin S109

FELLOW, ELECTED 2001

Born in Tajopur, Mau, India on 1 February 1942. Educated at Jiwan Ram Inter College, Mau, 1956-59; Government Agricultural College, Kanpur, 1960-63: B.Sc. 1961; M.Sc. 1963; Rostock University, Germany, 1965-69: Ph.D. 1969; Post Doctoral Fellow, University of Birmingham, U.K., 1981 and University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany, 1983; Royal Society Bursary' Award, UK, 1983.
Executive Director, Nand Educational Foundation for Rural Development (NEFORD), Lucknow, 2003 to date.
Associate Professor, 1970-75, and Professor of Genetics, 1975-85, Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar; Director of Research, 1985-95, and Dean, College of Agriculture (additional charge), 1986-88, N.D. University of Agriculture & Technology, Faizabad; IRRI Representative and Liaison Scientist, India, 1995-2004; Senior Fellow, ICRAF South Asia (Kenya), New Delhi, 2004-07.
Awards/Honours: Ph.D. degree with Suma cum Laude; Millennium Award for Promotion of Science, 2000; Best Citizen of India, 1998; Best Paper Award by Crop Improvement Society of India; Haryana Sahitya Academy Award for the poetry book "Meri Guriya"; Agri-History Foundation Sipani Krishi Anusandhan Farm Award, 2005; Purvanchal Pragatisheel Krishak Manch ''Krishak Mitra Samman'', 2011; ''Mahindra Samriddhi Krishi Sahyog Samman'', 2012; Uttar Pradesh Hindi Sansthan ''Sahitya Bhusan Samman'', 2014.
Fellow: Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding; Research Fellow of University of Birmingham, U.K.
Research Areas: Biometrical genetics, crop breeding, participatory systems research
Address: Executive Director, Nand Educational Foundation for Rural Development (NEFORD), 1 Devlok Colony, Church Road, Aliganj, Lucknow, U.P.; Delhi Office: A-25, Vikalp Apartment, Plot No. 92, I.P. Extension, Patparganj, Delhi - 110 092 [Tel: [phone]]; [Tel: Off. [phone]; Cell: 09721719736; Email: [e-mail]]
Vice-President (Casual Vacancy) 1 Jan, 2008 to 31 Dec, 2008; Secretary, 1 Jan 2005 to 31 Dec, 2007

Singh, Ram Pratap S110

FELLOW, ELECTED 2002

Born in Jaunpur, India on 3 July 1939. Educated at Govt. Agric. College, Kanpur, I.Sc. & B.Sc. 1957-60; M.Sc. 1962; Ph.D, 1967, BHU, Varanasi.
Chairman, Narendradeva Institute for Development of Agriculture and Rural Upliftment (NIDAR), Barabanki, India, 2004 to date; Member, Advisory Council, GAD Institute of Development Studies, Amritsar, 2010 to date.
Research Investigator/Senior Research Investigator/Research Officer, Farm Management Studies, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, BHU, 1963-71; Director-in-charge (Research Project), Associate Director (Training), and Joint Director, Institute of Agric. Technology; Prof. & Head, Agric. Economics; Farm Management Extension Specialist and Associate Professor, CCS Harayana Agric. Univ., Hisar, 1971-82; Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Director of Extension, Narendra Deva Univ. of Agric. and Techno., Faizabad, 1982-2000; Vice-Chancellor, Maharana Pratap Univ. of Agric. And Technology,Udaipur; Managing Director-cum-Advisor, KRBS-Educational Society, VKS-ICAR Sponsored Farm Science Centre, Unnao, 2000-04; Secretary, Udai Pratap Education Society, Varanasi, 2006-10.
Awards/Honours: First Lal Bahadur Shastri Memorial International Award, 1988; Acharya Narendra Deva Memorial Award, 1993; Vice-Chancellor of the year Award, 2002; D.K. Mishra Memorial Award, 2003 and 2004 Higher Education and Development Award; Society of Extension Education Lifetime Achievement Award, 2009; President of India Pratibha Devi Singh Patil presented the Lifetime Achievement Award, 2011 for contribution in the field of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development in the country. President, Society of Extension Education; Vice-President, International Society of Extension Education and International Disordered-System Associate Society (INDIAS); Executive Committee Member, Indian Society of Agricultural Economics.
Fellow: National Fellow of Extension; Society of Extension Education.
Research Areas: Agricultural economics/extension, farm management, agric. marketing & finance, rural & human resource development and management.
Address: B 5/5, Vinay Khand, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow 226010, U.P.; [Tel: Res. [phone], 2394906, 2367969; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]]
Member Executive Council 1 Jan, 2010 to 31 Dec, 2012

Singh, Randhir S111

FELLOW, ELECTED 1993

Born in Sanch, India on 21 January 1944. Educated at Janta High School, Kaul, Karnal, 1958-60; All India Jat Heroes Memorial College, Rohtak, 1960-62; Govt. Agricultural College, Ludhiana, 1962-64; Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 1964-69; B.Sc. 1964; M.Sc. 1966; Ph.D. 1969.
Director, Seth Jai Parkash Mukand Lal Institute of Engineering and Technology (JMIT), Radaur, Haryana.
Head, Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry, 1983-86, Dean, College of Basic Sciences & Humanities, 1989-92, Co-ordinator, Biotechnology Centre, 1989-96, Co-ordinator (Research), College of Basic Sciences & Home Sciences, 1996-99, and Professor, Plant Biochemistry, 1980-2004, CCS Haryana Agricultural Univesity, Hisar; CSIR Emeritus Scientist, Dept of Biotechnology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, 2004-10.
Awards/Honours: Hari Om Ashram Trust Award, 1988; USDA Certificate of Appreciation, 1992; Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Memorial Award, 1992; INSA K.S. Bilgrami Memorial Medal, 2001.
Fellow: Indian National Science Academy; National Academy of Sciences, India; Indian Academy of Sciences.
Research Areas: Plant biochemistry & biotechnology
Address: Director, Seth Jai Parkash Mukund Lal Institute of Engineering & Technology (JMIT), Radaur (Yamuna Nagar) 135133, Haryana; 1717 Sector 3, Urban Estate, Kurukshetra, Haryana; [Tel: Off. [phone], 284799; Cell: 09416007488; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail]]
Recognition Award, 1997-1998

Singh, Rangil S112

FELLOW, ELECTED 1995

Born in Tehsil Bagh, District Poonch, J&K, India on 25 December 1935. Educated at Govt. Middle School, Jammu Cantt, 1952-54; SRMP High School, Jammu, 1955-56; GGM Science College, Jammu, 1957-58; Govt. Agricultural College & Research Institute, Ludhiana, 1958-62; PAU, Ludhiana, 1962-68; B.Sc. 1962; M.Sc. 1964; Ph.D. 1968; Post-doctoral Fellowships, IRRI, Manila, Philippines, 1975-77, and McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 1980-83.
Lecturer, Biochemistry, 1964, Assistant Professor, Biochemistry, 1968-71, Biochemist, 1971-85, Senior Biochemist, 1985-95, Head, Biochemistry Department, 1989-93, and INSA Senior Scientist, 1996-2000, PAU, Ludhiana; Visiting Professor, McGill Unversity, Montreal, Canada under International Scientific Exchange Award of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada, 1984; Director of Research, SKUAST-Jammu, 2001-2004.
Awards/Honours: PAU Teachers' Association Award, 1986; Member, National Scientific Panel on Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, ICAR, 1985-88; Vice-President, Society of Biological Chemists (India), 1988-90; Nestle's Food Scientist Award, 1991; Commendation Certificates by (i) the Punjab State Council of Science and Technology for outstanding contributions in Plant Biochemistry Research 1994 and (ii) Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, for outstanding research in Biochemistry 1994.
Fellow: Indian National Science Academy, 1992.
Research Areas: Plant biochemistry, metabolism of carbohydrates and their bio-regulation during growth and development of cereals, legumes, forages & other commercial crops.
Address: House No. 75, Sector No. 2, Trikuta Nagar, Jammu 180012, J&K; [Tel: Res. [phone]; Email: [e-mail]]
Singh, Ranjodh S113

FELLOW, ELECTED 1994

Born in Sunhet, Kangra, H.P. on 4 June 1938. Educated at Sud Anglo Sanskrit High School, Garli (Kangra) 1952-54, B.Sc. 1958; M.Sc. 1961; Govt. Agricultural College, Ludhiana, Ph.D. 1966, IARI, New Delhi.
Research Asstt. /Asstt. Soil Chemist, 1961-63, Dept. of Agriculture, Punjab; Assistant Soil Chemist, 1967-71, Soil Scientist, 1971-81, and Senior Soil Scientist, 1982-88, Dept. of Soils, PAU, Ludhiana; Research Fellow-1981, On-Farm Research on Watershed Management, ICRISAT, Hyderabad and Director of Research, HPKV, Palampur, H.P. 1989-98.
Awards/Honours: FAI Silver Jubilee Award of Excellence, 1980; ICAR Team Research Award, 1985-86; Krishak Bharti Barani Kheti Award, 1987; NFL Award on Dryland Farming Technology, 1989; Recognition for contribution to the Indo-Canadian Dryland Research Project 1970-87; Vice-President, Indian Society of Soil Science.
Fellow: Indian Society of Soil Science.
Research Areas: Soil science, soil fertility, natural resource management
Address: 65A, Swastik Vihar, Mansa Devi Complex, Sector 5, Panchkula (Jan-May); 36, Friends Colony, Holta, Near HPKV Campus, Palampur 176062, H.P. (Jun-Dec); [Tel: Res. [phone] (Palampur), [phone] (Panchkula); Email: [e-mail]]
Singh, Ravi Prakash S115

FOREIGN FELLOW, ELECTED 2004

Born in Varanasi, India on 24 June 1957. Educated at Central School, Varanasi 1962-73; Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 1973-79; The University of Sydney, Australia 1980-83; B.Sc. 1977; M.Sc. 1979; Ph.D. 1983.
Distinguished Scientist, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Mexico, and Head, Bread Wheat Improvement-Intensive Agro-ecosystems 2005 to date; Adjunct Professor, Dept. Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, USA, 2001 to date.
Post-Doctoral Fellow, 1983-85, Associate Scientist, 1985-86, Scientist, 1986-88, Senior Scientist, 1989-98, Coordinator Global Project- Wheat Resistance to Diseases and Pests, 1998-2003, and Principal Scientist, 1998-2005, CIMMYT, Mexico.
Awards/Honours: CIMMYT Recognition, 1993, 2001, 2003; CSSA Outstanding Paper on Genetic Resources, 2002; Outstanding CGIAR Scientist Award, 2005; Crop Science Society of America-International Service Award 2007.
Fellow: American Society of Agronomy, USA; Crop Science Society of America, USA; American Phytopathological Society, USA.
Research Areas: Wheat improvement - genetics, breeding, biotechnology, pathology
Address: Distinguished Scientist, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Apdo. Postal 6-641, 06600, Mexico, DF; Privada Rincon de las Fuentes No. 18, Balcones de San Mateo, Naucalpan 53200, Edo. de Mexico; [Tel: Off. ([phone]; Res. 53631055; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]]
Singh, Shyam S116

FELLOW, ELECTED 2009

Born at Bhaila, Saharanpur, U.P on 2 July 1946. Educated at Agra University, B.Sc., 1967, M.Sc., 1969; Udaipur University, Ph.D., 1974.
Agri. & Lab. Asstt. 1971-75, Udaipur University, Udaipur; Jr. Scientist/Scientist (S-1), ICAR Research Complex, for NEH Region, Shillong, 1975-80; Scientist S-2, 1980-83, TTC for NEH Region, Medziphema; Scientist S-3 & Head, Division of Horticulture & Plantation Crops, 1983-85, Principal Scientist & Head, 1986-89 & 1991-92, Central Agril. Research Institute, Port Blair; Director of Agriculture, 1989-91, Andaman & Nicobar Administration, Port Blair; Principal Scientist, 1992-97, Director, 1997-2008, National Research Centre for Citrus, Nagpur; Mission Leader, Technology Mission on Citrus for Vidharbha, Ministry of Agriculture, GOI, 2006-08; Former Consultant: National Horticulture Board, GoI; CIH, Nagaland & NER States, Ministry of Agriculture, GoI; Horticulture Mission for NE Himalayan States, Mizoram; and National Initiative on Climate Resilient Agriculture, ICAR.
Awards/Honours: Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Award, 1986-87; Utkrishtha Sansodhan Award, 1998; FAI Silver Jubilee Award, 2000; Magnum Desh Mitra Award, 1999; K.U. Memorial Award, 2001; Jagruthi Kiran for Indian Horticulture Award, 2001; Hari Om Ashram Trust Award, 2001-02; Vasantrao Naik Agriculture Research & Rural Development Award, 2002; G.L. Chadha Memorial Medal, 2002; Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose National Award, 2003; Excellence in Vocation Rotary Club Award, 2004-2005; Sardar Patel Outstanding Institute Award- 2005; Chief Editor, Indian Journal of Citriculture; President, Indian Society of Citriculture.
Fellow: Horticultural Society of India; Indian Society of Citriculture
Research Areas: Fruit Sciences
Address: B-8, Chintaman Nagar, Somalwada, Nagpur 440025, Maharashtra; [Tel: Res. [phone], Cell: 09423680541; Email: [e-mail]]