Abidi,Saiyed Asif Husain

Bhatia, Sudershan Kumar B029

FELLOW, ELECTED 1999

Born in Nankana Sahib (now in Pakistan) on 20 June 1945. Educated at Government Higher Secondary School, Gharaunda, Karnal, 1961; PAU, Ludhiana 1961-66; PAU, Hisar 1966-68; HAU, Hisar 1973-78: B.Sc. 1966; M.Sc. 1968; Ph.D. 1978.
Assistant Prof./Lecturer, 1968-80, Associate Professor/Scientist, 1980-88, and Professor of Animal Nutrition, 1988-2005, HAU, Hisar.
Awards/Honours: CSIR Research Fellowship, 1973; Dr. V.D. Kashyap Gold Medal, 1980; Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Memorial Award, 1987; Marie Curie Fellowship, 1994; ICAR Award for Team Research, 1997; DAAD Fellowship, 1999; ICAR Outstanding Teacher Award, 2004.
Fellow: Life Member, Animal Nutrition Society of India.
Research Areas: Ruminant nutrition, rumen function and metabolism
Address: 1662, Sector 7, Urban Estate, Karnal 132001, Haryana; [Tel: Res. [phone]; Cell: 09896747144; Email: [e-mail]]
Recognition Award, 1999-2000

Bhatia, Vijay Kumar B030

FELLOW, ELECTED 2011

Born in Delhi, India on 7 February 1951. Educated at Ramjas School, Delhi, 1964-67; Hindu College, Delhi University, 1967-70; Indian Agricultural Research Institute, 1970-72, 1985; Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi, 1972-73; B.Sc. 1970; M.Sc. 1972; PG Diploma (Agricultural Statistics) 1973; Ph.D. 1985.
Scientist S-1, 1976-83; Scientist S-2, 1983-86; Senior Scientist, 1986-98; Principal Scientist, 1998-2003; In-charge (RCMU), 2003-2008, Professor, Agricultural Statistics, 2008-11, and Director, Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, 2008-13.
Awards/Honours: IARI Best Teacher Award, 1998; Dr. D.N. Lal Memorial Lecture Award, 2003; Prof. P.V. Sukhatme Gold Medal Award, 2004; ISAS Sankhyiki Bhushan Award, 2011; Bharat Ratna Dr. C. Subramaniam Award for Outstanding Teachers in Agriculture and Allied Sciences, 2011. Vice-President, Indian Society of Agricultural Statistics, 2014; Member, United Nations/FAO Steering Group for Agricultural Statistics, 2012-13; President, International Indian Statistical Association-India Joint Statistical Meeting (IISA-India JSM) 2000 Trust, 2011-12; Vice President, Society of Statistics and Computer Applications; Member, Editorial Board of the Journals of Indian Society of Agricultural Statistics and Society of Statistics and Computer Applications; Member, Scientific Advisory Committee, FAO Global Strategy for Improvement of Agricultural and Rural Statistics.
Fellow: Life Member: Indian Society of Agricultural Statistics; Society of Statistics and Computer Applications; Indian Society of Agricultural Sciences.
Research Areas: Agricultural Statistics, Statistical Genetics and Applied Statistics
Address: B-279, Derawal Nagar, Near Model Town, Delhi 110009; [Tel: Res. [phone], Cell: 8376921424, 9868141062; Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail]]
Editor 1 Jan, 2017

Bhatt, Bhagwati Prasad B031

FELLOW, ELECTED 2009

Born in Kothiyara, Uttarakhand, India on 5 February 1965. Educated at G.H. School, Tehri Garhwal 1978-79; G.I.C. Uttarkashi, 1981-82; H.N.B. Garhwal University, Srinagar Garhwal, Uttarakhand 1983-87; Ph.D., 1991.
Director, ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region, Patna, 2011 to date; Officer on Special Duty of National Research Centre on Integrated Farming, 2015 to date.
Lecturer, 1991-96, and Sr. Lecturer 1996-2000, H.N.B. Garhwal University, Srinagar Garhwal; Senior Scientist, 2000-07, and Principal Scientist, 2007, ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam, Meghalaya; Joint Director, ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Nagaland Centre, Medziphema, Nagaland, 2007-11.
Awards/Honours: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education Award, 1998-99; Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Award, 2004-05; Eminent Scientist Award, 2011; Bharat Jyoti Award, 2012; Bharat Excellence Award, 2012; Rajiv Gandhi Arch for Excellence Award, 2013; Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Award, 2013; Rajiv Gandhi National Award for Original Book Writing in Hindi, 2013; Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Hindi Patrika Puraskar, 2014-15.
Fellow: National Institute of Ecology, 2012
Research Areas: Farming System Research, Conservation Agriculture and Agroforestry
Address: Director, ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region, ICAR Parisar, P.O. Bihar Veterinary College, Patna 800014, Bihar; ICAR Parisar, P.O. Bihar Veterinary College, Patna 800014, Bihar; [Tel: Off. [phone], 2228805; Cell: 09473199366; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]]
Bhattacharya_,_Ashim_Kumar'>Bhattacharya, Ashim Kumar B032

FELLOW, ELECTED 2003

Born in Nabadwip, India on 17 January 1944. Educated at Nandalal Institution, Chirkunda, 1955-56; Manbhum Victoria Institution, Purulia, 1957-58; Jagannath Kishore College, Purulia, 1958-60; Maharaja Manindra Chandra Nandy College, Kolkata, 1960-62; G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, 1962-66; Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, 1966-68; McGill University, Canada, 1974-77.
Professor, Gujarat Agricultural University, Navsari, 1980-82; Project Coordinator, AICRP (Drainage), Water Technology Centrer, IARI, 1982-2002; Project Coordinator, AICRP (Wells and Pumps), 1983-92; Actg. ADG (Engg), ICAR, 1996-97; Principal Scientist, 1986-2006, and Emeritus Scientist, WTC, IARI, New Delhi 2006-08.
Awards/Honours: ISAE Shankar Memorial Award, 1989-90; IARI Best Teacher Award, 1999; SCSI Gold Medal, 2005.
Fellow: Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers.
Research Areas: Agricultural land drainage, hydrology
Address: # 805, Pocket 3, Sector 19, Dwarka, New Delhi 110075; [Cell: 9818764990; Email: [e-mail]]
Bhattacharya, Tarun Kumar B033

FELLOW, ELECTED 2017

Born at Midnapur (East), West Bengal on 4 September, 1970. Educated at Hanschara MD High School, Midnapur (East), 1981-89; College of Veterinary Science, BCKV, Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal, B.V.Sc & A.H., 1989-94; NDRI, Karnal, Haryana, M.Sc., 1994-96; IVRI, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh, Ph.D, 1996-99; Post Doc., McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 2008.
National Fellow & Principal Scientist, ICAR-Directorate of Poultry Research, Hyderabad, 2011 to date.
Scientist, IVRI, Izatnagar, 1999-2007; Senior Scientist, Project Directorate on Poultry, Hyderabad, 2007-2011; Principal Scientist, Directorate of Poultry Research, Hyderabad, 2013.
Awards/Honours: National Merit scholarship, 1989; Young Scientist Award, ISCA, 2001; Award of Honour, IVRI, 2002; NAAS Young Scientist Award, 2003-04; Lal Bahadur Young Scientist Award, ICAR, 2003-04; NAAS Associateship, 2005; DBT Overseas Associateship, 2006; ICAR National Fellow, ICAR, 2011; Hari Om Ashram Trust Award, ICAR, 2010-11; Editor, Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences, Korea, 2007 to 2015; Member, International Advisory Committee, Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences, Korea, 2015-2017; Editor, Agricultural Science Journal, Canada, 2014.
Research Areas: Animal Genetics & Breeding, Molecular Genetics, Genomics, Biotechnology.
Address: National Fellow, ICAR-Directorate of Poultry Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad 500030, Telangana; Flat No. 104, Raja's Courtyard, Upperpally, Hyderabad 500048, Telangana; [Tel: Off. [phone]; Res. [phone]; Cell: 9490792633; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]]
Bhattacharyya_,_Pratap'>Young Scientist Award, 2003-2004; NAAS Associate, 2005

Bhattacharyya, Pratap B034

FELLOW, ELECTED 2017

Born in Bhatpara, 24 Parganas (North), West Bengal on 16 June 1973. Educated at Bhatpara Amar Krishna Pathsala, 1983-89; Naihati Narendra Vidyaneketan, 1989-1991; Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Nadia, 1991-95; Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 1996-2001; B.Sc. (Ag), 1995; M.Sc., 1998; Ph.D., 2001.
Principal Scientist (Soil Science, Soil Fertility and Microbiology), Division of Crop Production, ICAR-Central Research Institute for Jute and Allied Fibres, Barrackpore, Kolkata 700120, West Bengal, 2015 to date.
Scientist, ICAR- Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Research Centre-Chandigarh, 2001-2007; Senior Scientist, ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, 2007-2013; Principal Scientist, ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, 2013-15.
Awards/Honours: ICAR-Lal Bahadur Shastri Outstanding Young Scientist Award, 2012; Excellence Certificate from University of Georgia (UGA), USA, 2014; Dr. K.G. Tejwani Award (Biennium 2012-2013) by the society “Association of Soil and Water Conservationists” 2014; Merit certificate in Soil Science & Agricultural Engineering by ICAR-IISWC, Dehradun, 2002; Editorial Board member (2016) of JISSS.
Research Areas: Climate Change; Greenhouse Gas Emission; Carbon-Nitrogen Dynamics; Soil Quality; Soil-Microbes-Plant Interactions, Resource Conservation Technologies.
Address: Principal Scientist, Crop Production Division, ICAR-National Rice Research Institute (NRRI), Cuttack 753006, Odisha; #23/2 Bindu Basini Road, P.O. Bhatpara, Dist. 24 Parganas (North) 743123, W.B.; [Cell: 09438213108; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]]
Bhattacharyya, Ranjan B035

FELLOW, ELECTED 2014

Born in Midnapur, West Bengal, India on 28 June 1972. Educated at Jalchak N.N. Vidyayatan, Midnapur, 1988-90; Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswa-Vidayala, Nadia, West Bengal, 1990-94; Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 1996-98; University of Wolverhampton, UK, 2006-09; B.Sc. 1994, M.Sc. 1998, Ph.D. 2009.
Senior Scientist (Soil Science), Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 2013 to date.
Scientist, 2001-07; and Scientist (Sr. Scale) Vivekananda Parvatiya Krishi Anusandhan Sansthan (VPKAS), Almora, 2007-11; Scientist (Sr. Scale), 2011-12; and Senior Scientist (Agril. Chemistry), IARI, New Delhi, 2012-2013
Awards/Honours: ICAR Team Research Award (Team Leader), 2007-08; Shri B. Lakshminarayana Award, 2009-10; Dr B.C. Deb Memorial Award, 2010-11; Golden Jubilee Commemoration Young Scientist Award, Indian Society of Soil Science, 2010; Scholarship Award from the International Soil & Tillage Research Organization (ISTRO), 2009; ISTRO Board Member, 2015-2018; Asian Scientist of the Year Award, 2009; Scholarship Award from the European Society for Soil Conservation, 2007; European Union Fellowship for pursuing Ph.D. from the University of Wolverhampton, UK, 2006-2009; Associate Editor (2015-2017): Agronomy Journal; Editorial Board Member (2013-2016): Geoderma; Editorial Board Member (2015-2018): Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment.
Research Areas: Carbon sequestration, Conservation tillage, Conservation agriculture, Soil conservation, Nitrogen management
Address: Senior Scientist, Center for Environment Science and Climate Resilient Agriculture, NRL Building, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012; EG 79, First Floor, Inder Puri, New Delhi 110012; [Tel: Off. [phone]; Cell: 9013007346, 7838781447; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail]; [e-mail]]
NAAS Associateship, 2011-13.

Bhumbla, Dev Raj B036

FELLOW, ELECTED 1992

Born in Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India on 6 December 1921. Educated at Punjab University, B.Sc.; M.Sc. 1956, Ph.D. 1962, Ohio State University, USA.
Head, Department of Soils, Punjab Agricultural University, 1963; Dean, College of Agriculture, PAU, Hisar, 1966; First Director, Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal, 1969; Deputy Director General (Soils, Agronomy & Engineering), Indian Council of Agricultural Research, 1974; Agriculture Commissioner, Government of India, 1978-80; Vice-Chancellor, Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, 1981-82.
Awards/Honours: Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Award, 1972-73; IAUA Plaque for outstanding work in Agricultural Education and Research, 1979; President, Indian Society of Soil Science, 1972 & 1973; Vice-President, International Society of Soil Science.
Research Areas: Soil science, water management, dryland farming
Address: B-211, Rajguru Nagar, Ludhiana 141012, Punjab; [Tel: Res. [phone]]
Dr. N.S. Randhawa Memorial Award, 1995-1996

Bijay Singh B037

FELLOW, ELECTED 1998

Born in Hoshiarpur, India on 20 December 1950. Educated at Government Middle School and Arya Higher Secondary School, Ludhiana, 1963-67; Government College, Ludhiana, 1967-70; Punjab Agricultural University, (PAU) Ludhiana, 1970-76; B.Sc. 1970; M.Sc. 1972; Ph.D. 1976.
INSA Senior Scientist, Department of Soil Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 2012 to date.
Assistant Soil Chemist, PAU, Ludhiana, 1976-86; Visiting Scientist, Grassland Research Institute, Hurley, UK, 1985; Soil Chemist, 1986-94, Senior Soil Chemist, 1994-2006, and ICAR National Professor, 2006-12, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana.
Awards/Honours: FAI Silver Jubilee Award of Excellence, 1984, 2001; Rafi Ahmad Kidwai Memorial Prize, 1995; INSA Professor Krishna Sahai Bilgrami Memorial Medal, 2009; INSA Professor Bal Dattatraya Tilak Award, 2014.
Fellow: Indian National Science Academy; Indian Society of Soil Science.
Research Areas: Soil fertility, nitrogen fertilizer use efficiency, nitrate pollution of ground water
Address: INSA Senior Scientist, Department of Soil Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141004, Punjab; 69, Green Field, Ludhiana 141002, Punjab; [Tel: Off. [phone] Ext. 317; Cell: 09815569369; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail]]
Recognition Award, 1999-2000; Dr. N.S. Randhawa Memorial Award, 2007-2008

Birthal, Pratap Singh B038

FELLOW, ELECTED 2010

Born in Jhunda Bass, Bhiwani, Haryana, India on 5 December 1963. Educated at Government High School, Jui Khurd, Bhiwani, 1977-79; Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, 1979-84; Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 1984-1990. B.Sc.(Hons.) Agriculture, 1984; M.Sc. (Agricultural Economics), 1986; Ph.D., 1990.
Principal Scientist and Acting Director (2015-16), National Institute of Agricultural Economics and Policy Research, New Delhi from 2011 to Dec 2015 and Jul 2016 to date.
Scientist, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, 1991-1995; Scientist (Senior Scale), 1996-97, Senior Scientist, 1997-2005, and ICAR National Fellow and Principal Scientist, National Centre for Agricultural Economics and Policy Research, New Delhi, 2005-2008; Principal Scientist (Socioeconomics), International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, India, 2008-11; Director, Institute of Development Studies, Jaipur, Jan-Jun 2016.
Awards/Honours: ICAR Young Scientist Award, 1997; ISAE DK Desai Award, 1995, 2001, 2015; Agricultural Economics Research Association (India) RT Doshi Award, 2004, 2008, 2011, 2013; Vice President (1997-1999), Joint Secretary (2001-2002), and Managing Editor, 2012-2015; Chief Editor, 2015 to date, Agricultural Economics Research Association; Vice-President, Indian Society of Agricultural Economics, 2015 onward; Reviewer, International Assessment of Agricultural Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD), The World Bank, 2005-2006; Consultant to various CGIAR institutes, The World Bank and Swiss Development Corporation; Member, Working Group on Animal Husbandry and Dairying, XII Five Year Plan, Planning Commission, Government of India.
Research Areas: Technology policy, institutional economics, and livestock economics
Address: National Professor, National Institute of Agricultural Economics and Policy Research, DPS Marg, Pusa, New Delhi 110012; [Cell: 9910052752; Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail]]
Recognition Award, 2013-2014

Biswas, Ashis Kumar B039

FELLOW, ELECTED 2016

Born at Gaighata, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India on 5 May, 1963. Educated at Government Primary School, Bagna, 1967-71; Gaighata High School, 1972-80; Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, 1981-84; Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 1985-91; B.Sc. (Ag) Hons. 1984, M.Sc. 1987, Ph.D. 1991.
Head, Soil Chemistry and Fertility Division, ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil Science, Bhopal, 2009 to date.
Lecturer, RRS (Kalinpong), BCKV 1991-92; Scientist (Trainee), NAARM, Hyderabad and CSSRI, Karnal 1992-93; Scientist 1993-99, Sr. Scientist 1999-2007, and Principal Scientist, Indian Institute of Soil Science, Bhopal, 2007 to date.
Awards/Honours: ICAR Merit-cum-Means Scholarship 1980; ICAR Junior Fellowship 1984; IARI Gold Medal (M.Sc.) 1987; ICAR Jawaharlal Nehru Award for outstanding post-graduate (doctoral) research 1992; The ISSS - Dr. JSP Yadav Memorial Award for Excellence in Soil Science (Team Award as Team Leader) 2012; Ten Best Paper/Poster Awards/Prizes in National/ International Seminar/Symposia/Conference; Councilor, Indian Society of Soil Science 2014-15; Editor, Journal of the Indian Society of Soil Science 2011-14; Reviewer, Bioresource Technology, Journal of Hazardous Materials, etc. since 2003.
Research Areas: Soil Chemistry & Fertility; Soil & Water Pollution; Soil Health & Conservation Agriculture
Address: Head, Division of Soil Chemistry & Fertility, ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil Science, Nabibagh, Berasia Road, Bhopal 462038, M.P.; PL-68, Indus Park-II, Ayodhya Bypass, Narela Shankari, Bhopal 462041, M.P.; [Tel: Off. [phone], Ext. 214; Res. [phone]; Cell: 9993600268; Email: [e-mail]]
Brar, Darshan Singh B040

FOREIGN FELLOW, ELECTED 2006

Born in Bishnandi, Punjab, India on 7 March 1944. Educated at Govt. High School, Jaitu, 1955-60; Brijindra College, Faridkot, 1960-62; Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana, 1964-69; B.Sc. 1964; M.Sc. 1966; Ph.D. 1973.
Associate Plant Breeder/Plant Breeder, Senior Scientist & Head, Plant Breeding, Genetics and Biotechnology Division, International Rice Research Institute, Manila, Philippines, 1987 to date; Adjunct Professor (Agronomy), University of Philippines at Los Ba os (UPLB), 1995 to date
Research Assistant, 1966-69; and Assistant Cytogeneticist, 1973-75, PAU; Research Fellow, National Research Council, Saskatoon, Canada 1976-78; Fellow, Univ. Nottingham, U.K. 1979; Cytogeneticist, PAU 1979-82; Research Fellow, Univ. Tsukuba, Japan 1982-83; Senior Research Fellow, IRRI 1983-85; Professor Biotechnology, PAU 1986-87.
Awards/Honours: PAUTA Award, PAU, 1980; ICAR Team Award, 1980; Ministry of Agri & Rural Development, Vietnam Gold Medal award 2007; Koshihikari International Rice Prize, Japan, 2007; CGIAR Outstanding Scientist Science Award, 2007; CGIAR Science Award-Outstanding Scientist, 2007; Friendship Award, Republic of China, 2009; Member editorial board - Indian J. Genet; Crop Improvement; Oryza; Korean J. Breeding; Breeding Science; J. New Seeds; J. Food Agri. & Environ., Plant Breeding
Fellow: Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding; Crop Improvement Society of India; Honorary Fellow, Punjab Academy of Sciences, Crop Science Society of Philippines
Research Areas: Genetics and plant breeding, molecular cytogenetics
Address: Consultant & Head (Plant Breeding, Genetics & Biotechnology Division), International Rice Research Institute, DAPO Box 7777, Metro Manila, Philippines; Staff Housing No. 7, International Rice Research Institute, Los Banos, Philippines; [Tel: Off. 63-2-580-5600 Ext. 2709; Res. 63-2-580-5600 Ext. 2252; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]]
Brar, Mukand Singh B041

FELLOW, ELECTED 2005

Born in Talewal, District Sangrur, Punjab, India on 1 April 1948. Educated at Govt. Hr Secondary School, Patto Hira Singh 1963-65; College of Agriculture, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana (PAU), 1965-75; B.Sc. 1969; M.Sc. 1971; Ph.D. 1975.
Assistant Soil Chemist, PAU, 1976-86; Soil Scientist, Potash Research Institute of India Gurgaon, 1983 to 1984; Soil Chemist, PAU, 1986 to 1994; Senior Soil Chemist, Department of Soils, PAU 1994 to 2008.
Awards/Honours: PAU Teachers Association Award of Excellence 1986; FAI Silver jubilee Award of Excellence 1989; PSCST Certificate of Appreciation, 1994; Twelfth International Congress Commemoration Award of ISSS, 1999; Dr Dalip Singh Trophy for Excellence in Soil Science, UAS, Faislabad, Pakistan 2000; TSI-FAI Award on Plant Nutrient Sulphur, 2008.
Fellow: Indian Society of Soil Science.
Research Areas: Soil fertility-chemistry, environment pollution
Address: 130-B, Raj Guru Nagar, Ludhiana 141012, Punjab; [Tel: Res. [phone], Cell: 09872835130; Email: [e-mail]]
Bujarbaruah, Kamal Malla B042

FELLOW, ELECTED 2009

Born in Nalbari, Assam, India on 11 November 1950. Educated at Gurdon Higher Secondary School, Nalbari, 1961-69; College of Veterinary Sciences, Assam Agricultural University, Guwahati. B.V.Sc. & AH 1974; M.V.Sc. 1976; Ph.D. 1987.
Vice Chancellor, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, 2009 to date.
ARS Scientist, 1977-1996, Joint Director, 1997-99, Director, NRC on Mithun, 1999-02; Officer on Special Duty, NRC on Pig, 1999-06; Director, ICAR Research Compelx for Northeastern Hill Region, Barapani, 2002-07; Deputy Director General (Animal Sciences), Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi, 2007-2009.
Awards/Honours: Jewel of Sikkim Award, 2004; Fakaruddin Ali Ahmed Award, 2006; Distinguished Veterinarian Award, 2007; Lifetime Achievement Award, 2010; D.Sc. (h.c.), OUAT, Bhubaneswar, 2012; Dr N.N. Dastur Oration Award, NDRI, 2013; Dr C.R. Sane Oration, Bombay Veterinary College, 2013; Agricultural Research Leadership Award, 2015; Balipara Foundation (Food for Future section) Award, 2015; Harit Ratna Award, 2015; Member, National Biodiversity Authority (till March, 2013), Member, State Knowledge Commission, Assam' Executive Member, AIU; Chairman, DBT Task Force (AS).
Fellow: National Academy of Veterinary Science, 2007.
Research Areas: Agricultural and allied Sciences (Livestock Production & Management)
Address: Vice Chancellor, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat 785013, Assam; [Tel: Off. [phone]; Cell: 09868245370, 9435050050; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail]]
Member Executive Council 1 Jan, 2014 to 31 Dec, 2016

Buttar, Gurmeet Singh B043

FELLOW, ELECTED 2014

Born in Village Assa Buttar, District Sri Muktsar, Punjab, India on 10 November, 1963. Educated at Government High School, Doda, 1977-1979; College of Agriculture, PAU, Ludhiana, B.Sc. Agriculture (Hons), 1980-1985; M.Sc. Agronomy, 1985-87; Ph.D. Agronomy, 1993-1995.
Additional Director of Extension Education, Punjab Agricultural university, Ludhiana, Punjab, 2015 to date.
District Extension Specialist (Agronomy), 1988-89; Assistant Extension Specialist (Agronomy), 1989-92; Assistant Professor of Agronomy, 1992-1996; Agronomist (Irrigation), 1996-2005 and Senior Agronomist (Irrigation), Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 2005-2007; Director, PAU, Regional Station, Bathinda 2007-2010; Head, Department of Agronomy, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 2010-2015.
Awards/Honours: Chaudhary Devi Lal Award for Best All India Coordinated Research Project (AICRP) on Arid Legumes, 2008; Punjab Government Parman Patra, 2010; FAI-Dhiru Morarji Memorial Award, 2012-13; Distinguished Scientist Award, 2013; CSSRI-Excellence Award in Soil Salinity and Water Management, 2012-13; Farm Literature Popularization Award by Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 1992.
Fellow: Indian Society of Agronomy; Cotton Research and Development Association; Indian Society of Water Resources
Research Areas: Agronomy, Water Management
Address: Additional Director of Extension Education, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141004, Punjab; 6/13, PAU Campus, Ludhiana 141004, Punjab; [Tel: Off. [phone]; Cell: 09417648885; Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail]]