Abidi,Saiyed Asif Husain

Patil, Jagannath Vishnu P026

FELLOW, ELECTED 2013

Born in Amode village, Yawal taluk, Jalgaon district, Maharashtra, India on 1 June, 1956. Educated at Sarvajanic Vidyalaya, Amode; Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, Maharashtra, 1976-1981 and 1988-92; B.Sc. (Ag.) 1979; M.Sc. (Ag.) 1981; Ph.D. 1992 with course work at Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar.
Associate Dean (MPKV), College of Agriculture, Pune, 2015 to date.
Senior Research Assistant, 1981-83; Junior Geneticist, 1983-94; Scientist - 2 (Associate Professor), 1994-95; Associate Professor of Botany, 1995-97; Safflower Breeder, 1997; Plant Breeder (Pulses), 1997-2001; Professor of Botany, 2001-04; Senior Sorghum Breeder, 2004-07; and Head, Dept of Botany, MPKV, Rahuri, 2007-10; Director, Indian Institute of Millet Research and Project Coordinator, All India Coordinated Sorghum Improvement Project (AICSIP), Hyderabad, 2010-15.
Awards/Honours: `Baliraja' Late Annasaheb Shinde Smruti Krishi Sanshodhan Gaurao Puraskar, 2004; Vasantrao Naik Krishi Puraskar, 2005; Maharashtra State Government Agricultural Literature Award, 2010 and 2012; Team Awards: CGIAR's King Baudouin Award, 2002; ICRISAT's Doreen Mashler Award, 2002.
Fellow: Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding; Indian Society of Pulses Research and Development
Research Areas: Breeding for disease in pulses and cereals, Crop improvement research in pulses and sorghum, Genetic resource management in sorghum and Value-addition and promotion of sorghum as health-food.
Address: Associate Dean, College of Agriculture, Shivaji Nagar, Pune 411005, Maharashtra; Permanent Address: Krishna Chowk, Dhyanesh Park, Road No: 3, Navi Sangvi, Pune 411027; [Tel: Off. [phone]; Cell: 09848378035; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail]]
Patil, Ramabhau Tumadu P027

FELLOW, ELECTED 2011

Born in Ajanti Seem, Chopda, Maharashtra, India on 14 February 1954. Educated at D.R. High School, Nandurbar, MS, 1964-67; Pethe High School, Nasik, 1968-71; College of Agriculture, Pune, 1971-72; College of Agricultural Engineering, Rahuri, 1972-77; Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, 1977-79; Advanced Training at Colorado State University and Kansas State University, USA; University of Saskatchewan, Canada, 1991-95; Washington State University, USA, 2003-05.
Chairman & Executive Director, Benevole Welfare Society for Post Harvest Technology, Bhopal.
Scientist S-1, CPCRI, Kasaragod, Kerala, 1979-84; Sr. Scientist, 1985-98; Principal Investigator, NATP Jai Vigyan Mission Project on Household Food and Nutritional Security through Post Harvest Management and Value Addition, 1999-2003; and Principal Scientist, Soybean Processing and Utilisation Centre, Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Bhopal, 1998-2006; Director, Central Institute of Post Harvest Engineering and Technology, Ludhiana, 2006-11; Principal Scientist, Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Bhopal, 2001-12; Director, Technocrats Institute of Technology and Group Director, TIT-MBA, TIT Group of Institutions, Bhopal, 2012-2014; Chief Technical Advisor, Khyati Foods Pvt. Ltd., Bhopal, 2014 to date.
Awards/Honours: Graduate Scholarship Award of University of Saskatchewan, Canada, 1991-95; Best Graduate Thesis Award of Canadian Society of Agricultural Engineers, 1996; Team Award, Ministry of Education, Government of Poland, 1997; Eminent Engineer Award of Institution of Engineers (India), 2010; ISAE Team Award for Development of Pomegranate Aril Extractor. Technical Director PFE (ISAE) 1996-1998; Vice President (ISAE) 1998-2004; Vice President (AFST India) 2009-10; Associate Editor, Agricultural Research (A NAAS Journal); Chief Editor (ISAE-E Newsletter); Vice President (Technical Council) ISAE 2012-14; Golden Educationist of India by International Institute of Education & Management, New Delh 2013; Best Educationist Award from National & International Compendium, New Delhi 2013; Chair, International Conference on Management of Agribusiness and Entrepreneurship Development, Bhopal, 2014.
Fellow: Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers, New Delhi; Bioved Research Society, Allahabad; Institution of Engineers (India), Kolkata; National Academy of Dairy Science (India).
Research Areas: Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Agricultural Structures & Process Engineering, Computer Applications in Agriculture, Innovative Technologies for Post Harvest Management and Value Addition.
Address: Chairman & Executive Director, Benevole Welfare Society for Post Harvest Technology, 13/14, Shalimar Enclave, E-3, Arera Colony, Bhopal 462016, M.P.; [Tel: Res. [phone]; Cell: 8964030701, 7898744894; 9589036020; Email: [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail]]
Patra_,_Ashok_Kumar'>Patra, Ashok Kumar P028

FELLOW, ELECTED 2010

Born in Araldihi, Bankura, India on 7 September 1960. Educated at Araldihi High School, Bankura, 1971-76; Dubrajpur Uttarayan Vidyayatan, Bankura, West Bengal, 1976-78; Banaras Hindu University, 1978-83; Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 1983-89; International Crop Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Hyderabad, 1991-93; Post-Doctoral Fellow: Institute of Grassland & Environmental Research, UK, 1996; Ecologie Microbienne (CNRS-Universite' Lyon 1), France, 2001-03; University of Notre Dame, USA 2008-09. B.Sc. 1983; M.Sc. 1985; Ph.D. 1989; ICRISAT Post Doctoral Fellowship 1991-93; INRA Post Doctoral Fellowship (France) 2001-03.
Director, ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil Science, Bhopal 2014 to date.
Scientist 1989-94; and Scientist (Sr. Scale) 1994-98, Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute, Jhansi; Senior Scientist 1998-99, Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai; Senior Scientist 1999-06 and Principal Scientist, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 2006-14.
Awards/Honours: British Council TCT Award 1996; DBT Overseas Associateship Award 2008; FAI Dhiru Morarji Memorial Award, 2011; Bharat Jyoti Award, 2012; Rajiv Gandhi Excellence Award, 2012; ISSS Dr. G.S. Sekhon Memorial Lecture Award of ISSS, 2012; Hooker Award, 2013; Bioved Agri-innovation Award, 2015. Editor, Range Management and Agroforestry 1996-98; Editor, Journal of the Indian Society of Soil Science 2013-14; Associate Editor, European Journal of Soil Science; Councillor, ISSS 2005-06; Secretary, Delhi Chapter of Indian Society of Soil Science (ISSS) 2005-07; Member, Nature's Reader Panel 2009; President (Delhi Chapter), ISSS 2012-14; Joint Secretarty, ISSS 2013-2014; Vice President, ISSS 2015-16; ISCA President, Agriculture and Forestry Sciences Section, 2016-17.
Fellow: Range Management Society of India; Indian Society of Soil Science
Research Areas: Nitrogen cycling, soil biodiversity, carbon sequestration, nanoparticles
Address: Director, ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil Science, Nabibagh, Berasia Road, Bhopal 462038, M.P.; Director's Bungalow, ICAR-IISS Campus, Nabibagh, Berasia Road, Bhopal 462038, M.P.; [Tel: Off. [phone]; Cell: 9811733465; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail]]
Patra, Dharani Dhar P029

FELLOW, ELECTED 2008

Born in Dubrajpur, WB, India on 24 October 1955. Educated at Dubrajpur Uttarayan Vidyayatan Bankura, 1964-71; Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, 1971-1979, B.Sc (Ag) and M. Sc (Ag), Indian Agricultural Research Institute, 1979-82, Ph.D.
Vice Chancellor, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidhyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia 2016 to date.
Assistant Professor (Soils), Rajasthan Agril. University, Bikaner, 1982-87; Commonwealth Fellow (Rothamsted, UK) 1983-84; Scientist-C, 1987-92, Scientist EI, 1992-97, Scientist E II, 1997-2002, and Scientist F 2002-07, Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP), Lucknow; STA-JISTEC Fellow (Visiting Scientist), HNAES, Japan, 1999; Chief Scientist (Head, Agrotechnology), CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP), Lucknow, 2007-16.
Awards/Honours: FAI Silver Jubilee Award, 1980; FAI Gold Medal, 1983; Mint Technology Award, 1999; PPIC-FAI Gold Medal, 2000; 12th International Congress Commemoration Award, 2005; UPCAR Eminent Scientist Award (NRM), 2006; Golden Peacock Eco-innovation Award, 2008; ISCA Platinum Jubilee Award, 2008; CSIR S&T Innovation Award for Rural Development, 2008; VASVIK Award, 2010.
Fellow: National Academy of Sciences, India; Indian Society of Soil Science), New Delhi.
Research Areas: Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry, Isotope technique, Agrotechnology of medicinal and aromatic plants, waste land utilization.
Address: Vice Chancellor, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidhyalaya, P.O. Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia 741252, W.B.; Kiran Kunj, 8/889 Vikas Nagar, Lucknow 226022, U.P.; [Tel: Off. [phone], [phone]; Res. [phone], Cell: 9450096944; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail]]
Pawar, Sharad Eknath P031

FELLOW, ELECTED 1994

Born in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India on 12 March 1942. Educated at Craddock High School, Wardha 1959; College of Agriculture, Nagpur 1964; College of Agriculture, Poona 1968; Ph.D. 1985.
Consultant to NDDB/DHARA 1999 to date.
Scientific Officer 1968-2002,Nuclear Agri. & Biotechnology Div. BARC, Mumbai; DAE-BRNS Senior Scientist 2002-2005; Consultant to IAEA Vienna for AFRA Project, 2001& 2002.
Awards/Honours: ISPRD Recognition Award, 2001.
Fellow: MS Academy of Sciences; National Academy of Sciences, India; Indian Society of Pulses Research & Development.
Research Areas: Genetics & plant breeding, grain legume, oil seed improvement
Address: CH 2/44 Kendriya Vihar, Sector 11, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai 410210, Maharashtra; [Tel: Res. [phone], Cell: 09820518767; Email: [e-mail]]
Pental, Deepak P032

FELLOW, ELECTED 1993

Born in Jahan Khelan, Punjab, India on 12 February 1951. Educated at Punjab University, Chandigarh 1968-73; Rutgers University, USA, 1974-78; Nottingham 1978-84. B.Sc. 1971; M.Sc. 1973; Ph.D. 1978; Post-doc 1978-84; Rockefeller Foundation Biotechnology Career Fellowship, 1986.
Professor, Department of Genetics, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi.
Fellow, Tata Energy Research Institute, New Delhi, 1985-93; Professor, Department of Genetics, 1993 onwards, Dean, Faculty of Interdisciplinary and Applied Sciences, 1994-96; Director, Centre for Genetic Manipulation of Crop Plants, 1995-2015 and Director, University of Delhi South Campus, 2000-05; Vice-Chancellor, University of Delhi, 2005-10.
Awards/Honours: O.P. Bhasin Award, 2008; J.C. Bose Fellowship (DST), 2009; FICCI Award, 2010; 'Officeer Des Palmes Academiques' by Govt. of Republic of France; D.Sc. (h.c.) University of Nottingham.
Fellow: National Academy of Sciences, India; Indian Academy of Sciences; Indian National Science Academy.
Research Areas: Breeding of mustard and cotton through conventional and molecular methods
Address: Professor, Centre for Genetic Manipulation of Crop Plants, Department of Genetics, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi 110021; Type V, B-7, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi 110021; [Tel: Off: [phone], 24115203; Cell: 09810843421; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]]
Peter, Kuruppacharil V. P033

FELLOW, ELECTED 1996

Born in Kumbalangi, Cochin, India on 17 May 1948. Educated at St. Peters High School, Kumbalangi, 1961-64; Maharaja's College, Ernakulam, 1964-66; Agricultural College and Research Institute, Vellayani, Trivandrum, 1966-69; G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, 1969-75; B.Sc. 1969; M.Sc. 1971; Ph.D. 1975.
Director, World Noni Research Foundation, Chennai, 2008 to date.
Director, Indian Institute of Spices Research, Calicut, 1991-99; Director of Research, 1999-2001, and Vice-Chancellor, 2001-06, Professor 1979-2008, Kerala Agricultural University, Trichur.
Awards/Honours: Dr. Harbhajan Singh Award, 1993; Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Award, 1996-98; Silver Jubilee Medal, 1998; Silver Jubilee Memento, 1998; Dr. M.H. Marigowda National Award, 2000; DBT National Award for Processing and Product Development, 2003; HSI-Shivasakthi Lifetime Achievement Award, 2008; PNASF Gold Medal Award, 2009; IIHR Scientists Recognition Award, 2010. Suganda Bharati Life Time Achievement Award by Indian Society of Spices Calicut; The KRLCC Award 2016. Secretary, International Society of Noni Science; Associate Editor, Agricultural Research, 2012 to date; Author and Editor, Horticulture Science series.
Fellow: National Academy of Sciences, India; Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding; Indian Society of Vegetable Science; National Academy of Biological Sciences; Horticulture Society of India.
Research Areas: Vegetable breeding, spices improvement, genetics & plant breeding, biometrics
Address: Director, World Noni Research Foundation, 12, Rajiv Gandhi Road, Sreenivasa Nagar, Perungudi, Chennai 600096, Tamil Nadu; Kuruppacharil House, TC-12 (17)/1309 (447), P.O. Mannuthy, Thrissur 680651, Kerala; [Tel: Res. [phone]; Cell 09446513017, 09381744878; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail]; [e-mail]]
Member Executive Council 1 Jan, 1999 to 31 Dec, 2001; Recognition Award, 1999-2000; Dr. K. Ramiah Memorial Award, 2007-2008.

Podile, Appa Rao P034

FELLOW, ELECTED 2013

Born in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India on 3 March 1960. Educated at Zilla Parishad High School, Tullur, Guntur, 1970-75, Hindu College, Guntur, 1975-80; B.Sc., Nagarjuna University, M.Sc., and Ph.D. Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar Gujarat, 1983-87.
Vice-Chancellor, University of Hyderabad, 2015 to date; Professor, Department of Plant Sciences, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, 2004 to date; Tata Innovation Fellow (DBT); Member, International Research and Training Group on "Molecular and Cellular Glycosciences".
Research Associate, Bhavnagar University, 1987-1988; Lecturer, 1989-1998, and Reader, University of Hyderabad, 1999-2004. Post Doctoral Fellow, Institute of Botany, Academia Sinica, Taiwan, 1998; Visiting Professor, Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taiwan, 2000.
Awards/Honours: M.Sc. Gold Medal, Sardar Patel University; DST Young Scientist, 1988; Rajib Goyal Young Scientist Award in Agricultural Sciences, Goyal Foundation, Kurukshetra, 1998; Outstanding Plant Pathologist Award, Indian Society of Mycology and Plant Pathology, Udaipur, 2005; Prof. K.M. Rao Lecture Award, University of Madras, 2010; Prof. G. Rangaswami Award in Agricultural Microbiology, Association of Microbiologists of India, 2013; Best Faculty Researcher Award, Indian Chitin Chitosan Society, 2014. Member, DBT Task Force on "Biofertilizers and Integrated Nutrition Management" 2006-2011; Member DBT Task Force on "Bioagents for Agriculture" 2011 onwards; Associate Editor, Australasian Plant Pathology, 2011 onwards; President, Central Chapter, Indian Phytopathological Society; Vice President, Asian PGPR Society for Sustainable Agriculture; Member, Central Council, Association of Microbiologists of India (2011-2016).
Fellow: Indian Academy of Sciences; National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad; Association of Microbiologists of India; Association of Biotechnology and Pharmacy; Andhra Pradesh Akademi of Sciences; Indian Phytopathological Society.
Research Areas: Biological Control, Chitinases, Chitooligosaccharide Elicitors, Induced Resistance, Non-Host Resistance, and Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR).
Address: Professor, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Prof. C.R. Rao Road, Gachibowli, Hyderabad 500046, Telangana; A-33, Staff Quarters, University of Hyderabad, Prof. C.R. Rao Road, Gachibowli, Hyderabad 500046, Telangana; [Tel: Off. [phone]; Lab: [phone]; Res. [phone], 23136133; Cell: 09490749922; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail], [e-mail]]
Ponniah, A.G. P035

FELLOW, ELECTED 2013

Born in Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, India on 7 April 1952. Educated at Madras Christian College High School, Chennai, 1965-67; Madras Christian College, Chennai, 1967-71, B.Sc. (Zoology) 1971; Centre of Advanced Studies in Marine Biology, Annamalai University, Portnova, M.Sc. (Marine Biology) 1974; Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Ph.D. 1978.
Scientist, 1978-84; Senior Scientist, 1984-88, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi; Principal Scientist, 1988-97, Director, 1997-2001, National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Lucknow; Programme Leader of Biodiversity and Genetic Resources Programme, 2001-04; Discipline Leader of Aquaculture and Genetic Resources, 2004-2006, Coordinator of International Network of Genetics and Aquaculture (INGA), WorldFish Centre, Penang, Malaysia.Director, Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture, Chennai, 2006-14; ICAR Emeritus Scientist, 2014 onwards.
Awards/Honours: Dr. V.G. Jhingran Swaran Padak Gold Medal
Fellow: Marine Biological Association of India; BIOVED Society; NATCON; Academy of Environmental Biology; Association of Aquaculturists; Society of Biosciences; Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology.
Research Areas: Aquaculture, conservation, alien species, genetics, environment management
Address: 933, Ground Floor, Snowdrops, 10th Street, 'H' Block, Anna Nagar West, Chennai 600040, Tamil Nadu; [Tel: Res. [phone], Cell: 9445019555; Email: [e-mail]]
Poonia, Soni Ram P036

FELLOW, ELECTED 1994

Born in Rampura, Punjab, India on 1 October 1942. Educated at GV School Sangaria, Rajasthan 1955-60; SKN College of Agriculture, Jobner, Rajasthan, 1960-64; Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana/Hisar 1964-69; B.Sc. 1964; M.Sc. 1966; Ph.D. 1970; UNDP/UNESCO Fellowship 1975-76; Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Fellowship 1983-85, 1995, 1999 and 2001.
Assistant Professor, 1970-75, Associate Professor 1975-80, ICAR National Fellow, 1980-83, Chief Scientist, Water Management/Professor 1983-92, Head of Soils Department, 1992-95, Dean College of Agriculture, 1997-2000, and ICAR Emeritus Scientist 2003-05, Haryana Agricultural University.
Awards/Honours: Rafi Ahmad Kidwai Memorial Prize 1982-83.
Fellow: Indian Society of Soil Science.
Research Areas: Soil chemistry, agricultural water management, soil pollution
Address: 296, Sector 15-A, Hisar 125001, Haryana; [Tel: Res.[phone]; Email: [e-mail]]
Prabhu, K.V. P037

FELLOW, ELECTED 2005

Born in Hubli, Karnataka on 20 May 1958. Educated at Gandhinagar High School, Bangalore 1970-72; D. Banumaiah's High School, Mysore, 1973; Sarda Vilas College, Mysore, 1973-75; Banaras Hindu University 1975-81; Indian Agricultural Research Institute, 1982-86. B.Sc. 1979; M.Sc. 1981; Ph.D: 1986.
Joint Director (Research), ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 2013 to date.
Scientist, Regional Station, Shimla, 1986-91, Scientist Senior Scale 1991-98, Senior Scientist 1998, Officer-in-Charge, National Phytotron Facility, 2002-06, and Head, Division of Genetics, 2006-13, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi.
Awards/Honours: ICAR Jawahar Lal Nehru Award, 1987; IARI B. P. Pal Award, 2003; V.S. Mathur Memorial Award 2004; ISCA Platinum Jubilee Lecture Award, 2006; A.S. Cheema Award, 2011; Borlaug Award, 2012; Rafi Ahmad Kidwai Award, 2012.
Research Areas: Plant breeding, genetics, molecular marker assisted selection
Address: Joint Director (Research), ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012; B-7, IARI Campus, New Delhi 110012; [Tel: Off. [phone]; Res. [phone]; Cell: 9899023566; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail]]
Pradhan_,_Akshay_Kumar'>Treasurer (Casual Vacancy) 1 Jan, 2008 to 31 Dec 2009; Secretary 1 Jan, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2017

Pradhan, Akshay Kumar P038

FELLOW, ELECTED 2006

Born in Jamada, Orissa, India on 11 August 1956. Educated at Fulbani High School, Orissa, 1968-72; Fakir Mohan College, Orissa, 1972-74; College of Agriculture, Bhubaneswar, 1974-80; Indian Agricultural Research Institute, 1982-86; B.Sc. 1978; M.Sc. 1980; Ph.D. 1986.
Professor, Department of Genetics, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi, 2002 to date.
Research Assistant, Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology, Bhubaneswar, 1980-82; Research Associate, 1986-89, and Fellow, 1989-96, Tata Energy Research Institute, New Delhi; Senior Research Scientist, 1996-2001, and Principal Scientist, National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), New Delhi, 2001-02; Professor of Genetics, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi, 2002 to date.
Fellow: National Academy of Sciences, India; Indian National Science Academy.
Research Areas: Plant genetics & molecular breeding
Address: Professor, Department of Genetics, University of Delhi South Campus, Benito Juarez Road, Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi 110021; 1052 Joy Apartment, Sector -2, Plot No. 2, Dwarka, New Delhi 110075; [Tel: Off. [phone], 24115203; Cell: 09871748739; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]]
Pradhan, Khageswar P039

FELLOW, ELECTED 1995

Born in Odisha, India on 9 April 1936. Educated at Asureswar High English School, Odisha 1949-53; Ravenshaw College, Odisha 1953-1956; Orissa Veterinary College, Bhubaneswar, Odisha for BVSc&AH 1956-60; University of Maryland, College Park, USA for MS 1964-1966 and for Ph.D. 1966-69.
Chancellor, Siksha `O' Anusandhan University, Bhubaneswar, India 2011 to date; Chairman & Managing Trustee of Digjyoti (Educational Trust for Orphan and Poor) 2005 to date.
Chemist, Institute of Nutrition, ARC, US Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, USA 1969-1970; Additional Director of Research and Dean, College of Animal Science, Haryana Agricultural University, India 1970-1994; Vice-chancellor, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar 1994-97; and Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner, India 1997-1999.
Awards/Honours: ICAR Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Award. India; ICAR Multidisciplinary Team Research Award, India; USDA Group Research Award USA; ANSI Lifetime Achievement Award, India; Dr. P.K. Parija Samman Award, India; Patron of Indian Dairy Association, India; and also, Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Sigma; and Sigma Xi as a student; D.Sc. (h.c.) from Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar and National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India.
Fellow: National Academy of Veterinary Sciences, Indian Society of Coastal Agricultural Research; Applied Zoologist Research Association India; Indian Dairy Association; National Academy of Biological Sciences.
Research Areas: Animal Nutrition; Rumen Ecosystem; Animal Biochemistry and Physiology.
Address: C-24/HIG, Housing Board Colony, Baramunda, Bhubaneswar 751003, Odisha; [Tel: Res. [phone], Cell: 09437302370; Email: [e-mail]]
Secretary 1 Jan, 2000 to 31 Dec, 2002; Member Executive Council 1 Jan, 1996 to 31 Dec, 1999; Dr. P. Bhattacharya Memorial Award, 2001-2002

Prajneshu P040

FELLOW, ELECTED 2012

Born in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India on 30 July 1951. Educated at D.A.S. Higher Secondary School, Delhi, 1964-67; Ramjas College (Delhi University), 1967-72; Birkbeck College (London University), 1978-80; B.Sc. (Hons.) 1970; M.Sc. 1972; Ph.D. 1980.
Principal Investigator, S.E.R.B. Research Project, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi, 2015 to date.
Lecturer (Temporary), Department of Statistics, 1972-76; and Lecturer, Hindu College, Delhi University, Delhi, 1976-78; Visiting Assistant Professor, Guelph University, Canada, 1981; Scientist S-3, Principal Scientist, 1982-2011; Head, Division of Biometrics & Statistical Modelling, 1988-91, 1994-99 & 2006-13, and Emeritus Scientist (ICAR), 2013-15, Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi.
Awards/Honours: National Scholarship, 1970-72; Delhi University Gold Medal, 1972; Commonwealth Fellowship, 1978-80; U.N.D.P. Fellowship, New Zealand, 1990; IARI Best Teacher Award, 2000; ISAS Dr. D.N. Lal Memorial Lecture Award, 2002; ISAS Best Paper Award, 2000, 2002 and 2010; CSAB Bose-Nandi Best Paper Award, 2011; ISAS Professor P.V. Sukhatme Gold Medal Award, 2011; Sessional President, 65th Annual Conference, Indian Society of Agricultural Statistics, 2011; ISAS Sankhyaki Bhushan Award 2012; Associate Editor, Journal of Statistical Theory and Practice; Associate Editor, Journal of the Indian Society of Agricultural Statistics.
Fellow: Indian Society of Agricultural Statistics, New Delhi.
Research Areas: Agricultural Statistics
Address: Principal Investigator, S.E.R.B. Research Project, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, Library Avenue, Pusa, New Delhi 110012; A-150 Deepali, Pitampura, Delhi 100034; [Tel: Off. [phone]; Res. [phone]; Cell: 8447600924; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail]]