Abidi,Saiyed Asif Husain

Ayyappan, S. A027

FELLOW, ELECTED 1998

Born in Alakere, Karnataka, India on 10 December 1955. Educated at National High School, Bangalore, 1967-70; National College, Bangalore, 1971; College of Fisheries, Mangalore, UAS, Bangalore, 1971-77; Ph.D. 1988.
NABARD Chair Professor, ICAR-NDRI SRS, Adugodi, Bengaluru, 2016 to date.
Scientist, Central Inland Fish. Res. Inst., Barrackpore, 1978-84; Senior Scientist & Principal Scientist, 1984-95, and Director, Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Bhubaneswar, 1996-2000; Director, Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai, 2000-2002; Deputy Director General (Fisheries), Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, 2002-09; Secretary to Government of India, Department of Agricultural Research & Education (DARE) and Director General, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi, 2010-2016; Chief Executive, National Fisheries Development Board, 2006-08; Chairman, APAARI, 2011-12; Vice-Chairman/Member of Governing Boards of WFC, ICRISAT, CIP, IRRI, ICARDA for 2-6 years.
Awards/Honours: D.Sc. (h.c) from 14 Universities; Zahoor Qasim Gold Medal, 1996-97; Special ICAR Award, 1997; ICAR Award for Team Research for 1997-98; ZSI Gold Medal, 1998; ICAR Award for Team Research, 1997-98; V.G. Jhingran Gold Medal, 2002; H.P.C. Shetty Award for Excellence in Fisheries Research and Development, Asian Fisheries Society, Indian Branch, 2002; S.R. Bhargava Medal, 2003; and S.L. Hora Gold Medal, 2003; Gold Medal of ASET, 2009; Gold Medal Zoological Society of India, 2009; Lifetime Achievement Award, Indian Society of Agricultural Biochemists, 2010; SOFTI Award, CIFT, Kochi, 2009; Dr. P. Sheel Memorial Award, National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad, 2010; Padma Shree Prof. N. Balakrishnan Nair Environmental Excellence Award, 2010; Karuna Award-2011; Fellowship and Lifetime Achievement Award, Society of Extension Education, 2011; Dr. B.P. Pal Memorial Award, ISCA, 2012; Platinum Jubilee Award in Agriculture & Forestry, ISCA, 2013; Karnataka Rajyotsava Award, 2013; AMI Lifetime Award, 2013; Dr. Y. Nayudamma Award, 2014; Dr. J.C. Bose Memorial Award, 2014; Dr. Amrik Singh Cheema Award, 2014; G.M. Modi Award for Innovative Science & Technology, 2014; Shri O.P. Bhasin Award, 2015; Dr. V. Kurien Memorial Award, 2016.
Fellow: National Academy of Sciences, India; Society of Nature Conservators, India; Inland Fisheries Society of India; Zoological Society of India; Association of Aquaculturists; Society of Biosciences; ISEP Science Academy; Academy of Environmental Biology; Academy of Environmental Biological Society of India; National Institute of Ecology; National Academy of Biological Sciences.
Research Areas: Fisheries, freshwater aquaculture, aquatic microbiology
Address: NABARD Chair Professor, ICAR-NDRI SRS, Adugodi, Bengaluru 560030, Karnataka; 172, Shreepadam, Ground Floor, 5th Main, Avalahalli, BDA Extension, Bengaluru 560085, Karnataka; [Tel: Off. [phone]; Cell: 9582898989; Email: [e-mail]]
President 1 Jan, 2014 to 31 Dec, 2016; Vice-President 1 Jan, 2010 to 31 Dec, 2012; Secretary 1 Jan, 2003 to 31 Dec, 2005; Member Executive Council 1 Jan, 2002 to 31 Dec, 2002; Dr. B.P. Pal Memorial Award, 2009-2010; Recognition Award, 2001-2002

Bagyaraj, D. Joseph B001

FELLOW, ELECTED 1993

Born in Bangalore, India on 9 October 1940. Educated at St. Aloysius High School, Bangalore, 1945-56; St. Joseph's College, Bangalore, 1956-58; Agricultural College, Bangalore, 1958-61; College of Agriculture, Dharwar, 1961-63; Univ. of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, 1966-71; UNDP Fellow, DSIR, Auckland, New Zealand, 1975; UNDP Fellow, CSIRO, Adelaide, Australia, 1975; Fulbright Fellow, Univ. of California, Riverside, USA, 1976.
NASI Sr. Scientist, 2011 to date & Chairman, Centre for Natural Biological Resources and Community Development (CNBRCD), Bangalore, 2002 to date.
Professor of Agricultural Microbiology, Univ. of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, 1972-2000; Visiting Scientist, Ruakura Soil and Plant Research Station, Hamilton, New Zealand, 1981-83; Emeritus Scientist, ICAR, 2001-03; INSA Senior Scientist, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, 2004-08; INSA Hon. Scientist, 2009-10, CNBRCD, Bangalore; FAO Consultant at Brazil, 1991 and Indonesia, 2009.
Awards/Honours: Mycological Soc. of India Shome Memorial Award, 1996; Assoc. of Microbiological Soc. of India S.R.Vyas Memorial Award, 1998; Univ. of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore Distinguished Alumni Award, 2001; Soc. of Soil Biology and Ecology Distinguished Scientist Award, 2002; Univ. of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwar Life Time Achievement Award, 2004; Dr. G. Rangaswami Endowment Award in Agricultural Microbiology, 2005; NCOF/Bangalore Univ./Natl.Hort. Mission Distinguished Scientist Award, 2009; Professor T. S. Sadasivan Lecture Award of INSA, 2009; Dr. V Agnihotrudu Memorial Lecture Award of MSI, 2011; Life Time Achievement Award in Mycology & Plant Pathology, Amravathi University, 2012; Dr. R.Y. Roy Memorial Lecture Award, BHU, 2012; NBRI Diamond Jubilee Lecture Award, 2013; Distinguished Professor Award from Univ. of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, 2013; Mycological Soc. of India Prof. K. Natarajan Memorial Award, 2014; Task Force Member of the FAO initiative on Global Soil Partnership, 2014; President: Society of Soil Biology & Ecology; Only Indian Contributor to Global Soil Biodiversity Atlas, 2016.
Fellow: Indian National Science Academy; National Academy of Sciences, India; National Academy of Biological Sciences; Indian Phytopathological Society; Association of Microbiologists of India; Society of Applied Biotechnologists.
Research Areas: Agricultural microbiology, plant - microbe interactions, mycorrhizal symbiosis
Address: INSA Honorary Scientist, and Chairman, Centre for Natural Biological Resources & Community Development (CNBRCD); 41, RBI Colony, Anand Nagar, Bangalore 560024, Karnataka; [Tel: Off. [phone]; Res. [phone], Cell: 09448465368; Email: [e-mail]]
Bahl, Prem Nath B002

FELLOW, ELECTED 1995

Born in Urmar, Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India on 28 March 1933. Educated at Govt. High School, Tanda-Urmar (Hoshiarpur), 1942-48; DAV College, Jalandhar, 1948-52; Birla Science College, Pilani, 1953-55; North Dakota State University, Fargo, USA, Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship, 1967-71; B.Sc. 1952; M.Sc. 1955; Ph.D. 1971.
Assistant Professor, 1974-76, Geneticist, 1976-80 and ICAR National Fellow (Professorial Chair), 1980-88, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi; Assistant Director General (Food Legumes), ICAR, 1989-92; Deputy Director General (Crop Sciences), ICAR, 1992-93; National Coordinator, FAO/UNDP Project on Grain Legumes and Coarse Grains in Asia, 1990-93; FAO Projects for R&D of Grain Legumes for Bhutan and LAO PDR, 2001-02; Lead Consultant (Grain Legume Production), FAO, Myanmar, 2002-04; Chairman, Research Advisory Committee of Indian Institute of Pulses Research 1999-2002; Chairman, Quinquennial Review Team (QRT), All India Wheat Improvement Project 1996; Chairman QRT, All India Small Millets Improvement Project, 2002.
Awards/Honours: Rockefeller Foundation Award, 1967-71; Sukumar Basu Memorial Award, 1986; Indian Society of Pulses Research & Development, Gold Medal, 2001.
Fellow: National Academy of Sciences, India; Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding.
Research Areas: Crop genetics and breeding (food legumes and cereals)
Address: A-9, Nirman Vihar, Vikas Marg, Delhi 110092; House No. 34, Housing Board Colony, Bindraban, Palampur - 176061 (H.P.); [Tel: Res. [phone]; Cell: 9891628418, 8263821144 (Palampur); Email: [e-mail]]
Dr. K. Ramiah Memorial Award, 2009-2010

Bajaj, Satinder B003

FELLOW, ELECTED 1994

Born in Malakwal, India on 25 September 1939. Educated at Delhi Public School, New Delhi 1949-56; Lady Irwin College, New Delhi, 1957-62; Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA 1966-69; Post Doctoral Fellow, University of Heidelberg, Germany 1970-71, University of Nottingham, UK 1971-73.
Joint Director, National Institute of Public Co-operation and Child Development, New Delhi 1983-88 (Deputation); Nutrition Advisor UNICEF, Royal Government of Bhutan 1988-89; Dean College of Home Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 1973-83; Director, Lady Irwin College 1991-2004; Vice-Chancellor, Eastern Institute for Integrated Learning in Management, University of Jorethang, Sikkim.
Awards/Honours: Mahila Shromani Award, 1992; Michigan State University, USA Outstanding Alumni Award, 1996; PHDCCI Award for contribution to Women's Education, Department Food & Nutrition Lady Irwin College, 2002; Bharat Gaurav Award, 2002; Joon S. Moon Outstanding International Alumni Award, Michigan State University, USA, 2008.
Research Areas: Nutrition education, women's education, nutrition counseling, software for counseling
Address: A-274, Sector 19, Noida 201301, U.P.; [Tel: Res. (95120) 2521739, Cell: 9958182330; Email: [e-mail]]
Member Executive Council 1 Jan, 2006 to 31 Dec, 2008

Bajwa, Mohinder Singh B004

FELLOW, ELECTED 1993

Born in India on 28 August 1941. Educated at Khalsa High School and Sikh National College, Qadian, Punjab, 1950-58; Bihar Agriculture College, Sabour, 1958-61; Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, M.Sc. 1963; Ph.D. 1968; Post Doctoral Research Fellow at IRRI, Philippines 1977-79; Fellowship, Association of Commonwealth Universities, 1991.
Research Assistant, 1963-64; Assistant Soil Chemist, 1968 -71; Extension Specialist (Soil Science), 1971-74; Soil Chemist, 1974-80; Professor of Soils, 1980-89; Professor and Head, Department of Soils, 1989-94; Dean College of Agriculture, 1994-98, Dean Postgraduate Studies, 1998-2000; Director of Research, 2000-01, at Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana.
Awards/Honours: President, Indian Society of Soil Science, Ludhiana Chapter, 1974-75; Honoured by Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal for Outstanding Research in Soil Salinity, 1994; Award of Special Lecture at University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 1998 and at Water Research Institute, Ames, Iowa, 2001; Member, Board of Management, PAU, Ludhiana, 2005-08; Honoured by Punjab Kisan Club, 2001; Award of Certificate of Appreciation by PAU, 2012; Award of Honour by Punjab Government, 2014.
Fellow: Indian Society of Soil Science, 1991.
Research Areas: Soil fertility, Soil chemistry, Management of salt affected soils and saline/sodic irrigation water, Agricultural education and research management
Address: House No. 2103, Sector 69, Mohali 160069, Punjab; [Cell: 09814709845; Email: [e-mail]]
Balamurugan, Vinayagamurthy B005

FELLOW, ELECTED 2017

Born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu on 22 October 1973. Educated at Sir M. Ct. Muthaiah Chettiar Boys Higher Secondary School, Chennai, 1989-1991; Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Science University (TANUVAS), B.V.Sc. 1991-1997; Post graduated ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Deemed University, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh, M.V.Sc. 1997-1999; Ph.D, 1999-2002. Postdoctoral associateship in biotechnology at Institute for Virology and Immunobiology, University of Würzburg, Germany, 2008.
Senior Scientist, ICAR-National Institute of Veterinary Epidemiology and Disease Informatics (NIVEDI), Yelahanka, Bengaluru 2009 to date
Scientist, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), Mukteswar Campus, Nainital, Uttarakhand 2003-07; Scientist (Senior Scale) 2007-09.
Awards/Honours: Recipients of ICAR-Lal Bahadur Shastri Young Scientist Award for the Biennium 2005-2006 for contribution in the field of Animal Science-2007; ICAR-Team Research Award for outstanding research contributions in Multi-disciplinary Team -2005-2006 during 2008.
Fellow: Indian Virological Society (IVS), India 2015
Research Areas: Veterinary Sciences, Veterinary Virology, Veterinary Microbiology
Address: Principal Scientist, ICAR-National Institute of Veterinary Epidemiology and Disease Informatics, P.O. 6450, Ramagondanahalli, Yelahanka, Bengaluru 560064, Karnataka; C-403, G.K. Lake View Apartments, 94/2, Ananthapura, Yelahanka, Bengaluru 560064, Karnataka; [Tel: Off. [phone]; Cell: 9481807438; Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail]]
Balyan, Harindra Singh B006

FELLOW, ELECTED 2011

Born in Khagoi, India on 11 August 1951. Educated at RSK Inter College, Simbhaoli, 1961-68; Meerut College, Meerut, 1968-70; JV College Baraut, 1970-72; Meerut University, Meerut, 1972-1979; B.Sc. 1970; M.Sc. 1972; M. Phil. 1974; Ph.D. 1979.
Hon. Emeritus Professor & INSA Senior Scientist, Department of Genetics & Plant Breeding, Ch. Charan Singh University, Meerut, 1999 to date.
Lecturer 1980-86, Reader 1986-99, Professor, 1999-2014, and Head, 2008-10, Department of Genetics & Plant Breeding (formerly Agricultural Botany), Ch. Charan Singh University, Meerut (formerly Meerut University, Meerut); Dean Faculty of Agriculture (two terms).
Awards/Honours: CIDA/NSERC Research Associateship, Canada 1986, 1987, 1990; INSA/DFG Exchange of Scientists Award 1995, 2001, 2006; NSF-USA Visiting Scientist, North Dakota State University, Fargo, USA 2006; Visiting Professor, Tottori University, Japan 2008; Best Teacher Award 2010, Ch. Charan Singh University, Meerut
Fellow: Indian National Science Academy; National Academy of Sciences, India; Indian Society of Genetics & Plant Breeding.
Research Areas: Genetics, plant breeding and crop biotechnology
Address: Hon. Emeritus Professor & INSA Sr. Scientist, Department of Genetics & Plant Breeding, Ch. Charan Singh University, Meerut 250004, U.P.; 1/239, Rakshapuram, Mawana Road, Meerut 250001, U.P.; [Tel: Off. [phone]; Res. [phone], Cell: 9412515497; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail]]
Bamji, Mahtab S. B007

FELLOW, ELECTED 1991

Born in Bombay, India, on 5 October 1934, Educated at Vachha Wadia High School, Bombay, 1939-51; Ramnarain Ruia College, Bombay, 1951-55; Seth G.S. Medical College, Bombay, 1955-57; Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 1957-62; Tufts University, Boston, USA, 1962-64 (Post doc); John's Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA, 1964-65 (Research Assoc.); B.Sc. 1955, M.Sc., 1957, Ph.D., 1961.
INSA Emeritus Scientist, 2015 to date, Dangoria Charitable Trust, Hyderabad.
Research officer, 1965-68, Senior Research Officer, 1969-74, Asst. Director, 1974-76, Deputy Director, 1977-84, Director Grade Scientist, 1984-94, National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad; ICMR Emeritus Scientist, 1994-99, Emeritus Scientist, 1999-2007, Dangoria Charitable Trust, Hyderabad, INSA Honorary Scientist, 2008-2014.
Awards/Honours: ICMR Shakuntala Devi Amirchand Prize, 1971; ICMR Patwardhan Prize, 1973; Amrut Mody award, 1985; INSA B.C.Guha lecture award, 1987; ISCA B.C.Guha lecture award, 1997; INSA Jawaharlal Nehru Birth Centenary Lecture award, 1998; Nutrition Society of India Srikantia Memorial Oration, 1999; DBT National Woman Bioscientist award, 2000; Chandrashekhar Venkata Raman Medal, 2005; Kamala Puri Sabharwal Lecture Award, 2008; IIS Bangalore Distinguished Alumni Award, 2008; NSI Dr. Rajammal Devdas Memorial Award, 2010. INSA Vice President, 2008-11; Achievers in Agriculture Honour, Farm and Rural Science Foundation, 2012; NASI Prof. Archana Sharma Memorial Lecture Award, 2012; Founders Oration Award, Indian Dietetics Association, 2013, KT Achaya memorial lecture, CSIR-Oil technologists association, 2015.
Fellow: Indian National Science Academy; National Academy of Medical Sciences; Hon. Fellow, A.P. Academy of Sciences; Hon. Fellow, National Academy of Sciences, India.
Research Areas: Biochemistry, nutrition, community health and nutrition
Address: 211, Sri Datta Sai Apartments, RTC Cross Road, Musheerabad, Hyderabad 500020, Telangana; Rural Centre; Dangoria Charitable Trust Hospital, Village Narsapur, Medak District, Telangana; [Tel: Off. & Res. [phone], 27661422, Cell: 09246886442, 09505838921; Rural centre [phone], 286241; Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail]]
Member Executive Council 1 Jan, 1996 to 31 Dec, 2000

Bandyopadhyay, Kalikinkar B008

FELLOW, ELECTED 2016

Born in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India on 1 March 1969. Educated at Govt. Boys' High School, Unit-8, Bhubaneswar, 1980-1984; BJB College, Bhubaneswar, 1984-1986; College of Agriculture, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, 1986-1993; BSc. (Ag) 1990, MSc (Ag) 1993, Indian Agricultural Research Institute New Delhi, 1993-1997; Ph.D. 1997.
Principal Scientist (Soil Physics and Soil and Water Conservation), Division of Agricultural Physics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 2010 to date.
Scientist, ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil Science, Bhopal, 1999-2005; Senior Scientist, ICAR-Central Institute for Cotton Research, Regional Station, Coimbatore, 2005-2010.
Awards/Honours: 12th International Soil Science Congress Commemoration Award of the Indian Society of Soil Scienc, 2015; IMPHOS-FAI Award on "Role of phosphorus on yield and quality of crops", 2005; Zonal Award for the East Zone of the Indian Society of Soil Science for outstanding Doctoral Research, 1999; Fertilizer Association of India Silver Jubilee Award for Outstanding Doctoral Research in Fertilizer Usage, 1998; IARI merit medal for outstanding academic performance in doctor of philosophy degree program, 1999.
Research Areas: Water and nitrogen dynamics in soil-plant system and improving input use efficiency, carbon sequestration and soil physical health under different conservation agriculture practices, crop simulation modeling.
Address: Principal Scientist, Division of Agricultural Physics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012; Scientist Apartment, D-11, Pusa Campus, IARI, New Delhi 110012; [Tel: Off. [phone]; Cell: 7428647361; Email: [e-mail]]
NAAS Associate, 2008

Bandyopadhyay, Santanu Kumar B009

FELLOW, ELECTED 2004

Born in Calcutta on 16 January 1953. Schooling in Calcutta 1959-68; Graduated in Veterinary Science from Bengal Veterinary College, Calcutta University, 1973; Indian Veterinary Research Institute, 1974-76; Churchill College, Cambridge University (UK) 1985-88; BVSc & AH, 1973; MVSc 1976; PhD 1988; Commonwealth Fellowship, 1985; DBT Overseas Associateship, 1998.
Coordinator, FAO Regional Support Unit for SAARC, FAO, UN House, Pulchowk, Kathmandu, Nepal, from December, 2015 till date.
Indian Agricultural Research Service, 1977; Sr. Scientist, National Biotechnology Centre, 1994-97, Head of Division, Virology, 1997-2002, Project Director, FMD, ICAR, 2001-04 and Joint Director (Academic), IVRI, 2002-04; Animal Husbandry Commissioner, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairy and Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India, 2004-09; Senior Technical Coordinator and Team Leader (AI), ECTAD, Vietnam, FAO, 2009-12; Member, ASRB, ICAR, New Delhi, 2012-15.
Awards/Honours: ICAR One-time Special Award, 2001; Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Award 2002-03; D.Sc (h.c.), WB University of Animal and Fisheries Sciences, 2015; Government of Vietnam Special Medal for significant contribution to the livestock sector in Vietnam by an international expert.
Fellow: Indian Society for Veterinary Immunology and Biotechnology
Research Areas: Animal virology, diagnostics and vaccines, molecular virology, epidemiology, animal disease prevention and control
Address: 9B, Bangur Avenue, D-Block, Kolkata 700055, W.B.; [Tel: Cell.: 9650581264; Email: [e-mail]]
Member Executive Council 1 Jan, 2008 to 20 Nov, 2009

Banerjee, Kaushik B010

FELLOW, ELECTED 2014

Born in Ashoknagar, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal on 3 August, 1967. Educated at Ashoknagar Boys' Secondary School, 1977-85; Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal, 1985-89; Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 1990-96. B.Sc. (Ag) Hons.1989, M.Sc. 1992, Ph.D. 1996.
ICAR National Fellow and Principal Scientist (Agricultural Chemistry), National Research Centre for Grapes (ICAR), Pune, 2011 to date.
Post-Doctoral Scientist, Institute for Environmental Research (INFU), Technical University of Dortmund, Germany, 2003-04; Senior Scientist (Agricultural Chemistry), NRC for Grapes, Pune, 2005-11.
Awards/Honours: President-Elect, AOAC International-India Chapter 2011; Member, Editorial Board, Journal of AOAC International, 2012; Guest Editor, Journal of AOAC International in 2011 and 2010; Member, Expert Review Panel of the AOAC International, 2006-07. Instructor - International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), for a Regional Training Course on "Screening Methodologies and Pesticide Residue Analysis by QuEChERS", November 2012, San Jose, Costa Rica; Instructor at the FAO/IAEA Train-the-Trainers Workshop: "Food safety: from farm to fork", Seibersdorf, Austria, June-July 2012.
Fellow: Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), London, 2011; BOYSCAST Fellow (DST), 2003.
Research Areas: Agricultural Chemicals
Address: ICAR National Fellow & Principal Scientist, National Research Centre for Grapes, P.O. Manjiri Farm, Solapur Road, Pune 412307, Maharashtra; [Tel: Off. [phone], Cell: 9890940914; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail], [e-mail]]
Banerjee, Rintu B011

FELLOW, ELECTED 2006

Born in Rourkela, India on 21 May 1963. Educated at S.E.Rly Mixed High School, Rourkela, upto 1979; S.K.D.A.V College1981; Govt College, Rourkela, 1983; Jyoti Vihar, Sambalpur University, 1985; PhD, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, 1992; JSPS Fellow (Japan) 2002.
Professor of Agricultural Biotechnology, Department of Agricultural Food & Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, 2003 to date; and MNRE Chair Professor, IIT Kharagpur. 2012-15.
Visiting Lecturer, 1993; Assistant Professor, 1995, Biotechnology Unit, Department of Chemical Engineering, and Associate Professor, Agricultural and Food Engineering Department, 1999-2003, IIT Kharagpur.
Awards/Honours: Young Scientist Project Award, 1994; DST Young Scientist Award, 1994; Association for Food Scientists and Technologists (India) 1995; Sinha Roy Memorial Award 1999; Biotech Research Society of India Best Woman Bioscientist, 2003; ICAR Panjabrao Deshmukh Award for outstanding Women Scientist, 2012; ICAR Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Award, 2013; India's Most Inspiring Women Scientist by Engineering Watch, New Delhi, 2014. Editorial Board Member: Bioresource Technology Journal, 2005-08, International Journal of Food and Fermentation Technology since 2011, and Scientific World Journal, since 2013; Associate Editor: Biotech and Applied Biochemistry, since 2011, and Bioinfo Journal, since 2013.
Fellow: Biotech Research Society of India 2004; Bioved Society of India, 2011; International Forum on Industrial Bioprocess, 2012.
Research Areas: Enzyme Technology, Biofuel and Bioenergy
Address: Professor, Dept of Agricultural & Food Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, W.B.; Qr No. B-166, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, W.B.; [Tel: Off. [phone]; Res. [phone], Cell: 09434014609; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]]
Member Executive Council 1 Jan, 2009 to 31 Dec, 2011; Dr. (Ms) Prem Dureja Endowment Award 2015-2016; Recognition Award, 2009-2010

Banga, Surinder Singh B012

FELLOW, ELECTED 2005

Born in Kanpur, India on 6 August 1955. Educated at Schools in Delhi, Chandigarh and Faridabad, 1961-72; Pt. JLN Govt College, Faridabad, 1973-75; Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 1975-82; B.Sc. 1975; M.Sc. 1978; Ph.D. 1982.
ICAR National Professor, Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 2010 to date.
Senior Scientist (Oilseeds), 1997-2009, and Head, Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 2009-10.
Fellow: Indian Society of Oilseeds Research
Research Areas: Plant breeding and genetics
Address: ICAR National Professor, Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141004, Punjab; G-439, BRS Nagar, Ludhiana, Punjab; [Tel: Off. [phone]; Res [phone], Cell: 09463319390; Fax: [phone]; Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail]]