Kitherian Sahayaraj Head and Associate Professor in Zoology, Former Dean of Sciences

Financial assistance received for other Activities (12.43 lakhs)

S.No	Event / Activity	Agency	Grant (INR)
1	Biopesticides International Conference (BIOCICON-2007), 28 – 30 November 2007	TNSCST, Govt. of Tamil Nadu	20000
2	Biopesticides International Conference (BIOCICON-2007), 28 – 30 November 2007	DST, Govt. of India, New Delhi	75000
3	Biopesticides International Conference (BIOCICON-2007), 28 – 30 November 2007	CSIR, Govt. of India, New Delhi	10000
4	Lab to land programme, Academic year 2007 – 2008	UGC under CPE grant, New Delhi	30000
5	Dissemination of Innovative technology (DIT), 2009	TNSCST, Tamil Nadu	40000
6	Second Biopesticides International Conference (BIOCICON-2009), 26 – 28 November 2009	CSIR, Govt. of India, New Delhi	50000
7	BIOCICON-2009	TNSCST, Govt. of Tamil Nadu	10000
8	BIOCICON-2009	Ministry of Earth Science, Govt. of India	100000
9	BIOCICON-2009	ICAR, Govt. of India, New Delhi	50000
10	To attending 12^th Workshop of the IOBC-AMRQC Working Group, Vienna	DST, Govt. of India, New Delhi	43000
11	To conduct Third Biopesticides International Conference (BIOCICON-2011), 28 – 30 November 2011	CSIR, Govt. of India, New Delhi	50000
12	BIOCICON-2011	CIMR, Govt. of India, New Delhi	50000
13	BIOCICON-2011	DST, Govt. of India, New Delhi	100000
14	BIOCICON-2011	TNSCST, Govt. of Tamil Nadu	10000
15	To conduct short term training programme (STTP) for college teachers on Bionanomaterails for pest and disease management from 14-30 May, 2013	DBT, Govt. of India, New Delhi	200000
16	Fourth Biopesticides International Conference (BIOCICON-2013) from 28 – 30 November 2013	TWAS, Italy US$ 3000.00	180000
17	BIOCICON-2013	DST, Govt. of India	75000
18	BIOCICON-2013	CSIR, Govt. of India	20000
19	BIOCICON-2013	TNSCST, Govt. of Tamil Nadu	20000
20	Training on Biopesticide Formulation	DIT programme TNSCST, Govt. of Tamil Nadu	10000
21	Zoology Congress-2018	SERB, DST, Govt. of India	100000
22	Travel grant to attend IBC at China	UGC, New Delhi	045447
Total grant			1288447

Seminar Conducted/organizational role

1. Registration and souvenir preparation in-charge, National symposium on natural resources management system held at St. Joseph’s College, Tirchirapalli 620002 from February 26 to 28^th 1997.

2. Organizing secretary - National seminar on technology and management of bioresources held at Department of Advanced Zoology and Biotechnology, St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Palayamkottai from 21 to 22 March 2005.

3. Co-coordinator, Science and Technology Exhibition, International Conference on Marine and Terrene Ecology conducted at St. Xavier’s College, Palayamkottai, India. From 17^th – 19^th January 2006.

4. Executive Member, National conference on Aquaculture CONFAQUA 2006 St. Xavier’s College, Palayamkottai, India. From 15^th – 17^th February 2006.

5. Organizing secretary – Biopesticide International Conference (BIOCICON-2007) from 28 to 30 November 2007.

6. Executive Member, National seminar on environmental toxicology (Entox-2009) from 26 – 27 February 2009.

7. Organizing Committee Member - Environmental protection and awareness programme among school children and college students–08.03.2010, St. Xavier’s College, Palayamkottai.

8.Organizing Secretary–Second Biopesticide International Conference (BIOCICON2009) from 26 to 28 November 2009.

9. Organizing Secretary – Third Biopesticide International Conference (BIOCICON2011) from 28 – 30 November 2011.

10. Organizing committee member – National seminar on Biodiversity and bioresource: A Fragile balance, Dept. of Zoology, St. Xavier’s College, Palayamkottai from 25 & 26, February, 2013.

11.Organizing Secretary – Fourth Biopesticide International Conference (BIOCICON2013) from 28 – 30 November 2013.

12. Organizing committee member – National seminar on recent trends in endocrinology, Dept. of Zoology, St. Xavier’s College, Palayamkottai from 24 & 25, February, 2014.

13.Organizing Secretary – Regional Seminar on Environmental Management – 07/03/2014, St. Xavier’s College, Palayamkottai

14.Chairman, Interaction Between Plants and Insects in XIX International Botanical Congress, Shenzhen, China in 2017 (23-29 July 2017).

15. Intertnational Organizing Committee member - Sixth International Conference on Integration of Science and Technology for Sustainable Development 2017, November 24-26, 2017, Philipines.

16. Advisory committee member: International conference on Materials, emereging-devices and energy-efficient technologies, St. Xavier’s College of Enginerring, Nagercoil from 5-6 October 2017.

17. Organizing Secretary: Zoology Congress-2018, St. Xavier’s College, Palayamkottai from 10-13 January 2018.

Chaired/co-chaired in conferences

1. 
   Chaired a session in National seminar on Biotechnological management of nematode pests and scope of entomopathogenic nematodes from 21 – 22 November, 2005 at Casted Auditorium, Chennai
   
2. 
   National symposium on Non-chemical insect pest management from February 5 – 6, 2009 at Entomology Research Institute, Loyola College – 600 034, Chennai.
   
3. 
   National conference on “Interplay of Chemical and Biological Science” from January 6 – 8, 2010 at Department of Zoology, Thiruvalluavar University, Vellore.
   
4. 
   State Level Seminar on “Recent trends in Microbiology” on 12^th March, 2010 at Sadakathulla Appa College, Tiruneveli.
   
1. 
   National seminar on Harmful/beneficial insects of agricultural importance with special reference to the nuisance pest Luprops tristis in rubber plantations. On 17 to 18^th February 2011 at St. Joseph’s College, Calicut.
   
2. 
   National Conference on Frontier Areas in Applied Zoology from 15-17, March, 2012 at Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College, Sivakasi – 626 124. Sponsored by UGC.
   
3. 
   Chaired a session in National conference on biodiversity and bio-resources: A fragile balance. 25-26, February, 2013, St. Xavier’s College, Palayamkottai-627002, India sponsored by UGC and DST, Govt. of India.
   
4. 
   Chaired a symposium on Bionanomaterials for pest and disease management at Fourth Biopesticide International Conference. 28-30 November 2013, St. Xavier’s College, Palayamkottai-627002, India sponsored by CSIR and DST, Govt. of India.
   
5. 
   Chaired UGC sponsored National Seminar on Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of Marine Resources, January 22-23, 2015, T.D.M.N.S.College, T.Kallikulam - 627 113, Tamil Nadu, India. 
   
6. 
   Chaired UGC sponsored national seminar on Innovations in students-centred teaching-learning process in 21^st century, 29-30^th January 2015, St. Xavier’s College, Palayamkottai-627002.
   
7. 
   Chaired Phytochemical-based Pesticides Session in Insects and their environment Friendly Management held on 1^st and 2^nd February 2018 at Entomology Research Institute, Loyola College, Chennai.
   

Distinction/Awards/Recognitions

1987. 
      M.Sc. University Fifth Rank and College First
      

1996 Young Scientist Award by Department of Science and Technology, India

1996. 
      Rev.Fr. Rajarathnam Research Award by St.Joseph’s college, Trichy
      
1997. 
      Biography included in the 14^th issue of who’s who in the world.
      
1998. 
      Biography included in the International Biographical Center.
      

2003. 
      St. Xavier’s College Science research Award
      
2004. 
      St. Xavier’s College Science research Award
      

2006 AZRA Fellow

2008 Hyoshi Environmentalist Award, Japan

2008 Scientists of the year – 2008, NESA, New Delhi

2009 Best Researcher in Science, St. Xavier’s College

2009 Life time achievement by St. Xavier’s College Aluminum Association – January 26, 2009

2010. YOUNG IOBC award - Travel grants by IOBC-AMRQC Working Group

2011. Young Achievers Award-2010 by SADHNA, Solan

2012. Leading Scientists of the Year – 2012, International Biography Centre, England

2013. Rashtriya Gaurav Award, Indian International Friendship Society, New Delhi

2014. Leading Scientist of the year -2013, International Biography Centre, England

2015. Best Science Researcher Award, St. Xavier’s College

2016. Best Scientist by Education Expo TV, New Delhi & EET CRS research team

2017. Excellent Scholar Award by XIX International Botanical Congress (IBC 2017), Shenzhen, China

2018. IBC 2017 travel grant by UGC, New Delhi