Director's Profile
G. B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development
(An Autonomous Institute of Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India)
Kosi-Katarmal, Almora - 263 643, Uttarakhand, India
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Director's Profile G. B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development (An Autonomous Institute of Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India) Kosi-Katarmal, Almora - 263 643, Uttarakhand, India |
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Dr. Lok Man Singh Palni FNASc Director Address: G.B.P.I.H.E.D., Kosi-Katarmal, Almora-263 643, Uttarakhand, India Phone: (Code: +91-5962) 241041/241154, 241015 (Direct), Fax: 241014/241150 Mobile: +91-9412092188 |
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Born: 22.05.1953 |
Qualifications
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Degree |
University |
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Graduation |
1970 |
B.Sc. (Bio Stream) |
Gorakhpur University, Uttar Pradesh |
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Post Graduation |
1972 |
M.Sc. (Botany) |
Gorakhpur University, Uttar Pradesh |
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Doctoral |
1980 |
Ph.D. |
University of Wales, U.K. |
| Additional | 1970 | Diploma in Photography | |
| 1986 | Certificate in Electron Microscopy | ||
| 1995 | Certificate in Recombinant DNA Techniques | ||
| Certificate in RS/GIS |
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Employment |
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Lecturer in Botany, Kumaun University, Nainital, India (7/1972 - 12/1976) |
| 2 | Research Scholar, University of Wales, Aberystwyth, U.K. (1/1977 - 6/1980) |
| 3 | Research Faculty, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia (8/1980-2/1989) |
| 4 | Founder Head, Biotechnology Division, C.S.l.R. Complex (now named I.H.B.T.), Palampur, H.P., India (3/1989- 11/1992) |
| 5 | Founder Head, Environmental Physiology and Biotechnology Division, G. B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment & Development, Kosi - Katarmal, Almora, India (11/1992- 6/1995); Director In-charge (6/1995- 12/1996), and Director (w.e.f. 12/1996 for full 5 Yr term) of the same Institute. Rejoined the Institute on 18.2.08 after availing 5 Yr period of deputation (02/2003- 02/2008; please see below for details). Director In-charge of GBPIHED w.e.f. 30.4.2008 and assumed charge as Director on 11.12.08 |
| 6 | Senior Scientific Advisor and Project Director, State Biotechnology Programme (SBP), Govt. of Uttarakhand, Biotech Bhavan, P.O. Haldi, U.S. Nagar as the Founder of SBP (on deputation for 5 Yrs from G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Env. & Dev. w.e.f. Feb. 2003 to 15.2.08) |
Research and Development – Experience & Expertise
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In broad areas of Plant Growth Substances and plant responses to environmental changes, Plant Tissue Culture, Microbial Interactions, Biodiversity & Biotechnology including the Environment, Rural Development, and Science & Society related programmes in context of the Indian Himalayan Region |
Scholarships/Awards and Honours
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Govt. of India Merit Scholarship during M.Sc. and Ph.D.; First Position with Gold Medal in M. Sc.; ALIS Award by the British Council (1984); C. Venkata Ram Memorial Award (1992); Elected Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India, Allahabad (1997); Honoured with Courtesy Professorship in Botany, Kumaun University, Nainital (1999); ICFRE Award for Forest Conservation (2000); Jewel of India Award (2001); UGC Adjunct Professor, Jamia Hamdard University, Delhi (2002); Prof. Shri Ranjan Memorial Lecture Award of NASI (2004); Council Member of NASI (2005, 06); Received Uttaranchal Ratna (2006); Biodiversity Award of NASI (National Academy of Sciences, India) in 2007, and Rambha Khetwal Nyaas Vishisth Samman, Bageshwar, Uttarakhand (2007); National Achievements Awards for Education Excellence by IEDRA, New Delhi (2009) |
Research Projects/Supervision
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Team Leader/member/coordinator of several projects sanctioned sanctioned by various National & International Agencies, e.g., Department of Biotechnology (Min. of Science & Technology), Ministry of Environment & Forests, Department of Space, Tea Board (Min. of Commerce), C.S.I.R, UNDP/UNEDO/FAO/ICIMOD/IDRC, etc. Has successfully guided/co-guided 18 Ph.D/D.Phil students (Australian National University, Canberra; HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar and Kumaun University, Nainital), and has had several Post Doctoral Fellows and Research Associates directly involved in research work |
Membership of Professional Societies (Past & Present)
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American Soc. Plant Physiologists; Australian Soc. Plant Physiologists; Soc. Experimental Biol. (UK); Australia-New Zealand Soc. Cell Biol.; Soc. Biol. Chemists (India); Bamboo Soc. India; Soc. Plant Physiol. & Biochem (India); Indian Soc. Tree Scientists; Soc. Plant Biochem & Biotech (India); New York Academy of Sciences; International Asso. Plant Tissue Culture & Biotech (USA- India Chapter); UP Association of Sci. & Tech. Advancement; Central Himalayan Env. Asso.; DUBS; International Soc. Env. Botanists (India); Biotechnology Soc. India; Indian Asso. Soil & Water Conservationists; Indian Science Congress Assoc., International Soc. Plant Morphologists, and International Soc. Plant Molecular Biologists |
Countries Visited
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U.K., Australia, Brazil, New Zealand, Ireland, U.S.A., Czechoslovakia, Germany (East & West), France, Hungary, Austria, Switzerland, Canada, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, The Netherlands, Japan, China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia, etc. |
Publications
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Published over 270 articles (original papers in peer reviewed International & National Journals, review articles, book chapters, articles/ chapters in seminar & workshop proceedings, popular articles as well as edited/authored books) |
Paper Published/In Press
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