Meenakshisundaram Palaniappan

Link for Institute WebPage: http://tnau.irins.org/profile/146050 

ORCiD: 0000-0001-7584-2294

Scopus Author ID: 24071414500 

Education

1999 : B. Sc. (Horticulture), TNAU, Periyakulam, India

2002 : M. Sc. (Biotechnology), TNAU, Coimbatore, India [Mentor: Dr. M. Maheswaran]

2008 : Ph. D. (Biotechnology), TNAU, Coimbatore, India. [Mentor(s): Dr. M. Maheswaran / Dr. P. Shanmugasundaram]

Experience

Jun 2007 - Dec 2009

Assistant Professor (Biotechnology), VIT University, Vellore, Tamil Nadu

Dec 2009 - Dec 2012

Assistant Professor (Biotechnology), A. R. S., TNAU, Paramakudi

Jan 2013 - Sep 2013

Assistant Professor (Biotechnology), Formerly D-NST (Currently CANT), TNAU, Coimbatore

Sep 2013 - Sep 2014

Raman Post-Doctoral Fellowship" (University Grants Commission, India), at the University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA [Mentor: Dr. Ravishankar Palanivelu - For his homepage, Click here]

Sep 2014 - Mar 2019

Assistant Professor (Biotechnology), A. C. & R. I., Madurai

Mar 2019 - Oct 2022

Assistant Professor (Biotechnology), C. P. M. B. & B., T. N. A. U, Coimbatore

Oct 2022 - Feb 2024

Associate Professor (Biotechnology), C. P. M. B. & B., T. N. A. U, Coimbatore

Feb 2024 - Till Date

Associate Professor and Head, Department of Biotechnology, A. C. & R. I., Madurai


Honors

2000 - 02  : JNU - JRF (for Master's degree in Biotechnology)

2003 - 07  : CSIR - UGC - SRF / NET (for Doctoral Degree in Biotechnology)

May - 05   : Cleared ASRB - NET Examination

Jul - 08      : Awarded "Best Student in Biotechnology Award - 2007"

2013 - 14  : DBT Task force committee member for "Accelerated Crop Improvement" program

2013 - 14  : Raman Post-Doctoral Fellow

2023 - xx: One of the "Technical Committee Members" of the Government of Tamil Nadu overlooking the "Establishment of the Seaweed Park" under PMSSY scheme