Meenakshisundaram Palaniappan
Link for Institute WebPage: http://tnau.irins.org/profile/146050
ORCiD: 0000-0001-7584-2294
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