Curriculum Vitae

Academic Qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy in Botany, 2010-2013

CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

University of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

Ecological Studies on Restoration Process of Degraded Sodic Lands Rehabilitated in Different Land Use Systems 

Master of Science in Botany, 2003-2005

Dayanand Anglo Vedic College, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India

Chhatrapati Sahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India

Bachelor of Science in Botany and Chemistry, 2000-2003

Yuveraj Dutta Postgraduate College, Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh, India

Chhatrapati Sahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India

Awards and Fellowships

CSIR-Senior Research Fellowship 2009

Agency: CSIR-Human Resource Development Group, Extra Mural Research Fund, Govt. of India, New Delhi

Fund: 9971 € for 3 Years 

DR. D.S. Kothari Postdoctoral Fellowship 2012

Agency: University Grant Commission, Govt. of India, New Delhi

Fund: 4500 € for 8 Months 

CSIR-Senior Research Fellowship-Extended 2013

Agency: CSIR-Human Resource Development Group, Extra Mural Research Fund, Govt. of India, New Delhi

Fund: 3285 € for 1 Year 

CSIR-Nehru Science Postdoctoral Research Fellowship 2013

Agency: CSIR-Human Resource Development Group, Extra Mural Research Fund, Govt. of India, New Delhi

Fund: 36000 € for 3 Year 

Prof. H. S. Srivastava Young Scientist Award 2013

Agency: Professor H S Srivastava Foundation for Science and Society, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

Plaque and one-time 1176 €  

Israel Government Scholarship 2014

Agency: Ministry of Human Resource Developemnt, Govt. of India and Council of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Israel

Fund: 8950 € for 8 Months (declined) 

Irish Research Council, Postdoctoral Fellowship 2014 (Conditional)

Best Research Paper award 2013 (NBRI, Lucknow, India)

Agency: CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, India

Fund: 30 € (one time) 

Best Research Paper award 2014 (NBRI, Lucknow, India)

Agency: CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, India

Fund: 30 € (one time) 

CSIR-Pool Scientist (Senior Research Associate) Award 2016

Agency: CSIR-Human Resource Development Group, Extra Mural Research Fund, Govt. of India, New Delhi

Fund: 35000 € for 3 Years 

DUT, South Africa Postdoctoral Scientist Fellowship 2021

Teaching Experience

Lecturer Botany and Enviromental Studies 2005-2006

Gramyanchal Degree College, Ram Manohar Lohia Awadh University, Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh, India

Taught: Botany to graduates and Enviromental Studies to gradates and postgrads of Art, Science and Commerce 

Guest Faculty 2016

Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (Federal), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

Taught: Earth evolution, Ecology and Petrology for integrated BS-MS students at the Department of Applied Geology

Research Experience

Research Professor (present)

Andong National University, Andong, South Korea

Major duties: Research, mentoring and publishing

Research Advisor (12.2022-11.2023)

College of Wetlands, Yancheng Teachers University, China

Research Advisor (01.2023)

AF Development Care, New Delhi, India

Postdoctoral Fellow (2021-2022)

Institute for Water and Wastewater Technology, Durban University of Technology, South Africa

Major duties: Research, mentoring and publishing

Project Scientist (2019-2021)

CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

United Nations Industrial Development Organization, Viena, Austria 

Major duties: Research, mentoring, reports, meetings between UNIDO and host officials

Pool Scientist (2016-2019)

CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

Major duties: Research and mentoring

Postdoctoral Fellow (2013-2016)

CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

Major duties: Research and mentoring

Postdoctoral fellow (2012-2013)

Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (Federal), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

Major duties: Research and mentoring

Senior Research Fellow (2009-2012)

CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

Major duties: Ph.D. (Ecological Studies on Restoration of Degraded Lands)

Project Assistant-II (2008-2009)

CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

Major duties: Field experiment, data collection, analysis, reports and publication

Project Assistant-I (2006-2008)

CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

Major duties: Outreach through meetings, workshops and dissemination literature 

Organizational experience 

1. National Science Service Camp 10 days Gramyanchal Degree College, Ram Manohar Lohia Awadh University, Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh, India

2. JIGYASA-2013 and JIGYASA-2014 CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

3. Flower Show 2016-2019 CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

4. Science Village-2018 under Indian Internation Science Festival of Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, New Delhi

Skillsets 

Soil analysis (physical, chemical microbial and enzymes)

Plant analysis (functional traits, nutrient analysis)

Setting small and large multilocation field experiments 

Writing research grants, reports, publications

Highly efficient in working with teams of students, researchers and professionals, and of course independently.

Enthusiastic to cross disciplinary boundaries and do research and teaching in interdisciplinary educational programmes. 

Languages

Hindi, English, Punjabi (one of the local languages in India), trying Korean (Annyeonghaseyo?)