Name

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PROF. KSHETRIMAYUM LAL BIHARI SINGHA

Designation

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PROFESSOR

Department

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Life Sciences (Botany), Manipur University since March 2020

Immediate past affiliation

Department of Forestry, North Eastern Regional Institute of Science & Technology (NERIST), Arunachal Pradesh, India

Thrust areas of Research

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Ecology & Biodiversity; Bamboo Resources; Sustainable Livelihood; Plant Stress Physiology; Evolutionary Genomics; Nutritional Profiling of Ethnic Foods; Biofuel

Phone/Mobile

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+91 9436228916

Email

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Lalbihari [AT] manipuruniv.ac.in

ORCID ID

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https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9103-0341

Academic career:

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Post-graduation (1998) & Master of Philosophy (2001) in Life Sciences from Assam University

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Doctor of Philosophy in Botany from North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong (2006)

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In service Post Doctorate from Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada as visiting scientist (2011-12)

Research & Professional Experience

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1. Teaching Experience - 17 years

2. Research – 25 years associated with, ICAR- Barapani, NERIST, Itanagar DST, DBT, CSIR, ICAR- Govt. of India and CIFOR, Indonesia.

Achievements & Awards

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i) Fellow of Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, Govt. of India as Research Associate (2005)

ii) Fellow of Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India as Overseas Associate (2010).

3. Recipient of ‘SHIKSHA BHARATI AWARD-2021’ awarded by Indian Achievers’ Forum, New Delhi.

4. Recipient of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Distinguished Professor & Researcher Award 2022 in Botany conferred by International Multidisciplinary Research Foundation, Vijayawada, India.

5. Recipient of CDRI World Fellowship 2023.

Membership

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1. Life member of National Institute of Ecology, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

2. Life member of Indian Society for Technical Education, Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg, Near Katwaria Sarai, New Delhi – 110 016

3. Life member of International Society of Environmental Botanists, National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow – 226001, India

4. Life member of The Indian Science Congress Association, National Academy of Sciences, 14, Dr. Biresh Guha Street, Kolkata – 700 017 India.

5. Life member of Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy, Calicut University, Kerala

6. Life member of International Council of Biodeterioration of Cultural Property, Lucknow

7. Life member of Manipuri Sahitya Parishad, Assam

Consultancy Services

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1. Mizoram State Bamboo Mission under National Bamboo Mission since 28^th July 2022

2. Nagaland Bamboo Development Agency under National Bamboo Mission, Govt. of India, 2007-2011

3. Directorate of Rural Development, Arunachal Pradesh under the Department of Land Resources, Ministry of Rural Development, Govt. of India, 2010-2013

4. ACCESS Development Services, New Delhi (NGO), 2008-2009

5. ARPAN (NGO), Tripura, 2009-2010

Advisor

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1. Loktak Development Authority, Imphal since 27^th May 2022.

2. Kanglei Environment & Livelihood Foundation (NGO), Imphal, Manipur since 1^st May 2012

3. We Care Foundation (NGO), Guwahati, Assam since 1^st April 2015

4. South Asia Bamboo Foundation (NGO), Guwahati, Assam since 23^rd March 2020

Ongoing & Completed Projects

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09 major projects sponsored by DBT, DST, AICTE, CSIR, MOEF & CC- Govt. of India worth INR 6.5 crore

Ph.D. supervision

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Degree awarded: 11 Nos.

Ongoing: 10 Nos.

M.Sc. dissertations Supervised

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12 nos.

B.Sc. dissertations supervised

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06 nos.

Publications in SCI journals

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51 nos. in SCI International and National journals

Book Chapters/ Proceedings

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05 nos.

Edited book

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01 no.

Invited lectures delivered in seminar/ symposium/ workshop

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46 nos.

Workshops/seminars/symposia participated

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120 Nos.