Scientist's & Technician's Profiles
G. B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development
(An Autonomous Institute of Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India)
Kosi-Katarmal, Almora - 263643, Uttarakhand, India
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Scientist's & Technician's Profiles G. B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development (An Autonomous Institute of Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India) Kosi-Katarmal, Almora - 263643, Uttarakhand, India |
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Dr. Rajesh Kumar Sharma Scientist-C Group: Socio Economic Development (SED) & Environmental Assessment and Management Theme: Socio Economic Development (SED) Address: G.B.P.I.H.E.D., Himachal Unit, Mohal-Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, India Phone: (Code: +91-1902) 225329(O), Fax: 226347, Mobile: +91-9418916445 |
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Born: 01.02.1978 |
Qualifications
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Level |
Year |
Degree |
University |
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Graduation |
2000 | B.Sc. (ZBC) | Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh |
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Post Graduation |
2002 |
M.Sc. (Botany) |
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh |
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Doctoral |
2007 | Ph.D. (Botany) | Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh |
Employment
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No. |
Post |
Place |
From |
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Duties |
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Scientist |
GBPIHED, Himachal Unit, Mohal-Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, India |
14/04/2008 |
Till date |
Research & Development |
| 2 | CSIR-SRF | B.H.U., Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh | 01/04/2006 | 13/04/2008 | Research & Development |
| 3 | Project-JRF | B.H.U., Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh | 29/10/2002 | 31/03/2006 | Research & Development |
Research and Development – Experience & Expertise
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Heavy metals contamination and their effects on vegetable crops |
Field / Demonstration Projects – Experience & Expertise
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Monitoring and assessment of heavy metals in soil, water, vegetables, atmospheric deposits, Dietary intake and Health risk of heavy metals, Effects of washing and exposure time on heavy metal contamination, Responses resulting from heavy metal accumulation in vegetable crops |
Countries Visited
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U.S.A. |
Awards & Recognisation
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Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) – 2002, National Eligibility Test – 2002 (June and December) CSIR-UGC, New Delhi, Senior Research Scholarship (2006), CSIR, New Delhi, Selected for Extended Senior Research Scholarship (2008), CSIR, New Delhi and Post-doctoral Scholarship (2008) of the Embassy of France in India, Travel Fellowships from CSIR, INSA and, DST travel fellowship 2008 to attend a conference at Philadelphia |
Membership of Professional Bodies
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International Socety of Environmental Botanists (Lucknow, India), Indian Science Congress Association (Kolkata), International Society of Tropical Ecology (Varanasi, India) |
Academic Supervision
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Doctoral |
Post Graduation |
Bachelor |
Industrial Training |
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Completed |
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In Progress |
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Research Interests
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No. |
Broad Subject Area |
Specialization |
Sector |
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Policy analysis / Environmental Management |
Heavy metal contamination and human health |
Monitoring and assessment of toxic chemicals in environment |
| 2 | Plant Science | Growth, Biochemical and Physiological responses of plants | Antioxidant contents and scavenging potentials of medicinal plants |
Paper Published/In Press
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Research papers in journals |
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10 |
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Scientific reviews |
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02 |
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Abstracts in conferences |
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15 |
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Conference presentations |
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06 |
Extra curricular activities:
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