PROF. SUBHASH CHANDRA TIWARI

Professor

Work Experience

28 years

Area of Specialization

Soil Science, Bioprospecting of Natural dyes, Climate Resilient Forestry.

Projects & Patents

1. Completed a CSIR Scheme entitled "Assessment and monitoring of soil degradation in humid tropics of Arunachal Pradesh using biological and biochemical techniques” in the year 1999. Fund received RS. 5,00,000. 2. Completed a Grant-in Aid proposal received from Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE), Dehra Dun in the year 2000 for strengthening the research and teaching facilities in Forestry. Fund received RS. 10, 98,000. 3. Completed a DST Project on “Evaluation and selection of efficient strains of Frankia for Sea buckthorn (Hippophae spp.) growing in Eastern Himalayas in the year 2004. Fund received RS. 17, 06,800. 4. Completed a DST project as Coordinator of Indo-Polish Programme of cooperation in Science & Technology on “Wastewater flooding and its consequences on microbial communities and their activities in rhizosphere of trees” in the year 2004. Fund received RS. 3,00,000. 5. Completed ICAR (NBPGR) project as a Co-Investigator on setting up a Bamboo Arboretum in the year 2003. Fund received Rs. 5, 65,000. 6. Completed sponsored research project entitled, “Genomic and Proteomic studies of Aspergillus oryzae and Aspergillus flavus exhibiting microbial lipase enzyme production”. A project funded by MHRD, New Delhi. Fund received Rs. 7, 00,000. 7. Completed a DBT project entitled, “Documentation, study and restoration of traditional dyes of Arunachal Pradesh and elucidating the structures of the colorants”, Fund received RS. 20.83 lakh. (Co-Investidator, Dr. Padma Wankar, IIT, Kanpur). 8. ICAR project entitled “Development of Bio-diversity inventories of underutilized indigenous food crops at Arunachal Pradesh, North Eastern India”, Fund received Rs. 9, 51,500. This project was surrendered because of change of job from Itanagar to Bilaspur.

Education

1. B. Sc. from Kanpur University, Kanpur with 1st division (Year of passing 1980) 2.M. Sc. (Botany) from Kanpur University, Kanpur with 1st division (Year of passing 1983) 3. M. Phil. Course work from North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong with “A” Grade (Year of passing 1986) 4. Ph. D. in Botany (Soil-Microbe-Interactions) from North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong (Year of award 1988)

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