Ps Ramakrishnan
Environmental Sciences
Indian National Science Academy
India
Biography
Palayanoor Sivaswamy Ramakrishnan got BSc (1955) and MSc (1957) from Madras University and Banaras Hindu University (BHU), respectively; and PhD (1960) also from BHU in the area 'plant population ecology' under the guidance of late Professor R Misra. He was Faculty Member in Botany departments at Meerut College, Meerut (1960-61), Christ Church College, Kanpur (1961-62), Panjab University, Chandigah (1962-74); National Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Western Ontario, Canada (1964-66); Professor of Ecology & Eco-Development at North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong (1974-86); Professor of Ecology at Jawaharlal Nehru University; Founder Director of the GB Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment & Development; and Visiting Professor at Yale University and at many Australian institutions.
Research Interest
Ecology and Sustainable Development
