Sathya. A

Biography

Sathya. A Educational Qualifications Ph.D.(Plant Biodiversity Characterization and Conservation)Doctoral research carried out at International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Manila, Philippines and University of Life sciences (Then Agricultural University) of Norway and Tamil University, Thanjavur. ICAR-NET qualified (TWICE) M.Sc(Ag.)(Plant Breeding and Genetics -Tamilnadu Agricultural University(TNAU),Coimbatore. (GOLD MEDALIST) B.Sc(Ag.)-Tamil nadu Agricultural University(TNAU),Coimbatore. PGDHRM - Human Resources Management, Pondicherry University PGDBIN-Bioinformatics, Anna University, Coimbatore. Awards: 1. TNAU Gold Medalist - “Dr. Rajagopalan endowment award” – for the Best student in Plant Breeding and Genetic thesis in Rice” awarded by Tamilnadu Agricultural University,Coimbatore. 2.Jawaharlal Nehru Scholarships for Doctoral Studies for the year 2000 sponsored by Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund. 3.“NORAD Research Fellowships” sponsored by Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India and the Government of Norway. 4.“Professor Madhav Gadgil Best scientist award 2012-13” Sponsored by Bose science society affiliated with Vigyan prasar, DST,Govt. of India. 5.First prize- Poster presented at International level technical symposium held by the department of leather technology Anna University-Central leather research Institute, Chennai. February, 2011. Areas of Interest Agro waste research for sustainability Bio-remediation Spatial and temporal tool applications in Biodiversity conservation of traditional varieties of food crops Capacity building for Climate change and food security Application of bioinformatics in plant metabolism

Research Interest

Agro waste research for sustainability Bio-remediation Spatial and temporal tool applications in Biodiversity conservation of traditional varieties of food crops Capacity building for Climate change and food security Application of bioinformatics in plant metabolism