Experts

1. Dr. Ramachandra T.V

   Co-ordinator, EWRG, CES, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

   Area of Specialization: Water Quality, Ecology, Ecosystems, Sustainability, Environment, Biodiversity, Wetlands, Pattern Recognition, Biodiversity & Conservation, Land Use Change, Urbanism, Land Use, Aquatic Ecosystems

   E-mail Id: tvr@iisc.ac.in

   Contact No: 91-080-22933099(D)/22933503 (extn 107)

    

2. Dr. M D Subash Chandran

   Consultant, Energy and Wetlands Research Groups, Centre for Ecological Sciences (CES) Field Station, Indian Institute of Sciences, Kumta – 581 343. Uttara Kannada, Karnataka

   Area of Specialization: Biodiversity, Endangered species, Ecology, Forest management, Hydrology, Coastal ecology, Botany, Sustainability

   Email id: subashc@iisc.ac.in ; mdschandra@yahoo.com

    

3. Dr. Bharath Setturu

   School of Mathematics & Social Sciences, Chanakya University

   Area of Specialization: Spatial Informatics, Image Processing, Landscape Modeling, Spatial Decision Support System (SDSS)

   E-mail Id: bharath.settur@gmail.com

    

4. Dr. Bharath H Aithal

   Ranbir and Chitra Gupta School of Infrastructure Design and Management (RCG SIDM)

   3rd floor, IIT Kharagpur, West Bengal, Pin:  721302, Below Coral.

   Area of Specialization: Spatial analysis, Geoinformation, Urban Analysis, climate change, Urban sprawl, land use modelling, Machine learning and Deep learning in Geoinformatics

   Phone: +91 03222304944

   Email id: bharath@infra.iitkgp.ac.in

    

5. Dr. Vinay S

   Energy and Wetlands Research Groups, Centre for Ecological Sciences (CES) Field Station, Indian Institute of Sciences, Kumta – 581 343. Uttara Kannada, Karnataka.

   Telephone: 9916488990

   Email id: vinays@iisc.ac.in

    

6. Dr. R Raghavendra Rao

   Specialization: Plant Taxonomy, Ethnobotany, Phytogeography and Biodiversity & Conservation.

   No. 328, B-4, Kendriya Vihar, Yelahanka

   Bengaluru 560 064, Karnataka

   Email ID: raocimap@gmail.com

    

7. Dr. Madhav Gadgil

   Member of the National Tiger Conservation Authority

   Area of Specialization: Ecology, Ecological History, Environmental Management and Traditional Knowledge Systems

   Email: madhav.gadgil@gmail.com

    

8. Dr. M Sanjappa

   INSA Senior Scientist, Botanical Garden, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru 560064

   Specialization: Taxonomy of Plants, Conservation

   Email ID: sanjappam@gmail.com

    

9. Dr. G R Rao

   Associate Professor, Centre for Urban ecology, Biodiversity, Evolution & Climate change (CUBEC), JAIN (Deemed-to-be-University), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

   Email ID: grrao1@gmail.com

    

10. Dr. R. Gadagkar

    Centre for Ecological Sciences, IISc, Bangalore

    Specialization: Evolution of Social Life in Insects, Insect Ecology, Biogeography and Biodiversity, Social Organisation and Division of Labour in Insect Societies

    Email ID: ragh@iisc.ac.in

     

11. N. S. Pradeep

    Scientist-in-Charge, KSCSTE – Malabar Botanical Garden & Institute for Plant Sciences

    Telephone: 9496669365

    E-mail: directormbgips@gmail.com

     

12. P.S. Easa

    Former Director, KFRI

    Area of Specialisation: Wild Life Biology

     

13. Mathew Dan

    Former Principal Scientist, JNTBGRI

    Area of Specialisation: Taxonomy, Ethno-botany and Botany

     

14. Sam. P. Mathew

    Former Principal Scientist, JNTBGRI, Palode

    Area of Specialisation: Plant Taxonomy & PGR Conservation

     

15. A Rasiya Beegam

    Senior Scientist, JNTBGRI, Palode

    Area of Specialisation: Taxonomy and Conservation Biology

     

16. P. G. Latha

    Former Director JNTBGRI

    Area of Specialisation: Plant Tissue Culture, Plant Cytogenetics, Ethnomedicine, Ethnopharmacology of Medicinal Plants

     

17. Satheesh George

    Assistant Professor, Dept. Of Botany, St. Josephs College, Devagiri Kozhikode, Kerala, India - 673008

    Area of Specialisation: Phyto chemistry, Biotechnology, Plant Taxonomy

     

18. K. Radhakrishnan

    Former Principal Scientist, JNTBGRI, Palode

    Area of Specialisation: Ethnobotany, Plant Taxonomy, Biodiversity related to Traditional Knowledge and Eco-education

     

19. Gangaprasad A

    Former Professor, Department of Botany, University of Kerala, Karyavattom, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

    Area of Specialisation: Plant Biotechnology (Tissue Culture, Molecular Biology) Bio production, Conservation Biotechnology, Biosystematics, Medicinal Plant Taxonomy, Ethnopharmacology

     

20. T.K Hrideek

    Senior Scientist (on Deputation to SMPB, Kerala), Department of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding Forest Genetics and Biotechnology Division KFRI, Thrissur

    Area of Specialisation: Genetics and tree Breeding programmes, Medicinal Plants, Invasion biology

    E-mail: hrideek@kfri.res.in

     

21. Manju C Nair

    Associate Professor, Dept. of Botany, University of Calicut, Calicut University P.O, Kerala 673635

    Area of Specialisation: Bryophyte, Taxonomy, Ecology, Molecular Biology

     

22. Thomas Mathew P

    Former Associate Professor, Dept. of Botany, Union Christian College, Aluva, Kerala

    Area of Specialisation: Angiosperm Taxonomy, Conservation

     

23. M. Sabu

    Emiritus Scientist, MBGIPS

    Area of Specialisation: Musaceae, Marantaceae and Zingiberaceae

    E-mail: msabu9@gmail.com 

     

24. N. Sasidharan

    Former Scientist, Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi, Thrissur

    Area of Specialisation: Forest Flora of Kerala; Tree Systematics; Non-wood forest produces; Medicinal plants; Biodiversity Conservation

    E-mail: sasi@kfri.org, sasimedinilla@gmail.com

     

25. P A Jose

    Former Principal Scientist, Department of Tree Physiology Forest Ecology & Biodiversity Conservation Division, KFRI, Thrissur

    Area of Specialisation: Forest trees/ecosystems and Climate change. Development of propagation protocols for forestry and medicinal plants. Restoration of threatened Species/ Ecosystems. Eco physiology and plant adaptation studies. Seed physiology of recalcitrant species

    E-mail: pajose@kfri.res.in, pajosekfri@gmail.com

     

26. T.V Sajeev

    Chief Scientist, Department of Forest Entomology Forest Health Division, KFRI, Thrissur

    Area of Specialisation: Landscape fragmentation, Population Dynamics of insects, Political Ecology, Biological control & Management of Invasive Alien Species

    E-mail: sajeev@kfri.res.in,  tvsajeev@gmail.com

     

27. Adarsh C.K.

    Junior Scientist/Scientist B, Department of Silviculture Sustainable Forest Management Division KFRI, Thrissur

    Area of Specialisation: Forest ecology, biodiversity, conservation biology, forest mensuration, dendrochronology, forest health assessment, carbon sequestration in tropical ecosystems, threat to forest ecosystems: invasive alien species, eco-restoration, climate change mitigation strategies, seed biology and nursery techniques.

    E-mail: adarshck@kfri.res.in, adarshckcof09@gmail.com

     

28. M P Sujatha

    Former Chief Scientist, Department of Soil Science Sustainable Forest Management Division, KFRI, Thrissur

    Area of Specialisation: Forest ecosystems, Species soil matching, Soil carbon sequestration

    E-mail: sujatha@kfri.res.in

     

29. V.B Sreekumar

    Principal Scientist, Department of Forest Botany Forest Ecology & Biodiversity Conservation Division, KFRI, Thrissur

    Area of Specialisation: General floristics, Plant systematics and phyloclimatic studies, Phenology & Seed Dispersal

    E-mail: sreekumar@kfri.res.in

     

30. K.A Sreejith

    Principal Scientist, Department of Forest Ecology Forest Ecology & Biodiversity Conservation Division KFRI, Thrissur

    Area of Specialisation: Forest ecosystems, plant ecophysiology, Plant functional traits