Thursday, June 30, 2011

DR. BALDEV SINGH DHILLON WILL JOIN ON JULY 1 AS PAU VC

LUDHIANA, JUNE 30:-----



Dr. Baldev Singh Dhillon, who has been appointed as the new Vice-Chancellor of Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) will be joining office on July 1. He has arrived at his native place, this afternoon. During his telephonic conversation with the Additional Director of Communication, Dr. Jagtar Singh Dhiman, Dr. Dhillon shared that he will reach PAU on July 1 and will meet the Officers of the University.



Dr. Dhillon is the 13th Vice-Chancellor of PAU. Born in 1947, Dr. Dhillon, hails from village Daburji in District-Amritsar and had earlier served PAU in various capacities.



He is a renowned scientist of international repute who has earlier served Indian Council of Agricultural Research( ICAR) as Assistant Director General, and Director of National Bureau of Plant Genetic Research (NBPGR). Dr. Dhillon had been Director of Research of PAU and Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU) , Amritsar. Presently, he is working at maize biotechnology at University of Hohenheim, Stuttgard, Germany. Having a doctorate from Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi Dr. Dhillon is known for scientific breakthroughs in maize breeding in particular and crop improvement research in general . He has published over 350 research publications and authored many books on his area of specialization.



He has been honoured with several national and international awards that include DAAD Post-Doctoral Research, Post-Doctorate Fellowship of Alexander von Humboldt, Fellowship, Alexander von Humboldt Europe Fellowship (University of Birmingham), University of Hohenheim Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Associate Scientist ship at International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT), Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Memorial Prize of ICAR, NAAS Recognition Award, Om Prakash Bhasin Award, IARI Gold Medal, Dr. Joginder Singh Memorial Award, etc. Dr. Dhillon is a fellow of several coveted scientific bodies including Indian National Science Academy, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, India, National Academy of Sciences in India, Punjab Academy of Sciences, India, etc. and has been associated with various journals for research paper reviews.


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