Dr. Krishna Kumar Singh
FELLOW, ELECTED 2008

Born in Varanasi, India on 29 January 1960. Educated at Sakaldiha Inter College, Sakaldiha, Chandauli, 1973-77; Allahabad Agricultural Institute (B.Sc. Agril. Engineering), 1977-81; Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana (M.Tech.), 1982-84; Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (Ph.D.), 1994-97; North Dakota State University, Fargo, USA (Post-Doctoral Fellowship), 2000-01.

Vice-Chancellor, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture & Technology, Meerut, September 2022 to till date.

Assistant Professor, 1985-86 Rajendra Agricultural University, Pusa, Bihar; Scientist, 1986-98, Sr. Scientist, 1998-2006 and Principal Scientist, 2006-07, Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Bhopal; Principal Scientist & Head, Food Grains & Oilseeds Processing Division, Central Institute of Post Harvest Engineering & Technology (CIPHET), Ludhiana, 2007-10; Assistant Director General (Process Engineering), Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, 2010-14; Director, ICAR-Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Bhopal (MP), 2014 to 2019; Member (NRM Group), Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board (ASRB), New Delhi, 2019-22.

Awards/Honours: Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Award 2016; ICAR Jawaharlal Nehru Award 1999; Outstanding Book Award 1994-95; ISAE Outstanding Book Award 1994-95.

Fellow: Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers

Research Areas: Processing of Food Grains, Oilseeds, Spices and Vegetables

Address: Vice Chancellor, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, NH-58, Roorkee Road, Modipuram, Meerut 250110, U.P.; [Tel: Off. (0121) 2888566; Cell: 7583028993, 9582898993; Email: singh_ciae@yahoo.com; vc@svpuat.edu.in]

Member Executive Council 1 Jan, 2014 to 31 Dec, 2016; Recognition Award 2011-2012