Dr. Ravi Prakash Singh
FOREIGN FELLOW, ELECTED 2004

Born in Varanasi, India on 24 June 1957. Educated at Central School, Varanasi 1962-73; Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 1973-79; The University of Sydney, Australia 1980-83; B.Sc. 1977; M.Sc. 1979; Ph.D. 1983.

Distinguished Scientist, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Mexico, and Head, Bread Wheat Improvement, Global Wheat Program- 2005 to date; Adjunct Professor, Kansas State University, USA, and Cornell University, USA.

Post-Doctoral Fellow, 1983-85, Associate Scientist, 1985-86, Scientist, 1986-88, Senior Scientist, 1989-98, Coordinator Global Project- Wheat Resistance to Diseases and Pests, 1998-2003, and Principal Scientist, 1998-2005, CIMMYT, Mexico.

Awards/Honours: Outstanding CGIAR Scientist Award, 2005; Crop Science Society of America-International Service Award, 2007; Jinding Award, Sichuan Province Government, China, 2008, Caiyun Award, Yunnan Province Government, China, 2008; E.C. Stakman Award, University of Minnesota, USA, 2010; Tianshan Award, Xinjiang Province Government, China, 2012; Friendship Award from China State Council 2015; DBN Science and Technology International Award in Agriculture, China, 2015; Highly Cited Researcher 2017 and 2018 by Clarivate Analytics- Web of Science.

Fellow: American Society of Agronomy, USA; Crop Science Society of America, USA; American Phytopathological Society, USA; American Society for Advancement of Science, USA.

Research Areas: Wheat improvement - genetics, breeding, biotechnology, pathology

Address: Distinguished Scientist, International Maize and Wheat Improvement, Center (CIMMYT), Apdo. Postal 6-641, 06600, Mexico, DF ; Privada Rincon de las Fuentes No. 18, Balcones de San Mateo, Naucalpan 53200, Edo. de Mexico ; [Tel: Off. (+52-55) 58042004; Res. 53631055; Fax: (+52-55) 58047558; Email: r.singh@cgiar.org]