Dr. Tapas Kumar Das
FELLOW, ELECTED 2019
Born at Banshdiha, West Midnapore, West Bengal on 3 November 1964. Obtained B.Sc.(Agric.) Hons from BCKV, West Bengal (1987); M.Sc. (1990) and Ph.D. (1994) from IARI, New Delhi.
Professor & Principal Scientist, Division of Agronomy, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 2009 to date.
Scientist, 1993-98; Scientist-SS, 1998-2002; Senior Scientist, 2002-08, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi; Associate Professor, Alemaya University, Ethiopia, 2001-05; Scientist-Trainee, EICA, Egypt (2009); Visiting Scientist, Iran, 2012.
Awards/Honours: ICAR Bharat Ratna Dr. C. Subramaniam Award, 2019; Hooker Award of IARI, 2012-13; Best Teacher Award of IARI, 2016; Outstanding Reviewer Certificate, ELSEVIER-Crop Protection, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2017; PP Singhal Memorial Award, Society of Plant Protection Sciences, New Delhi, 2014-15; Gold Medal, Indian Society of Agronomy, New Delhi, 2015; Gold Medal, Indian Society of Weed Science, Jabalpur, M.P., 2016; Outstanding Scientist Award, Society for Bio-resource and Stress Management, Kolkata, 2017; Letter of Appreciation, The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Kandahar Governor Office, 2016; Meritorious Scientist Award, Society of Plant Protection Sciences, New Delhi, 2001; AAAS Junior Scientist Award, Indian Society for Plant Physiology, New Delhi, 1998; Best Book of Weed Science Award, ISWS, Hisar, Haryana, 2010; Young Scientist Bursary, 1997; Member, Review Committee of the Book "Pesticide Encyclopedia (Herbicides)", Technology Information Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC), DST, GOI, 2008; Selected Associate Professor (World Bank Project, ARTP), AU, Ethiopia, 2001-05; Best Poster Award, 2012, 2012, 2017, 2018; Best Article Award, 2013, 2016; Honorary Member, American Biographical Institute (ABI), USA, 2003 onward; Subject Expert/ Panelist in Meetings/ Symposia/ Conferences of the Scientific Societies; Editor of five NAAS-rated Journals; Reviewer of 15 international and 19 national journals; Selection Committee Member for Assistant Professor/ Senior Scientist/DPC of ICAR/ CSIR Institutes and SAUs.
Fellow: ISA, ISWS, SPPS
Research Areas: Crop production agronomy, weed management and conservation agriculture
Address: Professor & Principal Scientist, Division of Agronomy, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012; WZ 256D/1, 2nd Floor, Front Portion, Inderpuri, New Delhi 110012; [Tel: Off. (011) 25842776, 25841488; Cell: 9868128266; Fax: (011) 25842283; Email: tkdas64@gmail.com]
