National Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Dr. Gulshan Mahajan
FELLOW, ELECTED 2017

Born in village Gharota, Pathankot, Punjab on 20 June, 1973. Educated at Arya Senior Secondary School, Dinanagar, Gurdaspur, 1987-89; B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture, Haryana Agricultural University (HAU) Hisar, 1990-94; M.Sc. (Agronomy), Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya (HPKV), Palampur, 1994-96; Ph.D. (Agronomy), Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana, 1997-2000; MASHAV Fellowship (Israel), 2004; IRRI-India Resident Fellowship (Philippines), 2008-09; Post-Doctoral Fellowship, The University of Queensland, Australia (2017-2021); Adjunct Faculty, The University of Queensland, Australia (2022-2024).

Principal Agronomist/Professor, PAU, Ludhiana, 2012 to date

Assistant Agronomist, 2000-2006, PAU, Ludhiana; Senior Agronomist/Associate Professor, 2006-12, PAU, Ludhiana

Awards/Honours: Best All India Coordinated Rice Improvement Project (AICRIP) Agronomy Centre Award, 2013; Team award for best center of AICRIP, 2012; Golden Jubilee AICRIP Team award, 2015; Three Appreciation awards, International Rice Research Institute -2008 to 2009; Associate Editor, Weed Science (Weed Sci. Soc. America).

Fellow: Indian Society of Weed Science, 2013; Indian Society of Agronomy, 2022

Research Areas: Agronomy, Weed Science, Water Management

Address: Professor, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141004, Punjab; 8/25, PAU Campus, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141004, Punjab; [Tel: Cell: +61-432467954; +91-8457446325; Email: mahajangulshan@rediffmail.com; g.mahajan@uq.edu.au; gmweed@gmail.com]

NAAS Associate, 2013