National Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Dr. Purushothaman Chirakkuzhyil Abhilash
FELLOW, ELECTED 2018

Born in Thalavady, Kerala on 20 May 1978. B.Sc. 1998 and M.Sc. 2003, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam; Ph.D. 2009, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI) & University of Lucknow, Lucknow, UP.

Associate Professor, Institute of Environment & Sustainable Development, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, UP, India.

Visiting Professor, Sao Paulo State University, Brazil; Visiting Professor, Beijing Normal University, China; Visiting Professor, University of Sharjah, UAE

Awards/Honours: NASI-Platinum Jubilee Young Scientist Award, The National Academy of Sciences India (NASI), Prayagraj, 2010.; Elected Member, The National Academy of Sciences India (NASI), Prayagraj, 2010-;INSA Medal for Young Scientist, Indian National Science Academy (INSA), New Delhi, 2013.; HIYOSHI Young Leaf Award in Ecology, Hiyoshi Corporation, Japan, 2013.; Associate, The National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS), New Delhi, 2014.; Founding Member, Indian National Young Academy of Science (INYAS), INSA, New Delhi, 2015-2019; Malviya Memorial Young Faculty Award, The Biotech research Society (BRSI), India, 2016.; Founding Chair: Agroecosystems Specialist Group, Commission on Ecosystem Management, IUCN, Switzerland, 2016-; Executive Editor, Tropical Ecology (Springer Nature), 2016-; Editor, Restoration Ecology (Wiley), 2014-; Associate Editor, Land Degradation and Development (Wiley), 2018-; Associate Editor, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment (Wiley), 2022-; Associate Editor, Ecological Processes (Springer), 2021-; Editorial Board, Biomass and Bioenergy (Elsevier), 2012-; Editorial Board, Current Research in Environmental Sustainability, 2020-; Editorial Board, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2019-; Editor in Chief, Anthropocene Science (Springer Nature), 2022-

Fellow: The National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI), Prayagraj, 2021.

Research Areas: Agrobiodiversity; Food and Nutritional Security;Land Degradation & Restoration; Nature-based Solutions; Planet Friendly Agriculture; Sustainable Development; UN-SDGs.

Address: Associate Professor, Institute of Environment &Sustainable Development, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, U.P.; Room No.31, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Guest House, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, U.P.; [Tel: Off. (0542) 2366297; Cell: 9415644280; Fax: (0542) 2366711; Email: pca.iesd@bhu.ac.in; pca.iesd@gmail.com]

NAAS Associate, 2014