National Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Dr. Rai Singh Kookana
PRAVASI FELLOW, ELECTED 2023

Educated (BSc Ag and MSc Soil Science) at Haryana Agricultural University (HAU) Hisar 1973-80; PhD (Soil Science and Plant Nutrition) from the University of Western Australia (UWA), Perth, Australia 1985-89.

Assistant Scientist 1980-85, HAU Hisar.Research Officer1989-92, UWA, Australia. Research Scientist1992-96, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Australia.Sr. Research Scientist 1996-2001 CSIRO Australia. Principal Research Scientist 2001-06, CSIRO Australia.Sr. Principal Research Scientist 2006-12, CSIRO Australia. Chief Research Scientist 2012-23, CSIRO Australia. Affiliate Professor, 2011-to date, The University of Adelaide, Australia.

Awards/Honours: JA Prescott Medal by Australian Society of Soil Science, 2016.Member Crop Protection Committee of International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC), 2014- to date. Vice President, IUPAC Division of Chemistry and the Environment, 2016-18. PresidentDivision of Chemistry and the EnvironmentIUPAC, 2018-20.The CSIRO Medal for Lifetime Achievement, 2021. Member of The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 2020-24; Titular Member IUPAC, 2022-24. Associate Editor, Soil Research; Member Editorial Board, Soil and Environmental Health 2023-24.

Fellow: Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) 2005. Soil Science Society of America, 2012.

Research Areas: Environmental Chemistry; Environmental Fate and Effects of Pesticides; Organic Contaminants in the Environment; Chemical Risk Assessment and Mitigation. Soil Environmental Science; Water Management

Address: 19 Fergusson Avenue, Craigburn Farm, SA 2051, Australia; [Tel: Cell: +61 408859536; Email: Kookana@gmail.com]