National Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Prof. Karimbhai M. Maredia
PRAVASI FELLOW, ELECTED 2023

Born in Meloj, Patan District,Gujarat State, India on 12 May 1959. Educated at Konkan Krishi Vidhyapeeth, Dapoli, Maharashtra, India, B.Sc., 1979; Alabama A&M University, USA, M.S., 1982; University of Arkansas, USA, Ph.D., 1985.

Professor, Assistant Dean, and Director of International Programs, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, U.S.A. – 1990 to date.

Awards/Honours: You Belong Here Champion 2023, Award given by the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA (2023); Lifetime Achievement Award, Society of Medical Arthropodology (SOMA), Hyderabad, Telangana, India (2022); Outstanding Alumni Recognition, the Recognition given by the Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth (BSKKV), Dapoli, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India (2022); Distinguished Faculty Award (2021), Award given by Michigan State University, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR) Alumni Association, East Lansing, Michigan, USA (2021); International Plant Protection Award of Distinction (2019), Award given by the International Plant Protection Congress (IPPC) for contribution towards the development of plant protection strategies internationally and global promotion of food security, Hyderabad, India (2019); Globie Award from the Office of International Students and Scholars (OISS), International Studies and Programs at Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA (2017); International Leadership Award by the Indian Chamber of Food and Agriculture (ICFA), New Delhi, India (2016); All University “Excellence in Diversity Award” given to WorldTAP Program Team for Advancing Global Competency at Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA (2014); USDA - Foreign Agriculture Service (USDA-FAS) - For 10 Years of Services to Cochran Fellowship Program in Agricultural Biotechnology, Washington, D.C., USA (2012); Ralph Smuckler Award for Advancing International Studies and Programs at Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA (2010); Doctor Honoris Causa (Honorary Doctorate Degree), University of Ricardo Palma,Lima, Peru (2009); International IPM Excellence Award, Given at the 6th International Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Symposium: Transcending Boundaries, Portland, Oregon, USA (2009).

Fellow: African Academy of Sciences (AAS), Nairobi, Kenya.

Research Areas: Integrated Pest Management, Agricultural Biotechnology, Technology Transfer

Address: Professor and Director of International Programs, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, 416 Plant and Soil Sciences Building,1066 Bogue, Street, Room 416, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA; 2702 Laforet Circle, Okemos, Michigan 48864, USA; [Tel: Off. 517 775 6627; Email: kmaredia@msu.edu]

Foreign Secretary 1 Jan, 2025