Alappat Ramachandran

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C V & List of Publications of Prof.(Dr.) ALAPPAT RAMACHANDRAN VICE CHANCELLOR KERALA UNIVERSITY OF FISHERIES & OCEAN STUDIES, COCHIN FISHERY INDUSTRY ADVISOR MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, SULTANATE OF OMAN FORMER DEAN, FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES COCHIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, COCHIN PROFESSOR & FORMER REGISTRAR COCHIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FORMER CONTROLLER OF EXAMINATIONS Cochin University of Science and Technology FORMER DIRECTOR School of Industrial Fisheries, CUSAT FORMER FISHERY INDUSTRY ADVISOR MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE & FISHERY WEALTH SULTANATE OF OMAN(from April 2014 to November 2014) MEMBER, GOVERNING COUNCIL KERALA STATE HIGHER EDUCATION COUNCIL MEMBER, GOVERING COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE FOR BELOW SEA LEVEL FARMING, KUTTANAD, KERALA, INDIA MEMBER Scientific Panel of Fish and Fisheries Products The Food Safety & Standards Authority of India, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India MEMBER State Level Guidance Committee, Janakiya Matsyakrishi Programme, Govt of Kerala FORMER MEMBER Kerala State Coastal Zone Management Authority, Ministry of Environment & Forest, Government of India e.mail: rahul_rama@hotmail.com vc@kufos.ac.in; vckufos@gmail.com Mobile: +91-9447062400 (India) ; Phone: 0484-2356133 (R) ; Office: Website:https://cusat.academia.edu/RamachandranAlappat; https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Alappat_Ramachandran3 Summary of Achievements Vice Chancellor of Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies, Cochin, Kerala - since 1st June 2016 University level professor for the last 16 years and 4 months Registrar, Cochin University of Science and Technology (1-9-2004 to 30-11-2013) As Registrar of the University I have functioned as the Secretary of all Statutory Bodies like Syndicate, Senate and Academic Council. Functioned as the Drawing and Disbursing Officer of the University Professor & Controller of Examinations (1-8-2002 to 308-2004) Professor (Norms Promotion) from 17-4-1999 to 7-5-2000 and subsequently opt to UGC Professorship cancelling Professorship under norms promotion w.e.f. 8-5-2000 onwards (Total 16 years and 4 months in the Professors level. Administrative experience at Statutory Officers Level in the University and as Director, School of Industrial Fisheries for 3 years, Professor Chair of UGC for 9 years (Six years as Registrar and Two years as Controller of Examinations of Cochin University of Science and Technology. Scientist and Senior Scientist – Agriculture Research Service –ARS ( 30-11-1984 to 7-5-1992 Nominated as Fishery Industry Advisor of Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries, Sultanate of Oman Nominated as Expert twice by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and participated in the Working Party MeetingsAPFIC Conferences/Symposia. Selected for JICA International Fellowship for studying advance course in Marine Food Processing and Technology in Japan during 1990-91 Selected for NUFFIC Grant for Post-Doctoral Research in Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands during 2002-03. Elected as the Vice President of Society of Fisheries Society of India from 2011 to 2014 and Executive Committee Member for three terms. Admitted as Life Member of Indian Council of Management Executives, Mumbai and awarded Order of Merit for Management and honoured as “Samajsjhri” in recognition of the services rendered to the public Elected as Vice President of Kerala Society of Science and Technology (India) since 2010 onwards. Chairman, Board of Studies, School of Industrial Fisheries, Cochin University of Science and Technology My Web page and Website :https://cusat.academia.edu/RamachandranAlappat/ www.ornamentalfishes.org Other Achievements 1. First Rank in M.Sc Industrial Fisheries, CUSAT (1982) 2. First Rank in Agriculture Research Service Examinations - ARS - Fish Processing Technology, ICAR, New Delhi (1984) 3. First Rank in Marine Food Processing and Technology, JICA Fellow, Japan (1990-91) 4. Post-Doctoral Research from Delft University of Technology ( TU Delft, The Netherlands ( The Netherlands Government Research Support - 2002-03) 5. Professor Chair, Rajeev Gandhi Centre for Contemporary Studies of UGC in CUSAT (2011-2014) 6. Member, Working Group on Science and Technology, Kerala State Planning Board 7. Expert Member, Kerala State Coastal Zone Management Authority, Ministry of Environment and Forest, Govt. of India( Since 2011) 8. Expert Member, Scientific Panel (Fish& Fish Processing), Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India (Since 2013) 9. Member of the Senate (three times), Faculty, Board of Studies, Faculty and Academic Council (Three times), CUSAT. 10. Secretary, Senate, Academic Council and Syndicate, CUSAT from 2004 to 2008 and 2011-2013 11. Member, National Task Force for the development of Green Certification of ornamental fishes, Marine Products Export Development Authority, Ministry of Commerce, Government of India. 12. Thirty Years of uninterrupted teaching, research experience 14. Chairman, Children’s Science Congress for three terms (2011, 2012 and 2013) organized by Kerala Science and Technology Society (India) and Rotary Club of Cochin Lords. 15. Successfully completed 10 National and International Major Projects including multi institutional projects as Principal Investigator or Chief Coordinator. 16. No of papers, technical articles/reports, books and : 247 Policy Documents published 17. Refereed publication (Journals/Int. proceedings) : 70 18. No of International publications (Refereed) : 35 19. No. of FAO publications (in Infofish, APFIC Symposium/Working party proceedings : 12 20. International –conference proceedings & others : 15 21. PhDs awarded under my Supervision and Guidance : 14 22. PhDs submitted after pre-synopsis presentation : 1 23. PhDs currently guided and supervised : 7 24. M.Phil Thesis Guided and Awarded : 8 25. Over 300 M.Sc. Reports and Projects Guided 26 Chaired various National and International Conference Sessions 27. Member of the Faculty of Marine Sciences for two terms 28. Functioned in various Government Committees like Inspection Committees, Organising Committees of Aqua fest, etc. 29. Secured several awards and recognition including Jawaharlal Nehru Fund Award for Academic Brilliance, 30. Young Scientist Award for presenting best Research Paper and Samajasree Award for Best Administration and Management 31. Citation Index of important papers-Alappat Ramachandran Professor, Fisheries Management and Director, School of Industrial Fisheries, Cochin University of Science & Technology Fisheries Management, Fish Processing Technology, Coastal Zone Management and Ornamental Fisheries, Biochemistry Citation indices Since 2013 Citations : 485 h-index : 11 i10-index: 13 Elected as the Vice President of Swadeshi Science Movement for three times (From 2009-11, 2011-14, 2014-17). Founder Secretary of Industrial Fisheries Alumni, Cochin University of Science and Technology. Member of World Aquaculture Society Life Member of Marine Biological Association of India Admitted as Life Member of Society of Biotechnologists (India) Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources published by American Association for Science and Technology. Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Management Science published by American Association for Science and Technology. Member, Governing Council of Kerala State Higher Education Council. Member, Governing Council, International Research Centre for Below Sea Level Farming, Kuttanad, Kerala. 1. Name & designation 2. Other Government Responsibilities 3. Father’s Name 4. Mother’s Name 5. Qualification 6. Advanced P.G.Course (JICA FELLOW, JAPAN) 7. Post-Doctoral Research (NUFFIC SUPPORT) 8. Date of Birth & Place of Birth 9. Official Address 10. Residential Address 11. Other Senior Official Positions held /holding in the University Prof. Dr. A. RAMACHANDRAN, (Professor (Norms) from 17-4-1999 to 7-5-2000 and opted for Professor (UGC) cancelling Professorship under Norms Promotion from8th May 2000 onwards) DIRECTOR (28-2-2011 TO 28-2-2014) School of industrial Fisheries, Cochin University of Science & Technology REGISTRAR (1-9-2004 to 30-11-13) Cochin University of Science & Technology, Cochin-682016, INDIA (from 1st Sept 2004 to 30th November 2013) CONTROLLER OF EXAMINATIONS, CUSAT (1-8-2002 TO 31-8-2004) AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SCIENTIST (ARS) MEMBER, Kerala Coastal Zone Management Authority, Ministry of Environment & Forest, Govt. of India since December 2011 MEMBER, Scientific Panel, Food Safety & Standards Authority of India, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India CHAIRMAN, Working Group for the development of Code of Good Hygiene Practices in Manufacture of Food Late Sri. K.S.N. MENON (Rajappan) FORMER MAYOR, Corporation of Cochin, Cochin Smt. Ambujakshy K.S.N. Menon M.Sc.(Industrial Fisheries); PhD. Marine Food Processing Technology Course Hyogo International Centre of Japan International Co-operation Agency, Suma-Ku, Kobe, Japan From Faculty of Policy Technology and Management (TPM), Delft University, The Netherlands 12-11-1957, Cochin, Age: 62 Prof. Dr. A. Ramachandran Professor, School of Industrial Fisheries Cochin University of Science and Technology Cochin-682 016, India. Phone: +91-94470-62400 (Cell); +91- 484-2356133 ® +91-484-2354711(O);Fax +91-484-2365952 e.mail: rahul_rama@hotmail.com; Website: www.cusat.ac.in; www.ornamentalfishes.org East End Buildings, Alappat Road, Ravipuram, Cochin-682 016, India REGISTRAR, CUSAT (1-9-2004 to 30-11-2013) CONTROLLER OF EXAMINATIONS from Aug. 2002 to Aug.2004 DIRECTOR , School of Marine Sciences, CUSAT (2012) DIRECTOR, School of Management Studies SCIENTIST/ SENIOR SCIENTIST, CIFT (1984-92) 12. Senate Membership 13. Academic Council Membership 14. Member of the Faculty of Marine Sciences 15. Member, Board of Studies 16. Member, National Task Force for the Development of Green Certification, MPEDA, Ministry of Commerce, Government of India. 17. Member, Working Group on Science and Technology, Kerala State Planning Board 18. Member, Working Group on Coastal Zone Management of Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem (BOBLME), of Food & Agriculture Organisation & Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India 19. Member, Kerala State Coastal Zone Management Authority, appointed by the Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of India 20. President, CUSAT Teachers Organization 21. Vice-President, Society of Fisheries Technologists (India) 22.Secretary General, Swasraya Bharat ( National Science Expo) 1. Chairman, Shastra ( Science Congress – 2011, 2012 & 2013 24. Chairman , Aqua park , Ministry of Fisheries, Govt. of Kerala 25. Founder Secretary, Industrial Fisheries Alumni Association Positions in International /Government / University / Research Bodies Member of the Senate : Three terms served as Senate member of Cochin University of Science & Technology as representative of Kerala Students Union and Cochin University Teachers Organisation Member of the Academic Council (Three terms and still continuing) Member of the Faculty of Marine Sciences ( Three terms and still continuing) Member of the Board of Studies ( Three terms and still continuing) Since 2008 & continuing