Name of applicant : Dr. A. RAJENDRAN Date of birth / Age : 01 March 1962 / 55 Years Nationality : Indian Designation : Professor and Head, Department of Botany, Dean, Faculty of Sciences, Research Co-ordinator, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore-641046. Residential Address : 68/430, Jaishree Nivas, Mullai Street, New Housing Unit, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India, Pincode: 613 005 Mobile: +91 - 94435 87698. E-mail:
[email protected] PROFILE IN BRIEF Dr.A.Rajendran, Professor and Head, Department of Botany, Dean, Faculty of Sciences, Research Co-ordinator, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. A specialist in Plant Taxonomy, Ethnobotany, had his B.Sc. degree in Botany from Madras University, Chennai; M.Sc. degree in Botany from Bharathiar University, Coimbatore; B.Ed., M.Ed. from Annamalai University, Ph.D. Degree in Botany from Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, P.G. Dip. Environmental Studies from Andhra University, Vizhakapatinum, Andhra Pradesh and M.A. Tamil from Annamalai University. Worked as Scientist in National Botanic Research Institute (NBRI), Lucknow (CSIR, New Delhi) and also worked as a Professor in Department of Botany, Environmental and Herbal Science in Tamil University, Thanjavur. Worthy teaching and research experience for nearly three decades including 6 yrs in Botanical Survey of India as Research Fellow. His field research interests are Plant Systematics, Ethnobotany, Environmental Sciences, Ecology and Biodiversity Conservation. Authored for 13 books, 53 Articles in edited books and more than 232 research articles to his credit in various National and International Scientific journals including 18 new species and 3 new species has named after him for the valuable contribution in the Plant Taxonomy. Served as a Examiner to various Universities for Post-Graduate, M.Phil.