Resume

Name of the Faculty: Dr.A.RAJENDRAN

Designation: Professor & Head Department of Botany

Telephone: 0422-2428 Mobile: +91-94435 87698

e-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.xxxx.xxxx

Current Area of Research PHOTO  Plant Taxonomy  Ethnobotany  Biodiversity

SCOPUS ID: Researcher ID: Google Scholar ID: VIDWAN ID: 124074

Education

Ph.D. Botany (1992) –, Coimbatore, India M.Sc. Botany (1984) – Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, India. B.Sc. Botany (1982) – , Chennai, India. B.Ed. (1986)- , Annamalai Nagar, India M.Ed. (1989) – Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, India PG. Dip. Environmental Science (1994) – Andhra University, Vishakapattanam, India M.A. Tamil (2001)- Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, India

Professional Experience (In Chronological Order after Ph. D. onwards) Professor, Bharathiar University, India, Feb 2009 – Till Date Professor, Tamil University, India, Feb 2005- Jan 2009 Associate Professor, Tamil University, India, 1997-2005 Scientist , National Botanical Research Institute (CSIR-NBRI), 1994-97

Additional Responsibilities (In Bharathiar Univrsity)  Registrar In-charge, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore  Controller of Examination (i/c), Bharathiar University, Coimbatore  Research Co-ordinator, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore.  Dean, Faculty of Sciences, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore.  Professor & Head, Department of Botany, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore.  Coordinator, UGC-SAP, Department of Botany, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore – 2015-2018.  Coordinator, DST-FIST, Department of Botany, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore – 2015-2018.  Deputy Coordinator, UGC-SAP, Department of Botany, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore – 2015-2018.  Member of the Expert Committee to inspect the study centre and report the suitability of the applicant centre of Sharjah and Abudhabi (UAE) on 23-24 August 2016.  Expert Member in the Academic Admin Team and has performed the Academic Audit at PSG College of Arts and Sciences, Coimbatore (20.08.2016).

Last Updated on February 13, 2020  Convener for the Meeting of Doctoral Committee Meeting for reviewing the research work of the candidates pursing the Part-Time Ph.D.(Category –B) in Botany, Bharathiar University (16- 17.09.2016).  Acted as a (Dean, Faculty of Sciences) Member of the Committee to conduct the recruitment of Teaching and Non-teaching to work on consolidated pay (Temporary basis) for Bharathiar University Constituent Colleges (21.07.2016).  Acted as an Observer(University) to conduct the CEO-Examination and to conduct the Examination of School of Distance Educations  Acted as an Expert for Ph.D. Programme (B. Category) conduct R& D Center, Bharathiar University.  University Nominee for Academic Council – Autonomous College – for college committee/ Governing Body.  Acted as Chairperson for the Central Valuation work related to UG/PG/ Diploma Programme of School of Distance Educations. Acted as Member of Documents Verification Committee for conducting the NAAC Peer Team visit for Re-accreditation at Bharathiar University during 21st to 23rd March 2016.  Acted as a Convenor of the Inspection Commission constituted to inspect and report on the infrastructural facilities made available at the affiliate college for BU Institutions for the grant of Recognition/Permament Increase in Intake for various research programme from the Academic year 2016-17, 2017-18.

Awards/Fellowships

Name of the Award, Awarding Agency, Purpose of the Award, Month and Year

Sl. Name of the Awarding Institute / Date of Purpose of Award No. Award/Fellowship Organisation Awarded 1. Coimbatore Education Teaching Best Professor in Leadership Awards 2019, World 25/05/2019 Excellence in Botany Studies Education Congress Botany 2. Contribution in Dr. S. K. Jain Medal Association of Plant Taxonomy 15/12/2016 the Field of Plant Award (2016) (APT) Taxonomy 3. Botanical Survey Project Fellow 21/02/1992 Flora of India of India (MoEF) Project 4. Junior Research Botanical Survey of India Flora of India 13/08/1988 Fellow (BSI-MoEF) Project 5. Senior Research Botanical Survey of India Flora of India 13/08/1986 Fellow (BSI-MoEF) Project

Foreign Countries Visited: Dubai

Sponsored Projects Completed : 2 (8,03,800 & 1,00,00) Ongoing : 2 (28, 41,000 & 5,00,000)

Last Updated on February 13, 2020 Research Guidance

Ph.D. : Completed – 29 Ongoing - 6 M. Phil: Completed -42; Ongoing – 01 M. Sc. : 32 PG Diploma – xx

Research Publications

Journals: International: 158 National: 94 Reports: 02 Conference Papers (Presented): International: 01 National: 05 Books: 14 Book Chapters: 39

Citation

Total Number of Citations: 1699 (as on 03/20); h-index – 16

Five Significant/Recent Publications  Title of the paper in Capitalize each word, Author name with initial first, Journal Name in capitalize each word, Volume number (bold), Starting Page number – Ending Page Number and year in bracket. S. Issue Title of the Article Author namel Journal name Pages No. No. Rare, endangered and Sarvalingam, Ariyan; Revistachilena 2016 1-5 threatened (RET) climbers Rajendran, Arumugam de historia /12 1 of southern western Ghats, natural India (A) A new species of Striga KM Prabhu Kumar; Phytotaxa 2015 163- section Polypleurae Omalsree, M; Sabu, /6/4 168 (Orobanchaceae) from M; Sunojkumar, P; 2 southern Western Ghats of Thomas, Binu; India. (A) Rajendran, A; Sreenivas, VK Ethnobotany of irular tribes Bosco, Francisca Asian Pacific 2012 S874- in redhills, tamilnadu, India Govindasamy; Journal of /1/1 S877 3 Arumugam, Rajendran Tropical Disease An Ethnobotanical study of Parimala Devi N, International 2015 265- Orchids in Anamalai hill Aravindhan V, journal of 269 4 range, Southern Western NarmathaBai V and phytomedicine Ghats, India Rajendran A A new variety of Crotalaria Thomas, Binu; Kumar, Asian Pacific 2012 S1412 ramosissima (Fabaceae) KonickalMambetta Journal of /1/1 - from , India Prabhu; George, Tropical S1414 5 Satheesh; Rajendran, Biomedicine Arumugam; Balachandran, Indira

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Last Updated on February 13, 2020