Curriculum Vitae 1. General Information Surname: Reshi Given Name: Zafar Ahmad Date of Birth: 02-03-1961 Correspondence Address: Department of Botany University of Kashmir, Srinagar-190 006, Jammu & Kashmir, India Contact No. Mobile: 09419043273 Email: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 2. Educational Qualification: M.Sc (Botany); M.Phil; Ph.D 3. Employment Details: Position Name of Period Experience Nature of held organisation From To work Professor Department of 26-12- Till date Teaching and Botany, University 2009 About 7 years Research of Kashmir Associate About 8 years Professor Department of 6-08- 26-12- Teaching and Botany, University 2001 2009 Research of Kashmir Senior Department of 6-8-1996 6-08- 5 years Assistant Botany, University 2001 Teaching and Professor of Kashmir Research Assistant Department of 15-4- 6-8-1996 About 5 years Teaching and Professor Botany, University 1991 Research of Kashmir Curator Department of 1985 1991 About 6 years Survey, Botany, University collection of Kashmir and identification of plants Teaching Experience: 22 years Research Experience: 27 years 1 6. Administrative responsibilities S. No. Position Organization Duration From To 1. Dean Research University of May, 12, 2017 Continuing Kashmir 2 Registrar -do- October 2012 June 2015 3 Head of Department -do- February 2010 October 2012 4 Honorary Director, -do- February 2010 October 2012 Centre of Plant Taxonomy 5 Co-ordinator, NABET -do- January 2013 Till date Accredited EIA Team 6 Assistant Coordinator, -do- 2007 2010 Directorate of Internal Quality Assurance (DIQA) Other assignments 1. Approved as Functional Area Expert by the National Accreditation Board for Education & Training, Quality Control of India, New Delhi. (2012). 2. Nominated by Chairman, University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi as member of Expert Committee constituted for evaluation of research projects in Botany (2013) 3. Empanelled as member by the Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India for evaluation of research projects. (2012). 4. Member, Academic Council, University of Kashmir, Srinagar ((from February, 2010- 2015). 5. Coordinator, Special Assistance Programme (SAP) of UGC, Department of Botany, University of Kashmir, Srinagar (Feb. 2010 to October 2012) 6. Member, Academic Council, Sher-i-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences, Kashmir (2011). 7. Member, Boards of Under-graduate and Post-graduate studies in Botany, Bioresources and Environmental Sciences, University of Kashmir, Srinagar. 8. Member, Advisory Committee, Post-graduate course in Bioresources, University of Kashmir, Srinagar. 9. Member of various committees, such as Purchase, Transport, Grievance Committees of the University of Kashmir, Srinagar. 10. Member, Core Group that was entrusted with formulation of State Water Policy. 11. Associate Editor, ‘Department of Botany: A Profile’. University of Kashmir, Srinagar. 12. Executive Editor, Annual Report-2007-08, University of Kashmir, Srinagar. 13. Organizing Secretary of the National Conference on ‘Biodiversity: Present Status and Future Challenges, 12-14 March, 2009. 14. Member Academic Council of Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, Rajouri (2010). 15. Member of the Committee that formulated the Biotech/Pharma Policy of the J&K (2010). 2 7. Research and Consultancy Projects completed/underway: 22 S. Title of the Research Project Funding Position Status No. Agency Research projects underway 1. Invasive Alien Plants in Himalayas: Ministry of Research Underway Status, Ecological Impacts and Environment, Partner Management Forests and CC Total outlay Rs. 6,317,000/- 2. Centre of “Kashmir Himalayan University Grants Chief Underway Biodiversity-Documentation, bio- Commission Coordinator prospection and Conservation” approved by UGC under the CPEPA scheme. Total outlay Rs. 5.2718 crores 3. Himalayan Fellowship programme Ministry of Coordinator Underway sanctioned under NMHS Environment, /PI Total outlay Rs. 2.392 crores Forests and CC 4. Plant diversity and community Ministry of PI Underway structure along altitudinal gradient in Environment, three sites of Himalaya. Forests and Climate Change. Total outlay Rs. 5838000/- Govt. of India 5. Root-associated ectomycorrhizal fungi G. B. Pant PI Underway of Kashmir Himalayan conifers and National Institute effect of in vitro mycorrhization of of Himalayan conifer seedlings on their growth and Environment and survival under field conditions Sustainable Development, Total outlay Rs. 1543500/- Almora 6. Biomonitoring of water quality in Indo-Canadian CO-PI Underway relation to human health using (IC-IMPACTS) biosensors and improvements through nano-particle based purification systems Total outlay Rs. 14800906/- 7. Towards a better mechanistic Indo-German CO-PI Underway understanding of colonization: (DST-DAAD) Biogeographic analysis and PPP-2014 population genetics of two highly invasive Asteraceae species. Total outlay Rs. 723000/- 8. Preventing extinction and DBT, Govt. of PI Underway improving conservation status of India threatened plants through 3 application of biotechnological tools Total outlay Rs.6168000/- 9. Characterization of alien aquatic UGC, New Delhi CO-PI Underway flora in Kashmir Himalaya for prediction and management of plant invasions Total outlay Rs. 745000/- 10. Effect of plant invasion on MOEF CO-PI Underway biodiversity and forest regeneration in fragmented mountain ecosystem. Total outlay Rs. 2506250/- 11. In vitro propagation and DBT CO-PI Underway ecorestoration of two endangered medicinal orchids of Kashmir Himalaya, Malaxis muscifera (Lindl.) Kuntze and Listera ovata (Linn.) R.Brown Total outlay Rs. 2995000/- Research projects completed 1. Characterization of microflora of DBT, Govt. of PI Successfully rhizosphere associated with saffron India completed with a target to develop consortia of beneficial microbes. Total outlay Rs. 2802200/- 2. Molecular characterization of the DBT, Govt. of PI Successfully ectomycorrhizal fungi of some India completed important conifers of Kashmir Himalaya and the role of these fungi in sustainable rehabilitation of the degraded forest ecosystem (With TIET, Patiala) Total outlay Rs. 214000/- 3. Assessment of anthropogenic GBPIHED, PI Successfully impact on Kashmir Himalayan Almora completed pastures and their sustainable management Total outlay Rs. 349600/- Consultancy projects underway 1. Environmental Impact Assessment J&K Coordinator Underway. of Master Plan of Sonamarg Government and FAE Development Authority. 4 2. Environmental Impact Assessment NHPC Coordinator Underway of Bursar hydroelectric power and FAE project, Kishtwar Consultancy projects completed 1. Environmental Impact Assessment J&K FAE Successfully of Master Plan of Yusmarg Government Completed Development Authority. 2. Environmental Impact Assessment J&K FAE Successfully of Master Plan of Phalgam Government completed Development Authority. 3. Environmental Impact Assessment J&K FAE Successfully of Maqdoom SahibRA Ropeway Government completed project. 4. Environmental impact assessment J&K Govt. FAE Successfully of Lassipora Industrial Complex completed (With Env. Sci. Deptt. KU, Srinagar) 5. Environmental impact assessment J&K Govt. FAE Successfully of Mughal Road project (With Env. completed Sci. Deptt. KU, Srinagar) 6. Environmental impact assessment NHPC, New FAE Successfully of Nemo-Bazgoo hydroelectric Delhi completed power project (With Env. Sci. Deptt. KU, Srinagar) 7. Environmental impact assessment NHPC, New FAE Successfully of Uri II hydroelectric power Delhi completed project (With Env. Sci. Deptt. KU, Srinagar) 8. Research students supervised/supervising: 35 Ph.D awarded = 13 Ph.D supervising= 05 M.Phil awarded = 17 S. Name of student No. Topic of research Ph.D awarded 1. Syed Hilal Ahmad Cadmium and Lead induced change in the growth and development of certain economically important plants 2. Mohd. Aslam Dar Studies on selection, growth characteristics and propagation of Pinus wallichiana A.B.Jackson in Kashmir. 3. Masood Majaz Ganaie Use of standard molecular markers for the study of intra-and interspecific variations in Withania species in India. 5 4. Irfan Rashid Biology of some invasive species of Asteraceae in Kashmir 5. Abdul Rashid Dar Studies on some endangered endemic angiosperms of Kashmir Himalaya: Demography in relation to their reproductive biology. 6. Manzoor A Shah Arbuscular mycotrophy of some invasive species of Kashmir Himalaya with particular reference to phosphorus nutrition. 7. Arshid Jehangir Effect of deforestation on chemical characteristics of soils in coniferous forests of Kashmir Himalaya. 8. Aijaz Hassan Ganaie Studies on reproductive biology of some species of the genus Potamogeton L. in relation to their habitat characteristics. 9. Nazima Rasool Effect of some alien invasive plant species on soil microbial structure and function 10. Anzar A Khuroo Floristic diversity of Kashmir Himalayan grasslands in relation to their functioning 11. Zahoor A Iroo Molecular characterization of some mushrooms of Kashmir Himalaya and their screening for anti- cancer bioactive molecules. 12. Gowher A Wani Comparative trait analysis of some invasive and non-invasive alien macrophytes in the Kashmir Himalayan aquatic habitats. 13. Syed Shakeel Environmental monitoring of heavy metal dynamics in Hokersar wetland of Kashmir 14. Sumira Tyub Molecular Characterization of Ectomycorrhizal Fungi Associated with Pinus wallichiana A. B. Jackson in Kashmir Himalaya Ph.D Pursuing 1. Showkat Ahmad Shah Life history variation in some