A brieef about Dr. P.P. Dhyani Director, GBPIHED

Dr. P.P. Dhyani Director, GBPIHED & Scientist-G & Group Head:  Socio Economic Development (SED) & Environmental                       Assessment and Management (EAM) Address: G.B.P.I.H.E.D., Kosi-Katarmal, Almora, Uttarakhand, India Phone:  (Code: +91-5962) 241153(O), 241156 (R), Fax: 241153/241150/241014 Mobile: +91-9412092189
	Born: 03.09.1958

Qualifications

Level	Year	Degree	University
Graduation	1978	B.Sc. (Bio Stream)	Garhwal University, Srinagar, U.P.
Post Graduation	1980	M.Sc. (Botany)	Garhwal University, Srinagar, U.P.
Doctoral	1986	Ph.D. (Botany: Eco-Physiology)	Garhwal University, Srinagar, U.P.

Employment

No.	Post	Place	From	To	Duties
1	Director	GBPIHED, Almora, Uttarakhand	01.06.2013	Till date	Research and administration
2	Scientist-G	GBPIHED, Almora, Uttarakhand	01.01.2007	Till date	Research and administration; Core Head/Group Head
3	Scientist-F	GBPIHED, Almora, Uttaranchal	01.01.2002	31.12.2006	Research and administration; Core Head
4	Scientist-E	GBPIHED, Almora, U.P./Uttaranchal	25.2.1997	31.12.2001	Research and administration; Core Head
5	Scientist-D	GBPIHED, Almora, U.P.	01.01.1993	24.2.1997	Research and administration; Core Head
6	Lecturer	Garhwal University, Srinagar, U.P.	19.01.1988	31.12.1992	Research and Teaching (at M.Phil. level)
7	Research Officer	Garhwal University, Srinagar, U.P.	01.02. 1986	18.01.1988	Research

Research and Development � Experience & Expertise

Biophysical plant physiology and ecology/Eco-physiology, restoration ecology, Conservation biology,  Institutional networking and human Investment, Environmental impact assessment,  Sustainable mountain development

Field / Demonstration Projects � Experience & Expertise

Nursery development, Restoration ecology, Capacity building, Livelihood enhancement

Countries Visited

Germany, Japan, Nepal, China, South Africa, U.S.A., Bhutan

Awards & Recognisation

Member - Governing Council, High Altitude Plant Physiology Research Centre, HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar,  Garhwal, U.P. (1990-1992); Fellow -   National Institute of Ecology (NIE), Jaipur/New Delhi (w.e.f. 1995); Member - Mountain Protected Area (MtPA) Network, U.S.A. (w.e.f. 1995); Member -  Executive Council, HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar, U.P. (1995-1998, 1999-2002); Member - Research Board of Advisors, The American Biographical Institute, North Carolina, USA (w.e.f. 1999); Executive Editor -  ENVIS Bulletin on Himalayan Ecology, GBPIHED, Kosi-Katarmal, Almora, Uttaranchal  (w.e.f. May 2003); Conferred by the 'Award of Excellence' by USS, Nainital/Rudrapur (2003); Member - Uttaranchal Forest Research Advisory Committee (UFRAC), Govt. of Uttaranchal, Dehradun, Uttaranchal  (2003-2005); Consulting Editor - The contemporary Who�s Who, The American Biographical Institute, USA (w.e.f. December 2003); Executive Editor -ENVIS Newsletter on Himalayan Ecology, GBPIHED, Kosi-Katarmal, Almora, Uttaranchal (w.e.f. January 2004); Consulting Editor - The International Directory of Experts and Expertise, The American Biographical Institute, U.S.A. (w.e.f. December 2005); Member and Vice-Chairman - Governing Council, Central Himalayan Environment Association (CHEA), Nainital, Uttaranchal (2006-2009, 2009-2012, 2012-2015); Member - Editorial Board, International Journal �Studies on Ethno-Medicine� (w.e.f. December 2006); Member - Research Advisory Group (RAG), Forest Research Institute (FRI), Dehradun, Uttarakhand (2007-2009, 2011-); Member - Research Advisory Group (RAG), Himachal Forest Research Institute (HFRI), Shimla, H.P. (2007-2009); Recognized and named as one of the 'Leading Scientists of the World - 2009' and 'Top 100 Scientists - 2009' by IBC, Cambridge, UK (2009); Awarded by 'Bharat Excellence Award' by FFI, New Delhi (2009); Awarded by 'Gold Medal' of the Indian Academy of Environmental Sciences by the IAES, Hardwar (2010); Member - Editorial Board, Himalayan Studies Journal (w.e.f. October 2010); Honoured by 'Gold Medal for India' by American Biographical Institute, North Carolina, USA (2012); Conferred by the 'Award of Excellence' by the ABI, North Carolina, USA (2012); Fellow - Indian Academy of Environmental Sciences (IAES), Hardwar (w.e.f. 2012); Fellow - Indian Botanical Society (IBS), Bareilly, U.P. (w.e.f. 2012); Elected Sectional President (2012-13) for Environmental Sciences Section of the 101st Session of the Indian Science Congress to be organized by the ISCA, Kolkata in January 2014.

Academic Supervision

	Doctoral	Post Graduation	Bachelor	Industrial Training
Completed	3	5 (M.Phil.)	-	2

Research Interests

No.	Broad Subject Area	Specialization	Sector
1	Plant science	Restoration ecology	Degraded land rehabilitation
		Conservation biology	Value addition, plant resource conservation/utilization, and livelihood enhancement
		Eco-physiology	Tree physiology and adaptation
2	Networking	R&D projects management	Human Resource Development

 Extra curricular activities:

 

1. Hobbies:        Chess,  Listening music       
2. Sports:           Football,  Volley Ball,  Badminton
3. Total Scientific Publications:   120 (Research Papers/Articles - 110, Books - 4, Monograph - 1, Technology Packages - 3, Brochures - 2)