Background
Bawa, Kamaljit Singh was born on April 7, 1939 in Kapurthala, Panjab, India. Son of Rajinder Singh and Dwarki (Ohri) Bawa. came to the United States, 1967.
Bawa, Kamaljit Singh was born on April 7, 1939 in Kapurthala, Panjab, India. Son of Rajinder Singh and Dwarki (Ohri) Bawa. came to the United States, 1967.
Bachelor of Science, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India, 1958. Bachelor of Science with honors, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India, 1960. Master of Science with honors, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India, 1962.
Doctor of Philosophy, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India, 1967.
Postdoctoral research associate, instructor University Washington College Forest Resources, Seattle, 1967-1972. Research fellow Harvard University Gray Herbarium, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1973-1974. Assistant professor biology department University Massachusetts, Boston, 1974—1977, associate professor, 1977-1981, professor, 1981—1996, distinguished professor, since 1996.
President Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, Bangalore, India, since 1996. Member La Selva advisory committee Organization Tropical Studies, 1978—1985. Chairman biology department University Massachusetts, Boston, 1989—1992.
Board directors New England Forestry Foundation, Groton, Massachusetts, 2000—2004. Founder, trustee Center Interdisciplinary Studies in Environment and Development, Bangalore, India, since 2000.
Member executive board Foundation for Rehabilitation of Local Health Traditions, Bangalore, India, 1998—2000, member advisory committee, since 1998. Fellow: National Academy of Sciences, India, American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member: Society Conservation Biology, New England Botanical Club, Ecological Society of America, Society of America Naturalists, Society for Study of Evolution, Association Tropical Biology (councilor 1985-1987, president 2000), American Institute Biol Sciences, Society Economic Botany (councilor since 2000).
Married Tshering Wangdi, September 22, 1969. Children: Sonia, Ranjit.