Background
Ramakrishnan, Palayanoor Sivaswamy was born on December 24, 1936 in Palayanoor, India. Son of Mont Rose Sivaswamy and Lakshmi Ramakrishnan.
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Palayanoor Sivaswamy Ramakrishnan
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Bachelor of Science, Madras U., 1955; Master of Science, Madras U., 1957; Doctor of Philosophy, Banaras Hindu U., 1960.
Career
Lecturer in botany, Agra U., India, 1960-1962;
lecturer in botany, Panjab U., India, 1962-1967;
reader in ecology, Panjab U., India, 1967-1974;
professor in botany, North-Eastern Hill. U., India, 1974-1984;
professor ecodevel., North-Eastern Hill. U., India, 1984-1985;
professor ecology, Jawaharrlal Nghru U., India, since 1985.
Postdoctoral fellow National Research Council, 1965-1967. Head, dean School of Life Sciences North-Eastern Hill. U., 1974-1980; dean School of Environmental Science Jawaharlal Nehru U., 1994-1996.
Founder, director Great Britain Pant Institute, India, 1987-1988. Visiting professor Center for Theoretical Studies, Indian Institute of Science, 1973, Department of Bio-Sciences Himachal Pradesh U., 1974, Australian U.s, 1980. Visiting scientist Ecology section division of plant industry Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Canberra City, Australia.
Indian coordinator, advisory Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility International Program.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow Indian National Science Academy, National Academy of Science, National Institute of Ecology (founder), International National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Society of Tropical Ecology, Indian Botanical Society. Member Society for Scientific Values, British Ecological Society, Society for Advancement of Botany, Indian Academy of Sciences, Association for Tropical Biology, Indian Society Tree Scientists, Indian Academy ofSocial Sciences, National Institute of Ecology, International Association of Wildland Fire.
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Connections
Married Sudha Mehndiratta. Children: Poonam Krishnan, Puneet Krishnan.
