Background
Sooriamuthu, Seeni was born on December 10, 1948 in Tirunelveli District, Tamilnadu, India. Arrived in Canada, 1982, naturalized, 1983. Son of Sooriamuthu and Sundaram Ammal.
Sooriamuthu, Seeni was born on December 10, 1948 in Tirunelveli District, Tamilnadu, India. Arrived in Canada, 1982, naturalized, 1983. Son of Sooriamuthu and Sundaram Ammal.
Doctor of Philosophy in Plant Physiology, Madurai Kamaraj University, Tamil Nadu, India, 1980.
Junior research fellow Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Madurai Kamaraj University, 1974—1977, senior research fellow, 1977—1979, research associate, 1979—1980, lecturer plant science, 1980—1982. Postdoctoral fellow University Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, 1982—1983. Scientist C,E1,E2,F,G Tropical Botanic Garden & Reserve Institute, Palode, Trivandrum, India, 1982—2007, director, 2008.
Environment education officer, Darwin project BGCI, England, 2001—2003. Research coordinator Sathyabama University, Chennai, since 2009. Principal investigator Government India and Government Kerala Agencies.
Floriculture consultant Fedn.Indian Floriculturists & Department Agriculture, Government Kerala. Member board Kerala University, Calicut University. Technical consultant Vellore Institute of Technology, Center Biodiversity & BioTech., St. xavier's College, Tirunelveli, American Basketball League Biotechs.
Ltd., Chennai; secretary National Gene Bank Medicinal Plants. Expert committee Department Industry & Agriculture, Kerala, Ministry Environment & Forests, Government India. Coordinator TBGRI; with Gordon Research Conference, Boston, 1983, National University Singapore, Forest Research Institute, Malaysia, University Paris and CNRA, San Francisco.
Member Tree Forum, Tirunelveli. Member of Indian Orchid Society (Chandigarh), International Association Plant Tissue Culture, Federation Indian Floriculturist (Thiruvanandapuram), Swamy Botanical Club.
Married Jansi Sooriamuthu. Children: Aravind Seeni, Janaka Seeni.