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