Curriculum Vitae for. M.S. Johal ...

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1 Curriculum Vitae for M.S. Johal... Professor of Zoology UGC Emeritus Fellow ( ) Principal Investigator DST Scheme Unitization of Scientific Expertise of Retired Scientists (USERS) Fish & Fisheries Laboratory Department of Zoology Panjab University Chandigarh INDIA Contact Nos. : Office : Residence : Mobile : E mail : johalms45@gmail.com

2 Education : Ph.D. M.Sc. (Honours School) B.Sc. (Honours School) All degrees from Panjab University, Chandigarh, India. Positions Held, Research Experience & Assignments: Lecturer in Zoology, D.A.V. College Sector 10, Chandigarh, India P.G. Lecturer in Zoology (Selection Grade) S.G.N. Khalsa College, Sriganganagar, Rajasthan (Affiliated to University of Rajasthan). September 1977 September 1980 UNESCO WHO Research Fellow PDF study Laboratory of Fisheries, Department of Systematic Zoology, Charles University, Vinicna 7 Prague 2, Czech Federal Republic Reader in Fish Biology (Open selection) Fish & Fisheries Laboratory, Department of Zoology Panjab University, Chandigarh Professor of Zoology (Open Selection) Fish & Fisheries Laboratory, Department of Zoology Panjab University, Chandigarh UGC Emeritus Fellow 2013 April onwards Principal Investigator, DST Project Utilization of Scientific Expertise of Retired Scientists (USERS)

3 Teaching Experience and Subjects Taught: Total Teaching Experience : 46 years Fish & Fisheries Fish Biology Fish Systematics Vertebrates Population Biology of Fishes Biostatistics Total Research Experience : 43 Years Research Fields Ichthyofaunal Surveys and conservation of native fish fauna Fish Biology Fish Systematics Fish Conservation Population Dynamics Age and Growth Studies (using hard parts e.g., scales, vertebrae, opercular bones, urohyal bones, precleithral bones) Fish Toxicology Electron Microscopy (for the study of hard parts and other tissues) Ecology of hillstream fishes Ecology of man made reservoirs Research Papers: Total Research Papers Published : 232 Full Length Papers : 135 Abstracts : 48 Proceedings of the seminars/workshops/symposia : 26 Chapters in edited books : 15 Books : 03 Monograph (one in two parts) : 03 Monograph : 01 Book under preparation (sponsored by DST) : 01

4 Involvement as member of selection committees or Examiner of Ph.D. degree or member of various committees Panjab University, Chandigarh Panjabi University, Patiala Kashmir University, Srinagar, J & K. University of Jammu, Jammu, J & K. Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar Punjab Agriculture University, Ludhiana Gurukul University, Haridwar Garhwal University, Srinagar, Uttranchal M.D. University, Rohtak, Haryana Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana Guru Jameshwar University, Hissar. Manonmanian Sundaranar University, Alwarkurichi, Tamil Nadu C.C.S. Haryana Agriculture University, Hissar, Haryana H.P. University Simla, Himachal Pradesh H.P.K.V., Palampur Rohilkhand University, Barielly, Uttar Pradesh Meerut University, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh Rajasthan University, Jaipur M.L.S. University, Udaipur Barkatullah University, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh Sagar University, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh Jiwajee University, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh Madras University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu Nagpur University, Nagpur Delhi University, Delhi Dr.B.R. Ambedkar University, Agra M.G.S. University, Bikaner J.N. Vyas University, Jodhpur L.P.U. University, Jalandhar Jhansi University, Jhansi Shoalini University, Solan G.B. Pant University of Agri. & Technology, Pantnagar Dr. Ambedkar Central University, Lucknow.

5 RESEARCH PROJECTS Name of Research Projects and sponsoring Agency Food and feeding habits of commercial Freshwater Fishes of Rajasthan 1974 (Minor project). Ichthyofauna of Rajasthan State ( ). Biology of Commercial Fishes of U.T. Chandigarh ( ). Reproductive Cyclicity in hilstream fishes ( ) Biological studies and seed production of Golden Mahseer Tor putitora (Hamilton) ( ). Ecology of hillstreams of Himachal Pradesh and Garhwal regions with special reference to fish communities ( ). Habitat Restoration of Selected Trout Streams of Himachal Pradesh to enhance trout population ( ). Status of Faunal Diversity of Sukhna Lake, Chandigarh ( ). Fish Fauna of Haryana State ( ). Hydrobiologcal Investigations and Control of Aquatic weeds of Sukhna lake, Chandigarh( ) Hard parts of Indian Freshwater Fishes, their use in fishery management, fish diversity conservation and as pollution indicators ( ) UGC UGC DST U.S. Department of Agriculture, USA. ICAR U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Washington, USA. Department of Fisheries, Govt. of Himachal Pradesh. Department of Environment, U.T. Chandigarh. Haryana Fisheries Department. DST, Chandigarh DST, GOI, Delhi

6 Academic Honours and Membership of Professional Bodies: 1. Scientific Fellow, Zoological Society London. 2. Member, Inland Fisheries Society of India, Barrackpore. 3. Member, Indian Society of lchthyologists, Madras. 4. Life Member, Bioved Society, Allahabad. 5. Member, Zoological Society, Czech Academy of Sciences, Praha, Czech Federal Republic. 6. Member, Society of Aquatic Biologists, Department of Fisheries Science, Rajasthan Agricultural University, Udaipur 7. Member, Indian Academy of Environmental Sciences, Hardwar. 8. Member, Indian Ecological Society, Ludhiana. 9. Life Member, Indian Science Congress. 10. Member Enviro Media, Karad, Maharashtra. 11. Vice President, Electron Microscopic Society of India. 12. Member I.U.C.N. 13. Awarded Bharat Jyoti Award for the year Member QRT Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore for the period Member Research Advisory Committee (RDC), National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, (ICAR), Lucknow for the period Member Quinnquennial Review Team, ICAR, National Research centre Coldwater Fisheries, Bhimtal, Uttrakhand, ( ) 17. Fellow, Electron Microscope Society of India. Involvement in National and International Committees : Member, Subcommittee Mahseer Conservation Committee, Ministry of Agriculture and Conservation, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperation, Government of India. Member, Reservoir Development Committee, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperation, Government of India. UGC Expert for the recommendation of Innovative Course in Aquaculture, Tirupati University Tirupati. Member, South East Asia Region, IUCN, Species Survival Group. Expert in the field Fish Biodiversity, National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan Project (NBSAP) for union Territory, Chandigarh and Punjab State. Member Steering National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (Shivalik

7 Ecoregion). Department of Environment, Government of India. Member Research Advisory Committee, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (ICAR) Cochin for the year Member Quinnguennial Review Team (QRT) of the National Research Centre for Coldwater Fisheries (NRCCWF), Bhimtal (Distt.) Nainital, Uttranchal. Nominated as member by Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India of Sophisticated Analytical Instrument Facility at Panjab University, Chandigarh. Member Wildlife Board, U.T., Chandigarh. Member Committee to Monitor the Ecological Development of Sukhna Lake Chandigarh. Member Committee for Promotion of Angling in Sukhna Lake, Chandigarh. Member Research Advisory Committee, Central Marine Fisheries Research Committee, Cochin (ICAR). Member Committee constituted by Chandigarh Administration to plan World class Fish Aquarium at Sukhna Lake Chandigarh. Member Committee constituted by Chandigarh Administration to plan Aquatic Park in Chandigarh. Member Union Territory (Chandigarh) Environment Impact Assessment Authority (EIAA) appointed by Ministry of Environment and Forests for period August 21, 2009 August 20, 2012 vide The Gazette of India dated August 21, Member Expert Appraisal Committee for Chandigarh appointed by Ministry of Environment, GOI, Delhi.( ) Member Beautification and Ecological Monitoring Committee, Sukhna lake, Chandigarh. Member, Project Evaluation Committee, Uttrakhand Council for Science & Technology,Dehradun. Member, U.G.C. Research Advisory Committee for Centre of Advance Studies in Zoology, Rajasthan University, Jaipur, Rajasthan. Chairman, U.G.C. Committee to prepare the guidelines for the dissection of animals in Indian universities for UG. PG and research students. Member UGC Expert Committee Choice based Credit system. U.G.C. Expert Member, Centre of advance Studies in Zoology, Department of Zoology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur. Innovations in Research : Developed methodology for the use of hard parts as pollution indicators, using SEM/ and EDX techniques.

8 Employed post cleithral and urohyal bones for age determination in Hypophthalmichthys molitrix for the first time. Developed pictorial key up to genera level for the fishes of Rajasthan. Undertook Research on Fish Communities in relation of Ecology of Hillstreams of Western Himalayas. Restoration Programmes of Endangered Fish Species. Use of hard parts of fishes in fish taxonomy. Employment of fish scale structure (SEM) for species identification belonging to those fish genera having large number of fish species or having overlapping or confused morphometric and meristic characters. Use of regenerated part of the fish scale for population analysis. Visits Abroad: Visited Czech Federal Republic, Slovak Federal Republic, under UNESCO Fellowship Exchange Programme, Germany, Poland, England, Italy and USA in connection with various scientific collaborations with various research institutes and universities (Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas, Regional Fisheries Research Station, Texas A & M University,.Galveston; Department of Fisheries & Wildlife, Oregon State University, Coravallis, Oregon, USA sponsored by U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Washington, USA & IUCN. Prof. M.S. Johal