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Dr.
Nandakumar Award to Aravindan Vallachira
Dr. Aravindan Vallachira (Dr.CM Aravindakshan) Assoc. Prof., Dept. of
Pharmacology & Toxicology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy
has been selected for Dr. B. Nandakumar Memorial Award for the year 2002
instituted by the Veterinary Teachers' Association. This award is given to a
veterinarian for excellence in field of art and literature. He is a member of
the Chalachitra Academy and the KAU General Council.
Dr. J. Abraham retires
Dr. J. Abraham, Director, Centre of Excellence in Meat Technology and Director
of Students Welfare of KAU retired from KAU on May 7, 2003. A nationally
renowned meat technologist, Dr. Abraham joined the services of KAU in 1978. He
underwent postgraduate studies at the Royal Veterinary University, Copenhagen,
Denmark with FAO Fellowship. He secured Gold medal and first rank in Ph.D. in
Meat Technology. His contributions for the development of Meat Technology Unit
of Kerala Agricultural University as the best of its kind in India are
recognised and appreciated. As a mark of recognition, the Indian Council of
Agricultural Research sanctioned the Centre of Excellence in Meat Technology
under the NATP project with the financial assistance from World Bank. The
project is implemented by him, which resulted in providing best infrastructure
facilities for research and human resource development.
He is instrumental in presenting several research projects and bringing huge
funds from various agencies including Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India,
World Bank, and Govt. of Kerala. His project on Carcass Utilisation was approved
and funded by Dept. of Animal Husbandry, Govt. of India.
He had served as the Principal of International Training Centre on Meat
Technology, established by United Nations, in the Republic of Botswana.
O. P. Kaler assumes charge as Registrar
Shri Om Prakash Kaler, IFS has assumed charge as Registrar of the Kerala
Agricultural University on May 22. He was officiating as Conservator of Forests,
Bio-diversity Cell, Thiruvananthapuram.
Dr. P. A. Wahid appointed as the Secretary of the Science
Council
Dr.
P. A. Wahid, Director (Academic & P.G. Studies), Kerala Agricultural University,
has been appointed as the first Member Secretary of the Kerala State Council for
Science, Technology and Environment. He had earlier held positions of Dean,
Faculty of Agriculture and Associate Dean, College of Agriculture, Padannakad. A
well-known scientist in agriculture particularly in research employing
radioisotopes with tree and other perennial plantation crops and spices, Dr.
Wahid has received the T.K.V. foundation award for the best agricultural
research scientist in Kerala. He is also a Fellow of the National Academy of
Agricultural Sciences.