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Dr A K Jain, an agricultural engineer with Ph.D. in Soil and
Water Engineering,
has served as Professor and Head at Punjab Agricultural
University(PAU) Ludhiana.
After
working as faculty for
35 years
on various capacities at PAU,
superannuated
in August 2019. Thereafter, served as
Professor at Lovely Professional University, Phagwara
(Punjab)
for six years. |
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Date of birth :
17-8-1959
E mail : akjain7788@gmail.com
IICA
certified Independent Director
Director
Identification Number (DIN) : 09546925
Director (Independent) in the Board of Four listed companies. |
A. Education :
| Degree |
Institution |
Year of passing |
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Ph.D.(Soil and Water Engineering) |
Punjab Agricultural University |
1995 |
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M.Tech.(Soil and Water Engineering) |
Punjab Agricultural University |
1983 |
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B.Tech.(Agricultural Engineering) |
Punjab Agricultural University |
1981 |
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B. Professional experience :
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Designation |
Institution |
Duration |
| Asstt. Research Engineer |
Punjab Agricultural University |
May,1984 to Oct.,1995 |
| Assoc. Professor |
Punjab Agricultural University |
Nov., 1995 to
Oct.,2003 |
| Professor |
Punjab Agricultural University |
Nov., 2003 to
Aug., 2019 |
| Professor |
Lovely Professional University |
Dec., 2019 to
Nov.,2025 |
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Total
experience = 41 years (35 years at PAU and 6 years at
LPU) |
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C. Awards and Honours :
(i). ‘TEAM AWARD’ for the year 1992-93- Indian Society of
Agricultural Engineers-
for outstanding
contributions to research in Soil & Water Engineering.
(ii) ‘COMMENDATION MEDAL’ for the year 1992- Punjab Pump
Manufacturers’ Association for Quality up-gradation of Centrifugal
Pumps for Agricultural use.
(iii) ‘COMMENDATION MEDAL’ for the year 1999–Indian Society of
Agricultural Engineers-for outstanding contributions in the field of
Soil & Water Engineering.
(iv) Noble Citizen Award – 2020
(v) Reviewer of International Journals :
J of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, Agricultural
Water Management, J
of Geotechnical and Geo-environmental Engineering, Water Resources
Management |
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D. Membership of Professional Societies :
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Fellow - Institution of
Engineers(India) , Indian Association of Hydrologists.
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Life member - Indian
Society of Agricultural Engineers, Indian Society for Technical
Education, Soil Conservation Society of India, Indian Society of
Remote Sensing, Indian Society of Geomatics (ISG) |
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E. Specific attainments :
(a) National level
1.
Member–Expert panel of Agricultural Scientists’ Recruitment Board (ASRB),
Govt. of India in the discipline of Land and Water Management.
2.
Member- Pump Sectional Committee (MED 20 ). Bureau of
Indian Standards (BIS), Govt. of India.
3.
Member- Inter- Sectoral Committee to address water-logging problem
in South Punjab”. Planning Commission, Govt. of India. 2014.
4.
Member – Committee to examine the cases of Mega Food Parks & Agro
Units for grant of “No Objection Certificate” with respect to
groundwater withdrawal. Ministry of Water Resources, Central
Ground Water Authority, Govt. of India. |
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(b) State level
1.
Member (PAU Nominee)-State Advisory Committee of Punjab State
Electricity
Regulatory Commission, Chandigarh.
(2007 to 2010).
2. Chairman- Committee to frame comprehensive guidelines for
motor ratings of agricultural pumpset in the state of Punjab (2013).
3.
Member- Board of Studies (Agricultural Engineering), Maharaja
Ranjeet Singh Punjab Technical University, Bathinda. (Aug.,2017 to
Sept.,2019). |
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(c ) Research Contributions :
Authored many scientific articles in the field of water resources
management/ Irrigation management.
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Published in referred journals |
32 |
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Invited
papers |
6 |
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Published in conference proceedings |
20 |
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Bulletins/Manuals |
6 |
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Research projects handled |
5 |
Specific Research/ Development interests :
Irrigation water management, Water resources management, Soil and
water conservation engineering. Software development, Web
development.
Linkedin
Google Scholar
Research
Gate
Prof(Dr) A K Jain,
(House No 126-C, Kitchlu Nagar, Ludhiana-141001.) [mobile
::9815024022 ] |
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