Targeted Delivery of Nanopesticides and Nanofertilizers in Sustainable Agricultural Farming / Nanotechnology in the Life Sciences (PDF)

Verma, Ph.D. (Botany) with specialization in Botany (Plant Pathology), has been working as Professor, Department of Agriculture Science, Faculty of Agriculture Science and Technology, AKS University, Satna, India, since 2012. Earlier, he was Assistant Specialist (Plant Virology), University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA, USA. He has research and teaching experience spanning more than 20 years. The research areas include molecular plant virology, biotechnology, and nanobiotechnology. He has published more than 45 International and National research papers and book chapters and has published three books. He has worked on various research projects funded by government agencies. He has attended many national and International conferences. He is an editor and reviewer for several professional journals.

S. Ahmad started his R&D career at the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)-Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute (CEERI), Pilani, Rajasthan, India, and served there from 1972 to 2005. Contributed significantly not only to electronics for strategic applications but also actively participated in setting up R&D facilities and forming research groups to work in semiconductor physics and device applications before getting superannuated as Director. Later, he joined Hamdard University, New Delhi, as Vice Chancellor and succeeded in infusing R&D culture into the University. The University of Malaysia, Perlis, Malaysia, invited him as a visiting professor in the Institute of Nanoelectronics Engineering. After returning from Malaysia, joined the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) as Chief Nanotechnology Adviser to establish a Centre of Excellence in Green Nanotechnology in Ahmedabad, Gujrat, India, especially working on green nanotechnology processes. Thereafter, he joined the JC Bose University of Science and Technology YMCA, Faridabad, as Visiting Professor, Department of Electronics Engineering, and established a modular clean room facility at a reduced cost for academic institutions.