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Sivakumar Uthandi

Also known as: Sivakumar, U, Uthandi Sivakumar, Uthandi S

Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, University of Florida, Government of Tamil Nadu

ORCID iD 0000-0002-7116-1317
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About

Prof. Sivakumar Uthandi is Professor of Agricultural Microbiology in Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore, India received his basic, masters, and doctorate degrees from TNAU and gained Post-Doctoral experience at University of Florida, USA. He was Dean of School of Post Graduate Studies, TNAU, Coimbatore. He has been Visiting Associate Professor at the University of Florida, USA; and also visited Wageningen University, The Netherlands; BIC, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia, and the University of Warwick, UK; AVRDC, Taiwan; and University of Jafna, Srilanka. He is now serving as Visiting Adjunct Professor at the University of Tokyo, Japan. With 25 years of teaching and research experience, he has about 107 research articles and obtained several recognitions in his academic and professional career, which include 9 awards, 3 fellowships and 4 patents (One –US and 2-Indian). He is also known for several first reports such as archaeal laccase, root nodule associated endophytic yeast, microbiome of apoplast and guard cells, metabolites for plant signalling, etc. He has authored more than 20 books including edited and written and 15 book chapters. Currently serving as a Chief Editor of 107 years old Madras Agricultural Journal. Also involved as editing several research papers from plant and soil, Frontiers, Biomass and Bioenergy, etc. Recently he has been recognized as FRSB (Fellow of Royal Society of Biology) (Memebr ID: P0140103). He has established international collaboration with Universities of Warwick, University of Wageningen, University of Florida, University of Tokyo, and Boreskow Institute of Catalysis, Russia. To his laurel, he has mobilized funds to a tune of INR 862 lakhs through various funding agencies ICAR, DBT, DST, and MHRD-FAST offered 22 fellowships to students which include 17 Masters and 5 Doctoral candidates.

Employment

  • Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Professor
    2019 - Present
  • Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Dean
    2017 - 2019
  • Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Professor
    2012 - 2017
  • Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Associate Professor
    2011 - 2012
  • University of Florida Biological Scientist -Post Doctoral Associate
    2009 - 2011
  • University of Florida Visiting Associate Professor
    2008 - 2009
  • Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Associate Professor
    2004 - 2008
  • Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Assistant Professor (senior scale)
    2001 - 2004
  • Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Assistant Professor
    1995 - 2001
  • Government of Tamil Nadu Horticultural Officer
    1991 - 1995

Education

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Projects & Funding

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Publications (227)