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Wasim Ahmad

Aligarh Muslim University Faculty of Life Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University

ORCID iD 0000-0002-8545-4997
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Prof. Wasim Ahmad, formerly Dean, Faculty of Life Sciences and Director, Academic Programmes Committee, Aligarh Muslim University is an internationally acclaimed Biologist with about four decades of research experience on soil nematode fauna of different geographical regions of India and over twenty different countries of the world. He has described over three hundred new taxa of nematodes and made detailed LM & SEM studies and molecular characterization of several nematode species. His ecological studies using nematodes as ecological models for food web diagnostic studies in soil ecosystem and the effect of pollutants on the nematode food web is highly appreciated the world over. All his work has been published in high-impact journals of the world, including the topmost journal “Nature”. His monumental books entitled “Dorylaimida; Free-living, predaceous and plant-parasitic nematodes” (1992) and Mononchida: Predaceous Nematodes (2010), both published by E.J. Brill, Leiden, The Netherlands are unique worldwide references for the study of dorylaim and mononchid nematodes. His other books include “Plant-parasitic nematodes of India: An Identification Manual”, a monograph on Alaimina, a book on the management of gram pod borer (Helicoverpa armigera), and a book entitled Nematodes as bio-indicator of soil ecosystem published from Germany. He has recently (2018) edited two volumes: entitled “Termites and Sustainable management” Vol I. Biology, Social Behavior & Economic Importance and Vol. II. Economic Losses and Management, published by Springer, Switzerland under its Sustainability in Plant & Crop Protection series. Under another series Sustainability in Crop and Plant Protection: Microbes for Sustainable Insect Pest Management Vol. I. An Eco-friendly Approach was published in 2019 and Vol II. Hydrolytic Enzymes & Secondary Metabolites in March 2021 by Springer. He has visited many countries as visiting Professor/Scientists on prestigious visiting fellowships from Royal Society (UK), DFG (Germany), JSPS (Japan), Erasmus Mundus Scholar (European Union), CAS (China), KOSEF (Korea), SNU Singapore, INBio Costa Rica, and many others. Dr. Ahmad is recipient of E.K. Janaki Ammal National Award on Animal Taxonomy by the Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India (2009), the Vigyan Ratan Award of the Uttar Pradesh Department of Science & Technology (2010), S.P. Gupta Gold Medal of Zoological Society of India (2011) and the Recognition award of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India (2013). He is Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India (FNASc), the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (FNAAS) and a Fellow of the Linnaean Society of London (FLS).

Employment

  • Aligarh Muslim University Faculty of Life Sciences Professor
    2005 - Present

Education

  • Aligarh Muslim University Ph.D
    1978 - 1981
  • Aligarh Muslim University Faculty of Life Sciences D.Sc
    ? - 1993

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