Adjunct Faculty List

Adjunct Faculty List

Sl. No Adjunct faculty address Area of Specialization Host Department
1 Dr. Umesh K. Reddy,
Professor,
West Virginia State University Institute,
WV, USA.  Phone: (304) 766-3066
ureddy@wvstateu.edu
Crop Genomics Plant Breeding and Genetics, CPBG, TNAU, Coimbatore
2 Dr. Ramasamy Perumal
Assistant Professor,
Kanas State University, USA.
Phone: 785 625 3425 Extn: 216 (office);
785 340 5235 (mobile) Fax: 785 623 4369
Email: perumal@ksu.edu
Crop Breeding and Genetics Plant Breeding and Genetics, CPBG, TNAU, Coimbatore
3 Dr. Padma Nimmakalan
Research Associate Professor,
West Viriginia State University Institute,
WV, USA Phone: (304) 766-3258
padma@wvstateu.edu
Molecular Diversity and Breeding Plant Breeding and Genetics, CPBG, TNAU, Coimbatore
4 Dr. Rama Jagulam 
Associate Professor ,Weed Physiology,
Department of Agronomy, 2004 ,
Throckmorton Hall,
Kansas State University
Manhattan KS 66506, USA.
Biotechnology, Genetics and Plant Breeding Crop Physiology Plant Biotechnology, CPMB & B, TNAU, Coimbatore
5 Dr. Ashok P Giri,
Chair and Principal Scientist,
Biological Sciences Division,
Indian Statistical Institute,
Dr. Homi Bhabba Road,
Pune- 411 008, India
Nano Science and Technology, Plant Biology and Biotechnology Plant Biotechnology, CPMB & B, TNAU, Coimbatore
6 Dr. Marcus Samuel,
Associate Professor,
Integrative Cell Biology (Plant Biology),
Department of Biological Sciences,
University of Calgary, Alberta.
Phone no: +1 (403) 210-6459
Email: msamuel@ucalgary.ca
Biotechnology Plant Biotechnology, CPMB & B, TNAU, Coimbatore
7 Prof. Murray Grant,
Elizabeth Creak Chair in Food Security,
School of Life Sciences,
Gibbet Hill, University of Warwick,
Coventry, UKPhone no: 02476575136024
Email: M.Grant@warwick.ac.uk
Molecular Biology, Plant Pathology and Agricultural Microbiology Plant Biotechnology, CPMB & B, TNAU, Coimbatore
8 Dr. Krishna Jagadish 
Associate Professor,
University of Guelph,
Canada  Phone no: (806) 834 – 7953
Email: kjagadish.sv@ttu.edu
Molecular Physiologist Plant Biotechnology, CPMB & B, TNAU, Coimbatore
9 Dr. Murukarthick Jayakodi 
Group Leader for Grain Legume,
Genomics Research Group Germany.
Email id:jayakodi@ipk-gatersleben.de
Bioinformatics Plant Molecular Biology & Bioinformatics CPMB&B, TNAU, Coimbatore
10 Dr. Yerlan Turuspekov
Professor,
Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology,
Al-Farabi Kazakh National University,
Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Tel fax: 7-727 -3948006
Email: yerlant@yahoo.com
Plant Genetics, Population Genetics and Genetic Diversity Plant Biotechnology, CPMB & B, TNAU, Coimbatore
11 Dr. Tae-Jin Yang 
Professor, Department of Plant Science,
Seoul National University, South Korea.
Email id: tjyang@snu.ac.kr
Retrotransposons, Genomics and Medicinal Plant Genomics Plant Biotechnology, CPMB & B, TNAU, Coimbatore
12 Dr. Mohammad Sameri
Department of Plant Biology,
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences/ SLU.
Email: mohammad.sameri@slu.se
Molecular Plant Breeding, MAS, Plant Biotechnology and Abiotic Stress Tolerance Plant Biotechnology, CPMB & B, TNAU, Coimbatore
13 Dr. RamuGovindasamy
Associate Director at NUAPP Rutgers
The State University of New Jersey,
USA. Phone: 848-932-9192
Fax: 732-932-8887
Email: govindasamy@njaes.rutgers.edu
Natural Resources Management Agricultural Economics, CARDS, TNAU, Coimbatore
14 Dr. Muthu Bagavathiannan, 
Assistant Professor of Weed Science,
Dept. of Soil and Crop Sciences,
Texas AM University, College Station, Texas
Phone:979-845-5375
Email: m.bagavathiannan@ag.tamu.edu
Weed Science Agronomy, DCM, TNAU, Coimbatore
15 Dr. P.V. Vara Prasad,
Distinguished Professor   ,
Kansas State University,
USA. Ph: 785-532-3746
Email id: vara@ksu.edu
Crop Ecophysiology Crop Physiology, DCM, TNAU, Coimbatore
16 Dr. Suresh Neethirajan,
Assistant Professor,
University of Guelph,
Vineland Station, Canada
Agri-Food Bio – Nanotechnology, Biosystems Engineering Nano Science and Technology, NRM, TNAU, Coimbatore
17 Dr. Arunava Goswami
Professor,
Biological Sciences Division,
Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata.
Phone No.:91 33 2575-3227 / 3225
Email: agoswami@isical.ac.in /srabanisopanarunava@gmail.com
Nano Science and Technology Nano Science and Technology, NRM, TNAU, Coimbatore
18 Dr. Thava Palanisami
University of Newcastle , S
chool of Engineering Australia.
thava.palanisami@newcastle.edu.au
Contamination risk assessment and remediation, molecular microbial tools for soil health, rhizosphere manipulation, (Bio) phytoremediation and plasticulture Environmental Sciences, NRM, TNAU, Coimbatore
19 Dr. Ravi Naidu
Global innovation Chair and Director,
Global Centre for Environmental Remediation,
University of New Castle, Callaghan, Australia
ravi.naidu@newcastle.edu.au
Contamination risk assessment and remediation, molecular microbial tools for soil health, rhizosphere manipulation, (Bio) phytoremediation and plasticulture Environmental Science, NRM, TNAU, Coimbatore
20 Dr. Manickavasagan Annamalai,
Associate Professor,
University of Guelph, Canada
Email: mannamal@uoguelph.ca
Phone number:519-824-4120
Bioimaging, Food Processing and Product Development, Quality Assessment of Food Products Nano Science and Technology, NRM, TNAU, Coimbatore
21 Dr. N. Selvamurugan
Professor SRM University,
Kattankulathur – 603 203. Tamil Nadu
selvamun@srmist.edu.in
Tissue Engineering and Cancer Research Nano Science and Technology, NRM, TNAU, Coimbatore
22 Dr. Seeram Ramakrishna
Professor, College of Design and Engineering,
National University of Singapore.
mpesr@nus.edu.sg
Material Science Mechanical Engineering, Electrospinning Nano Science and Technology, NRM, TNAU, Coimbatore
23 Dr. Ramesh Raliya
Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Limited
Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi.
rameshraliya@gmail.com
Design of Nanoscale Materials Translational Research (Lab to Land) regulatory, policy Nano Science and Technology, NRM, TNAU, Coimbatore
24 Dr. Balaji Sambamoorthy
Senior Associate Vice President and Head
RD at Coromandel International Limited Maharashtra
Microbial Biotechnology Bio products Nano Science and Technology, NRM, TNAU, Coimbatore
25 Dr. Alok Adholeya
Senior Director Nano Biotech,
DBT and Executive member
Indian Society of Nanomedicine,
New Delhi,
Email: aloka@teri.res.in; aadholeya@icrier.res.in
Mycorrhizal research, micro propagation technology, Nano Biotechnology and plant tissue culture and molecular biology Nano Science and Technology, NRM, TNAU, Coimbatore
26 Dr. C. Sekar
Department of Bioelectronics and Biosensors
Alagappa University Karaikudi – 630 003, Tamil Nadu
Sekar2025@gmail.com, Sekar2025@alagappauniversity.ac.in
Bioelectronics, Biosensors Nanosensors Nano Science and Technology, NRM, TNAU, Coimbatore
27 Dr. S.M. Hameed Sulaiman Lebbai
Associate Professor (Environmental Science)
P.O. Box 36, PC 123, Biology department,
College of science, Al houdh,
Muscat, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
hameed@squ.edu.om
hanhameco@gmail.com
Environmental Science Environmental Science, NRM, TNAU, Coimbatore
28 Dr. G.P. Dubey, 
Distinguished Professor,
Department of Kriya Sharir,
Banaras Hindu University,Varanasi
gpdubey13@gmail.com
Medicinal Aromatic Crops Medicinal Aromatic Crops, HC&RI, TNAU, Coimbatore.
29 Dr. Jayasankar Subramanian,
Associate Professor,
University of Guelph,
Vineland Station, Canada
jsubrama@uoguelph.ca
Horticulture HC&RI, TNAU, Coimbatore
30 Dr. Timothy Randhir
Professor
Department of Environmental Conservation,
Director, MA Water Resources Research Centre
College of Natural Sciences,
University of Massachusetts 160 Holdsworth Way,
Holdsworth Hall, Rm.326, Amherst, MA
Phone : 413.545.3969 Fax: 413.545.4358
randhir@eco.umass.edu
Watershed Science, Climate Change, Ecological Economics, Machine Learning, GIS, Spatial Analysis, Natural Resources Policy, Energy Economics, International Trade and Development and Environmental Science/ Policy. Agricultural Economics, CARDS, TNAU, Coimbatore.
31 Dr. Suresh Babu
Senior Research Fellow and Head,
Capacity Strengthening,
International Food Policy Research Institute,
Washington, D.C.USA.
s.babu@cgiar.org,
Phone: 202.467.5618
Food and Nutrition Policy Research, Policy Advice, Program Development, Partnerships and Networks, Capacity Strengthening and Policy Communications CARDS, TNAU, Coimbatore
32 Prof. Stephen Devadoss
Department of Agricultural and APLLIED economics,
Texas Tech University, Lubbock.
Texas 79409-2132, USA
stephen.devadoss@ttu.edu
International Trade, Agrl. Marketing, Econometrics, Price Analysis, Environmental Economics, Immigration CARDS, TNAU, Coimbatore
33 Dr. V. Anbumozhi,
Director of Research Strategy and Innovations;
Senior Economist:
Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA),
Jakarta, Indonesia.
Bio-Resources Engineering and Regional Planning CARDS, TNAU, Coimbatore
34 Dr. KesavanSubaharan
Principal Scientist ICAR
National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources HA Farm Post,
Hebbal, Bengaluru – 560 024. Mobile: 9483652920
Email: kesavan.subaharan@icar.gov.in;
Subaharan_70@yahoo.com
Neurobiology of insect olfaction, developing nanoplatforms for pheromone delivery Agricultural Entomology, CPPS, TNAU, Coimbatore
35 Dr. Srinivasan Ramasamy
Flagship Program Leader for safe and sustainable Value Chains and
Lead Enotomologist World Vegetable Center (WorldVeg) Shanhua,
Tainan – 74151, Taiwan Republic of China
Phone no: +886-6-583-7801 Extn.426 (0)
Fax: +886-6-583-0009
Email: entomologistwvc@gmail.com ,
Srini.ramasamy@worldveg.org
IPM, Participatory Technology, CPPS, TNAU, Coimbatore
36 Dr. Robert Spooner – Hart 
Senior Researcher and Executive Member
Professoriate Leadership Group
Western Sydney University Australia.
r.spooner-hart@westernsydney.edu.au
IPM in horticultural crops Agricultural Entomology, CPPS, TNAU, Coimbatore
37 Dr. James Christopher Makinson
Post Doctoral Research Fellow
Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment
Western Sydney University Australia,
j.makinson@westernsydney.edu.au
Behaviour and Genetics of Social Insects Department of Entomology CPPS
38 Dr. T.N. Balamohan
Retd. Professor (Horticulture)47/N,
Lakshmi Nagar,Thondamuthur Road,
Vadavalli PO Bharathiya University Coimbatore 641 046
balamohantn@gmail.com 9442076437
Supply Chain Management in Fruits and Vegetables Fruit Science, HC&RI, TNAU, Coimbatore
39 Dr. M. Sankaran
Principal Scientist
ICAR – Indian Institute of Horticultural Research,
Hessaraghatta lake Post Bengaluru – 560089, Karnataka
m.sankaran@icar.gov.in 9482180855
Fruit Breeding Fruit Science, HC&RI, TNAU, Coimbatore
40 Dr. Snigdha Misra
Associate Professor
Division of Nutrition and Dietietics International Medical University
No.126, JlnJlil Perkasa 19, Bukit Jalil, 57000 Kualalumpur, Malasyia
Snigdha_misra@imu.edu.my
Community Nutrition, Dietetics Food Processing and Functional Foods Community Science College & Research Institute, Madurai
41 Dr. V. Baskaran
Chief Scientist (Rtd.)
Former – Head, Biochemistry, Head,
Lipid Science, Head, E
xperimental Animal House Facility, Head,
Department of Molecular Nutrition, CSIR-CFTRI, Mysore, India,
E-mail: baskaranv@cftri.res.in,
Phone: +91-9448939056
Nutritional Biochemistry, Molecular biology, Nutrigenomics, Food Nano-technology, Nutraceuticals Community Science College & Research Institute, Madurai
42 Dr. Shweta Khandelwal 
Head, Nutrition Research and Additional Professor,
Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), Gurgaon, Haryana, India Email: shweta26163@gmail.co Shweta.khandelwal@phfi.org Mobile: 91-989-1111-858
Public Health and Nutrition, Nutritional Status Assessment Intervention Programs, Impact Assessment Community Science College & Research Institute, Madurai
43 Dr. Suja Venugopal
Consultant Dietician and Biochemist
Guest Teaching Faculty,
Sankara College of Optometry, Bangalore, India
Email: suji144@yahoo.co.in Mobile: 91-984-5596-221
Dietetics Clinical Nutrition, Nutritional Biochemistry Community Science College & Research Institute, Madurai
44 Dr. S. Shobana
Senior Scientist & Head
Department of Diabetes Food Technology
Madras Diabetes Research Foundation (MDRF), Chennai, India
Email: shobanashanmugam@mdrf.in
Mobile No. 91-893-9688-877
Grain Science and technology, Food chemistry Metabolomics, Nutritional biochemistry, New product development. Community Science College & Research Institute, Madurai
45 Dr. Mohseen Riaz Ud Dean,
Ph.D. Head of Community Research and Ethnographic Solutions
Mapping UNDP Pacific Accelerator Lab Fiji Islands
mohseenriauddean@gmail.com
Environment, Society and Human Ecology Environmental Sciences, NRM, TNAU, Coimbatore
46 Dr. Kalpana Surendranath
Associate Professor and Leader of Genome Engineering Lab,
School of Life Sciences, University of Westminster,
London, United Kingdom
K.Surendranath1@westminster.ac.uk
Gene Editing and Genomics Module, CRISPR Technology, Genome Engineering, Microbial Chemotheraphy, Cell Signaling and Genetics CPMB & B, TNAU, Coimbatore
47 Dr. Ashutosh Singh, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
University of Guelph,Canada.
Email:asingh47@uoguelph.ca; Phone number: 519-824-4120 ext: 53048
Food Process Engineering Food Processing Engineering, AEC&RI, TNAU, Coimbatore
48 Dr. P. HeartwinAmaladhas, Ph.D.
(University of Nebraska-Lincoln)
Principal Scientist Southern Regional Station
ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute Adugodi, Bengaluru – 560 030 Email: heartwin1@gmail.com;
P.Dhass@icar.gov.in; Ph: 94489 27370
Nano Technology &  Food Process Engineering Food Processing Engineering, AEC&RI, TNAU, Coimbatore
49 Dr. Abhijit Kar, Ph.D
Director, ICAR-NISA, Ranchi, Jharkhand
Email :director.nisa@icar.gov.in Phone : 0651-2261156
Food Process Engineering Food Processing Engineering, AEC&RI, TNAU, Coimbatore
50 Dr. R.P.Kingsly Ambrose,
ProfessorDept. of Agricultural and Biological Engineering,
Purdue, University West Lafayette, IN 47907 USA
Email: rambrose@purdue.edu ;
Voice: 765.494.6599 Fax: 765.496.1115
Food Process Engineering Food Processing Engineering, AEC&RI, TNAU, Coimbatore
51 Dr. Julien Jean Malard-Adam 
G-EAU (Gestion de l’eau, acteurs, usages)
IRD (Institut de recherche pour le développement) |
Université de Montpellier Montpellier, France
http://www.g-eau.fr julien.malard@mail.mcgill.ca
Bioresource Engineering Training Division, DoEE, TNAU, Coimbatore.
52 Professor Rattan S YADAV   
Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS),
Aberystwyth University, PlasGogerddan, Aberystwyth,
SY23 3EB, United Kingdom.
Telephone: +44 7779980890 (Mobile), Fax: +44 1970 828357
E-mail: rsy@aber.ac.uk
Plant Genetics and Breeding CPBG, TNAU, Coimbatore
53 Dr. Ravindra Chandra Joshi
Ph.D. (Philippines), FRES (Lon.),
FRSB (Lon.), MIBiol, CBiol (Lon.),
Sigma Xi (USA), NRCP (Phils.), PAASESenior Consultant,
Philippine Rice Research Institute, PhilippinesAmbassador,
Island Innovation 2021-2023 Ambassador Program,
UK23-3 Mendoza Drive, Holy Angel Village –
Phase 3 Telabastagan, City of San Fernando,
Pampanga 2000, Philippines Mobile/WhatsApp: +63-998 578 5570
Email: rcjoshi4@gmail.com, ravindra.joshi23@yahoo.com
Agricultural Entomology Agricultural Entomology, CPPS, TNAU, Coimbatore